Derby FAQ

Minor issues from a welcome sim refresh. (Pre-2000 era applies)

1. The sim appears to behave in the opposite way to the note in the manual for Coalfields Farm stop board - permission to pass is requested.

2. Is Sim Msg 4 for the Wirksworth token (manual), no?

3. 970 GF has no Diagram associated with it and Sinfin No.3 GF appears to do the work in its place.

4. Would it be possible to have the following length data:

- Branston Jn neck and the standage behind both sigs 137 and 102
- Mantle Lane DGL
- Top Yard Neck, the Station Yard CS and Gas Tank Sdg

The working auto call-on sigs on the Goods lines are a nice addition.

TIA.

3. 970 GF has no Diagram associated with it and Sinfin No.3 GF appears to do the work in its place.

Also can there be more help with how to use the ground frames in Derby eg Belper as the existing information in the manual is next to non existent please eg provide more information on how to operate the GF into the siding etc.

Belper in the Up:

Release frame (1), Change No 2 points (2), Pull off PLS (5). Train will call the authorise to proceed, allow such authourisation once happy the GF is set, then train will head into the Belper CE, then drop off.

Just want to check in case there's a reason for it but when you ring the station supervisor about a using a different platform other then the booked one for freight, the train in question doesn't seem to recognise the platform as a location.

Eg, if you take as a example 6Z00 which is booked for a crew change on Platform 2 heading in the Birmingham direction than it's fine if Platform 2 is used however if you use Platform 3 for whatever reason than the train comes to a stop at the platform starter 443 and refuses to carry out the crew chance unless you set the route to 388 and the crew change happens over the pointwork at Derby London Road Junction which can't be realistic can it?

No issues with passenger services but did have one train that did precisely the above so why would the train not carry out the crew change while at signal 443 as it does it with no issues with the booked platform especially as there may well be a reason for a freight to use a platform other than the booked one in this case, I had two trains wanting to use Platform 2 at the same time as one was on time and the other was early hence using alterative platform.

Note 6Z00 is a completely fictional headcode.

Trains from Tutbury report passing N Staffs Jn long before passing sig 299 protecting the junction, eg
"08:14:38 2E67 passed North Staffordshire Jn on time" whilst at 53mph towards 299 at red before the junction.

Hap in post 151345 said:

Belper in the Up:

Release frame (1), Change No 2 points (2), Pull off PLS (5). Train will call the authorise to proceed, allow such authourisation once happy the GF is set, then train will head into the Belper CE, then drop off.

A wider point as it happens elsewhere, why are trains calling (who ?) for authorisation at a GF under local operation ?
There is a signal (5 at Belper) which is either real or represents 'Dave the van/secondman with a green flag'

As Derby panel you do not know much of what is going on, having given control over to the GF operator.
As GF operator 'Dave the van', you do not have a phone to be called.

Coalfields Farm Stopboard appears not to have been ticked as a SB, shows as signal COALSTOP.
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