timetable window

in the timetable window what dose PS stand for as at Marylebone arr. time PS trainheadcode

PS = Platform Share.

It's a new feature for this simulation, to enable ARS to route trains to share an already occupied platform rather than the route having to be set manually.

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PS = Platform Share.

It's a new feature for this simulation, to enable ARS to route trains to share an already occupied platform rather than the route having to be set manually.

is it purely a simisg based convenience, or does ARS on real installations recieive platform sharing data as well?

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" said:

PS = Platform Share.

It's a new feature for this simulation, to enable ARS to route trains to share an already occupied platform rather than the route having to be set manually.

is it purely a simisg based convenience, or does ARS on real installations recieive platform sharing data as well?

IECC ARS had a "double dock" feature from day 1. I'm not sure how DD activities got into the timetable though - there was certainly a field for it in CIF data (the format used between the mainframes and the IECCs at the time) but I never saw it used. DD fell out of favour a long time ago but in recent years Network Rail asked for it back, albeit called Platform Sharing. TRE's Signallers Assistant has it built in - but again, I don't know of any timetables with it used.

I believe the biggest worry with it falling out of favour was stock changes - a train would be formed of 8 cars instead of the scheduled 4, nobody would tell the signaller, and the ARS would happily double dock it with another 8 car in a platform only capable of 12. Lime Street control would have been the last line of defence but it's not foolproof by any means.