OK, so getting back to the topic here are some photos of the first turnout made this week, its for the end of the loop.

Initial Construction - timbers laid out and chairs slid onto some of the rails.

Electrical tags have been fitted to some of the rivetted timbers to provide easier and less obvious electrical connections.

Overview of the completed turnout.

The vee and stock rails have actually been extended to include the closure rail to the up line turnout and the track up to the buffer stop.

Crossing Vee

Slide chairs - brass and copperclad to prevent the unsupported stock rails wandering inwards

And finally, especially for Craig, three shots of the rail anchors. The anchors themselves are complete but the fittings to the inside of the switch rails and outside of the stock rails need to be sorted - I want to see a better photo of the real thing before I do anything. (The cosmetic chairs are deliberately missing from the rivetted timber, I'll fix them once the turnout has been fixed in place and tested as they will need the rivets grinding back.)

Rail Anchors

Rail Anchors 2

A really cruel close up - must do better with the focusing.

Rail Anchor - close up

Right, got to get on and build the next lot now as I've finished the design of the tandem so it can be built along with the headshunt cross over.

Andy G