... topic: 3458 Catch/Trap points posted: 12 Jul 2019 16:20 from: richard_t Hi Does anyone know the name of the kind of catch/trap points where they split on both sides- I'm sure that's wrong! A bit like this: 499_121120_040000000.png Also any links to prototype photographs would be useful. Thanks. posted: 12 Jul 2019 17:01 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, They are called "wide-to-gauge catch points". Picture on the right here: http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrms1710.htm And on the left here: http://signalboxes.com/beighton-train-depot.php and: 800px-WHR_Cae_Pawb_trap_points.jpg CC BY 3.0 Herbert Ortner- Own work A vehicle is very quickly arrested by getting the wheels jammed across the switch rails. They are used as traps where forward clearance is too tight for conventional catch points and/or the vehicle must be kept in line. There are only two positions- open or closed- as on a conventional lever, but with separate stretcher bars working ...