A major Engine Depot resides on the opposite side of the yard where locos are sent after uncoupling from the train. The engine depot is used for refueling and servicing.
Wagons on incoming freight trains are picked up by the local Y Class shunter and are marshalled into three classification roads. One road is for North Bound destinations (e.g. Bendigo and Swan Hill), another for North East (Seymour and beyond), and finally one for Western Destinations (Ballarat, Mildura and beyond).
All wagon destinations are pre-defined according to an "arrival sheet". These have been made up randomly and this randomness adds immensely to the interest of shunting, e.g on one Arrival, Arrival #1, VLX wagons are to be shunted onto the road for western traffic, I wagons, for the North eastern road. Arrival #2 may have I wagons for northern destinations. Not all wagons will be on any particular arrival. Examples below. Once a train has been made up of enough wagons, the train is shunted back into one of the departure sidings after a guards van is coupled on. A loco is called from the depot, hooks up, and then does the brakes. After a while, when the road is clear and made, the train is ready to leave. The major attraction to this is its simplicity and its enduring interest shunting.
This concept follows that of the huge yard in Melbourne which was Tottenham Yard, with the engine depot being Dynon.
Intention is to build some factory style buildings to place near the main road and to achieve a city like atmosphere.
No passenger trains are going to be modeled, saving further space given their general longer profiles.
