Trip by Wickham trolley on the Bluebell Railway extension 19 Jan 1994

[Strawberry7Lynn]

What happens when a single line is reinstated onto what was formally a double-track railway? Do they re-lay the track on either the up or down track bed, therefore facilitating the vague possibility of reinstating the line to double track, or do they relay the single track willy nilly over both track beds?

[vectorm1299]

@Strawberry7Lynn depends what u would intend to do in future. If double tracking was planned for future you'd lay a single track on one side, to allow you to lay another track next to it in future.

If you intend to keep a single track on a former double track, you normaly lay it in the middle of there the two track would have been. This gives you a much more stable base, and it increases the gauge clearance through tunnels and under bridges.

Hope that helps