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Traction not suitable (station line W+X) 05/10/2020 at 01:35 #132886
garconcanadien
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Hi I noticed that if I hurriedly place certain class 1 trains onto line X instead of line W, an error will display stating "traction not suitable", and the driver will call in to request a route correction.
Can you teach me what is going on in the real line, that causes this issue?
Thank you.

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Traction not suitable (station line W+X) 05/10/2020 at 04:20 #132889
y10g9
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Not all of the lines on panel 3 have overhead power. The driver is phoning wrong route because he’s an electric powered train rather than a diesel powered train.
There is a diagram in the manual that shows which lines have overhead AC installed

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Traction not suitable (station line W+X) 05/10/2020 at 21:30 #132904
bill_gensheet
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Indeed, the first electrification at Edinburgh was only for the Berwick - Edinburgh - Carstairs - Glasgow 'IC' route, so was only through lines W and Z at Mound, then Haymarket 3&4, and off to Carstairs.

So the middle tunnel (lines X and Y) and the west bays 12-18 were not wired until more recently.
Splash screens 3 & 11 show this.

Bill

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Traction not suitable (station line W+X) 05/10/2020 at 22:56 #132905
clive
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bill_gensheet in post 132904 said:
Indeed, the first electrification at Edinburgh was only for the Berwick - Edinburgh - Carstairs - Glasgow 'IC' route
Plus the North Berwick branch.

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Traction not suitable (station line W+X) 06/10/2020 at 13:46 #132912
bugsy
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clive in post 132905 said:
bill_gensheet in post 132904 said:
Indeed, the first electrification at Edinburgh was only for the Berwick - Edinburgh - Carstairs - Glasgow 'IC' route
Plus the North Berwick branch.
I know that there are other things happening and quite rightly being prioritised, but are there any plans to update the sim to show the current state?

Everything that you make will be useful - providing it's made of chocolate.
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