Crewe FAQ

What 'Scale of problems' option was selected? If you pick the higher difficulty options, you don't get TDs interposed at sidings.

I've ran through your save until about 0330 where several trains were booked to come in from the mentioned locations. I can confirm on your provided .SSG that the berths don't populate when the relevant train enters.

What I am having an issue with though, is that when I ran my own fresh start (3 times) with the same settings, I could not reproduce this behaviour at all.

Is there any other relevant information you could provide such as the game being chained, any settings that could have been changed during the game?

What 'Scale of problems' option was selected? If you pick the higher difficulty options, you don't get TDs interposed at sidings.

Steamer in post 152170 said:

What 'Scale of problems' option was selected? If you pick the higher difficulty options, you don't get TDs interposed at sidings.

Ohhhh. I don't remember, that must be the reason.

Can this be put into the manuals??

Both the labels for the IL between Salop and SSN and vice versa show DN F/S Ind. There's no UP label

Not sure if this is a bug or a sim limitation due to the way the Crewe platforms work, but I'm having a stab at creating a TT. As part of this I ran a long class 4 intermodal through platform 6 (full length) for a crew change. The train stopped at CE122 but didn't perform the change. Once signalled out towards the Up Fast, it moved over the various crossovers, blocking them, before stopping to perform the crew change with the loco theoretically way off the platform but with the rear of the train accommodated. Presumably this is due to the coding of standard stopping patterns - do I need to set a 'far end' stopping position for moves like this, or is it a bug?

Also, in the other direction, if a train is signalled full length to CE151 no TRTS operates?

Would be possible to add location CSSN Sig NH10/12 to the timetable editor?, so to allow for Crew Changes etc. As mentioned above? Or it there a location for the Up Trains at Bas Hall?.

HST125Scorton in post 152148 said:

Would be possible to add location CSSN Sig NH10/12 to the timetable editor?, so to allow for Crew Changes etc. As mentioned above? Or it there a location for the Up Trains at Bas Hall?.

CSSN Sig NH10/12 I just noted it's under Mantis but nothing suggesting it's been added? I have a stack of trains that use that location over 6 timetables but have to use other locations within the yard.

HST125Scorton in post 152223 said:

HST125Scorton in post 152148 said:

Would be possible to add location CSSN Sig NH10/12 to the timetable editor?, so to allow for Crew Changes etc. As mentioned above? Or it there a location for the Up Trains at Bas Hall?.

CSSN Sig NH10/12 I just noted it's under Mantis but nothing suggesting it's been added? I have a stack of trains that use that location over 6 timetables but have to use other locations within the yard.

There's nothing to suggest that it's been added as there hasn't been a sim update since it was logged on Mantis by myself when you enquired about it on 13/06.

As it stands, it's on Mantis for consideration. Mantis 38842 still applies.

Ta
Craig

6F31 in the supplied TT ignores the Potteries Loop timing point despite being held at CE119, the TT simply updates to Crewe as it waits so I don't get the chance to tell the train to wait time.

Also, I'm playing the 'Low' failures scenario but seem to be getting a disproportionate amount of failures in the Winsford panel area - 5 of the seven so far, the remaining two being in Coal Yard but on the Winsford boundary, the second of which occurred immediately after the first was repaired, on the same track section (TWD790)

In the same playthrough, using the 2015 appropriate era, I've set a route from the DFL at CE153 to CY52 on the slow line. CE153 ha cleared to a single yellow, and CE103 in the rear is flashing single yellow. However the previous signal CE107 is showing a solid double yellow indication

I have a couple of trains that need Run Rounds at Alsager Goods Loop unfortunately I can't seem to get a validation on the LE move. It seems to be missing location CE524 [Alsager Station GPL]. Could this location be added within the location please Modern Era 2016-2023. Too add I placed Alsager in the timetable and that also gives an invalid timetable error.

Alsager Goods Loop
Alsager CE524 or Alsager Station
Alsager CE521
Alsager Goods Loop

6F31 in the supplied TT ignores the Potteries Loop timing point despite being held at CE119, the TT simply updates to Crewe as it waits so I don't get the chance to tell the train to wait time.

Splodge in post 152255 said:

6F31 in the supplied TT ignores the Potteries Loop timing point despite being held at CE119, the TT simply updates to Crewe as it waits so I don't get the chance to tell the train to wait time.

In a similar vein the same seems to happen with services booked to wait in the Up Manchester Loop, the TT steps right to Crewe as the train waits at CE152

Splodge in post 152255 said:

6F31 in the supplied TT ignores the Potteries Loop timing point despite being held at CE119, the TT simply updates to Crewe as it waits so I don't get the chance to tell the train to wait time.

In a similar vein the same seems to happen with services booked to wait in the Up Manchester Loop, the TT steps right to Crewe as the train waits at CE152

Do phone calls need to be made to the station supervisor for terminating trains?

Splodge in post 152448 said:

Splodge in post 152255 said:

6F31 in the supplied TT ignores the Potteries Loop timing point despite being held at CE119, the TT simply updates to Crewe as it waits so I don't get the chance to tell the train to wait time.

In a similar vein the same seems to happen with services booked to wait in the Up Manchester Loop, the TT steps right to Crewe as the train waits at CE152

As far as I can tell, this relates to core code, and any location spreading across multiple track circuits will be affected in the same way. Mantis 38958 applies

Class 92 in post 152451 said:

Do phone calls need to be made to the station supervisor for terminating trains?

I believe that the time penalties still apply, but would apply from the time you make the call (I think most dwell times are longer than 10 mins). The big change would be that you wouldn't get the penalty for incorrect platform usage.

James

Finished the default timetable. Huge amount of work gone into this and it shows. Crying out for an early 80s maniac timetable chuckle, you get the feel of a lot of real-life stuff there that isnt heavily used any more