Alterations once again in the fiddle yard and station approach area. Firstly I've removed the up slow and up fast lines in order to add a couple more track-circuited sections. The four-aspect signals (temporary place keepers destined to be replaced by a gantry) mark where the previous track sections have been split into two in order to more precisely control local terminating services on their approach to the station. I've been putting off this upheaval for months now as removal of track in this critical area means the layout is inoperable until everything is replaced and re-wired.
Also of note is the fact that the middle level has been truncated at this point. The position of this hang-over from the original US layout was far too close to the four-track mainline here where the track is forced to curve around a cut-out above the loft entrance. In order to make convincing scenery possible in this area the middle level is being slewed closer to the rear of the layout by a couple of inches.