Ray Von

Quite right, I found an interesting short video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rGR9mhO1GAQ?feature=shared

Just to satisfy my curiosity I went on a hunt for a section of line that would fit the theoretical layout of my "off stage" two track junction. I found this between Sittingbourne and Newington: Here is the east junction: The west: And this is where they rejoin at the apex: All purely academic of course, but interesting to see. 🙂

But the lines would have to cross at some point?

It looks good and I wish I had the budget / space to do it! 🙂 I have a query re: the London via Faversham lines (since the latest RMweb update all previous images have been lost sadly.) I'm trying to recall the theoretical layout of the "spur" that connects this layout to that line??? Something like that??

A little scribble. I've moved the points into the scenic area, this could add a little more visual interest (waiting at red signals, allowing priority etc?) The wiring of stop/start/slow sensors etc is a bit daunting though.

That sounds like a great solution, I love this sort of information!

Many thanks, so I'd have a brace of DMUS running off platform 2?

Would this be another DMU or a diesel commuter loco?

Obviously the platform numbers have switched around, but we did have a Victoria / Canterbury service in the last incarnation. *Edit - but there was a (contentious) third rail involved! ;-D

I don't know really, what would be a prototypical distance?

The plan I have (to save costs and space) is to have all the point work "offstage" as it were. I've done a basic doodle and I think I've come up with the bones of something that will allow me to utilise all my rolling stock, therefore keeping the station served as planned: Platform 1 (Non-electrified): A) Freight Platform 2 (Non-electrified): B) Hourly DMU "shuttle" service to Dover via Minster. (Could also double as a School Service @ 08:15 and 16:45) C) 2 Hourly London Victoria via Canterbury (older stock.) Platform 3 (Third Rail) D) Regular London Victoria (Ramsgate via Faversham) EMU#1 E) Hourly Charing Cross via Strood slow commuter service (could also double as the fast Cannon St. service. Platform 4 (Third Rail) F) Regular Ramsgate (London Victoria via Faversham) EMU#2 Obviously this needs some ironing out, but that's the current draft.

This project is going to be fully automated and more about showcasing my locos - as such I am trying to keep the number of points to an absolute minimum, I would like to get some Tortoise or Cobalt slow action motors ideally - and they're not cheap!

Quoting from a previous post, these were the services that called at the old layout - "Platform 1 and 2: Dover Priory via Minster and Deal - all stations stopper, probably hourly. Victoria via Canterbury, Ashford and Maidstone East - semi fast, four trains daily between 10 am and 4 pm Schools shuttle to Canterbury West - once daily leaving at 8.15, returning at 4.45 Platform 3 and 4: Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South - fast train, probably hourly Charing Cross via Strood and North Kent line - slow train probably hourly Cannon Street via Chislehurst and Hither Green - fast peak hour service, probably only one or two a day." I now need to crowbar a similar timetable into a layout something like this:

These are recent pics, the old ones are long gone I'm afraid...