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| Victoria Eastern: Blackfriars interface with London Bridge 03/04/2014 at 14:39 #58310 | |
Giantray
330 posts |
There seems to a problem with regulation and the request on L44. I have just had four Thameslink trains sent on from LB, with two Thameslinks waiting for LB to take. For each of the northbound trains, LB request a slot on L44. This doesn't happen in reality, LB only request a slot on L44 for ECS trains needing to use the sidings. Also LB would not be constantly sending Thameslink trains one after the other because they would be regulated in with other Southeastern service between Metropolitan Jn and London Bridge. LBASC would not constantly pump northbound Thameslinks with southbound ones waiting. We would send one north, take one south and keep alternating, otherwise there would a queue, like I have in the Victoria Eastern Sim. Being a single reversible line at Metropolitan Jn from London bridge, it is pointless to continually send train after train. It screws the southbound services and ties up Metropolitan jn as some Thameslink trains are 8 cars and would not fit on the reversible, if stopped, their tail end block Metropolitan jn in all directions and affects Southeastern services.
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