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| Diverted trains & entry times 19/12/2013 at 12:01 #52986 | |
DaveHarries
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Hi all, Am working on a new TT for Exeter to reflect the WTT for 20th January 2014 when the main line from Norton Fitzwarren to Cowley Bridge Junction is closed until 09th February. The result of the closure, for anyone not familliar with the area, is that trains between London Paddington, Exeter, Devon & Cornwall will run a diversion between Castle Cary (Westbury sim) and Exeter St. Davids via. Yeovil Pen Mill, Yeovil Junction, Axminster, Honiton and Exeter Central. In addition to the diverted services to / from London Paddington using the Honiton route, SouthWest Trains are also running a full service (sounds like potential fun / nightmare for whoever works the Basingstoke West Of England Panel if a failure occurs!). Some of the diverted FGW trains from London Paddington are waiting time at Honiton for any London-bound trains to pass, as shown here for 1C96: 1C96 1903 London Paddington - Plymouth http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/V56688/2014-01-20 The waiting time for 1C96 is 15 minutes but some are waiting longer than this at Honiton while some of the diverted trains have no waiting time at all. What would be the best entry time to use for trains that have to wait at Honiton? Such guidance would also be useful for the SWT services, which are operating a revised TT due to changes in calling pattens for Pinhoe, Feniton & Whimple that took effect on 08-Dec-2013. One aspect of such waiting times is that you might get pestered, either by the train driver at Honiton or by the person working Honiton SB, if you took too long to admit a train from there. Thanks for any advice, Dave Last edited: 19/12/2013 at 12:05 by DaveHarries Log in to reply |
| Diverted trains & entry times 19/12/2013 at 15:07 #52991 | |
Late Turn
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An interesting question! The problem with setting the entry time as the arrival time at Honiton, apart from the potential pestering, is that there's then no way of indicating the booked departure time from there for regulating purposes (although the passing time at Pinhoe should be sufficient on its own!). Assuming that it's not an advertised call at Honiton though, setting the entry time as the booked departure time would deprive you of the opportunity to run it early if circumstances permitted (for example, if the Up train was sufficiently late). I think I'd lean towards using the arrival time for the diverted GW trains, but stick to the departure times for the SW trains (which can't depart before their advertised time). Tom Log in to reply |