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Wrong-routing towards Leeds 14/12/2020 at 17:06 #134733
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I remember recently routing a train from York towards Leeds via the Fast Line instead of the Slow as per it's timetable. I didn't think that this route to Leeds was possible at the time and I got quite cross with myself but the train continued without stopping to query the route. I looked on Google maps and found that trains can be swopped between both routes further down the line towards Church Fenton.

But would this kind of miss-routing annoy the signallers at Leeds?

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Wrong-routing towards Leeds 14/12/2020 at 17:37 #134735
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Probably depends on the signaller, but I doubt it would be an issue really. ARS on Leeds East would automatically cross it back to the correct line at Church Fenton. And the whole point of four tracks is to utilise them in the best way possible, even if that means using the "wrong" line occasionally.
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Last edited: 14/12/2020 at 17:43 by GeoffM
Reason: East, not west

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Wrong-routing towards Leeds 14/12/2020 at 18:16 #134741
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bugsy in post 134733 said:
I remember recently routing a train from York towards Leeds via the Fast Line instead of the Slow as per it's timetable. I didn't think that this route to Leeds was possible at the time and I got quite cross with myself but the train continued without stopping to query the route. I looked on Google maps and found that trains can be swopped between both routes further down the line towards Church Fenton.

But would this kind of miss-routing annoy the signallers at Leeds?
It is also rare but not unknown for ECML trains to come out of York on the Slow line and across the ladder at Colton.

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Wrong-routing towards Leeds 14/12/2020 at 18:24 #134742
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Worst case scenario, shout over to him and tell him whats happening. If anything goes wrong the delay minutes are on you.
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Wrong-routing towards Leeds 14/12/2020 at 19:45 #134747
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jc92 in post 134742 said:
Worst case scenario, shout over to him and tell him whats happening. If anything goes wrong the delay minutes are on you.
They are indeed.

Now that I know that this can be done, I shall probably use the 'fast' for some 'slow' trains, but obviously would have to ensure that this didn't delay an express

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