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Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 09/01/2010 at 12:10 #502
peterr
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I am unable to to send any coal trains into Ratcliffe from the north to lines A & B. Line C has seen some traffic out. When I place a call to Ratcliffe I get the response "Lines are disconnected at the south end" i.e the dust lines F & DD. I am unable to find any way of reconnecting these lines. Any suggestions?
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Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 09/01/2010 at 12:10 #5641
peterr
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I am unable to to send any coal trains into Ratcliffe from the north to lines A & B. Line C has seen some traffic out. When I place a call to Ratcliffe I get the response "Lines are disconnected at the south end" i.e the dust lines F & DD. I am unable to find any way of reconnecting these lines. Any suggestions?
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Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 09/01/2010 at 12:25 #5642
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The tracks at the south end of the power station have been lifted - see google maps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ratcliffe&sll=56.000819,-3.826482&sspn=0.017854,0.055747&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ratcliffe+on+the+Wreake,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.860418,-1.260611&spn=0.00241,0.006968&t=h&z=18 - but the junction still appears on the real panel.
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Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 09/01/2010 at 13:59 #5650
ledgero2
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does the TT suggest that trains exit towards loughborough? what TT are you using?

in reality trains run down to toton before running round

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Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 15/01/2010 at 21:44 #5906
Jan
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I think this message appears if both A and B lines are occupied, or, alternatively, some bug causes the simulation to think both tracks are occupied. In that case, the power station controller probably presumes you've just arrived with your time machine from a past in which the south end entrance was still connected, so he informs you of the current situation.
Two million people attempt to use Birmingham's magnificent rail network every year, with just over a million of them managing to get further than Smethwick.
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Re: Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 28/01/2012 at 20:25 #28369
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on a related note, I have found that Ratcliffe can hold trains at lines A and B for an indefinite period of time - I have observed trains (in the sim) being held for two hours or more. Have I made some sort of error, and can this be fixed?
thank you for your help

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Re: Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 28/01/2012 at 21:17 #28371
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It sounds like you havn't called for acceptance. You need to ring the power station (Using the phone icon) and ask them if they can accept the train. They will then tell you which line to send it in on, A or B.

I would suggest spending 5 mins to look at the manual.. http://www.SimSig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:mans:trent
it will save youy time and effort trying to find a solution to a problem that doesn't actually exist!

Noisynoel
Last edited: 28/01/2012 at 21:19 by Noisynoel
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Re: Lines disconnected at the south end of Ratcliffe PS 28/01/2012 at 21:22 #28372
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yes sir, this happens even after I call for acceptance.
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