Chester FAQ

Chester Frequently Asked Questions

Do you think you've found a bug? Or do you have a problem running the simulation, check through this thread first.

Remember timetables are dealt with in the relevant timetable thread.

Please read the following information:-

- The Halton curve is only available in one direction (towards Liverpool) in the 2006 era, it is only bi-directional in the 2018 era.

- Opposing routes into platform 3 require the first train to occupy the platform track for 90 seconds before the opposing route can be set.

- When chaining to North East Wales you must select the correct era on both simulations

It looks like you're locking your licenses for other sims, but haven't done for Chester. Licenses aren't related to the sim, you'd be better asking this in the V5 loader thread.

How does one acess the "Goods Warehouse" In the TT editor, there is no option for the shunt neck? am i missing something?

If a train is waiting for the single line at Mouldsworth towards Chester/Mickle Trafford and a second train enters the approach berth from Greenbank the second train overwrites the TD at Mouldsworth.

Trainfan344 in post 129175 said:

If a train is waiting for the single line at Mouldsworth towards Chester/Mickle Trafford and a second train enters the approach berth from Greenbank the second train overwrites the TD at Mouldsworth.

Wrong forum, but the same happens on Metrolink from Timperley if they enter close together.

I haven’t looked personally, but I suspect this will be managed by rules

I had a question about the Merseyrail trains from Chester and Ellesmere Port (I am running the 2019 timetable, but I assume the 2015 one is similar). It seems that most of these services are either Chester-Chester (2CXX) or Ellesmere Port-Ellesmere Port (2YXX), which means that the train starts on the sim, heads off the Rock Ferry, leaves the sim for a while to run around the Liverpool loop, then re-enters at Rock Ferry a little while later.

As such is train requires two entries in the TT. However, I can't see anything in the TT that prevents the 2nd entry entering too soon, particularly if the first entry is delayed. Am I missing something?

Minor Bug :

For trains approaching Hooton which are to take the Ellesmere Port line, the sim holds the junction signal (209) to red whereas it's a free signal and will clear (provided the line is clear obviously) to either yellow or green as appropriate. I thought this may have been changed on the prototype when Hooton box was abolished and Chester took control (I moved out of the area 10 years ago now) but I've just had my son check it out (as he was in the area anyway) and sure enough 209 signal cleared to green with the feather, even though the Ellesmere Port train was still back at Bromborough Rake.

If I interpret that table correctly the route was approach controlled only if 219 is red, so the sim doesn't match the control table either (regardless of whether this table is representative for the simulated era.)

Quick question for the Chester sim. Does it chain with North Wales coast or not. The manual on the wiki seems to indicate it does but the wiki on North Wales coast seems to indicate it does not.

Geoff