... 2016 13:35 from: John Palmer Mike, I think the apparent difference in the wing rails' length is an optical illusion. My notes say that the length of the flaring on both wing rails was 9.5", and I think this is borne out by the further photograph attached, which for some reason I must have overlooked when editing my other shots for posting here. As you can see, the flaring of both wing rail begins immediately beyond the point at which they are held in the 'D' chair. 2129_290831_050000000.jpg The crossing angle for the turnout was 1:7, switch length was 12' and lead 50'. My notes tell me that the stock rail lengths paired with the switches via the heel plates were 17' long. I greatly regret now that I did not measure the heel spread when I had the opportunity; my subsequent design work in Templot has been based on the assumption that this dimension was 4.5". Although it's apparent that on this turnout the stock rails were not joggled at the switch, I have ...