... to allow freight arriving from the bottom left direction to depart in the top left direction (from the Plymouth direction and towards the Barnstaple/Fremington direction) and vice versa. Also, in the up direction the line nearer the platform can double as a goods loop. However, the operational requirements can still be achieved with a simpler (and consequently cheaper layout) than the full scissors crossing....the bottom left to top right direction through the crossing is luxury rather than necessity and therefore is unlikely to have been provided. 2297_131350_440000000.jpg undefined One difficulty is that I already have the baseframe part constructed for this area ..with cork trackbases bonded into place. Thus I'm doing some headscratching re the best way to use as much of John's handywork as possible but needing to avoid the excess of the complete crossing layout. I'm minded towards removing the excess route through the crossover but still making the trackbase alterations so as to use 75% of John's work. Many thanks for your efforts John...I'm looking to use as much as possible. Rgds Dave Last edited on ...