... the engine release crossover is very similar to the length of one of the sleepers. The 6ft-way actually looks too wide. Would the map surveyors have bothered to measure the 6ft-way just assuming it was 6ft? Hi Andrew, There's no way of knowing precisely what an OS surveyor did in 1930, but whatever it was they seem to have done the same again in 1958. I don't have that book, but I found this 1958 photo online: moretonhampstead.jpg?w =768 linked from http://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/some-early-lines-the-moretonhampstead-and-south-devon-railway/ I will do some perspective correction on it and see what measurement the 6ft way seems to be. It does at least clarify the position of the turnout at that time, and that it was an old-type loose-heel switch. cheers, Martin. posted: 16 Aug 2020 12:38 from: Andrew Howlett Hi Martin, In the photo you are looking at, If ...