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| conditional and mandatory trains 09/06/2011 at 01:37 #3177 | |
jc92
3690 posts |
ask a silly question perhaps but older timetables are split (mostly) into passenger and parcels, freight, conditional, and mandatory the first two are obvious but what are conditional and mandatory services? i can only assume mandatory are required by law eg parleys and perhaps conditional are runs as required? anyone care to enlighten me? "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| conditional and mandatory trains 09/06/2011 at 01:37 #16434 | |
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jc92
3690 posts |
ask a silly question perhaps but older timetables are split (mostly) into passenger and parcels, freight, conditional, and mandatory the first two are obvious but what are conditional and mandatory services? i can only assume mandatory are required by law eg parleys and perhaps conditional are runs as required? anyone care to enlighten me? "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| conditional and mandatory trains 09/06/2011 at 09:32 #16438 | |
officer dibble
409 posts |
JC, Mandatory - Passenger and Parcels trains, along with well established freight services. Conditional - Freight traffic that runs on an ad-hoc basis. HTH Paul When in doubt - Contingency plan 2A. Someone didn't buy the milk - 2A. Someone sneezed at Swansea - 2A. A driver complains the cab is too cold - 2A. Unable to operate a HEx service 4 vice 8 - 2A. Points failure at Ipswich - 2A. Landslip at Pitlochry - 2A Log in to reply |
| conditional and mandatory trains 09/06/2011 at 10:46 #16440 | |
58050
2659 posts |
To clarify Mandatory & Conditional WTTs, it's in the name:- Mandatory are booked WTT services that are booked to run on the days specified. Conditional are trains booked to run under certain conditions such as traffic demands or as required. Irrespective as to whether they are Passenger, Parcels, freight or light engines. Log in to reply |