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| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 23/09/2023 at 11:33 #153397 | |
Smudgykins
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When playing with the Westbury and Swindon boxes you get bathhampton jnc, which then leads to bath spa outside of the maps, I'm wondering if there ever was/is a box that controls that
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| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 23/09/2023 at 11:42 #153398 | |
pedroathome
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Smudgykins in post 153397 said:When playing with the Westbury and Swindon boxes you get bathhampton jnc, which then leads to bath spa outside of the maps, I'm wondering if there ever was/is a box that controls thatThere was never any signal boxes beyond Bathampton Junction. Once you reached Bathampton, you then went onto time interval working. Jokes aside. Yes, there was once a sim of Bristol, covering the PSB and St Andrews, but got withdrawn with the release of loader V5 (I think it was) where all EXE sims got withdrawn. James Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 23/09/2023 at 15:31 #153401 | |
Steamer
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pedroathome in post 153398 said:Smudgykins in post 153397 said:A brand new Bristol sim (again based on the PSB) is also in development at the moment.When playing with the Westbury and Swindon boxes you get bathhampton jnc, which then leads to bath spa outside of the maps, I'm wondering if there ever was/is a box that controls thatThere was never any signal boxes beyond Bathampton Junction. Once you reached Bathampton, you then went onto time interval working. "Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Trainfan344 |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 23/09/2023 at 16:50 #153403 | |
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dhouk
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It would be a nice sim to see. This and Gloucester would finish the GWML nicely! I remember back in late 2018 (I think) the new Bristol sim being mentioned - is this still in "active" development? Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 23/09/2023 at 18:34 #153405 | |
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y10g9
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dhouk in post 153403 said:It would be a nice sim to see. This and Gloucester would finish the GWML nicely!It was announced Janurary 2021. There is no further updates https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Forum/ThreadView/52773 Log in to reply The following user said thank you: dhouk |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 24/09/2023 at 19:16 #153411 | |
Banners88
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Surely time for an update from those in positions of power at SimSig then 
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| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 24/09/2023 at 23:29 #153413 | |
Hap
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Banners88 in post 153411 said:Surely time for an update from those in positions of power at SimSig then ;)It's coming along
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| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 26/09/2023 at 06:14 #153419 | |
Giantray
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pedroathome in post 153398 said:Smudgykins in post 153397 said:LOL showing your age if you remember Time interval Working!!When playing with the Westbury and Swindon boxes you get bathhampton jnc, which then leads to bath spa outside of the maps, I'm wondering if there ever was/is a box that controls thatThere was never any signal boxes beyond Bathampton Junction. Once you reached Bathampton, you then went onto time interval working. Professionalism mean nothing around a bunch of Amateur wannabees! Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 11/10/2023 at 07:43 #153600 | |
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kbarber
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Giantray in post 153419 said:pedroathome in post 153398 said:Some of us remember being taught it! And that, if the box was burning down, the things we needed to take with us as we left were the Book and the clock so we could work time interval as soon as it was safe to run trains.Smudgykins in post 153397 said:LOL showing your age if you remember Time interval Working!!When playing with the Westbury and Swindon boxes you get bathhampton jnc, which then leads to bath spa outside of the maps, I'm wondering if there ever was/is a box that controls thatThere was never any signal boxes beyond Bathampton Junction. Once you reached Bathampton, you then went onto time interval working. Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 11/10/2023 at 15:31 #153601 | |
jc92
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kbarber in post 153600 said:Giantray in post 153419 said:Hand signalling trains past the brightly burning box "move along folks, nothing to see here"pedroathome in post 153398 said:Some of us remember being taught it! And that, if the box was burning down, the things we needed to take with us as we left were the Book and the clock so we could work time interval as soon as it was safe to run trains.Smudgykins in post 153397 said:LOL showing your age if you remember Time interval Working!!When playing with the Westbury and Swindon boxes you get bathhampton jnc, which then leads to bath spa outside of the maps, I'm wondering if there ever was/is a box that controls thatThere was never any signal boxes beyond Bathampton Junction. Once you reached Bathampton, you then went onto time interval working. "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 11/10/2023 at 15:36 #153603 | |
9pN1SEAp
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kbarber in post 153600 said:Some of us remember being taught it! And that, if the box was burning down, the things we needed to take with us as we left were the Book and the clock so we could work time interval as soon as it was safe to run trains.Presumably if the box caught fire during a shunt or diverging move, you had to put on the asbestos suit and replace the levers first! Jamie S (JAMS) Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 12/10/2023 at 05:58 #153618 | |
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Giantray
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kbarber in post 153600 said:Of course they were the days when passengers were priority and providing a train service was paramount, unlike today. I was taught Time Interval Working in the 1980s. I had one ocassion to bring it in my first box. Telephone lines were down all week and the the bells and block instrument died. However the S&T retified the fault just before I was going to send in the first train, phew! I guess the Rule was abandoned because, it (was) could be very unsafe, but also because of the advent of mobile phones. Professionalism mean nothing around a bunch of Amateur wannabees! Log in to reply |
| Was there ever a map for the bristol area? 12/10/2023 at 07:47 #153619 | |
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kbarber
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Giantray in post 153618 said:kbarber in post 153600 said:That's right, I think I recall seeing a reference to it being no longer appropriate with the availability of modern communication methods. It was in a set of explanatory notes that came out at the same time as the Regs changed; if memory serves, it would have been at the time of the change from the old (1972) 'Block Regs' book to the loose-leaf version (would that have been somewhere between 1984 & '86?)Of course they were the days when passengers were priority and providing a train service was paramount, unlike today. I was taught Time Interval Working in the 1980s. I had one ocassion to bring it in my first box. Telephone lines were down all week and the the bells and block instrument died. However the S&T retified the fault just before I was going to send in the first train, phew! I guess the Rule was abandoned because, it (was) could be very unsafe, but also because of the advent of mobile phones. Log in to reply |