No.4 Diamond Crossing or Single Slip

Progress with the ballast on the mainline:


As originally constructed the exit from the goods yard / station was a simple diamond crossing with dead frogs:

This was then changed for a single slip.  The switched frogs give excellent running characteristics.  However the rather abrupt 'turn left' is too tight for some engine / tender combinations and is in restricted use.

 
The change from 'diamond' to 'single slip' required the insertion of a new 'pink button' on the control panel to operate the 'turn left' solenoids.  The original 'straight across mode' being catered for by the existing buttons:

 Now a close up of the newly ballasted crossing:



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