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City Thameslink Slot 09/11/2013 at 20:04 #51181
richa2002
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4 posts 		I'm not sure whether I'm being silly or not but it seems that I have to keep cancelling and giving the slot each time a train appears at City Thameslink otherwise the train will just wait at a red at City Thameslink despite there being a solid white dot representing the slot. Am I doing something wrong?
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City Thameslink Slot 09/11/2013 at 20:09 #51183
NCC1701
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129 posts 		Just completed a multiplay session and the slot was left lit all the time, trains entering from VS as required.
Signalman Exeter West & Llangollen
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City Thameslink Slot 09/11/2013 at 20:35 #51187
richa2002
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4 posts 		Thanks for the reply. The slot stays lit but services seem to await the right away at City Thameslink for an eternity unless I quickly take away and give the slot. Maybe I'm just imagining things, will do some more tests.
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City Thameslink Slot 09/11/2013 at 22:10 #51199
richa2002
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4 posts 		Just done a test and trains definitely aren't departing City Thameslink unless I re-give the slot. Perhaps it's because TORR isn't enabled?
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City Thameslink Slot 10/11/2013 at 00:09 #51212
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129 posts 		That could be it: I DID have TORR enabled.
Signalman Exeter West & Llangollen
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City Thameslink Slot 10/11/2013 at 00:46 #51215
JamesN
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1575 posts 		The slot stays lit, as per real panel - I can't reproduce the issue with train not departing City Thameslink? If TORR is not enabled and the route is not in auto you will need to restroke the route every time.
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City Thameslink Slot 10/11/2013 at 02:27 #51219
Danny252
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1461 posts 		" said:
The slot stays lit, as per real panel
And as per manual:

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The slot is persistent and will remain set for subsequent trains until it is cancelled by right-clicking on it.
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City Thameslink Slot 10/11/2013 at 11:56 #51240
icypixel
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1 posts 		I can confirm for any future questions that if you do not have TORR selected before the sim starts, you'll be forever turning that slot on and off. :doh
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City Thameslink Slot 10/11/2013 at 12:06 #51243
richa2002
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4 posts 		Here's how it works at my end with TORR disabled:
- Give first slot of the simulation, the train passes without a problem
- A second train arrives at City Thameslink and despite the slot still being lit, this train will not depart, presumably because it has a red?
- Take away the slot and within a second or two, it is naturally requested.
- Once it is given again that train will depart but the same thing will happen over and over again.

Surely it would be Victoria signal box's job to re-stroke the route as it's not a route that is settable from the WH panel? It seems to me that cancelling and re-giving the slot has the same effect of re-stroking but surely this shouldn't be WH's responsibility?

Thanks again and apologies if I'm being dim.
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City Thameslink Slot 10/11/2013 at 17:01 #51278
Danny252
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1461 posts 		Sounds like Victoria's signal has TORR deactivated too, and the "adjacent" signalman doesn't know he has to cancel the signal and set again - presumably removing the slot cancels the signal, and the sim can then set the route normally.
Last edited: 10/11/2013 at 17:03 by Danny252
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