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Birmingham 13/11/2009 at 23:52 #234
michaeltrs
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Will there ever be a Birmingham Sim? Seems to be the keystone of all the sims. I imagine it wouldnt be just one.
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Birmingham 13/11/2009 at 23:52 #4067
michaeltrs
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Will there ever be a Birmingham Sim? Seems to be the keystone of all the sims. I imagine it wouldnt be just one.
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Birmingham 14/11/2009 at 07:19 #4072
AndyG
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^o 41 days to Christmas
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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Birmingham 14/11/2009 at 11:01 #4074
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Of course if the information's available everything between Birmingham & Euston would be nice. Presumably would have to be several historic sims (1960s - 1980s). That's fine by me, '80s was when I was active in that part of the world. Chain to Stafford as well. Then all it needs is Stoke, Crewe Manchester & a North London style sim for all the mech frames & OCS panels between Crewe & Manchester.

Well I can dream can't I?

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Birmingham 14/11/2009 at 13:09 #4076
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Be careful what you wish for.....
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Birmingham 14/11/2009 at 15:03 #4079
kbarber
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Lardybiker said:
Be careful what you wish for.....

Well even BR couldn't make it work that well, let alone the privatisation-era wannabes, so I certainly don't expect to.

OTOH when that sort of thing gets said during a news blackout... it surely means....


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someone's trailing red herrings

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Birmingham 16/11/2009 at 17:20 #4156
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If you have seen details of, or were able to attend, the meet last Saturday then you'd have seen an early version of New St and and almost completed version of Saltley.

See....told you to be careful what you wish for!

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Birmingham 06/12/2009 at 18:05 #4868
eddy
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If any signalling knowledge is required please feel free to contact me, i worked at New St for 10 years and still work for Network Rail as a signal Engineer in the midlands area. Several alterations have taken place at Birmingham such as platform 4C, an extra crossover at International plus the speed inprovements which encompass flashing aspects and preliminary route indicators. The west dock is to be taken out this Christmas to make way for the new station (gateway)
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Birmingham 22/12/2009 at 19:19 #5275
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I love to see a Birmingham sim.
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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10849
GeoffM
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http://www.SimSig.co.uk/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=239&p=1&Itemid=54#p10550

Post #24 shows an overview (which has changed since then, but still roughly relevant)

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10863
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A quick, small sample. The "Save bitmap" feature is useful for this kind of thing, I find!

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10856
Ray
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Any chance of seeing detailed screenshots of BNS ?
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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #11013
ajax103
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It displays where the controlling signalbox is, hope that helps?
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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #11068
ajax103
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I was typing my post when the quoted post was posted, not my fault someone beat me to it.
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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10859
Sacro
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I think you mean BHM, BNS is Barnes.
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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10854
UKTrainMan
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Post #24

:rolleyes:

Also, Post #37 may be of interest.

Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for.
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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10860
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Ray said:
Any chance of seeing detailed screenshots of BNS ?
Isn't the screenshot previous linked to (in Post #24) showing the simulation overview detailed enough? It shows you the general layout of the area!!

I think providing detailed screenshots would probably take up too much of the developer(s) time, the overview screenshot is a quick thing to do. With any detailed screenshot(s) there may be things that the developer(s) would want to have removed or hidden and that'd surely take time which could be better used actually developing the simulation itself.

Personally I'm happy to drool over the overview screenshot for the time being.

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #11023
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ajax103 said:
It displays where the controlling signalbox is, hope that helps?
The question has already been answered correctly above, I'll just repeat the answer below...

Albert said:
That's the place of the PSB, where the signallers sit when they are at work. Why this one has 3 dots? Maybe there are 3 signalmen at Birmingham PSB? But Trent sim has only one dot. I don't know.
As far as I can recall from what I have previously been told, the dots may be accurate based on how many signallers work each shift or how many workstations there are. If you look at the screenshot you can see what appears to be at least three workstations marked out by the green lines. Of course that might be wrong, so if it is then the dots are probably just to 'simulate'/'pretend'/'imagine' that three signallers are there working the 'box.

By the way;

- Trent has three dots, not one.
- There is no "Platform 14" at B'ham New Street - the station only has 13 platforms in use. The 'box on the screenshot is located to the right of Platform 12B and also the 'West Dock'/'Western Dock'.

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10947
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I'm sorry if I'm displaying staggering amoutns of stupidity, but what is the symbol just to the right of P14 at the top? It's 3 dots with a bracket going over all of them. I've seen something similar on other sims, but with just the one dot.

Thanks,

Sam

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10949
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Ah! Makes sense, with the screens/panels slightly wrapped round at the ends. I'm going to resist speculating on reasons for the number of dots as the closest I've ever been to the inside of a box is going past on a train!

Sam

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10847
Rashan 170
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Any ideas for construction for Birmingham New Street. Because i know there's connection for the Leicester simulation and Stafford simulations

Anyone got any ideas for this ??

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10851
Rashan 170
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cant find the diagram on the site

send the link to the picture
cheers mate ?

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10929
Rashan 170
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Thats an Amazing screenshot of Birmingham New Street in Sim Sig

But i wish it was it was developed we could all play it it would so cool :)
Because i like the way its layed out and all the features on it

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Birmingham 26/06/2011 at 01:26 #10948
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That's the place of the PSB, where the signallers sit when they are at work. Why this one has 3 dots? Maybe there are 3 signalmen at Birmingham PSB? But Trent sim has only one dot. I don't know.
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