islander Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Can any one explain this odd track formation at Burslum in North Staffs. At this location the double track line behind the photographer became single. Looking away from the photograph the line on the right went into the exchange sidings for the colliery which was behind the photographer, served by the line he was stood adjacent to. Is it just the remains of a single or double slip? The photographs are from the North Staffordshire Railway enthusiast face book page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 That looks like some of my track building attempts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Two turnouts overlapped to save space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted July 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) A Barry Slip on the main line? Kev. Edited July 26, 2018 by SHMD 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted July 27, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2018 Definitely a 'Barry Slip'. It looks like they preferred to make 4 extra points and a diamond crossing instead of building a curved double slip. I cannot see any other reason for this setup as it does not reduce route contention. Any movement away from the leftmost track will block the right hand tracks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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