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Doncaster South 1991 timetable 01/04/2023 at 14:42 #150998
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1696 posts 		Yesterday I fired up the Doncaster South 1991 timetable. It’s really good and I set the various failures higher than I usually do to give added interest.
As most people will know, there were a number of coal pits in the Doncaster area, plus Thorpe Marsh power station. Pity that they all closed and are therefore not in the modern era sims.
Talking of which, in this 1991 timetable there is a branch line from Barkston South Jn. near Grantham to Sleaford. When did that close?

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Doncaster South 1991 timetable 01/04/2023 at 15:16 #150999
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3923 posts 		bugsy in post 150998 said:

Talking of which, in this 1991 timetable there is a branch line from Barkston South Jn. near Grantham to Sleaford. When did that close?
Around 2005. A few miles off-sim at Allington, the line to Grantham splits from the Nottingham- Sleaford line. The new curve formed a triangle allowing trains to run from Grantham on the Nottingham line, then turn right towards Sleaford, replacing the curve at Barkston. This allows the local services to serve Grantham without using the ECML, reducing congestion.

EDIT: See map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allington_Chord_schematic.svg
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Doncaster South 1991 timetable 01/04/2023 at 20:47 #151007
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1696 posts 		Steamer in post 150999 said:
bugsy in post 150998 said:

Talking of which, in this 1991 timetable there is a branch line from Barkston South Jn. near Grantham to Sleaford. When did that close?
Around 2005. A few miles off-sim at Allington, the line to Grantham splits from the Nottingham- Sleaford line. The new curve formed a triangle allowing trains to run from Grantham on the Nottingham line, then turn right towards Sleaford, replacing the curve at Barkston. This allows the local services to serve Grantham without using the ECML, reducing congestion.

EDIT: See map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allington_Chord_schematic.svg
Is the new curve ever likely to be seen in a South Doncaster sim update? This would add to the enjoyment
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Doncaster South 1991 timetable 01/04/2023 at 21:16 #151008
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895 posts 		bugsy in post 151007 said:
Steamer in post 150999 said:
bugsy in post 150998 said:

Talking of which, in this 1991 timetable there is a branch line from Barkston South Jn. near Grantham to Sleaford. When did that close?
Around 2005. A few miles off-sim at Allington, the line to Grantham splits from the Nottingham- Sleaford line. The new curve formed a triangle allowing trains to run from Grantham on the Nottingham line, then turn right towards Sleaford, replacing the curve at Barkston. This allows the local services to serve Grantham without using the ECML, reducing congestion.

EDIT: See map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allington_Chord_schematic.svg
Is the new curve ever likely to be seen in a South Doncaster sim update? This would add to the enjoyment :)
There would be no difference to the sim as the junction is not under Doncaster's control, it is controlle by Allington. The entry point is already Allington East Junction and so the chord being present or not has zero effect on trains entering
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Doncaster South 1991 timetable 02/04/2023 at 10:48 #151018
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1696 posts 		That's a pity.
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Doncaster South 1991 timetable 02/04/2023 at 11:31 #151019
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1318 posts 		bugsy in post 151018 said:
That's a pity.
On the other hand it means more track for any future 'Lincoln (shire)' or similar sim and keeps trains within their most logical sim.
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