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Swindon A & B IECC 24-07-2020 timetable 16/08/2020 at 07:29 #130710
Airvan00
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Trains are reversing on the goods line to the west of Didcot .
Those from the east are accepting the GL without a problem but those from the west ( 3P38, 3P79, 3P80 )
need the “Can use freight lines” checked.

Thinking about the reason for this it occurred to me that 5 class trains (from the east) readily accept goods lines but those from the west (3P) can’t.

Sounds like a change to the core code is needed as class 3 and class 5 trains are essentially the same except for priority

Last edited: 16/08/2020 at 07:53 by Airvan00
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Swindon A & B IECC 24-07-2020 timetable 16/08/2020 at 12:48 #130711
Jan
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Compare the default Class of Service rules:
For Class 3 trains that don't have "Use freight linespeeds" ticked, if they use any of EPS-E, EPS-D, HST, EMU, DMU, SP (sprinter), TGV (Cl.373), Metro, WES (Cl.442) or Steam speed classes they are classified as "Passenger", otherwise they're ECS trains instead.

I have a feeling this might indeed be a bug - if anything, the reverse would make more sense: Trains using any of the above speed classes are most likely pure passenger stock and therefore running as ECS if they're a class 3, whereas anything else is likely loco-hauled stock that could conceivably be a parcels train (when they still used to run). (Edit: Mantis 31362)

In any case, for the timetable the correct short-term solution isn't ticking the "Use freight linespeeds" checkbox, because that'd cause those trains to be classified as "Goods", which isn't what you want.
Instead, either create a custom COS rule that makes all Class 3 trains running at passenger speeds "ECS" (since you don't have to worry about parcels trains anymore), or override the COS choice on each train's individual timetable.

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Last edited: 16/08/2020 at 12:57 by Jan
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