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| The Night Before Christmas 22/12/2014 at 01:13 #66922 | |
maxand
1637 posts |
The Night Before Christmas On Christmas Eve one winter, Before a green main light, A Class 2 train had broken down; It was a sorry sight. So finally its driver, Named Dan, picked up his phone And called the signaller, named Sam, On duty all alone. "Look here, I've lost me power," Said Dan, "there's no dispute; 'Twill take at least an hour - D'you want to clear the route?" But Sam replied, "No need to - You're all I've got right now; I'll leave the route set for you till You're under way somehow." But as Sam put his phone down A class 1 hove in view; 'Twas Santa's own North Pole Express, There on his VDU. 'Twould soon catch up the other And sit there, full of toys, Thus spoiling Christmas morning For many girls and boys. So Sam rang Dan the driver, Explained what had occurred, And asked him would he mind if Sam Went back upon his word. "I don't mind," said the driver, "But my Controller might; I'd have to let him know, and then You'd both be in a fight." Just then, our Sam remembered An old crossover track; 'Twould get him out of trouble if His route he could take back. So Sam called up the driver And said "I've got a plan; I want you to reverse like hell - And you can do it, man." But Dan said "Sam, how can I? It can't get any worse - If it won't move at all, how can I get it to reverse?" "Don't worry, this is SimSig land - Strange things can happen here - Just do exactly as I say - Above all, have no fear." Still doubting, Dan got busy, He put it in reverse, The motor roared to life; said Dan, "Gor blimey, but it works." The train sped off to rearward, Sam called "Reverse once more," But even here in SimSig land They still have Newton's laws. The passengers, at thirty miles An hour, heard a pop; The Wrong Food Trolley broke its bounds And showered them with slop. When Dan pulled up a second time Where he had come to naught The signal now glowed steady red; "No need for a report." The Santa Claus Express roared by With Rudolph as its guide It swung onto the route reset Its throttle open wide. Sam made himself a cuppa, His problems now were over He'd gotten Santa past Dan's train Avoiding an ACOA. Merry Christmas to all Last edited: 22/12/2014 at 02:03 by maxand Log in to reply The following users said thank you: Steamer, Hawk777 |
| The Night Before Christmas 22/12/2014 at 01:22 #66923 | |
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Muzer
718 posts |
Lol, nice poem. I've used that trick once or twice - though most often nowadays where drivers accept wrong routes (when I was half-playing Marylebone not really concentrating while trying to trigger a certain bug, I accidentally routed a train wanting the New North Main Line onto the up line, which has no access. I immediately realised the mistake and looked at the train list, and the train had just started moving (but not passed the signal yet) accepting this wrong route, so I reversed him, cancelled the route, then reversed again  — come to think of it, that's probably a bug in the sim)EDIT: Er, I just tested it, and actually, they don't accept that wrong route... maybe I'm going mental. Last edited: 22/12/2014 at 01:31 by Muzer Log in to reply |