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Quintinshill DPL Length 30/01/2020 at 01:04 #123099
Phil-jmw
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Running the Summer 2017 TT, I regulated 4S43 at Quintinshill DPL for the passage of 9S47 and 1S46 and was surprised when the overlap dropped out just before the rear of 4S43 got inside clear. Thinking 4S43 must be pretty close to the length limit for the loop for this to happen I then checked 4S43's length (I know, I should have checked before I ran it in there) and was surprised to find it showing in the F2 window as 721m, when the loop length is shown on the sim as 566m.

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Phil.

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Quintinshill DPL Length 30/01/2020 at 09:38 #123101
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Phil-jmw in post 123099 said:
Running the Summer 2017 TT, I regulated 4S43 at Quintinshill DPL for the passage of 9S47 and 1S46 and was surprised when the overlap dropped out just before the rear of 4S43 got inside clear. Thinking 4S43 must be pretty close to the length limit for the loop for this to happen I then checked 4S43's length (I know, I should have checked before I ran it in there) and was surprised to find it showing in the F2 window as 721m, when the loop length is shown on the sim as 566m.

I've attached a save.

Phil.
That's got to be a TT error/typo. Assuming it's a Fliner it can't be longer than about 500m

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Quintinshill DPL Length 30/01/2020 at 20:49 #123114
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Phil-jmw in post 123099 said:
Running the Summer 2017 TT, I regulated 4S43 at Quintinshill DPL for the passage of 9S47 and 1S46 and was surprised when the overlap dropped out just before the rear of 4S43 got inside clear. Thinking 4S43 must be pretty close to the length limit for the loop for this to happen I then checked 4S43's length (I know, I should have checked before I ran it in there) and was surprised to find it showing in the F2 window as 721m, when the loop length is shown on the sim as 566m.

I've attached a save.

Phil.
Both 4S43/4M48 are the DRS Tesco Intermodals these trains are typically longer than normal liner lengths. These trains are approx 640m to 740m in length. See attached link to the video I took: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9V-bSH7_QU

I believe the loop has an incorrect length 566m.

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Quintinshill DPL Length 30/01/2020 at 21:07 #123115
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HST125Scorton in post 123114 said:
Phil-jmw in post 123099 said:
Running the Summer 2017 TT, I regulated 4S43 at Quintinshill DPL for the passage of 9S47 and 1S46 and was surprised when the overlap dropped out just before the rear of 4S43 got inside clear. Thinking 4S43 must be pretty close to the length limit for the loop for this to happen I then checked 4S43's length (I know, I should have checked before I ran it in there) and was surprised to find it showing in the F2 window as 721m, when the loop length is shown on the sim as 566m.

I've attached a save.

Phil.
Both 4S43/4M48 are the DRS Tesco Intermodals these trains are typically longer than normal liner lengths. These trains are approx 640m to 740m in length. See attached link to the video I took: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9V-bSH7_QU

I believe the loop has an incorrect length 566m.
The loop length given on the sim as 566m matches the latest Sectional Appendix, and a quick measure on Google Earth.

That said I've logged a ticket on Mantis to take a look as I think the sim has the actual lengths too long.

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