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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 24/03/2022 at 22:20 #145855
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Does anybody know the length of the Bedford Carriage Washer?

I just sent 5G18 into it via the "Button" indicted on the screenshot and it overhung points P924B preventing 1A73 from leaving platform 1. 5G18 is a Class 319 consisting of 8 cars.
This all happened shortly before 21:20:00 so I have attached the 21:10:00 save.

In the meantime, I'm going to re-run the sim from the 21:10:00 save and use the other via button hoping that I can then release 1A73 from P1

Technical stuff:
OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit
Loader: SimSig Loader version 5.19; Sim: Simulation West Hampstead; data version 1.11
License: Dynamic license in use
TT: West Hampstead 15th Oct 2009 v4.8.0
TT filename: West Hampstead 15th Oct 2009.WTT
TT merged: False
Sim upgrade: False
Loader upgrade: False
Save reloaded: True
NNORMAL active at start
NNORMAL choice 1
NHARD choice 2
NERA2009 active at start
NTORR active at start
NTORRON active at start
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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 00:19 #145857
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I havent currently got time to run the save so apologies if I'm miles off.

The washer will hold an 8 car unit. Im wondering if there's already one on the washer road that you've put it on top of? Its quite easy to do so when its busy at bedford.

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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 00:22 #145858
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bugsy in post 145855 said:
Does anybody know the length of the Bedford Carriage Washer?
Long enough for a 12-car.

Not long enough for 5G96 (8-car), 5G48 (4-car), plus 5G18 (8-car). Trains are a bit shy so it's better to let them go in and come back out again before sending another in for a wash.

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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 01:57 #145859
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Yeah 12, you can fit one 4car and one 8car in there but that's it. Not sure where the actual wash plant is positioned - I would suspect the wash is designed for one movement at a time.
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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 10:26 #145860
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jc92 in post 145857 said:
I havent currently got time to run the save so apologies if I'm miles off.

The washer will hold an 8 car unit. Im wondering if there's already one on the washer road that you've put it on top of? Its quite easy to do so when its busy at bedford.
Yes. It would appear that this is what I have done.

See Geoff's post above.

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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 10:28 #145861
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GeoffM in post 145858 said:
bugsy in post 145855 said:
Does anybody know the length of the Bedford Carriage Washer?
Long enough for a 12-car.

Not long enough for 5G96 (8-car), 5G48 (4-car), plus 5G18 (8-car). Trains are a bit shy so it's better to let them go in and come back out again before sending another in for a wash.
Thanks Geoff.

After reading your post I checked the Train list and sure enough 5G96 is already in there. I usually put a sticky note with the TD of a train that's in there and one for its departure time, but on this occasion I completely forgot.

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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 10:49 #145862
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In case you had not noticed, you can collar exit arrows just like signals.

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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 13:58 #145863
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bill_gensheet in post 145862 said:
In case you had not noticed, you can collar exit arrows just like signals.

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Ah. I hadn't thought of that. A good idea. Thanks.

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Length of Bedford Carriage Washer? 25/03/2022 at 14:21 #145864
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Well lets put it like this as I live about 500 yards from the place & every time I walk over Ford End Road Bridge I get a clear view of it. The carriage washer line goes all the way to the buffer stops which is next to the river bridge before you get to Bedford South Jn. In the days of a Cl.319s[like in my 1991 WH TT you can fit an 8 car unit in there & a 4 car unit on top of it. Today however they have 8 & 12 car Cl.700 units & the washer line holds a 12 car set quite comfortably. The trailing carriage of a 12 car set is usually sat in the washer itself. So whatever the length is of a 12 car Cl.700 you'd fit it in no problem.
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