... phone- shortly after realising I haven't shoved everything! Can anyone give me some advice as to which timbers should be left as two separate ones, and which one I should start combining the two into one and pushing/rotating? Any advice would be appreciated. This picture is the left hand side of the crossing. Rich Attachment: attach_2390_2986_IMG_4951.jpg 534 posted: 23 Feb 2017 12:50 from: RK And this one is the right hand side of the crossing, i.e. in reality sits ABOVE the previous picture Attachment: attach_2391_2986_IMG_4953.jpg 489 posted: 24 Feb 2017 03:03 from: DerekStuart Hello Rich Firstly, timbers under crossings and switches must remain in their original place as they have special chairs that are location specific. Likewise at rail joints the timbers cannot be moved too far apart (stress on rail) or too close (must leave space for the fishplate). Also your chosen location/ railway operator and era will make a big difference to timbering, for example as I understand it the GWR used longer timbers right across the 4ft, ...