... track and I wanted to learn how to make my own pointwork. I can't answer your question regarding where does it say what Templot is for. I know what it does oustandingly well and came to Templot through recommendations of other users or word of mouth via forums. Now the trouble I have is your comment that if you build a layout using my method, you will see the joins. The two are not mutually exclusive to my mind. A couple of pics for others who may not have seen my railway. 479_080844_430000000.jpg 479_080847_190000000.jpg Now here I guess is the fundamental difference. This is not a model of a real place. It's all in my head or just develops on screen as I allow my mind to wander. It may not be prototypical and of course I may have the wrong type of switch for the BR Eastern Region in the '60's, but then I am building a model railway and not a model of a railway. Nothing wrong with either, just two different aspects of this broad church of ours. I guess your original starting ...