The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line.1958 July 23, P. J. Norris, “The Bexhill West Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 496:
Determined to learn from Bouch's mistakes, they conducted a through ^([sic]) survey of the riverbed. Having learned what they needed to know, they submitted plans for a new double-track bridge by the end of 1880.2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in RAIL, page 82:
Other engineering upgrades include the reinstatement of Platform 4 at Birmingham Snow Hill, partially double-tracking the line between Ledbury and Shelwick, and freight loops between Nuneaton and Leicester.2023 March 8, “Network News: Midlands presses for rail hub scheme”, in RAIL, number 978, page 14:
double track
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Rail transport, Railways, Transport A section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length.1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 650: