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| Special Timing Pattern 16/09/2017 at 06:36 #101802 | |
VInce
579 posts |
Hi all, Could anyone explain what a "Special Timing Pattern" is please, and explain how and why it is used. It isn't clear to me in the wiki which says only this:- Special Timing Pattern- Only used on ARS Simulations, this will cause the TT to be recognised as a Special Timing Pattern, which can be applied to a train so that ARS will route it differently. Regards, Vince I walk around inside the questions of my day, I navigate the inner reaches of my disarray, I pass the altars where fools and thieves hold sway, I wait for night to come and lift this dread away : Jackson Browne - The Night Inside Me Log in to reply |
| Special Timing Pattern 16/09/2017 at 08:51 #101803 | |
Chromatix
190 posts |
I believe it's so that, in times of disruption or when a special service is laid on at short notice, the ARS can still be used to relieve the workload in the signalbox instead of manually routing many trains. The STP is essentially a template timetable and routing that can be applied to an individual train, from ARS' point of view. AFAIK, it hasn't actually been used in SimSig timetables that I'm aware of, so I have no idea how to use it in practice. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: VInce |
| Special Timing Pattern 16/09/2017 at 19:28 #101807 | |
GeoffM
6377 posts |
Chromatix in post 101803 said:I believe it's so that, in times of disruption or when a special service is laid on at short notice, the ARS can still be used to relieve the workload in the signalbox instead of manually routing many trains. The STP is essentially a template timetable and routing that can be applied to an individual train, from ARS' point of view.That's about it - the IECC ARS is only updated twice a day (only once from the TT master) so any trains planned after about 10pm the previous day won't make it into the ARS's known schedules. The STP is a template to allow the train to at least be routed by ARS, though at a lower priority generally. SimSig Boss Log in to reply The following user said thank you: VInce |
| Special Timing Pattern 17/09/2017 at 13:05 #101808 | |
Steamer
3985 posts |
I've updated the relevant pages (Timetable Editor and ARS) in the Wiki to explain how to create and use special timing patterns.
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