Port Talbot SX 08 04 2015

Firstly, thankyou for this sim/timetable.

You have kind of explained 1Z37 as a special but it does cause conflicts with other services. 2B55 ends up waiting at red behind it at Bridgend, Pyle and Port Talbot parkway. In fact 2B55 is scheduled to arrive at PTP before 1Z37 has left. 1Z37 also conflicts with 6B15 from Margam to Burrows, which I route via the relief at PTP, which loses about 4 minutes for that service. At the branch with Pantyffynnon, 2V36 is held due to the timing of 1Z37.

The only other note is the timings of trains departing Maesteg. They don't have enough time to arrive at Garth on time so leave about 4 late but then arrive at Tondu on time so I suspect the times at Garth simply need 4 minutes adding to them. I haven't noticed if this happens on services towards Maesteg.

lukebriner in post 113083 said:

Firstly, thankyou for this sim/timetable.

You have kind of explained 1Z37 as a special but it does cause conflicts with other services. 2B55 ends up waiting at red behind it at Bridgend, Pyle and Port Talbot parkway. In fact 2B55 is scheduled to arrive at PTP before 1Z37 has left. 1Z37 also conflicts with 6B15 from Margam to Burrows, which I route via the relief at PTP, which loses about 4 minutes for that service. At the branch with Pantyffynnon, 2V36 is held due to the timing of 1Z37.

Unfortunately that's how 1Z37 was planned to run on the day, warts and all. You tend to find this in the real world timetable data with stuff that is planned at the last minute.


lukebriner in post 113083 said:

The only other note is the timings of trains departing Maesteg. They don't have enough time to arrive at Garth on time so leave about 4 late but then arrive at Tondu on time so I suspect the times at Garth simply need 4 minutes adding to them. I haven't noticed if this happens on services towards Maesteg.

Again times are per the real life timetable data. I'll have a look why things are loosing time.

headshot119 in post 113085 said:

lukebriner in post 113083 said:

Firstly, thankyou for this sim/timetable.

You have kind of explained 1Z37 as a special but it does cause conflicts with other services. 2B55 ends up waiting at red behind it at Bridgend, Pyle and Port Talbot parkway. In fact 2B55 is scheduled to arrive at PTP before 1Z37 has left. 1Z37 also conflicts with 6B15 from Margam to Burrows, which I route via the relief at PTP, which loses about 4 minutes for that service. At the branch with Pantyffynnon, 2V36 is held due to the timing of 1Z37.

Unfortunately that's how 1Z37 was planned to run on the day, warts and all. You tend to find this in the real world timetable data with stuff that is planned at the last minute.


lukebriner in post 113083 said:

The only other note is the timings of trains departing Maesteg. They don't have enough time to arrive at Garth on time so leave about 4 late but then arrive at Tondu on time so I suspect the times at Garth simply need 4 minutes adding to them. I haven't noticed if this happens on services towards Maesteg.

Again times are per the real life timetable data. I'll have a look why things are loosing time.

Maybe it's one of those where the timings the planners use are simply wrong, but when the train arrives at destination it's on time so no-one sees any real need to make an issue of it?