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ARS behaviour query - 6X20 TD 21/02/2019 at 23:17 #115901
bill_gensheet
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1473 posts 		IS there an undocumented ARS feature whereby an 'X' coded train cannot be ARS ?
I have several such as 6X20 which refuse to ARS, yet if changed when running using F2 / edit to 6Q20 do ARS happily.

These apply to 'special / odd' trains such as tubes train in transit from works (Rosyth - West Ruislip).

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Bill
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ARS behaviour query - 6X20 TD 21/02/2019 at 23:42 #115902
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Online 		‘X’ explicitly prevents ARS.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_reporting_number

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Jamie
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ARS behaviour query - 6X20 TD 21/02/2019 at 23:49 #115903
MarkC
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1115 posts 		bill_gensheet in post 115901 said:
IS there an undocumented ARS feature whereby an 'X' coded train cannot be ARS ?
I have several such as 6X20 which refuse to ARS, yet if changed when running using F2 / edit to 6Q20 do ARS happily.

These apply to 'special / odd' trains such as tubes train in transit from works (Rosyth - West Ruislip).

Thoughts welcome
Bill
ARS, in SimSig and real world, cannot route trains with X in the Headcode. In the real world ARS is coded not to allow X trains to run under ARS, and SimSig replicates what the real ARS would do.
Boldly going forward 'cause we can't find reverse. Boldly going forward, still can't find reverse. Boldly going forward, and things are getting worse!.
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ARS behaviour query - 6X20 TD 21/02/2019 at 23:55 #115904
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Online 		There are a number of reasons that trains have to be manually signalled: loading gauge, train length, timing are examples. Or more rarely, Route Availability, running in possession, or time sensitivity.

In the real world the signaller would know the requirements and would make decisions which the ARS cannot (safely) do for these trains.
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ARS behaviour query - 6X20 TD 22/02/2019 at 00:25 #115905
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1473 posts 		Thanks, have just added to Wiki.

Timetable evilness will ensue.........
Last edited: 22/02/2019 at 00:26 by bill_gensheet
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ARS behaviour query - 6X20 TD 22/02/2019 at 08:01 #115906
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2823 posts 		Mantis 17489.

There are sims for which this rule doesn't make sense. In the future such sims will not have this rule, but this will be a per-sim rather than per-timetable rule.
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