... . I'm fairly sure someone will be able to provide instances of situations where staff need to go between vehicles even with only 6ft way to the adjacent track, especially where it is not a running line. For an ordinary passing station where trains are not normally split I think the usual 6ft way would apply. Bear in mind though that this is a minimum, there is no rule that it can't be wider. There is no mention on the official structure gauge drawing that the presence of the platform modifies the 6ft dimension: 2_040252_350000000.png 2_040306_490000000.png The above diagram is available full-size in the Image Gallery: gallery/2 /original/2_040252_350000001.gif regards, Martin. posted: 6 Dec 2014 18:32 from: roythebus Tenterden Station only has 6' between the platform road and run-round loop. posted: 1 Mar 2015 09:11 from: D Foster I fear that the assumption is incorrect. There are several issues. 1. The space between tracks is effectively un-productive land- land had to be purchased for the railway to ...