Hi all,
I'm in the process of turning an existing end-to-end layout into a 'U' shaped loop (see picture below). The central station/yard section is already laid so it is theoretically just a matter of adding the two end loops to allow continuous running, with locomotives passing through both platforms in one circuit. However, I'm struggling to figure out how to wire it up so that the passing loop in the station still works; unless i'm mistaken, when the points are changed to allow locomotives to move between the two lines there will be a short circuit between the two points (see my beautiful illustration). However, if I add an insulating fishplate between the two, the locos will change direction as they switch between the two tracks. Is there a way to get around this so a train could say go out of a platform in one direction, around the loop, and then through the points to run back through the same platform?