... templates so that the duplicated rails under the V-crossings and elsewhere are removed from the template. And finally you put the timbering back on, and shove any conflicting timbers while retaining the correct timber positions under each V-crossing. Generally when working with partial templates in Templot you should keep the timbering for each crossing on the same template as the vee nose, so that the timbering under the V-crossing is correctly spaced. Here you can see the timbering of each V-crossing is on the corresponding template: 2_281657_530000000.png (The above screenshot is actually a 3-throw turnout, but the principle is the same for tandem turnouts.) More next time. *In yards and sidings you may be able to get away with V-crossings which are exactly opposite one another, each one checking the other. This is often the case in three-throw turnouts, and this imperfect checking is one of the objections to their use in running lines, in favour of tandem turnouts instead. regards, Martin. posted: 11 Feb 2014 ...