This, puppet rod powered, layout was designed as a reduced (3-2-2) Inglenook shunting puzzle but can also be operated in a more conventional manner as a branch terminus.
What’s in a name? Esquina del Fuego means corner of the fire, which can also be described as an inglenook.
The station has no run round loop, but neither did Tywyn Wharf on the Talyllyn before it became a preserved railway.
The engine is uncoupled from the train on the uphill side of the bridge and draws forward into the sidings so train can roll “by gravity” into the station then the loco can recouple on the departure end.
This is a lot simpler to achieve with puppet rods than it is with a conventionally powered layout, the train can be pushed with the rod just as easily as the locomotive is.
In theory Esquina del Fuego is the terminus of the Tranvía Lago Fernandez. While owned and operated by the FCPyF the tramway is treated as an independent local concern and does not appear on the main line rail map of Sierra Oculta. The sketch above shows how the TLF leaves the San Fernandez to Sangriento line at Puente Guia and drops down the valley to Lago Fernandez before turning northwards, parallel to the FCPyF but at water level to serve the lakeside resorts.
The FCPyF’s San Fernandez to Puerto Tablon bus also serves Esquina del Fuego but the tramway is much cheaper so it is preferred by villagers and tourists alike for local journeys.
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