Waterloo Platform Number Train Descriptions

Just tested in a sandbox and yes it will work in theory. There is a display problem though in that TD berths are 4 characters by default and while you can create a prima-facie 2 character berth is populates the additional 2 spaces with blanks initially giving an odd display. That will require a core-code change probably.

Peter

Hi Guys

Assuming the Waterloo refresh is still happening, I have noticed that Waterloo has additional TD berths for about 3 signals back from the Station that gives the allocated Platform Number for an incoming service.

If the refresh is not too far gone, is it a) possible, or b) practicable to install these onto the Waterloo refresh? It would make life easier given the shear amount of traffic at the place?
Andrew

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Hi Guys

Assuming the Waterloo refresh is still happening, I have noticed that Waterloo has additional TD berths for about 3 signals back from the Station that gives the allocated Platform Number for an incoming service.

If the refresh is not too far gone, is it a) possible, or b) practicable to install these onto the Waterloo refresh? It would make life easier given the shear amount of traffic at the place?
Andrew

My understanding was that the 3rd signal back only displayed the route to be taken, not the platform number. I stand corrected!

Barry

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Just tested in a sandbox and yes it will work in theory. There is a display problem though in that TD berths are 4 characters by default and while you can create a prima-facie 2 character berth is populates the additional 2 spaces with blanks initially giving an odd display. That will require a core-code change probably.

Peter

Thanks for looking into it :cheer:

Any chance of displaying (space)xx(space) so the number appears in the middle, or is that a core code issue as well?

Andrew

Clive has just pointed me in the direction of how to make the TD berths variable width so I'll have a play sometime and see what I can do.

I have been in the process of refreshing as-is off and on.

Peter

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Clive has just pointed me in the direction of how to make the TD berths variable width so I'll have a play sometime and see what I can do.

I have been in the process of refreshing as-is off and on.

Peter

Understood.

Can I ask then whether a) the new Platform's 1 and 2 at Clapham are included, Clapham Yard gets more than one exit (as it really does) and c) whether the missing GPL's at Waterloo are included.

Looking forward to the refresh when it's available :)

Andrew

Just to add to the interest, I think I recall reading that the platform berths could also be populated by the signalbox supervisor. I don't recall any reference to them being auto-populated from the timetable but of course that might simply be taken as read and the reference was to facilities available. That facility makes a great deal of sense as an easy and very effective way of implementing short-term alterations; I presume that, if the supervisor interposed a platform number before the berth occupied, it would override the automatically generated number but I can't be sure of that.

This is all in my father's papers, he was divisional relief Area Inspector at the time of the resignalling; unfortuntely they're in the loft so I can't give chapter and verse nor can I guarantee I'm remembering accurately.

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Just to add to the interest, I think I recall reading that the platform berths could also be populated by the signalbox supervisor. I don't recall any reference to them being auto-populated from the timetable but of course that might simply be taken as read and the reference was to facilities available. That facility makes a great deal of sense as an easy and very effective way of implementing short-term alterations; I presume that, if the supervisor interposed a platform number before the berth occupied, it would override the automatically generated number but I can't be sure of that.

This is all in my father's papers, he was divisional relief Area Inspector at the time of the resignalling; unfortuntely they're in the loft so I can't give chapter and verse nor can I guarantee I'm remembering accurately.

I recall being told that the platform numbers come from the timetable, which can be a problem as they don't account for short term alterations.

I still haven't looked for the papers (apart from lots of other things on, we think there's a wasps' nest in the vicinity and there's a large number of the odious creatures in our loft, so nowt much will happen before October) but I definitely recall a reference to that facility on the supervisor's desk.