Non-stop and Stopping buttons at Bradford On Avon

I don't remember seeing them in the earlier version so these must have been introduced for the loader version.



Both roundels were hollow when I started but I accidentally clicked Non-Stop, setting it, and now I can't reset it.

Would someone please explain how these work? I can't seem to find them mentioned in the manual.

...is cause by the strike-in sequence being started, but a train not going over the AHB within 120 seconds, also the case if a train has passed the AHB, raised, but continued to be within the strike-in area (if rollback protection not disabled), will cause the AHB to resume working, thus again, not having a train going over it within 120 seconds, cause it to fail.

As for the example of Greenland Mills AHB (Westbury simulation), the AHB has the strike-in started on approach to Bradford-on-Avon station, so with a train stopped at W186 for a while or doing station duties, will cause the AHB to fail.

In real life, Greenland Mills AHB has stopping/non-stopping controls on it for the timing of the AHB.
*Stopping control will only start when the TRTS plunger has been operated by the train crew for W186, normally taking about 50 seconds from when signal clears to train being on the crossing.

If the wrong button has been clicked, cancelling and resetting the route should clear it (subject to ACoA of course!).

My interpretation of the situation, from the comments above, the quote from the other thread and some photos of the panel that I've found, is that the TRTS serves only to start the barrier sequence when the 'stopping' option has been selected with a route set. I can't see it indicated anywhere on the real panel. If that's the case, then I'd say that the route ought to be set as normal, before the train arrives.

Thanks for all your replies.

I first tried AndyG's suggestion:
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If the wrong button has been clicked, cancelling and resetting the route should clear it (subject to ACoA of course!).

As you can see from the pic included in my original post, no route had been set in either direction when NON-STOP was clicked, making cancelling inapplicable. Worse still, I find I cannot set a route from signal 186 (at Bradford-on-Avon) down to 188R or 188. Maybe this is all automatic and depends on a train approaching. I guess I'll have to wait for a train to pass through before I can test this again.

Bug 10348 applies.

If, for instance i accidentally select non-stop for a train which is stopping, i have to then either set a route and leave it, causing an AHB failure which in itself is unsafe

or cause an ACOA by pulling the route on the train.

it doesn't seem right to me that you MUST set a route and cancel it to clear the controls for this signal? why can't you alter the choice without setting a route?

If, for instance i accidentally select non-stop for a train which is stopping, i have to then either set a route and leave it, causing an AHB failure which in itself is unsafe, or cause an ACOA by pulling the route on the train.

the system in use on trent for non-stop/stopping selection seems to work pretty well.

the correct operation in reality allows you to cancel and change your mind without setting a route.

Is there any possibility that this sim will be changed to this method in the next upgrade?

It'll be fixed when it's fixed

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Is there any possibility that this sim will be changed to this method in the next upgrade?

It'll be fixed when it's fixed - come on, you've been here long enough to know that.

Although it could be described as a bug, and has been logged as needing looking at, in no way does this stop the simulation working.

I suspect Peter has better things to worry about at the moment.

One other thing I've noticed.

This part of the deal seems to be a throwback to the pre-loader version where TRTS would sound if the route had not been set (as far as I recall).

Would it be reasonable now to get rid of the TRTS warning unless no route has been set?