... a timber. It is important to maintain the correct timber spacings at crossings, otherwise the special crossing chairs will not fit and support the rails in the proper place. Phil O of this parish posted some useful close-up pics of crossings in this topic: topic 475 and Michael Davies uploaded many track pics in the gallery at: http://85a.co.uk/forum/gallery_view.php?user=1679#gallery_top Here is a selection of them, all showing that the knuckle bend usually comes between the timbers: 2_200703_340000000.jpg 1679_261346_230000004.jpg 1679_261331_320000002.jpg 1679_261331_240000001.jpg On this pic below from Mick Nicholson I added yellow lines to show the relationship to the gauge-faces, the blunt nose on the vee, and the way the vee top is taken down below the level of the wing rails to allow for the coning angle on the wheels. In this pic the knuckle bend is closer to the timber than in the above pics because the crossing angle is flatter: 2_270449_340000000.jpg Many thanks to those members mentioned for uploading these. regards, Martin. posted: 20 Mar 2014 17 ...