Straddling the points???

Oh dear, stuck again.

I’m playing Kings Cross 1955 (steam) Summer TT and have got a little problem.
5H06 has stopped at Drayton Park Platform 1, the engine has detached and become 0H07-1. 5H06 has waited for new engine 0H06 to arrive and when attached this train is due to depart for Finsbury Park Platform 6. This is all fine so far, except that now I don’t seem to be able to set the route from signal 363 on the up line to signal 373 on the down line towards Finsbury Park as the trains appear to straddle the points. I can’t understand why this is, because the combined length of 5H06, 0H06 and 0H07 is 90m and platform 1 is 124m long
Furthermore, 0H07-1 is now ready to depart, but is complaining that 5H06 is in front, but he’ll have to be patient. Would the solution be to reduce the length of 5H06 so that the points aren’t straddled and consequently allow me to set the route, or have I missed something obvious.
I have attached a saved game to assist. I can provide an earlier save if requested to do so.

Just a note to Steve to say thanks for producing this very interesting TT with lots of shunting, etc. Really enjoyable even though I have to use the pause button periodically!

Edit: I have sellected 'show track circuits breaks' in the Options menu and it appears that the small section of TC just before the platform isn't clearing.
I have read through previous Kings Cross posts and found one where someone said the they couldn't get 0H06 to join 5H06 and the soloution given was to alter the stopping point for 5H06 in the 'Train List' so that it stopped at the exact far end of the platform. I made this alteration to ensure that the train pulled up at the far end to leave space for engine 0H06 and complete the join. I have also tried ajusting the length of 5H06, but all to no avail.
I have returned to previous saves, but still encounter the same problem at this platform.

I am actually quite surprised that nobody else seems to have had this problem.

5H06 being only 70 metres should fit as the platform is 124 metres long, so I would expect ordering it to stop Far End Exact would work.

Given that the train has already arrived at Drayton Park changing the stopping position now will not help, you would need to do it before it arrives.

If you provide a save from before the train arrived I would be happy to try it for you.

I have taken a look at that save but it doesn't really help as it is still from after the train has arrived.

I can see that the timetable of 5H06 has been edited for an FX stop, but the original timetable hasn't so you must have done it after the train entered the sim. Did you edit it BEFORE the train arrived at Drayton Park or after?

5H06 has waited for new engine 0H06 to arrive and when attached this train is due to depart for Finsbury Park Platform 6. This is all fine so far, except that now I don’t seem to be able to set the route from signal 363 on the up line to signal 373 on the down line towards Finsbury Park as the trains appear to straddle the points. I can’t understand why this is, because the combined length of 5H06, 0H06 and 0H07 is 90m and platform 1 is 124m long
Furthermore, 0H07-1 is now ready to depart, but is complaining that 5H06 is in front,
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I have attached a saved game to assist.

bugsy in post 97658 said:

5H06 has waited for new engine 0H06 to arrive and when attached this train is due to depart for Finsbury Park Platform 6. This is all fine so far, except that now I don’t seem to be able to set the route from signal 363 on the up line to signal 373 on the down line towards Finsbury Park as the trains appear to straddle the points. I can’t understand why this is, because the combined length of 5H06, 0H06 and 0H07 is 90m and platform 1 is 124m long
Furthermore, 0H07-1 is now ready to depart, but is complaining that 5H06 is in front,
[...]
I have attached a saved game to assist.

5H06 has its front 9m on track TMOC and the rest on TMOB. 0H07 is 98m from the start of TMOD (which is the station according to the data I have got, though I don't know how old that is). Both are stationary. There is no 0H06 in the saved game.

Running the saved attachment, 0H06 runs out of Hornsey Up Sidings and couples up to 5H06. There is no overhang.

Barry

All the reversal movements are controlled by the trains timetable.

Need saved files to be able to solve your problems.

For starters, you need to reverse 0H07 to face UP direction then have it shunt forward.
Do the same for 5H06. The overhang should clear and 5H06 and 0H07 should then follow their timetables.

Barry