... UK even for slow speed areas except, perhaps at terminii. In Victorian times the vigorous application of this rule resulted in some bizarre track formations that must be a whizz to model! In mainland Europe slips were (are?) quite common on track layouts in places you'd never find them in the UK. Regards, Paul Godwin I used to travel over this at about 60mph. I didn't know about such things then! It's in the fast road of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint, at Ibrox Junction.176_170807_000000000.jpg Allan F Attachment: attach_1427_1923_Ibrox_slip720.jpg 595 posted: 4 Jun 2012 12:12 from: sm That's a great photo, thanks for sharing, That track formation is crying out to be modelled. Forgive me for asking and perhaps I'm showing my ignorance but surely the first set of switch blades is facing and the odd trackwork is to gain the correct angle for entry to the siding? Godwinpa wrote: John has identified the inevitable exception to thr ule. The late Cyril Freezer would have put this into his "prototype for everything department". The Victorians ...