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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 04/02/2012 at 23:34 #28835
Horgy
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This is a great site, however - is there anyway to narrow down what stock is on what? Freights for example i could probably havea stab at, but how would you know if it's a 66/70/60 etc?
JGH
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 05/02/2012 at 00:54 #28843
Tallington
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Horgy,

Clicking on the (i) info button at the beginning of each line gives more of the WTT schedule.
At the top is a little more information:
This is the 15:46 Sleeper train from Tallington to Whitemoor! :side: No Reservations (No beds and no seats either!) :evil:

Train 6L57
Permanent CIF schedule H59629
D715 timed at 060mph

This may or may not give a guide to where you may find some of the information you want.
If you don't see what you need - try emailing the website author Peter Hicks with a request....
Obviously you won't get everything on a plate from one source, but there is no harm in asking.
I already have, and a list of improvements to the Search function is being worked on!

Ken B)

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 05/02/2012 at 01:12 #28845
Horgy
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Ken,

I did click that and see the information you do - I just struggle to turn "D715" as you say into "Class 90 + X Mk3 Sleeper Stock". Is there a table somewhere I need to look at?

JGH
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 05/02/2012 at 07:45 #28850
Tallington
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Sorry Horgy,

That info will have to come from others far more knowledgeable than me -

As to this Sleeper train...... You will struggle to turn "D715" as you say into "Class 90 + X Mk3 Sleeper Stock"!

I did hint that 'No Reservations (No beds and no seats either!)' might be a clue in this trains makeup! :evil:
As they say - here is one I prepared earlier - in 2008! A picture is worth a thousand words!
Ken


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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 05/02/2012 at 08:51 #28851
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" said:

.....This is the 15:46 Sleeper train from Tallington to Whitemoor! :side: No Reservations (No beds and no seats either!) :evil: .....
Ken B)
maybe no beds or seats, but a lot of 'chairs' though! :pinch:

I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 07/02/2012 at 13:16 #29004
Stefan
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Sadly they've removed the option to see which stock the train is running and what speed it's timed at..

Edit: Okay, nevermind.. It's back!

Last edited: 07/02/2012 at 14:00 by Stefan
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 28/02/2012 at 19:39 #30206
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I see this site no longer shows freight or ecs, anyone know what's happened? The message on the site says get in touch by email, which I have done, but have had no reply.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 28/02/2012 at 19:57 #30210
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I see this site no longer shows freight or ecs, anyone know what's happened? The message on the site says get in touch by email, which I have done, but have had no reply.

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Lots of people have already contacted me to ask where the non-passenger services have gone from OpenTrainTimes. There are many rumours, the vast majority of which simply aren't true.

There is a debate at the moment over ownership of the schedules - some of it has happened in public, and some of it hasn't. I am not going to comment on any of it other than to say that some valid questions have been raised.

In response to this, I have taken the decision to switch to only displaying trains from the ATOC data feed available from http://data.atoc.org/ until everyone concerned can come up with a way forward.

This also conveniently allows me to work on some of the bigger things I'm planning, such as a map of where trains are, and the real-time side to the website, in preparation for Network Rail's Open Data initiative later in the year.

I realise a lot of people are disappointed, but I hope the majority of you understand the situation.

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60889

Last edited: 28/02/2012 at 19:57 by ralphjwchadkirk
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 28/02/2012 at 20:12 #30211
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Thanks for the info. Its a shame, I hope it can be resolved. I will have a look at the railuk forum, as I am sure further discussion here will not be welcome.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 28/02/2012 at 20:40 #30213
Stephen Fulcher
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Some muppet somewhere must have complained by the looks of that message.

Quite frustrating as it was for the freight I used to look at the site, finding it useful for work as it saved ringing up Signalmen all the time to get them to look at TRUST to find out if I was likely to get a big enough margin to do any work on the track etc.

Hopefully it will be resolved shortly.

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 04/04/2012 at 14:01 #31225
Jan
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Live running information is slowly approaching.
Two million people attempt to use Birmingham's magnificent rail network every year, with just over a million of them managing to get further than Smethwick.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 25/04/2012 at 22:33 #31819
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Also, it appears that freight workings have returned today 25/4/12 - someone else confirming that would be good!
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 25/04/2012 at 23:38 #31822
Stephen Fulcher
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Indeed, I see them too.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 07:01 #31825
alan_s
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Hmm, I can't see any through the locations I've look at... But at least the ECS are back, they are useful for knowing whether its worth turning up early!
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 07:13 #31826
peterb
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Alan - have you tried using the detailed view?
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 07:33 #31827
alan_s
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Alan - have you tried using the detailed view?
Indeed! I've tried looking at Bristol Temple Meads, Parson St, Portbury Stop Board, no sign of the coal trains! I used to see them at these locations.

Where have you seen them - maybe its only certain trains/operators that are in there ?

Alan

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 07:50 #31828
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This isnt the only site that shows freight times. just so you guys know :)

Freight times reapeered by accident when the site was updated. they have since been took down, He is waiting for a responce from network rail regarding permission to show freight and charters. Hopefully we will have them back soon. But like i said its not the only site.

Richard

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 07:51 #31829
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httP://rail.staging.swlines.co.uk is the other site.

Open train times blog. http://blog.opentraintimes.com/2012/04/21/bug-fixes/

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 09:39 #31834
Stephen Fulcher
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Cheers for the link GoodbyeMrFish, didn't know that site existed.

It looks almost like they are both based upon the same software loosly?

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 09:48 #31835
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I can't say for sure, but swlines i think have had input into opentraintimes, swlines is better because you can see cancelations and filter out passenger trains. All though the site doesnt show everything, but it shows the same as opentraintimes.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 10:25 #31838
Stephen Fulcher
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There are a couple of down sides to it.

1. Harder to read passing times as they are faded out a lot.
2. Cannot select any day other than current one (which on OTT you can).

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 10:46 #31839
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You can there is a drop down menu to select, calender day, around now, local operation day, if you choose calender day you can edit the dates and search into the past present or future.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 26/04/2012 at 11:09 #31840
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Cheers, will give that a try.
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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 02/06/2012 at 09:51 #32701
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Apologies for digging this topick up but i thought it would be better than starting a new topic.
On the timetables, under allowances, does anyone know which sumbols show which set of allowances? i've seen numbers in (), <>, and [].
would apreciate any responce as i can then add them into the timetables as i go though building them.
Thanks

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Re: Useful site for timetable creators 02/06/2012 at 10:46 #32706
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" said:
Apologies for digging this topick up but i thought it would be better than starting a new topic.
On the timetables, under allowances, does anyone know which sumbols show which set of allowances? i've seen numbers in (), <>, and [].
would apreciate any responce as i can then add them into the timetables as i go though building them.
Thanks
Looking at a timetable from Open Train Times before they changed the allowance layout to <>, () & [] and comparing to now, I'm pretty sure that its the following:

<> is for Performance - not sure where you would enter this when compiling SimSig TT tho
() is for Pathing
[] is for engineering

Last edited: 02/06/2012 at 10:56 by TimTamToe
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