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The 1st private operating session was held at the Tower Hall Funabori (general hall for the residents run by Edogawa Ward) just in front of Funabori sta. on Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Shinjuku Line on last February 9, 2003.
(The performance on that day was introduced in RM MODELS magazine May, 2003 issue.)
Two rooms were used for the operation. T-Trak and arranged tracks of HO-scale were performed in a larger room, while N-scale main lines in smaller.
40 or more T-Trak modules were combined together. In addition to the usual double-track endless, a single-track shuttle service, a single-track endless, and a level crossing etc. were linked together, and various types of operations were performed.
Two divergent modules were included in the double-track endless, some part of which was operated as a four-track line. Since the endless was equipped with ATC, overtaking or passing etc. was not seen. But we could enjoy changeful operation, manipulating turnouts and avoiding collisions at the intersection.
A large number of single-track modules participated in the endless and shuttle service. Such peculiar scenery of single-track as a back alley and a rural landscape caught our eyes.
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Many vehicles of our original work were also carried in on the modules and they harmonized with the elaborate modules. The Hiroshima Electric Railway type 5000 "Green Mover" of Tramway Company (a manufacturer of model trams) appeared instantly, and proved that it can pass a curve with a radius of 120mm and that there is a space in which the car-equipped decoder of DCC can be put.
In the single-track endless, 2 train exchange operation, continuation, etc. by DCC were performed. Although inclusion of a car-equipped decoder into an N-scale tram may be difficult, it seems to be a good way to realize "like a tram" operation.
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At this operating session, there were also some modules which could not be set for the operation, since we had not made sure beforehand how many modules would have been brought in. We want to make a better arrangement plan for the next time so that there may be no fool's errand.
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