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Slot granted and then cancelled? 12/03/2024 at 17:23 #155678
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I’m playing the Doncaster South 1991 timetable.

Shortly after 21:51:00 I requested a slot so that I could send a late train (2E35) towards Sleaford at Barkston South Jn. The slot was granted. However, even though I had set the route for 2E35 and it was traversing the crossover from the Down to the Up line before Barkston South Jn, the slot was cancelled.

I will have to re-run the sim and either hold 2E35 at Grantham or hold it before the crossover and allow 2M38 to enter from Barkston East.

Surely, having granted a slot and with a route set the slot shouldn’t have been withdrawn?




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Slot granted and then cancelled? 12/03/2024 at 17:24 #155679
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Ooops. Forgot the saved game 🙄
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Slot granted and then cancelled? 12/03/2024 at 18:05 #155680
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That looks fine to me. The Slot is for the signal it has just passed, and when the signal returns to danger the slot extinguishes as its only good for one "pull".
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Slot granted and then cancelled? 12/03/2024 at 19:24 #155681
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jc92 in post 155680 said:
That looks fine to me. The Slot is for the signal it has just passed, and when the signal returns to danger the slot extinguishes as its only good for one "pull".
I don't quite follow what you are saying.

Is it that I requested the slot too early?

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Slot granted and then cancelled? 12/03/2024 at 19:36 #155682
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bugsy in post 155681 said:
jc92 in post 155680 said:
That looks fine to me. The Slot is for the signal it has just passed, and when the signal returns to danger the slot extinguishes as its only good for one "pull".
I don't quite follow what you are saying.

Is it that I requested the slot too early?
The slot allows you to set the route. Once the train passes the signal, the route from the signal is cancelled behind it (the signal stem goes back to grey from white) and the slot is as well, so you need to request it again to set another route. The route is still held ahead of the train that has just passed, no conflicting route can be set.

A lot, probably most, slots act this way, though some are 'persistent' and will remain granted until the other signaller manually cancels it.

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Slot granted and then cancelled? 12/03/2024 at 20:41 #155685
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Steamer in post 155682 said:
bugsy in post 155681 said:
jc92 in post 155680 said:
That looks fine to me. The Slot is for the signal it has just passed, and when the signal returns to danger the slot extinguishes as its only good for one "pull".
I don't quite follow what you are saying.

Is it that I requested the slot too early?
The slot allows you to set the route. Once the train passes the signal, the route from the signal is cancelled behind it (the signal stem goes back to grey from white) and the slot is as well, so you need to request it again to set another route. The route is still held ahead of the train that has just passed, no conflicting route can be set.

A lot, probably most, slots act this way, though some are 'persistent' and will remain granted until the other signaller manually cancels it.
Thanks for that information.
I'll re-run the save to see what happens :-)

That worked a treat. Didn't know that you could do that. I'll remember the tip for future games unless my memory fails me.

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Last edited: 12/03/2024 at 20:48 by bugsy
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