Bridge clearance in rural goods yard
Hello all, it's been a while as I haven't much to ask or mention. Now I'm making a little progress, I would be grateful though for some advice on bridge clearances in goods yards. I have a small rural goods yard alongside a mainline. I'm wondering about using the smaller arch to run a siding through. This is to give the illusion of a bigger yard with more on the other side of the bridge (the model bridge being a scenic break, as the layout ends here, so no actual model track extension). I know that there were occurances of yards extending beyond a bridge from google images, layouts in mags etc. I also found on this website the 'official' cleances for stations, running lines, etc.
However, the clearances of the small arch are tight. I therefore wonder if its worth just lumping it with short sidings, or having the line go through the arch. Because its to create an illusion of space and reality, if the clearances for rolling stock are ridiculously small and unrealistic, then there seems little point in doing it. Any thoughts would be gratefully received, and may be of use to others as well.
I attach some photos of the 2 options, using an SR van as a visual guide.
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