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Right, I think I now have the main lines done, as per your advice! I've been looking up different TMD's for their ground signals and what I have done seems reasonable, but always open to advice.

Ok making more sense now. Revised the track plan again added the LoS, ground signals to the sidings (if coaches) and the exit signals of the yard. So am I correct in thinking that the left hand yard exit signal will cover the up main line all the way to the LoS on the slope and I won't need the main or subsidiary signal before the crossing (which I've left in for the moment)? How can the subsidiary signal before the sidings do both left and right points, wouldn't I need 2 subs? I've also highlighted the shed in this plan, beneath it on the plan, I'm thinking of putting a diesel fuel point (blue) between the 2 sidings. The furthest bottom siding being for rolling stock waiting for the depot. The top sidings will also be storage and the top siding closest to the depot will have a train wash. Looking at other depots there seems to be starter signals on all lanes, would that be employed here maybe? Sorry to be a pain, I'm due to leave for the RFA next month and this has been bothering me for years, lol

Thanks again for all the help and input. This plan should be what you described, if not please correct me/it. I think I've followed everything you've said about the main lines, Jeremy C, up to the shunting operations, then I got a bit lost lol. But I think from what you guys have been saying, on the right hand side crossover on the down line going to the up I need a shunt signal and maybe a main on the up side to cover that manoeuvre ? On the left hand side crossover, on the up line there should be a main and subsidiary to cross over and protect the same from the other side? I wasn't going to use both of the Down platforms but I think it will give me more operational options from the sidings. The Up platforms won't need to be used (I don't think). Also won't I need signals coming out of the sidings and the yards?

The boards are 4'x3' each giving a length of 8'. The large area at the top is for the station building, car park etc. The idea is to have full length HST's.

I've managed to get the layout out (Indiana Jones would have been proud at the tasks involved). Here are the photos. I've managed to get the layout out (Indiana Jones would have been proud at the tasks involved). Here are the photos.

I've just realised my last post never included the diagram (Stupid phone). I've included the other signal with feather coming into the station. The sidings are subjective at the moment, I'm not sure of a small NR yard (ballast and rails) or DMU/coach storage as the main shed is meant to be a bit like Eastleigh with various locos being maintained. Wouldn't Severn Bridge Junction also be mechanical operating electronic lights? Again thanks for all the help, as you can see it's not an easy design. (I had though of sending it to NR and let them try and work it out! lol)

Right I have added the signals to the actual layout plan that Jeremy C suggested and I've added the FPL that Flying Pig suggested. The brown lines are an embankment which i why the sidings are "tucked away" Hopefully this makes a bit more sense.

This is the shape of the layout

Thanks Jeremy C, I had wondered about a Modratec Interlocking Frame, the SigScribe4 software is crap (like Hornby's elink) to work with so it's easier to make a linear plan. This is where this plan comes from. The mainline on the left curves around the back of the engine shed on to an incline which disappears 90degress to the top (reverse S), the sidings are in the space left over. The mainline on the right also curves around but behind the smaller shed. Hopefully this will clarify the reasoning. I will try and design the actual layout in Scarm to edit it. If I read this right, the "Home" (3 way aspect) with route feather and shunters signal, at either end prior to the scissors coming into the station. A shunters signal on the scissors, opposite lineside to the "home" signals. 3 FPL's coming out of the shed area and sidings 5 starters (although I was lost on which should have the shunters on) A shunters signal coming out of either side of the shed area. A shunters signal coming onto the main line from the bottom platform. I'll also try and get a picture of the actual layout which will show better, but its in storage at the moment. thanks again for your help.

Hi, I've devised this plan of a layout I have and I'm stuck with the signalling side. I've spoken to a few individuals and this is what they have surmised as a feasible signal plan, but something doesn't feel right and I'd like some more people to have a look and advise accordingly. This is meant to be depicting a non prototype station/depot based in the North West, time period is post Tops, so signals are lights. It's bi-directional running between the scissors but purely for access to the yard at the top and storage sidings at the bottom left. Typically I'd like passenger running through the station as normal but if it would need to be altered (signal wise) please let me know. If this was used in a lever frame signal box would it be correct ie, 12x facing point locks (blue), 31x stop signals (red levers as are shunters signals (plan has green for stop purely to differentiate)). White spares, brown level crossing, yellow distant signal and 20x black for points. Ok I know the yard and the sidings would be ground frames as its easier for shunting duties, but if they were in a signal box. Would a scissor have two levers to operate a pair of points (like we would do for a switch for the point motors) or four individual levers. Any help would be appreciated as this has been boggling my head for over a year and I'd like to have it addressed while I'm off. Thanks people.