... All my turnouts end up with clashing sleepers. Templates 1&2 in the attached box file show the problem and templates 3&4 show my attempt at resolving it but I don't know if this is correct- how would the big boys have done this in real life? Hi Martin, Your original templates were nearer to being correct than the ones you changed. Generally railway companies don't use longer timbers or more of them than is strictly necessary. I did a bit of timber shoving on your templates to create this: shove_exit.png On sleepers A46 to A56 I moved each one forwards or back a little until it fitted clear between the sleepers in the main road. To assist in this, I twisted the first exit sleeper in the main road a little, too. Timbering styles and practice varied a lot, and the only true guide is a photograph of your prototype location and period. But there are a few guiding principles: Special switch and crossing chairs can fit the rails only at pre-determined positions. They must have some timber under ...