Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

Presumably Andrew, if using staples to represent the spikes (a wholly laudable idea, by the way - I used a soft copper wire bent over to make around 1000 individual spikes for Bleakhouse Road, never again!!) - you will need to drill each copper clad sleeper four times (more on pointwork)?

Evening Cap'n.

It's a very laudable idea but not one I decided to pursue. I've firmly adopted the Bob Haskins method of modelling here - take a step back and see if you can still see the problem! It is EM after all so I don't need to worry about getting it all right .

You're right in that the WC&P used off set dog spikes either into timber sleepers or wooden inserts in the concrete pots. There will a short section of this track formation at the left hand end of the layout as per the prototype.

Of course, you could put the spikes on the visible side, that would mean only half the number of holes!

Of course, you could put the spikes on the visible side, that would mean only half the number of holes!

But that's like just putting valve gear on one side of your loco only - it's just not cricket!!