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"The lead to the engine terminal is a reverse curve and adding a double slip switch will allow me to use a larger radius (without resorting to the dreaded "S" curve), and makes the track plan look cleaner". <br /> <br />Good/logical place to use it... the real thing would have done if unavoidable. The only railway i know of in US and UK that actually liked SINGLE slips was the North Eastern railway... it's Grouping successor the LNER spent it's entire existence taking them out and replacing them with toe to toe conventional switches whenever it could (1923-1948). Double slips are EXPENSIVE... four ends where you only need two. Potential for problems with any heavy use... passenger terminals "justify" them because of limited space/real eastate values and weight (they hope) of traffic. Maintainers hate them. If it's your only way in and out of your depot try to fit in facing switches...can you use toe to toe Ys? ANYTHING BUT a puzzle switch.
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