... (but in LNER territory perhaps not): wolves1.png Looking at the plan as a whole, you don't seem to have any connection to the the inner double-track? Also the straight section looks a bit train-setty. Generally you can make the layout look larger by having the trains snake through reverse transition curves like this. It also helps to disguise the severity of the end curves. (Although I believe this is becoming known as the "Templot look" -- never knowingly any straight track! ): wolves2.png regards, Martin. posted: 6 Mar 2008 17:27 from: davelong Hi Martin Thanks for having a look. I was in two minds about having the mainline that straight, so reverse transition curves are the right way of going about this are they? Regards the no connection to the inner loop, The steel terminal has only one way in and one way out. There is a mainline crossover in reality but even that is a long way back from the terminal. Also as its the terminal I'm mostly interested ...