Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released!

I keep forgetting to release the empty stock from Maypole Goods Loop.

Very Nice Simulations. However, can someone help me - where is Longsight Car MD ? Right at the start I have 5M74 timetabled to go to Longsight Car MD but I cant see it on the layout and I cant see in mentioned in the manual.

Those Liverpool- Scarborough services are difficult. The good news is that they pass each other (at around 5-10 minutes past the hour), so you just need the one gap.

Regulating-wise, all lines in the throat bar the Up East are bi-di; in real life this facility is used quite a lot.

Trainfan344 in post 103141 said:

I keep forgetting to release the empty stock from Maypole Goods Loop.

thats one hell of an ECS Maypole - Man Picc lolol

The bi-di lines are indeed used to the maximum potential; ditto the via buttons - a clever 'trick' is when a train from 13 needs to go into Mayfield Loop at the same time as a departure from 9-12 onto the slows; the slow line departure can be routed via button 'J' with the only penalty being that it remains on a 15mph speed restriction for slightly longer.

Steamer in post 103131 said:

Those Liverpool- Scarborough services are difficult. The good news is that they pass each other (at around 5-10 minutes past the hour), so you just need the one gap.

Regulating-wise, all lines in the throat bar the Up East are bi-di; in real life this facility is used quite a lot.

It's worth noting that the drivers dockets (at Northern and I'd assume others too) don't refer to any line or platform so it is entirely up to the signaller how a service is routed. Although the sim will penalise for an incorrect platform, in the real world alterations are frequent due to delays or set swaps; so don't panic about losing a few points!

Up to 0945 on Man PICC now , that is one hard sim to keep up with , not as bad as VIC SE with ARS off though , about the same as Vic cent with ars off

Congrats to the developers BTW, that is stellar work


not enough auto switches on Longsight, is that the same as the real panel , presume so ?

Need some ideas on regulating strategies please and TPH for certain timetables, those crossers from Picc 14 to Ashburys and VV take up some serious blockages

Also the code interpolation is driving me mad, the amount of signals I've had to put back when what I thought 1PXX to Ashburys is instead off to the airport GRR

Other regulating hints, for anyone interested:

The bi-di capability at Salford Crescent is also used when need be; most often with trains from Victoria. It's a bit of a shock dropping down from Victoria and seeing another train rolling in on the Down Bolton! Be careful not to send an Atherton-bound train into P1 though.

bri2808 in post 103102 said:

Is there a map of where each signal number is on a PDF or is this yet to be launched please

It's being worked on, but I'll need a few more days- very busy with 'life' at the moment!

First of all, great job. As a local and someone who has had the opportunity to visit the various boxes around Manchester, its great to finally see something here.

A question. Are there any plans to update the Piccadilly panel with the Chord and new timetables to go with it?

Hunts Cross is a good sim to play as you also get the Merseyrail trains on there. What I was wondering is when you terminate a train at Liverpool South Parkway P5, and interpose its new head code at signal HC541 when the train heads back towards Liverpool Central it doesn't take the head code with it, it stays at P5

Jezzabusdriver in post 106816 said:

Hunts Cross is a good sim to play as you also get the Merseyrail trains on there. What I was wondering is when you terminate a train at Liverpool South Parkway P5, and interpose its new head code at signal HC541 when the train heads back towards Liverpool Central it doesn't take the head code with it, it stays at P5

Shows how often this route has been used (Whistles) I have fixed for the next upate

pedroathome in post 106819 said:

Jezzabusdriver in post 106816 said:

Hunts Cross is a good sim to play as you also get the Merseyrail trains on there. What I was wondering is when you terminate a train at Liverpool South Parkway P5, and interpose its new head code at signal HC541 when the train heads back towards Liverpool Central it doesn't take the head code with it, it stays at P5

Shows how often this route has been used (Whistles) I have fixed for the next upate

Thank you for fixing it, its just that I noticed it as had some Merseyrail trains running really late so had to terminate them at Liverpool South Parkway, also there is one train during the leaf fall that terminates/starts from LSP as will all ME trains on 9th April while Lime Street is shut so they will frequently use the crossover at LSP

Jezzabusdriver in post 106860 said:

pedroathome in post 106819 said:

Jezzabusdriver in post 106816 said:

Hunts Cross is a good sim to play as you also get the Merseyrail trains on there. What I was wondering is when you terminate a train at Liverpool South Parkway P5, and interpose its new head code at signal HC541 when the train heads back towards Liverpool Central it doesn't take the head code with it, it stays at P5

Shows how often this route has been used (Whistles) I have fixed for the next upate

Thank you for fixing it, its just that I noticed it as had some Merseyrail trains running really late so had to terminate them at Liverpool South Parkway, also there is one train during the leaf fall that terminates/starts from LSP as will all ME trains on 9th April while Lime Street is shut so they will frequently use the crossover at LSP

An update should be out soon. I'm working on some other bits tidying up behind the scenes on Hunts Cross

James