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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 16/02/2012 at 20:10 #29602
UKTrainMan
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1803 posts 		Deadline for advance payment, please? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 14/03/2012 at 20:42 #30649
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1835 posts 		Please add your name to the events page as soon as, and by Sunday night as we need to give buffet numbers to the pub on Monday.

Also payment by then would be appreciated, and by Wed 21 March latest.
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 14/03/2012 at 21:36 #30651
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73 posts 		When is the deadline for the advance ?
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 14/03/2012 at 22:17 #30654
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5363 posts 		" said:
When is the deadline for the advance ?
As Andy says:

" said:
Please add your name to the events page as soon as, and by Sunday night as we need to give buffet numbers to the pub on Monday.

Also payment by then would be appreciated, and by Wed 21 March latest.
Peter
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 16/03/2012 at 15:12 #30704
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30 posts 		Book up and Paid. looking forward to it.

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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 16/03/2012 at 23:55 #30722
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707 posts 		I hope no-one expects anything from me next weekend - I will be half dead after Friday late-turn on Panel 1 at Victoria!
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 18/03/2012 at 21:46 #30741
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1803 posts 		Booked and paid B)
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 20/03/2012 at 10:14 #30807
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1835 posts 		Meet bookings still being taken, if you're planning to come let us know ASAP and pre-pay by Thursday to get discount price.
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 20/03/2012 at 23:21 #30818
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683 posts 		I shall be busy playing with a train set with a gauge of 4ft 8 and a half.

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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 21/03/2012 at 06:46 #30820
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870 posts 		Can I take it that there will be the normal updates from one or two attendees via the forum to those of us in the outside world who cannot make it.
Those of us in the far east or down under still take an interest even though we cannot be there.


Geoff
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 22/03/2012 at 20:54 #30838
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73 posts 		Hey Andy I was going to fill in the forum tonight because busy this week. but I guess its too late to get my name down. But I was going to pay on the day tho. All I need is just get my name down for the meet.
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 22/03/2012 at 20:59 #30839
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4869 posts 		" said:
Can I take it that there will be the normal updates from one or two attendees via the forum to those of us in the outside world who cannot make it.
Those of us in the far east or down under still take an interest even though we cannot be there.


Geoff
I'll try and update a thread on here to let people know how it's going
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 22/03/2012 at 21:31 #30840
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151 posts 		Me and Tara wont be able to make it this time but hopefully be at the Newcastle meet
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 24/03/2012 at 21:42 #30874
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493 posts 		May I say a big thanks to the organisers of todays meet for another wonderful day. My second meet now and was a very enjoyable experience, would recommend it to anyone!

Big thanks to AndyG for allowing me to come and for the host of Kings Cross (think it was James Warwick?) for putting up with my incompetency on Palace Panel (it was a bit chaotic as you will all know )

Nice to see everyone again and also to some new faces (a pleasure to meet you all).

Sam

And Jinx was in from the start with a signal failure in the first minute on his panel
"Signalman Exeter"
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 24/03/2012 at 22:20 #30878
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Online 		i wasnt able to able to attend the meet unfortunatley, however with regards to the 2009 timetables, is there a release date in mind or are they still WIP? (with respect to ready when its ready)
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 24/03/2012 at 22:29 #30879
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493 posts 		From what I remember, there were no major errors on the Kings Cross timetable up until the time I left it. We tried our best to break it, but the TT still managed to recover from a stack of 8 (ish) trains queued up on the Hertford Loop with some wizardry by James Warwick. No idea about Peterborough as I didnt play it, but Cambridge seemed allright.

Allthough Dave and Ben would have given a much more informative response as they were the ones who wrote it (cheers lads, a great set!), I think I can say we are all looking forward to the release.
"Signalman Exeter"
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 00:00 #30884
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51 posts 		I have two things to do before I release the timetables: correct a typo in the length of 6M28 (it being 554m instead of 544m meant it didn't fit in Peterborough goods loop - thanks Daniel!), and write a few notes on the odder workings in the timetable (such as the 3J31-36 water-jet railhead treatment train). I hope to do that either tomorrow or Monday once I'm home.

There are other things I'd like to do - like write rules so that you can run KX on its own but still have 1Cxx and 1Txx return late from Cambridge if you send them late - but that can wait for the inevitable second release when people find bugs.

For the record, Ben generated the timetable with all the timing points and approximate train classes in; my job was then to figure out all the next workings, joins, and divides, ensure accurate types of stock according to the diagrams at the time (or, in the case of the 313s, figuring out the diagrams from scratch) and generally tweak everything to make sure it works according to the sim.

Thanks to everyone for helping in successful and enjoyable meet!
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 10:50 #30894
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456 posts 		Some of this will echo the previous comments, but I will say everything I have wanted to.

Firstly, despite the lower than "normal" attendee numbers (around 30?), I see yesterday as another successful meet, and, despite the lack of devs (or maybe because of the lack of devs), I felt a good atmosphere of one group of people (the previous meets I've been to, I've noticed an atmosphere very much of them and us in relation to some of the "higher up" people, and felt very put out at times), but this was not apparent yesterday. Perhaps this could be taken into account with future meets where numbers may hopefully increase again.

Back to yesterday - for me it was more relaxed than at previous meets, and I felt like I could do as much or as little as I wanted as regards the operating of a panel. I ran Cross panel for a couple of hours through the first half of the "rush" hour (only 1 train in KX at one point about 0740)! And then moved north to Peterborough Panel 3 (the station), to run all the trains I'd just sent out of KX! As Dave has already detailed, I had my daily bug as well with 6M28!

I think the meet ran well, and was a challenge to the players and "control", whilst not being stressful or overwhelming for anyone (I hope). It's important to say thankyou to Andy Greenland and those who assisted him in organising the day, and thank you to all of you who came along. I don't know yet whether I shall be at Newcastle (the logistics are a little tight for me), but I wish you all well until next time.

Finally, I would like to echo what was said yesterday, in wishing Geoff all the best in his new adventure in life, and through the challenges and hurdles over the next few weeks and months until things settle down for you again.

All the best.
God bless, Daniel Wilson
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 11:08 #30895
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390 posts 		Cheers to everyone for an excellent day yesterday, great to see the old faces and good meet some new people (Luke & Josie are 2 that spring to mind).

Had an absolute blast and was shattered when I finally got home.

Thanks to the organiser(s) & thanks to Dave for the timetables, splendid work sir! :cheer:
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 12:52 #30899
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310 posts 		Great first time for me, and lovely to meet everyone! I've always wanted to see such a big chain going at once as well, so it was really good to see it all working. See you next time!
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 13:05 #30900
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56 posts 		Glad you all had a good time yesterday wish I could have joined you but alas I couldn't
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 13:06 #30901
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310 posts 		(I'm just finishing the testing on the Sunday Biggleswade diversions timetable, and after yesterday Palace panel feels eerily quiet!)
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 13:15 #30902
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493 posts 		Palace was hectic as you and Guy know Josie!
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 14:45 #30903
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64 posts 		I'm glad to see that eveyone that went to the meet seems to have had an enjoyable, even relaxing time spent in convivial surrroundings! I'm sorry that I could not be there this time but money is tight for me atm. Hopefully I will get to the Newcastle meet in July. I look forward to it.
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Re: Sat 24 March 2012 meet - London 25/03/2012 at 16:09 #30908
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276 posts 		Glad to hear that Jinx lives up to his reputation!
Sorry I couldn't make this meet - family commitments - but don't tell them I would have preferred to be supping a few beers up London at the meet rather than making smalltalk on the effects of the budget on household supplies aaaaargh :dry:
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