Thanks. You mean like this... I had it this way because its look better. But two considerations clicked in.... Less room for coal lorries to move about between the tracks and my elbow is bound to knock wagons off the track. It still remains my preferred option though...It's always worth juggling the track layout around, looking, going away and coming back to re-evaluate. It could well take several iterations to achieve your ideal plan.
Personally I feel the 'coal siding' on the left is too close to the goods shed road making the trackwork appear constricted. Perhaps it could be moved closer to the edge of the board (next to a fence?) and coal staithes placed on the inside. This would widen the gap and allow vans, wagons, flat cars with large loads to be unloaded directly on/into waiting vehicles without passing through the goods shed. It would also create an air of spaciousness.
However, at the end of the day rule #1 applies.
Enjoy the return to O scale.
......and my elbow is bound to knock wagons off the track. It still remains my preferred option though...
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Yup, that has to be the answer. The siding on the platform side has been dropped, the run-round loop extended and a longer wider space created between the goods yard tracks. If it still suits me by weekend, it will be adopted...A strong boundary wall near the baseboard edge may help with the elbows Larry.
The evolving trackplan is getting closer to the one for Harlyn Road. It worked well, if I had kept it I was going to put a tunnel at the far end and make anther fiddle yard for variety.Thanks for posting the video slip Cliff. I can see the similarities. also i spotted the double slip; something I had considered to make a yard headshunt. But at almost £100.00, I decided against such luxury. The mainline diesels sounded very authentic.
Ressalder; The translucent screen is food for thought. PhilH's uses one on his colliery layout. A low dry-stone wall from plywood is also a consideration so that nothing will get in the way of my camera.
Yup, that has to be the answer. The siding on the platform side has been dropped, the run-round loop extended and a longer wider space created between the goods yard tracks. If it still suits me by weekend, it will be adopted...
Tut, Tut. On the GWR/WR they were always called CATCH POINTS......
CATCH POINTS were normally used to derail vehicles that were out of control on a gradient (runaways).
They were usually spring operated and trailing to the intended direction of movement.
TRAP POINTS were used to prevent unauthorised vehicles entering or fouling an adjacent track.
They were usually operated in conjunction with the point giving access to the adjacent track and were facing the direction of movement.
So whatever the GWR or WR apparently called these, I believe the correct technical description of the item in question is a TRAP POINT.