The Inglenook Shunting Puzzle!

The Inglenook Shunting Puzzle!

 

I'm back with another attempt at the Inglenook Shunting Puzzle - a fun game you can play on your model railway. The rules are simple:

  • You have 8 wagons on your layout and must shunt these into a train of 5 in a specific order.
  • You have 3 sidings. Sidings 1 & 2 can have 3 wagons left in them. Siding 3 can have 5 wagons left in it.
  • Your headshunt can only hold 1 loco and 3 wagons maximum.

With those rules set it's then my job to figure out how to shunt the wagons and put the train together in the correct order. It's a great way to add some purpose to your model railway, especially if you enjoy shunting. Instead of just mindlessly shuffling wagons around, now you have a clear goal and a set of rules to stick with which makes it all the more challenging.

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