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Crew Changes Yesterday at 17:00 #158212 | |
bugsy
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How many reasons are there for Crew Changes, what are they and are any of the obligatory? Thanks. Bugsy Everything that you make will be useful - providing it's made of chocolate. Log in to reply |
Crew Changes Yesterday at 17:54 #158214 | |
jc92
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I dont quite understand the question? Real life or SimSig timetabling? Drivers have diagrams which are planned according to contract and fatigue rules. Trains will often change crews where the first driver is either up on his hours before a PNB or is at the extent of his route knowledge. In some cases Drivers can only work so far one way before having a break and working something back within their full booked shift. Subject to the caveat that all companies have different T&Cs and planning rules, Drivers generally need a break every 5 hours of work and can only conduct safety critical work for 11 hours from booking on. Some companies are definetely more restrictive. Do you mean when is a crew change activity added and why? Generally speaking crew changes are shown on non passenger services which could depart early to force them to wait until the relief crew arrive and add the curveball when crew are delayed. Passenger services don't generally show crew changes as they're more punctual and adherent to the timetable. "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
Crew Changes Yesterday at 19:26 #158215 | |
bugsy
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jc92 in post 158214 said:I dont quite understand the question? Real life or SimSig timetabling?Thanks for your reply. The main reason that I asked is that in the current Doncaster Station sim that I'm playing, there is a crew change in the timetable which is due to take place at 19:17:00 but the driver, when he reaches the relevant location at approximately 17:38:00, phones to say that he is being held at a red signal. This implies that he is prepared to continue driving this particular service without the crew change. Is this acceptable in real life and if not, should it also be unacceptable in the simulation? Just interested, that's all. ..... ![]() Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Everything that you make will be useful - providing it's made of chocolate. Log in to reply |
Crew Changes Yesterday at 19:54 #158216 | |
9pN1SEAp
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The crew change is at Belmont Down Reception, not Down Decoy, isn't it?
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Crew Changes Yesterday at 20:46 #158218 | |
bugsy
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9pN1SEAp in post 158216 said:The crew change is at Belmont Down Reception, not Down Decoy, isn't it?Well so it is. That explains it. What a silly mistake 🙄 Everything that you make will be useful - providing it's made of chocolate. Log in to reply |
Crew Changes Today at 00:09 #158219 | |
jc92
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In answer to your question anyway. If the driver contacts the signaller and says he's ready to move forwards, then IRL that's fine. The signaller isn't going to question ďiagrams and in some cases there are actually op stops in the timetable that aren't used anyway (but are in just in case) in which case the driver may well ring up and say he isn't being relieved.
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