Been busy doing the fiddly bits of track for Brettell Road part 2.

Ok, this is just a B9 on a slight curve, not exactly fiddly.

This is a bit more entertaining though. Ive tried a slightly different approach from my usual norm by using more copper clad and building more in situ than I usually do.  I normally build the crossing assembly away from the layout but decided this time to only assemble the vees themselves remotely. I think its a bit quicker and allows a little more wiggle room doing it this way.

The view from the bridge.

No matter how designed you think something is theres always some tweaks needed when you see the thing in the flesh.  I never noticed how the 2 vees had ended up virtually on top of each other.

You can see here how the middle road has been realigned.  The original alignment showing through under the sleepers.

Another tweak is the position of the signal box.  I don’t think I fully took into account the curve and the sighting lines are worse than I thought they would be where I put it originally.

By moving it to to the other platform and along to the left a bit the sighting lines are much better.

So the signal box will go here instead. I will need to move the steps to the near end and I plan to fit deeper windows so that it more like a type 3 box.