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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 26/12/2017 at 12:56 #104524
smilerish
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Hi all,

I've just this morning downloaded the Bristol sim to try out and it's good, but there's a very reliable 'feature' which is bugging me. Every train is departing its station 2 mins late - every time and at every station. Is this a bug with the sim or TT (I'm running 'Summer Monday' on 'Beginner' mode)? Or is there some odd setting somewhere that I can't find?

Thanks,

Alex

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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 26/12/2017 at 21:14 #104531
Steamer
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That's odd- there's a known bug which affected some departures from Bristol Temple Meads that way, but it didn't affect the other stations.
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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 26/12/2017 at 21:20 #104532
Stephen Fulcher
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Could it be that the train is 2 late from Temple Meads then stays 2 late?
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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 26/12/2017 at 21:47 #104533
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I seem to remember this some time ago, and at the time, occurred on the EXE version of many sims. Seem to remembering it happening when ever a train reversed departing without getting a next working. Don't know about other activities.
At very least I remember seeing it happen on Exeter as well. Again, this is long before loader sims I'm speaking here

James

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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 26/12/2017 at 22:34 #104534
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In this case, could it be that the train reporting function is set to “more than 2 minutes late” - you may not be seeing ALL trains flick through the message box, just those which are delayed?
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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 27/12/2017 at 07:55 #104537
smilerish
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That may be it - some of the trains do appear to be leaving on time at other stations. BTM is definitely 2 minutes late every time though.

Is there a fix for this?

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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 27/12/2017 at 08:17 #104538
kaiwhara
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smilerish in post 104537 said:
That may be it - some of the trains do appear to be leaving on time at other stations. BTM is definitely 2 minutes late every time though.

Is there a fix for this?
It's a known issue specific (in this sim) to trains reversing direction at Bristol Temple Meads. Short of a new sim being released, there is no fix.

Sorry guys, I am in the business of making people wait!
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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 27/12/2017 at 08:22 #104539
smilerish
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It's a known issue specific (in this sim) to trains reversing direction at Bristol Temple Meads. Short of a new sim being released, there is no fix.
Sorry I was just about to correct myself and you'd already replied! What I really should have said is 'workaround', rather than 'fix' as I know the sim itself won't be fixed any time soon.

How do others playing this sim deal with this issue?

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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 27/12/2017 at 09:08 #104541
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smilerish in post 104539 said:
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It's a known issue specific (in this sim) to trains reversing direction at Bristol Temple Meads. Short of a new sim being released, there is no fix.
Sorry I was just about to correct myself and you'd already replied! What I really should have said is 'workaround', rather than 'fix' as I know the sim itself won't be fixed any time soon.

How do others playing this sim deal with this issue?
I'm not aware of a workaround either, except absorb the delays where you can (most trains have enough fat in their scheduling that they should be able to make that time up).

Sorry guys, I am in the business of making people wait!
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2 mins delay for every train - bug or hidden setting? 27/12/2017 at 15:02 #104544
MikeW
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It's a long time since I used Bristol (the broken bulk loader killed the immersion factor for me), but I have a memory that one could avoid the 2 minute reversal delay by instructing the reversing train to 'shunt forward' before it calls TRTS. Might be worth a try. (Same dodge works for Gloucester as well, where the 2 minute reversal bug is also an issue).

Mike

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