SimSig North London Line

Timetable

Hints and Tips

Don’t set routes for trains without checking their timetable. Many freights run early and will potentially block the system up if you let them run before their time. If they have a path, then run them, but check carefully first. It is very easy to get dogknotted and congested on the NLL!

Late running passenger trains may be terminated early by editing their timetable. Make sure you use the “Set next location” button to tell the train where it is.

Trains may be held upon exiting the area to busy locations. Stratford in particular has main line services that will prevent a freight leaving Channelsea Junction until they have a path for it. Some freights will block Channelsea Junction while they wait. For simulation purposes trains will be let through at the following times:

• Within a couple of minutes during the night
• During rush hour – at 00, 15, 30, and 45 past each hour for 3 minutes
• During daytime – at 00, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 past each hour for 3 minutes

Chaining

At present, NLL can only be chained to King's Cross , at Finsbury Park, Harringay and Freight Terminal Junction. However, when NLL is refreshed, it will be able to chain to London Euston (at Camden Junction), Wembley Suburban (at Willesden Low Level), Marylebone (at Neasden South Jn), Wembley Mainline (at Willesden Jn, Willesden No.7 Jn, Harlesden Jn, Mitre Bridge Jn and Camden Jn), West Hampstead (at Brent Curve Jn, Criklewood Jn and Carlton Road Jn), Feltham (at Richmond, New Kew Jn and Old Kew Jn), and West Anglia (at Reading Lane Jn, Tottenham South Jn, Coppermill Jn and Seven Sisters).

Credits

Many thanks to “Gonzo” and “Budgie” for their hard work in testing the simulation and for providing the timetable.

Known Issues

• Signal 320 (near South Tottenham) has an Auto button, but if pressed it will generate an 'Auto working not available for this route' message, regardless of which route is set from it.
• If ROV is pressed, and signals in the Richmond-Gunnersbury area are collared, ARS will treat them as if they aren't collared.
• The default timetable has some bugs. An improved version is available in the Downloads/Uploads section.

Fringes

To help those unfamiliar with the London area, the areas that can be reached from the fringes are listed here (fringes from left to right accross the screen):

Hot Keys

The following hot keys are assigned:

• 1. Richmond
• 2. Acton Wells
• 3. Neasden Jn
• 4. Gospel Oak / Camden Rd
• 5. Dalston Jn
• 6. Channelsea Jns
• 7. South Tottenham / Temple Mills
• 8. Fringe area

Signalbox Prefix Codes

Notes:

*Fringe box, signals not controlled in this simulation

#Partial control area simulated here.

In reality, South Tottenham's signals are prefixed S, however they have been altered in this simulation to distinguish them from Stratford signals.

Some data sourced from Phil Deaves' website .

Reference Section

- Thanks due to user 'Postal'

These are Adobe Acrobat PDF files. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer you can get a free download of the latest version from the Adobe website . When checked during March 2013, it had reached v11 and the download size was just under 50MB.

- Thanks due to user 'Danny252'

TIPLOC Codes

Scrolly Beta

A beta version of NLL scrolly has now been released. Please note that, while it has more features than the paged version, it has not had a full core-code update (i.e. F11 and F8, among other things, are not available).

Variations

• You now have full control over Bollo Lane and Acton Crossings.
• The area past Acton Canal Wharf has been simulated, and the new finges are Willesden No.7, Cricklewood Curve Jn., Brent Curve Jn. and Neasden. Neasden Sidings have also been included.
• Shunt route at Camden Road, and TC override on the Down platform.
• New Fringe to Dalston Junction (for old TTs)
• Simplified versions of Stratford station (and the line to Forest Gate Jn.), and possible diversionary routes between Acton Wells Jn. and Camden Road (via Willesden) and Dudding Hill Jn. to Junction Road Junction (via Cricklewood, West Hampstead and Carlton Road Junction). This gives you more control over diverting trains, and should avoid problems with trains diverted via Stratford appearing at the wrong place. These areas can be set to work automatically. Sim Logic prevents a train that is due to enter at Carlton Road Jn (for example) appearing 'on top of' a diverted train.
• Trains to Willesden Old Oak Sidings must be routed to shunt signal WM1262.
• Signal numbers are now accurate.
• Slots have been introduced on Temple Mills Yards and single lines. You must request a slot to send a train to all of these, with the exception of Finsbury Park, Willesden No.7 Jn and Harringay.
• Shunt movesto/from the Barnes Line possible at Richmond

This section contains details pertaining to the forthcoming beta and may not work or exist in the released version.

This is a hybrid simulation which allows timetables to be run from the 1980s to the present day.

At the time of writing the following should be noted:

• The Dalston Junction connection no longer exists but is due to be re-instated as part of the East London Line works over the next few years.
  
• Stratford Market Depot no longer exists (replaced by LUL's Jubilee line depot of the same name).
  
• Stratford Low Level (exclusive) to North Woolwich (inclusive) is closed.
  
• Semaphore areas such as Kew East, the Dudding Hill line, and parts of the Gospel Oak to Barking line have been replaced by colour light signalling in the simulation. This approximates the semaphore signalling in terms of headway.
  
• The Channel Tunnel Rail Link connections have been added at Camden Road. These were only addedin the real thing a couple of years ago.