Confused by TSRs

1) I understand they come into action at Standard Level and above, but how are they displayed on the panel?

Apart from this, is there any indication to the signaller that a train is travelling slower because of a TSR (e.g., something on the Train List?)

3) In real life, if a TC fails and is being attended to by maintenance, wouldn't that constitute a TSR if it were deemed safe for trains to proceed across it, and does SimSig replicate this situation?

1) I understand they come into action at Standard Level and above, but how are they displayed on the panel? Are they just announced in a popup or message and do I have to put collars outside them, or what?

3) In real life, if a TC fails and is being attended to by maintenance, wouldn't that constitute a TSR if it were deemed safe for trains to proceed across it, and does SimSig replicate this situation?

1) I understand they come into action at Standard Level and above, but how are they displayed on the panel? Are they just announced in a popup or message and do I have to put collars outside them, or what? There's nothing on the signalling display symbols page to show what a section of track looks like when a TSR is in force. There's no display option in Messages for TSRs either that I can see.

2) I understand that trains (particularly freight trains) may have an engineering allowance (Eng) included at certain locations in their TT to allow for delays while TSRs are in force for maintenance. (Freight trains in particular as they take longer to slow down and speed up). However, if no TSR is in force for that route section, the Eng allowance may safely be subtracted from the arrival time. Apart from this, is there any indication to the signaller that a train is travelling slower because of a TSR (e.g., something on the Train List?)

3) In real life, if a TC fails and is being attended to by maintenance, wouldn't that constitute a TSR if it were deemed safe for trains to proceed across it, and does SimSig replicate this situation?

TSRs are generally used where track or other structures aren't quite up to standard. For example, during the recent flooding, some bridges had TSRs over them as a precaution, as did some embankments and cuttings. This reduced the forces acting on soil etc. when a train passed, preventing further damage.

You will receive a message in the Incident Report at the start of the simulation, informing you what (if any) TSRs are in force that day. For example, starting Westbury might produce "TSR, Woodborough DGL, 5mph". These are randomly decided when you start a new game, and remain the same for the duration of the simulation, regardless of loading and saving.

There used to be an elaborate system of handsignalling for imposing a TSR in emergency; I don't know how it's done now.

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You will receive a message in the Incident Report at the start of the simulation, informing you what (if any) TSRs are in force that day. For example, starting Westbury might produce "TSR, Woodborough DGL, 5mph". These are randomly decided when you start a new game, and remain the same for the duration of the simulation, regardless of loading and saving.

Don't count on it. It's perfectly possible to turn TSRs on and off at any point in a simulation, or to change the speeds.

The bridge strike in Cambridge is a TSR that changes from line speed to 0 to 5 to 15 to 30 to line speed (I may have misremembered the numbers).

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You will receive a message in the Incident Report at the start of the simulation, informing you what (if any) TSRs are in force that day. For example, starting Westbury might produce "TSR, Woodborough DGL, 5mph". These are randomly decided when you start a new game, and remain the same for the duration of the simulation, regardless of loading and saving.

Don't count on it. It's perfectly possible to turn TSRs on and off at any point in a simulation, or to change the speeds.

The bridge strike in Cambridge is a TSR that changes from line speed to 0 to 5 to 15 to 30 to line speed (I may have misremembered the numbers).

At present, do TSRs advertised as such change during the game?

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There used to be an elaborate system of handsignalling for imposing a TSR in emergency; I don't know how it's done now.

Daleks.

See 14.39 on RailSigns.

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There used to be an elaborate system of handsignalling for imposing a TSR in emergency; I don't know how it's done now.

Daleks.

See 14.39 on RailSigns.

Prior to the boards (and Daleks) being erected - which is what I thought Keith was referring to - it's now a case of stopping and advising drivers at the signal in rear. I'm not sure exactly how it was done in years gone by, but I think it involved a yellow handsignal of some sort! A recent change is that an ESR can now be less restrictive than 20mph prior to the boards going out, and there's no need to stop trains that won't be affected (for example, a class 7 train for a 60mph ESR).

If the Incident Control Panel allows you the player to create your own TSR, what is the purpose of this? Is it just to enable you to make the simulation more difficult for yourself?

Also, if most TSRs forced on the player last throughout the duration of the sim, why be able to delete the TSR you've created, and when would one do this?

If the Incident Control Panel allows you the player to create your own TSR, what is the purpose of this? Is it just to enable you to make the simulation more difficult for yourself?

I took a look at the Cambridge sim v2.201 and all I could find is the option to include TSRs. I could not find "TSR" or "temporary speed restriction" on the manual page, nor any mention of "bridge strike" that Clive refers to.

It would seem a good idea if all sims at scenarios where TSRs could be applied had a duration option, meaning that the user could choose whether they should apply across the whole TT or only for a few hours, which would then allow him to attempt to catch up afterwards. Or maybe some could automatically apply during the whole TT and others for a limited time.

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It would seem a good idea if all sims at scenarios where TSRs could be applied had a duration option, meaning that the user could choose whether they should apply across the whole TT or only for a few hours, which would then allow him to attempt to catch up afterwards. Or maybe some could automatically apply during the whole TT and others for a limited time.

In reality, TSRs don't tend to change that often- 'Temporary' is on a scale of weeks. There was one near my local station a while ago that was in force for a couple of months.

I took a look at the Cambridge sim v2.201 and all I could find is the option to include TSRs. I could not find "TSR" or "temporary speed restriction" on the manual page, nor any mention of "bridge strike" that Clive refers to.

If these TSRs are indeed transient, is the user notified of their removal via the Incident Report window?

It would seem a good idea if all sims at scenarios where TSRs could be applied had a duration option, meaning that the user could choose whether they should apply across the whole TT or only for a few hours, which would then allow him to attempt to catch up afterwards. Or maybe some could automatically apply during the whole TT and others for a limited time.

Thats true, there are several reasons why a TSR may be imposed. A track defect for example will be rectified pretty quickly - usually overnight whereas a TSR for a wet-bed may be a week or so. For track renewal etc it's usually around a week whilst it beds in as Danny says.

Poor sighting on a foot or farm crossing is an increasingly common cause of long-term TSRs - there are 3 around Shepreth Branch Jn which have been there for over 3 years! I assume these will only disappear when the crossing is removed/upgraded!