... Early pointwork often looks quite flimsy compared to modern high-speed junctions. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Feb 2016 19:42 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tim, I have found this scan of Midland Railway stretcher bars. I don't know where it came from, so apologies if it is infringing someone's copyright. It is obviously from an early date, because the rail inclination is shown as 1:22 instead of 1:20. 2_041436_060000000.png A full-size scan is at: gallery/2 /original/2_041435_200000000.jpg regards, Martin.. posted: 4 Feb 2016 20:20 from: Tim Lee Thanks Martin, That's a very nice drawing. Tim posted: 5 Feb 2016 13:15 from: David R Martin Wynne wrote: Sometimes the pin has an extended head which runs through holes in the stock rail. This ensures that the switch blades are held down onto the slide chairs and unable to kick up under traffic. This extended head would also prevent longitudinal movement of the switch blades thus rendering switch anchors unnecessary. Dave ...