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WEMBLEY sub 30/09/2013 at 23:50 #49692
kieron.young2k13
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10 posts 		I dont really play this very often (SimSig) but when i do its normally as a host... but i thought i would give Wem. sub a go as i know its one player... so it was going well for the first few hours, then i forgot about a train and it left a station 5 minutes late, another train scheuled to leave 2 minutes after was theirfore 7 minutes late leaving, and 5 hours later all my trains are still between 3 and 7 minutes late, which is having a really bad effect on my score (not that i am bothered).... IN real Life what would a signaller do to ensure trains get back on time.... in this game how would ppl get the trains back on time ???
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WEMBLEY sub 30/09/2013 at 23:57 #49693
AndyG
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1835 posts 		As the manual says, even in real life they can't keep to time on this area.
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WEMBLEY sub 30/09/2013 at 23:59 #49694
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10 posts 		playing this on my own actually makes me realise that wen a train is 10 minutes late it might have been caused 3 hours ago by a train being 2 minutes late...
rains passing timing points: 674 total timing points


My score card so far

On time: 244 (36%)
2 mins late: 262 (39%)
5 mins late: 104 (15%)
Over 5 mins late: 64 (9%)

Minutes lost/gained overall:
Total minutes lost by you: 905
Total minutes recovered by you: 78

Trains using the correct platforms: 13 occasions
Correct: 13 (100%)
Opposite: 0 (0%)
Incorrect: 0 (0%)

Miscellaneous:
Total routes cancelled with trains approaching: 8
Total wrong routes set for trains: 2
Total joining moves abandoned: 0
Total trains removed: 4
Total trains shortened: 0
Other points lost: 4

TOTAL SCORE 3622 OUT OF 6766 (54%)
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WEMBLEY sub 01/10/2013 at 02:51 #49695
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1576 posts 		In reality it's not up to the signallers per se to get trains back on time - that's the job of the Train Service Controller.

There will be a variety of options available, turning trains short and skipping various stations in order to recover the time are two, HOWEVER they also need to consider whether the driver will be relieved at the terminus, whether the station has had many other cancellations during this disruption.

Generally, in the situation you describe with minor delays to ALL trains there is very little that can be done. You could get one or two back on time by turning short but minor delays on a very frequent service not many will notice and won't cause too much hassle.
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WEMBLEY sub 01/10/2013 at 05:54 #49696
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5362 posts 		You will probably find with all the faffing about turning trains short you will end up losing more time - via f2 you can run trains "fast" through intermediate stations might be a better idea.

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WEMBLEY sub 01/10/2013 at 10:53 #49697
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1712 posts 		All very true, but on a railway like the DC Lines regularity of trains is more important to the punters (err, sorry, 'customers'than right time running. So quite frankly no-one's likely to bother very much unless there start to be traincrew issues - if a driver's PNB is scheduled to start right at the 4hr 20min mark
  • and he's running late then something needs to be done. The likely answer is to look at the margins that exist in diagrams as soon as the late running starts and flag up any that are likely to lead to trouble; plans can then be made to relieve that driver early. Still little likelihood of bothering about the service being a few minutes late - the punters certainly aren't worried that 'their' driver isn't the one diagrammed, so long as the train turns up, goes where it says it will and stops at their station.

  • In my day drivers were entitled, under National Agreements, to a 40 minute Physical Needs Break that was to be taken 'between the third and fifth hours of the shift'.
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    WEMBLEY sub 05/10/2013 at 15:16 #49812
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    Why at signal 2 can i not change it to Safe from danger

    Why do i have to wait for a phone call to allow the train to pass at danger
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    WEMBLEY sub 05/10/2013 at 15:49 #49814
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    884 posts     		Have you previously mis-routed an LUL train towards Kilburn High Road?

    From the sim manual:

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    Trains can only be signalled on to the Bakerloo Line at Queens Park if there is an LU headcode (see below) in the train describer berth at signal 8 and they have fourth-rail power (there is a negative shoe detector approaching the signal). If a train with an LU headcode is signalled towards Kilburn High Road from signal 4 (Queens Park Up line), signal 2 will revert to red and stay so until the train has reversed (more precisely, until signal 7 has been cleared and then the platform is unoccupied).
    So clear signal 7 and signal 2 will be able to show a proceed aspect.
    Last edited: 05/10/2013 at 15:50 by John
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