Noel wrote:andrewnummelin wrote:Digging through old photos I found a couple showing short trains being left clear of the crossover but also two showing passenger trains over the crossover, one was pre-grouping and the other was a DMU (that I think did not run regular services).
I can offer you one from 1950, with the two [still chocolate and cream] bogie coaches pushed back right to the stops - Branch Line Byways, Ian L Wright
Is it possible to see in these photos whether the points are clipped?
Also there is no reason that empty stock cannot be stored at the buffers. But was it drawn forward before the passengers were allowed to get on?
Martin.