... without affecting the working performance too much, especially in low-speed locations in yards and sidings. You can also change from the usual bullhead bent flared ends to machined flares on straight rail. This is less common prototypically because it means making a special rail which can't be easily repaired or replaced on site by the p.w. gang. Here I have made such modifications. You can see that you need at least 14" scale between a V-crossing and the nearest running rail to be sure of a workable design: 2_031351_520000000.png In making the adjustment at 2 you must always be sure that there is full checking remaining opposite the gap in the V-crossing, even in low-speed situations. So here it was necessary to shorten the flare length, in addition to shortening the whole rail. More next time. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Feb 2014 18:57 from: Trevor Walling Hello Martin, It looks like you could write a book for the variables possible when making tandem turnouts.The information so far is very helpful and simple ...