diff --git a/world/RailLayer.cpp b/world/RailLayer.cpp
index 6aec8a62..9c3f2bbb 100644
--- a/world/RailLayer.cpp
+++ b/world/RailLayer.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ void TTrack::rail_layer::lay_guards() {
         auto const outside { Miter.x + Miter.y * ( top + m_guardoffset ) };
         return Latest ? std::max( inside, outside ) : std::min( inside, outside ); };
     for( auto const &guard : ours( m_layout.guards ) ) {
-        auto const offsets { flared( guard.from, guard.to, std::min( 0.3, 0.25 * ( guard.to - guard.from ) ), m_guardoffset, guard.flarefrom ? 0.02 : 0.0, guard.flareto ? 0.02 : 0.0 ) };
+        auto const offsets { flared( guard.from, guard.to, std::min( guard_flare, 0.25 * ( guard.to - guard.from ) ), m_guardoffset, guard.flarefrom ? 0.02 : 0.0, guard.flareto ? 0.02 : 0.0 ) };
         auto cuts { guard.plan.cuts };
         sort_cuts( cuts );
         auto start { guard.from };
diff --git a/world/RailLayout.h b/world/RailLayout.h
index b56859c7..25fc56d5 100644
--- a/world/RailLayout.h
+++ b/world/RailLayout.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ double constexpr rolled_band { wheel_width - ( 1.435 - back_to_back ) / 2.0 };
 double constexpr nose_tip { 0.012 };
 double constexpr middle_angle { 0.35 };
 double constexpr wide_angle { 0.785 };
+double constexpr guard_reach { 1.0 };
+double constexpr guard_flare { 0.6 };
 
 // where the inner rails of the two paths of a switch cross, found from their gauge lines behind the blades
 struct switch_frog {
diff --git a/world/RailPlan.cpp b/world/RailPlan.cpp
index 2bae47c6..313491f4 100644
--- a/world/RailPlan.cpp
+++ b/world/RailPlan.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ std::vector<glm::dvec2> glue_line( std::vector<glm::dvec2> const &Outline, doubl
 track_rails::rail_fill guard_fill( track_rails::guard_rail const &Guard, track_rails::rail_size const &Size ) {
 
     auto const offset { Size.web - ( flangeway + Size.head ) };
-    auto const flare { std::min( 0.3, 0.25 * ( Guard.to - Guard.from ) ) };
+    auto const flare { std::min( guard_flare, 0.25 * ( Guard.to - Guard.from ) ) };
     track_rails::rail_fill fill;
     fill.web = true;
     fill.from = Guard.from;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void TTrack::rail_planner::cross_wide( rail_crossing const &Crossing, rail_size
     if( through ) {
         add_tread( Crossing.path, Crossing.side, shared_span( Crossing, Other ), *Crossing.track, Crossing.otherpath );
     }
-    auto const reach { ( flangeway + m_size.head + 0.3 ) / std::abs( Crossing.into ) };
+    auto const reach { ( flangeway + m_size.head + guard_reach ) / std::abs( Crossing.into ) };
     track_rails::guard_rail guard { Crossing.at - reach, Crossing.at + reach };
     guard.through = through;
     wide( guard.plan, Crossing, { -Other.head, through ? flangeway : flangeway + Other.head, m_guardoffset, m_guardoffset + m_size.head, glue_line( Other.field, 0.0 ), through ? knots::line {} : glue_line( Other.gauge, flangeway + Other.head ) } );