Hi,

I am currently working on a fantasy timetable for the Severn Beach Line in the Bristol sim. I am wondering if, once I finish the work, someone might be interested in integrating it into a playable Bristol timetable? Here is an idea of what I have come up with:

Scenario
The year is 2017. The Portishead line has, through a partnership between Netowrk Rail, North Somerset Council and the Great Western franchisee, been reopened to passenger traffic. In addition, the campaign for a half-hourly daytime train service, with more evening services, along the Severn Beach line has paid off. Network Rail has also helped out by making the Henbury loop (Hallen Marsh Junction - Filton West Junction) useable for passenger trains once again. This has opened up an improved service which has ensured that the frequency of daytime trains to / from Severn Beach is doubled and there is also a service, particularly useful at peak times, linking the stations along the Severn Beach line with Filton Abbeywood. This TT is an idea of what the service might look like.

There are now two train services using the line:

1. Severn Beach - Avonmouth - Clifton Down - Stapleton Road - Lawrence Hill - Bristol TM - Portishead
Monday to Saturday daytimes: hourly service throughout. Evening service: every 90 minutes. Sunday service: hourly.

2. Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbeywood - Avonmouth - Clifton Down - Stapleton Road - Lawrence Hill - Bristol TM
Monday to Saturday daytimes: hourly service throughout. No evening or Sunday service.

The two train services form an overall half-hourly frequency between St. Andrews Road and Bristol TM using the passing loops at Avonmouth and Clifton Down.

If anyone is interested in trying to integrate the above into an existing real TT for the Bristol sim then give me a message and, once I am done with creating it, I will pass the TT on. The file is being created in MS Excel 2000 for info.

HTH,
Dave

Dave, what Bristol TT were you thinking of integrating it with?

Barry

Have you looked at my Greater Bristol Metro v2.61 timetable? The built in line speeds in the Bristol simulation make the half hour service through to Severn Beach rather difficult to achieve.

The half hourly service applies Hallen Marsh Junction - Bristol Temple Meads only: there is one train per hour to / from Severn Beach and one train per hour to / from Bristol Parkway and Filton Abbey Wood but both services use the St. Andrews Road - Temple Meads route.

I did a lot of work on it last night and it is now near finished: if you want a look then let me know.

Dave

Dave - I have a timetable under construction with this

XX:10 Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach

XX:40 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway via Avonmouth

This service means full capacity on the Severn Beach Line so I couldnt fit your tt in. Sorry

Sam Tugwell wrote: Damn. Someone got there first! That means the only difference with my idea is that the Severn Beach trains run through to Portishead: sorry for not saying so earlier.

Dave

Its a TT I've had in development for a long time now, with the Severn Beach's being done by Tristan. Need to make use of the Easter break to really finish it off though.

DaveHarries wrote:
Yours is an interesting idea though - particularly reversing at Filton Abbey Wood rather than going straight through the middle! Could make things quite interesting fitting in with other services!

Alan

Having finished the fantasy timetable, I have uploaded it for anyone interested:
http://www.btinternet.com/~dcharries/sbl_fantasytt.xls

Thoughts welcome. You will need MS Excel to open the file.

Dave

DaveHarries wrote:
Seems like a good base plan for a timetable.

As for getting a unit to Parkway in a morning you could either run it ECS, or an early morning service towards Gloucester or Cardiff could drop it off.