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| Cornwall - Liskeard Platform 1 Far Stopping Position Yesterday at 22:44 #158279 | |
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I am having an issue with the far end stopping position at Liskeard Platform 1. It is linked to the fact that Liskeard signal LD33 is not at the end of platform 1 (LINK to Google Maps image showing LD33 is not at end of platform 1), the track section in advance of signal LD33 (TLDBD2) & the track section in the rear of signal LD33 (TLDBE). Google Earth historical imagery from 2001 (July 2021 imagery attached due to better lighting) shows that the whole of PLD10A/B crossover is located beyond the country end of Platform 1, supported by THIS image of the box diagram, dated 1981, photographed in 2011 and uploaded in 2015. Rough measurements on the Google Earth imagery (using the ruler tool and verified by using the 20' shipping containers in the nearby yard and digitally 'stacking' them end-to-end over the platform), shows that the position of signal LD33 is about 50m short of the country end of platform 1. Train 6V20 in the attached image is 80m long and has a stopping position of far the end of platform 1. But when stopped, is entirely in track section TLDBE, which is the section in the rear protected by signal LD33. This can also be seen in the timetable attached, that train TEST, that is 80m long and has a FX stopping position stops completely within track section TLDBE (in all eras), and when a shunt forward command is given after train TEST stops, the track section TLDBF is immediately occupied, thus I conclude that the far end stopping position for platform 1 is the country end of track section TLDBE. 1) Please the graphics be updated to show that signal LD33 is located part way along platform 1 and not at the end (like seen in the box diagram linked above). 2) Please could the Wiki be updated to include the platform length of platform 1 to include length up to LD33 and the full length of the platform 3) Please could a note about LD33 not being at the country end of platform 1, but part way along be added to the Liskeard panel notes section of the wiki 4) Please could the far end stopping position in (at least) the 2000 & 2009 eras be reviewed to around the country end of TLDBD2   Post has attachments. Log in to view them. The train now standing on platform 2, should be on the rails Log in to reply |