... PW. 2282_132318_200000000.jpg You are correct that there is a detent but they were considered unsafe and phased out. At least on passenger lines. In the distance you can see a small group of people next to a hut. In front of them is a winding handle gear drive as opposed to the lever on the nearer crossing. If you are modelling early English railways or American you would probably have need to build one of these. Regards, Matt M. This is a drawing of one used on a jetty in Australia. 2282_132337_030000000.jpg posted: 14 Aug 2020 08:46 from: wcampbell23 Hi Rob There is a well known example of a single switch rail turnout- the first type you mention at the summit station on Snaefell- photograph here: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5070833 Regards. posted: 14 Aug 2020 09:21 from: Paul Boyd Hi Rob Your first type with a single switch rail was used in some Welsh quarry railways, and the Corris railway used them here and there. In my head there's a photo of ...