On Monday, December 16, 2013 5:13:51 PM UTC, Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Take a look at theTramlink tracks near Church Street tram stop at this
Google Streetview link: http://goo.gl/maps/3w0p7
What is the advatage of having the point so far from the curve?


One possibility is to place the point in a convenient place compared to the associated gubbins (control/power supply, for example; see the cabinets next to the point end. It may be that the cabinets were only allowed there and not elsewhere).

Another possibility is that there is scope to change the alignment of one track relative to the other more than if a more conventional point end is used.

Both or neither may be the actual case for this location!

PhilD

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