... 11:26 from: Phil O Hi Andrew, Something which may be of use to you, is to feed the tracks either side of the bridge from the bridge section, so that trains cannot take a nose dive if the bridge is out, ideally at least a foot either side of the gap. Cheers Phil. posted: 23 Nov 2020 12:28 from: Martin Wynne Another idea is the weighted flap on the end of the fixed board, which is pushed down when the bridge is dropped in place: 2_230723_390000000.jpg My graphics skills well in evidence there. Martin. posted: 23 Nov 2020 18:25 from: Phil O Martin, I think Andrew would struggle to open the bridge with a 5 ton weight, assuming that the baseboard could take the weight, could it be an ACME weight? As per the Whiley Coyote and Roadrunner. Phil. posted: 23 Nov 2020 20:41 from: Andrew Duncan Andrew Barrowman wrote: Hi Andrew, I have done something similar and I also soldered brass tubes to the copper that ...