Warrington PSB FAQ

Yeah, the absence of TRTS anywhere in the Warrington sim makes it a lot more challenging. Have to keep an eye on all those trains that originate from Warrington or Wigan.

swiftaw in post 135578 said:

Yeah, the absence of TRTS anywhere in the Warrington sim makes it a lot more challenging. Have to keep an eye on all those trains that originate from Warrington or Wigan.

Don't feel that you have to wait until the minute before to pull off.

In real life, 25 at Wigan is usually cleared to Yellow within minutes of a Liverpool train arriving in P6. It'll usually be showing Green a few minutes before departure time as well, provided there's nothing that would cause a conflict at Springs Branch Jn.

Similarly, 191 at Warrington BQ is normally cleared a few minutes ahead of time.

Everything else is signalled straight through; it's rare to see anything brought down to a red at Wigan NW or Warrington BQ unless it's approach control/conflicting move.

Steamer in post 135580 said:

swiftaw in post 135578 said:

Yeah, the absence of TRTS anywhere in the Warrington sim makes it a lot more challenging. Have to keep an eye on all those trains that originate from Warrington or Wigan.

Don't feel that you have to wait until the minute before to pull off.

In real life, 25 at Wigan is usually cleared to Yellow within minutes of a Liverpool train arriving in P6. It'll usually be showing Green a few minutes before departure time as well, provided there's nothing that would cause a conflict at Springs Branch Jn.

Similarly, 191 at Warrington BQ is normally cleared a few minutes ahead of time.

Everything else is signalled straight through; it's rare to see anything brought down to a red at Wigan NW or Warrington BQ unless it's approach control/conflicting move.

Yeah, I usually clear the signal out of Wigan P6 as soon as the train arrives (since it can't conflict with any other movements).

There is a minor typo in the description for hot key 3: there is no U in Golborne.

Hot keys 1 & 2 as quoted in the manual seem not to work. [edit: I may have been premature here as they do work on the numeric keypad but not on the "normal" number keys.]

There is a minor typo in the description for hot key 3: there is no U in Golborne.

I have train 1M44 that has a 90 plus 3x 325 the 90 run round it's train at Warrington RMT. To do this the loco used Signals WN176/166 REV but these aren't in the timetable, for the first rev I used Dallam Jn (SL) but for 166 REV I had to use Winwick Jn.. Are 176/166 not reversing points?

I wondered whether it would be worth mentioning in the simulation handbook that Wigan NW Platform 1 can only hold 7-8 coaches of passenger stock: or in other words, Pendolinos and 2x221 Voyagers are not allowed in there as they won't fit.
A minor detail but important for accurate working.

I wondered whether it would be worth mentioning in the simulation handbook that Wigan NW Platform 1 can only hold 7-8 coaches of passenger stock: or in other words, Pendolinos and 2x221 Voyagers are not allowed in there as they won't fit.
A minor detail but important for accurate working.

Purely speculation, but is the restriction a result of the folding-out step the 390s have?

Steamer in post 136683 said:

Purely speculation, but is the restriction a result of the folding-out step the 390s have?

As far as I'm aware it is simply down to length: 7 coaches is the quoted southbound/up accommodated length, which rules out SDO operation on an 11-car 390 (as only the rear 3 vehicles have SDO), and therefore I guess the powers-that-be decided it would be simpler to just ban use of the platform altogether for stopping 390s (and double 221 10-car sets).
Having said that, there may well be other factors involved, like the steps and platform height interface. But if so I don't know exactly what.

Having spent quite a good part of the day playing this simulation, after having just purchased it, I have to say it's very enjoyable and a nice manageable area too for solo playing.

Is a position defined north of Wigan NW that would allow a loco to move from one platform to another using signal WN12 in a timetabled move? Thinking of loco changes diesel/electric as occurred for some years and also run-round manoeuvres. Apologies if I am missing the blindingly obvious.

whatlep in post 136915 said:

Is a position defined north of Wigan NW that would allow a loco to move from one platform to another using signal WN12 in a timetabled move? Thinking of loco changes diesel/electric as occurred for some years and also run-round manoeuvres. Apologies if I am missing the blindingly obvious.

Not that I can see, I've raised Mantis 32936 as a feature request.