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| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 08/05/2023 at 09:20 #151715 | |
i26
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So I'm around 2200 in my save and I have just received a call informing me that a heard of cows are waiting to cross at the carriage shed crossing. Now I know there's no farm in the carriage shed and I don't think Arriva have allowed any ECS in with livestock on board. Can this be looked in to? Additionally I don't think a driver would appreciate being called a cow! 
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| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 08/05/2023 at 09:53 #151716 | |
JamesN
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The nature of the users wanting to cross is just chosen from a pre-defined list at random, and cannot be tailored for individual crossings. To my knowledge that list is: Abnormal Load Slow Vehicle Confused Driver Herd of Cows Flock of Sheep Flock of Geese A bit like the random train delay reasons (which work the same way), it isn't really intended to be taken too seriously; more to have something to mimic the process correctly. Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 08/05/2023 at 17:32 #151717 | |
postal
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i26 in post 151715 said:So I'm around 2200 in my save and I have just received a call informing me that a heard of cows are waiting to cross at the carriage shed crossing. Now I know there's no farm in the carriage shed and I don't think Arriva have allowed any ECS in with livestock on board. Can this be looked in to?I haven't heard that a herd of cows were waiting to cross. “In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 08/05/2023 at 21:03 #151718 | |
Red For Danger
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At least it wasn’t a consignment delivering the wrong type of food trolley…..
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| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 08/05/2023 at 23:21 #151719 | |
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MarkC
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4Z55 on the 2nd March 2023 "This service was cancelled due to a passenger being taken ill (VD)." https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:39150/2023-03-02/detailed Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 00:42 #151720 | |
Hap
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MarkC in post 151719 said:4Z55 on the 2nd March 2023 "This service was cancelled due to a passenger being taken ill (VD)."The reasoning comes from the route cause of the cancellation. So if the line was blocked because of a pax service with the incident on board, and the fright driver is going to be out of hours or relief driver isn’t going to make it because of the hold up, the fright will still get coded against that pax train. (Just for anyone reading and wonder how that’s possible) How to report an issue: www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:reportanissue Last edited: 09/05/2023 at 00:43 by Hap Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 03:01 #151721 | |
Splodge
716 posts |
I got the cows waiting to cross too - in the real world usually it’s a fuel tanker or some fed up staff waiting for my class 5s! Incidentally is it possible to have more calls from that crossing? It’s very busy and although I don’t know for certain, it seems it opens for road traffic between every bank of trains rather than as required - it even has a crossing keeper who puts stop boards down when it’s in use. Nothing worse than waiting to come off the single line and seeing the hi vis jacket cross the line placing the boards down! There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway. Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 07:28 #151722 | |
pedroathome
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Splodge in post 151721 said:I got the cows waiting to cross too - in the real world usually it’s a fuel tanker or some fed up staff waiting for my class 5s!Mantis 38634 - As a ball park figure, how frequent would you suggest these calls should be? Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 12:01 #151724 | |
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bill_gensheet
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Red For Danger in post 151718 said:At least it wasn’t a consignment delivering the wrong type of food trolley…..Sounds like the cows were making a direct delivery of milk for the food trolley, or maybe one of the drivers brings their pet cow to work to graze the back sidings .... :-) Log in to reply The following users said thank you: TimTamToe, kbarber |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 15:17 #151725 | |
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AndyG
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i26 in post 151715 said:So I'm around 2200 in my save and I have just received a call informing me that a heard of cows are waiting to cross at the carriage shed crossing. Now I know there's no farm in the carriage shed and I don't think Arriva have allowed any ECS in with livestock on board.Maybe they've got lost in Marlow High St? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65527789 I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Last edited: 09/05/2023 at 15:20 by AndyG Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 18:53 #151727 | |
Soton_Speed
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postal in post 151717 said:I haven't heard that a herd of cows were waiting to cross.What's brown, steaming and comes out of Crewe/Carnforth? West Coast Railways steam charter..... *ducks and runs for cover....* In Zone 6, no one can hear you scream... Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 09/05/2023 at 18:54 #151728 | |
jc92
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Red For Danger in post 151718 said:At least it wasn’t a consignment delivering the wrong type of food trolley…..Its amazing how often a driver changes ends on a class 66 in the middle of nowhere and becomes delayed due to an errant food trolley in the no2 end! "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 10/05/2023 at 20:40 #151757 | |
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clive
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JamesN in post 151716 said:The nature of the users wanting to cross is just chosen from a pre-defined list at random, and cannot be tailored for individual crossings.Though it's on my list. JamesN in post 151716 said: Correct, except it's Gaggle of Geese, of course. The driver and the geese each appear 1/7 as often as the remainder (which are all equally likely). Log in to reply The following user said thank you: i26 |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 10/05/2023 at 21:42 #151763 | |
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i26
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clive in post 151757 said:JamesN in post 151716 said:Glad to hear it's something we can hopefully expect in the future.The nature of the users wanting to cross is just chosen from a pre-defined list at random, and cannot be tailored for individual crossings.Though it's on my list.
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| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 17/06/2023 at 07:28 #152191 | |
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lazlo52
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Played Crewe 4 times midnight to midnight and I keep getting calls to cross every 10-15 minutes. Starting to ignore the calls now so they get run over. Maybe random but no calls from Lower Radway Green as I did the first time I played.
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| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 17/06/2023 at 08:35 #152193 | |
Robyn
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Crewe carriage shed crossing would be in use quite a lot, it's the only carriage sidings left in Crewe. South Junctions carr. sdgs are now owned by LSL, north junctions carr sidings have been almost entirely lifted (EMU sdg). Think about in the morning and evening how many units shunt between the station and the CS, the traincrew has gotta go/come from somewhere. 7-5-5, closing of comment Log in to reply The following users said thank you: elltrain3, lazlo52, Trainfan344 |
| Crewe Carriage Shed Crossing, Heard of Cows waiting to cross? 17/06/2023 at 15:55 #152207 | |
Steamer
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RobJ in post 152193 said:Crewe carriage shed crossing would be in use quite a lot, it's the only carriage sidings left in Crewe. South Junctions carr. sdgs are now owned by LSL, north junctions carr sidings have been almost entirely lifted (EMU sdg).On a related note, I was stood on Inverness station for 30-45 minutes one morning earlier this year (waiting for a railtour) within sight of the level crossing over Rose Street curve. As at Crewe, the LC is internal to the depot and used by staff only. Quite surprising how much traffic was using the LC. Unlike at Crewe, it's signalled as a conventional MCB so is only closed to road when a train needs to pass, most times a unit did a shunt a member of staff ended up waiting at the barriers. "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) Last edited: 17/06/2023 at 15:56 by Steamer Reason: None given Log in to reply |