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| Phone Calls from Honiton 15/02/2014 at 09:06 #55594 | |
Hawk777
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If I leave a train waiting at Honiton for a while, I get a phone call with the message “I have train <foo> waiting”. Possible reply options are “OK”, “Wait 2 minutes”, and “Wait 10 minutes”. Wait 2/10 minutes clearly mean wait that long and then phone me again. What in the world does “OK” mean? It obviously doesn’t mean “the train is permitted to drive forward”, since that’s done by moving the instrument lever, not by answering the phone. I honestly have no idea what this reply actually does! I tried it, and the other end seemed to phone me back in 5 minutes.
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| Phone Calls from Honiton 15/02/2014 at 09:56 #55596 | |
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Signalhunter
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Given the option of delaying by 2 or 10 minutes, OK is likely to mean just that. "OK, I can take that train and will operate my equipment to allow it on it's way." Log in to reply |
| Phone Calls from Honiton 15/02/2014 at 13:44 #55609 | |
Peter Bennet
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" said:Given the option of delaying by 2 or 10 minutes, OK is likely to mean just that.Exactly, you answer the phone and say wait 5/10 mins or acknowledge the call with OK - otherwise you'd effectively answer the phone and remain silent, then put it down again: which would be rude. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Phone Calls from Honiton 15/02/2014 at 18:49 #55624 | |
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Hawk777
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OK, this makes sense. I was used to drivers phoning in from red signals, where there is no “OK, I will let you go immediately” option—you can either say “wait 2 minutes” and then clear the signal, or clear the signal while on the phone and have the driver hang up—so the “OK” seemed to convey no real information, compared to the options available in the red signal case. Thanks for the info.
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| Phone Calls from Honiton 15/02/2014 at 19:02 #55625 | |
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Peter Bennet
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Red signal is core code; mine is bespoke so says whatever I want it to say. Happens to be similar. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Hawk777 |