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Matty F writes

It's a tramline. There are 8 lines going to trambarns, and each needs
the points to be changed when the trams are put away each day.

A Youtube film showing simple points operation :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unhXEQQk8G8

Probably best not copy their overhead catenary, though :-)
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Graeme