Arrangement for forming a third stream of first and second streams comprised of printed products

An arrangement for forming a third stream of at least one first and one second stream of identical printed products, the arrangement comprising:

• a first transport device configured to synchronously convey in a first conveying direction the first and second streams adjacent to one another;
• a second transport device downstream of the first transport device and having a second conveying direction substantially transverse to the first conveying direction of the first transport device;
• wherein the first and second transport devices form steps configured to transport the printed products in a cascade fashion and configured to combine the first and second streams to a common third stream,
• wherein the second transport device has a first conveying section and a second conveying section, the first and second conveying sections configured to convey in a same transport direction, wherein the first conveying section is arranged upstream of the second conveying section, wherein a first one of the steps is formed between the first conveying section and the first transport device and a second one of the steps is formed between the second conveying section and the first transport device, wherein the first step has a first height and the second step has a second height, wherein the first height is smaller than the second height.