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| Needs attention / next event list Yesterday at 16:48 #159860 | |
M'vy
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Good afternoon, and happy new year. So I've been slowly working my way around the Exeter sim, and one thing that I don't seem to be finding is a list that would help in spot in things that requires attention. Currently, I rely on looking at the whole simulation, and having the train list sorted by status, so at least the stopped/waiting for right of way trains are on the bottom. Is there any way to have some list of upcoming "things that will need to be done" somewhere? Or is this just not a feature? Things like "Manual Level Crossing is lowered", "Train X approaching red signal / no route set for train X", "Scheduled departure at station X platform N", "Train schedule to enter from sidings". I assume this is meant to be a realistic simulation of a signalling box, and maybe that is not something that is really done (which would kind of surprised me, given how critical a task this is, to not have sets of alerts). Thanks! Last edited: Yesterday at 16:51 by M'vy Reason: More example Log in to reply |
| Needs attention / next event list Yesterday at 17:36 #159861 | |
Steamer
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If you take a look at the 'Messages' tab in F3, you can find a list of the available simulation messages which you can assign various colours/pop-ups or sounds to: https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:ssrun:func:f3:optionsmessages 'Crossing clear' is available, as are messages for trains entering the simulation. TRTS (Train Ready to Start) is provided at some stations (usually the larger ones)- see the simulation manual for specifics. The simulation is indeed intended to be realistic, so you won't get notifications of trains approaching red signals, only when they've stopped and contacted you. Indeed some of the messages you can get in SimSig are an aid to playability and aren't available in real life boxes. "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: Yesterday at 17:37 by Steamer Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Needs attention / next event list Today at 03:40 #159863 | |
flabberdacks
654 posts |
There's no comprehensive list of things that need to be done because of the number of variables involved in arriving at such a decision. Even extensive levels of automation can get it wrong, in real life systems. Human experience is invaluable for the safe and effective running of a railway. Part of the skill of signalling is learning how the area works, monitoring it, learning how to identify that something needs to be done and when is best to do it. Developing this skill set takes quite some time! Your situational awareness will improve as your familiarity with the simulation and timetable improve. If you keep playing, noticing the patterns, making mistakes and learning from them, you'll look back at this post in 12 months time and smile. Last edited: Today at 03:40 by flabberdacks Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Needs attention / next event list Today at 09:16 #159868 | |
kbarber
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Absolutely agree with the replies. I know sims tend to cover areas much larger than one person would normally work and I can understand wanting some kind of alert to compensate for that. But real-life signallers don't have such things; as flabberdacks says learning to be aware of what needs doing and when is part of the skillset. When I was signalman at Marylebone (the 1967 box, not the present IECC) we had no reminders at all, not even a TRTS. We simply pulled off for departing trains a couple of minutes or so before booked departure (in the peak usually just pulled off in order of movements without waiting time) and waited for the train to move (or not). Same thing was done at Enfield Town and at Chingford until the present West Anglia IECC abolished them. You just need your wits about you, a good knowledge of the working and the traffic, and a reasonable sense of time passing. Log in to reply |
| Needs attention / next event list Today at 09:43 #159869 | |
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0D07
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Marylbone Didn't get TRTS fitted till 2006, it got CD & RA indicators in 1990 but why it didn't get TRTS at the same time is beyond me. Delta Zero Seven Log in to reply |