York Scarborough Bridge Jn

[Legolash2o]

Hi all,

I've always been curious why the York Scarborough Bridge Jn goes into a single and the immediately into double track again? The only reason I can think of it that it would reduce the amount of points along the track from four to two.

 

[swt_passenger]

There was a thread a couple of years ago that attempted to explain this:

Single lead junction for Scarborough line at York

Moderators note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/shortest-section-of-single-track.193303/ I took this screenshot from the excellent cabview video from Don Coffey (and if you're on here Sir, I apologise for the theft and salute your excellent films). It's the "single lead...

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The general view is it reduces the required S&C quite considerably

 

[Legolash2o]

There was a thread a couple of years ago that attempted to explain this:

Single lead junction for Scarborough line at York

Moderators note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/shortest-section-of-single-track.193303/ I took this screenshot from the excellent cabview video from Don Coffey (and if you're on here Sir, I apologise for the theft and salute your excellent films). It's the "single lead...

www.railforums.co.uk

The general view is it reduces the required S&C quite considerably

Thank you!