Sleeper positioning on crossover

[philsandy]

Using Templot I have constructed a branch crossover from a 3 way tandem, but do not know how the sleepers should be positioned at the actual crossover point. Also how long can a sleeper be, ie. would some sleepers span the entire width, (I assume sleepers would not be made that long?),  would they be shortened and interlaced?   

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[MG 7305]

I think you will need to be more specific in your question.  In particular which railway you are modelling.  I suspect there are differences in the way it was done.  For example the Great Western Study Group have published an excellent book on what the GWR did; see here:

 

https://gwsg.org.uk/GWSG_Publications.html

[philsandy]

Yes, I should have stated that, it's BR circa 1960 Manchester area, so ex L&Y.

[Stephen Freeman]

It depends, yes there is generally a maximum length of timbering, depending on the company concerned two or more lengths could be spliced together if necessary, I think the normal maximum is/was about 28ft.  You could ask on Templot club where you might get a quicker response from MW.

[jim.snowdon]

It was permissible practice to split a 'long' timber into two lengths, with a gap in the four-foot, provided that the gauge was maintained by the adjacent timbers. Thus, in a run of extra long timbers, the gaps would be staggered across the various tracks. Beyond that, I am pretty sure that it was not acceptable practice to have a short timber carrying only one rail.