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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 06/01/2022 at 20:43 #143386
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My WTT lists a train, 6M67 that travels from Ripple Lane to Four Ashes. I can see that in the 1987 layout, I cannot send a train from the down line directly into Four Ashes so I wanted to invent a loco run-round at Stafford and bring a second working back along the up line to get into the sidings that way.

However, the timetable won't validate from either Stafford into Four Ashes sidings or from Four Ashes loop into Four Ashes sidings. Does this mean it is not possible for trains to terminate at Four Ashes? I cannot see any shunt signals on the main line.

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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 06/01/2022 at 20:48 #143387
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I have just seen that when you release the frame for Four Ashes, some "shunt" signals appear. That should be it!
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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 06/01/2022 at 20:51 #143388
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That was it! I needed to use WN217 as the location and then reverse in from there!
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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 06/01/2022 at 21:24 #143389
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When the PSB opened, there was a crossover at Four Ashes controlled by Four Ashes No.2 frame, however this may have been removed by 1987, the start of the simulated era.

A compromise may be to cross the train over at Littleton Colliery.

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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 07/01/2022 at 09:26 #143395
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The mention of Four Ashes reminds me that the chemical works there, formerly the tar distillery of Midland Tar Distillers, later Midland-Yorkshire Tar Distillers, had a fireless shunter locomotive. It took high pressure steam from the plant supply, did its shunting, and returned to top up the steam. No problem with fire in a hydrocarbons environment.
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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 12/01/2022 at 23:32 #143508
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lukebriner in post 143387 said:
I have just seen that when you release the frame for Four Ashes, some "shunt" signals appear. That should be it!
Is there something odd about releasing the frame ?
I get 'cannot release frame' all the time.
Route from WN7 is cancelled
WN7 and WN9 no routes set and at red
Empty timetable and no trains in sim

Nothing special noted in the wiki page, was assuming just left click the oF as usual (eg Littleton Colliery)
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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 12/01/2022 at 23:37 #143509
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bill_gensheet in post 143508 said:
lukebriner in post 143387 said:
I have just seen that when you release the frame for Four Ashes, some "shunt" signals appear. That should be it!
Is there something odd about releasing the frame ?
I get 'cannot release frame' all the time.
Route from WN7 is cancelled
WN7 and WN9 no routes set and at red
Empty timetable and no trains in sim

Nothing special noted in the wiki page, was assuming just left click the oF as usual (eg Littleton Colliery)
Loader 5.17.2
Data 1.7
305 points need to be reverse. (Up Goods to Up Stour facers)

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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 12/01/2022 at 23:39 #143510
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bill_gensheet in post 143508 said:
lukebriner in post 143387 said:
I have just seen that when you release the frame for Four Ashes, some "shunt" signals appear. That should be it!
Is there something odd about releasing the frame ?
I get 'cannot release frame' all the time.
Route from WN7 is cancelled
WN7 and WN9 no routes set and at red
Empty timetable and no trains in sim

Nothing special noted in the wiki page, was assuming just left click the oF as usual (eg Littleton Colliery)
Loader 5.17.2
Data 1.7
Does the release need to time out - or have you already left it two or three minutes to rule that out?

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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 13/01/2022 at 11:25 #143513
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Thanks Karl.

One for the manual ?

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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 13/01/2022 at 11:26 #143514
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postal in post 143510 said:
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Does the release need to time out - or have you already left it two or three minutes to rule that out?
Not that, see above. The other frame (Littleton) does say it is timing out in messages.

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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 13/01/2022 at 11:52 #143515
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bill_gensheet in post 143513 said:
Thanks Karl.

One for the manual ?
Added.

How to report an issue: www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:reportanissue
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Timetable trains to arrive at Four Ashes 13/01/2022 at 11:52 #143516
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bill_gensheet in post 143513 said:
Thanks Karl.

One for the manual ?
Added.

How to report an issue: www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:reportanissue
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