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| Spoiled my session! 10/08/2023 at 18:16 #152735 | |
jcharnley
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I am a very old single "player" for about an hour each evening if I am lucky. I am currenty using Exeter Summer 1985, and was getting on quite well until the first train of the day (1V01) came up from Honiton. I passed it through Pinhoe crossing successfully, but no amount of clicking on the "arr" button (or anything else) would clear the line for the first up train of the day. Can anyone explain this? By the way, I have in the past donated, but if anyone can recommend a simulation comparable in difficulty with this one, Westbury, Carlisle, Derby, I will purchase it by virtue of a birthday present from my son.
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| Spoiled my session! 10/08/2023 at 18:26 #152737 | |
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geswedey
207 posts |
Did you remember to operate the Tokenless Block Instrument correctly.
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| Spoiled my session! 10/08/2023 at 19:11 #152738 | |
Peter Bennet
5419 posts |
Had a dig around the save and yes it does seem to be a matter of following the instructions. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Spoiled my session! 10/08/2023 at 19:11 #152739 | |
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Roger Pleasant
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While train in section between Honiton and Pinhoe, right click on Normal/Accept Indicator to reset indicator to Normal. When train arrives Pinhoe and clears single line section click on Arr - that works for me.
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| Spoiled my session! 10/08/2023 at 21:07 #152743 | |
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jcharnley
16 posts |
Thank you all for your advice. I had accepted the train in the normal way and it ran through the crossing at Pinhoe. I did not try to change the block controls until after that point. I will go back and try again!
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| Spoiled my session! 11/08/2023 at 17:29 #152765 | |
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jcharnley
16 posts |
Roger's suggestion above worked, so thank you! It is not quite intuitive to switch the instrument to normal with a train in section. I have run Exeter before, but only with the old-style controls for the section.
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| Spoiled my session! 12/08/2023 at 15:50 #152783 | |
Lyn-Greenwood
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jcharnley in post 152765 said:Roger's suggestion above worked, so thank you! It is not quite intuitive to switch the instrument to normal with a train in section. I have run Exeter before, but only with the old-style controls for the section.I always wait until the train clears the single line, then restore the instrument to normal and click the 'Arr' button, which works fine. As you say, it just doesn't seem right restoring the instrument to Normal when a train is in section. Log in to reply |
| Spoiled my session! 12/08/2023 at 15:56 #152784 | |
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TUT
545 posts |
Lyn-Greenwood in post 152783 said:jcharnley in post 152765 said:The real life regulations are as follows:Roger's suggestion above worked, so thank you! It is not quite intuitive to switch the instrument to normal with a train in section. I have run Exeter before, but only with the old-style controls for the section.I always wait until the train clears the single line, then restore the instrument to normal and click the 'Arr' button, which works fine. As you say, it just doesn't seem right restoring the instrument to Normal when a train is in section. Quote:
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| Spoiled my session! 13/08/2023 at 10:59 #152786 | |
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bill_gensheet
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TUT in post 152784 said:So is this 'working' Roger Pleasant in post 152739 said: While train in section between Honiton and Pinhoe, right click on Normal/Accept Indicator to reset indicator to Normal. When train arrives Pinhoe and clears single line section click on Arr - that works for me.a bug, or just too difficult to get the lock / penalty to work OK at the time of writing the sim ? Log in to reply |
| Spoiled my session! 13/08/2023 at 13:28 #152788 | |
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TUT
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As far as I know the acceptance switch can be placed to normal at any time. I would say only that placing it to normal with a train still in the section is a violation of the strict letter of the law, which is presumably written in the way that it is as a belt and braces approach.
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