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| Is it possible to re-route trains due to infrastructure failures? 02/11/2020 at 05:56 #133469 | |
mallard82
27 posts |
(I'm not entirely sure where this should go, so apologies if I have put it in the wrong bit) For example: in a recent game in Exeter I was playing, there was a Track Circuit Failure affecting a pair of points at Cogload Junction, meaning trains could only go via Bridgewater. Similarly a points failure cutting off Watford C.S from Watford Jct. in Wembley Sub. Is it possible to divert trains when such an infrastructure failure occurs? Turn my head with talk of summertime... Last edited: 02/11/2020 at 06:36 by mallard82 Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Is it possible to re-route trains due to infrastructure failures? 02/11/2020 at 07:36 #133470 | |
clive
2789 posts |
Yes. You can either tell the train to ignore a calling point or abandon its timetable when the driver phones in to complain about the route set, or you can edit the train's timetable (equivalent to Control telling the driver that she's doing something different).
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| Is it possible to re-route trains due to infrastructure failures? 02/11/2020 at 19:02 #133487 | |
Steamer
3985 posts |
When doing moves like this, it's worth considering whether or not a driver, in real life, would sign the alternative route. Bridgwater vice Castle Cary would probably be OK (though I've seen rumblings on other forums that at least some South West GW drivers who work London services have had it taken off them recently); but not all diverts which make sense in the simulation would be signed in reality. "Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Log in to reply The following user said thank you: mallard82 |
| Is it possible to re-route trains due to infrastructure failures? 03/11/2020 at 09:18 #133493 | |
lazzer
634 posts |
Steamer in post 133487 said:...I've seen rumblings on other forums that at least some South West GW drivers who work London services have had it taken off them recentlyCorrect. Plymouth drivers have had Taunton to Bristol via Weston-super-Mare removed from their route cards. Exeter drivers still sign the road. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: mallard82 |
| Is it possible to re-route trains due to infrastructure failures? 03/11/2020 at 19:06 #133500 | |
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mfcooper
707 posts |
The approach you take all depends on how much information you have and how much of that you want to try an implement in a session. As one can tell, there are users who have a good level of understanding about real-world situations. Of course there are many users (including me, and I suspect OP) who don’t have this knowledge. In general, do what you want to do based on the approach you want to take. Log in to reply The following users said thank you: Edgemaster, mallard82 |
| Is it possible to re-route trains due to infrastructure failures? 12/11/2020 at 17:37 #133799 | |
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mallard82
27 posts |
Thanks, that's really helpful.
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