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Feltham

Introduction

Welcome to SimSig Feltham.

You will be controlling Feltham PSB, Wokingham S.B, Wimbledon Panel 5 (Barnes area) and (optionally) a simplified version of Reading station, all of which covers a total of 82 route miles. The simulation era covers the period for the above mentioned boxes up to how the area was in 2012.

Timetables

Title	Published	Author	Comments
15th October 2009	03/12/2014	James Nelhams	0445 start also available
2019-01-09 SX	06/09/2023	Meld	0000,0400,1400 Multiseed
Sunday 2015	27/12/2014	John Bessant	Available from Downloads Section
Feltham Engineering Diversions	10/02/2015	John Bessant	Available from Downlaods Section

Startup Options

Difficulty

Pre-sets the failure/delay probability and failure/delay duration sliders to levels relative to that difficulty. 'Gremlins' is a setting with excessively high failure rates, 'One of those days' is a setting with significant delays. Developer mode should be used when writing Timetables, this sets delay and failure probability to zero. Defaults to Beginner

TSR

Sets the prevalence of Temporary Speed Restrictions

Adverse Weather Conditions

Tick-box to denote whether Adverse Weather is currently happening. During adverse weather trains will be slower to accelerate and take longer to stop. Defaults to Off.

Level Crossing Controls

Selection box: 'Normal' is all crossings controls & penalties active, 'No Penalty' is just that, means you can be as evil as you like, so you don't get irate drivers waiting at crossings, 'No Crossings' is just that, all controls, penalties and calls have been disabled. Defaults to Normal.

TORR

In real life the signalboxes do not have TORR . This can be turned on with this option.

Reading PSB

Selecting this will enable part of Reading PSB to be shown.

Fringes

Ash Vale Jn

The simulation fringes to Ash Vale Jn at Frimley - this is a simple entry/exit and no special process is required by the signaller as this is handled by the simulation for the single line section.

Guildford

Fringes at Farnborough North / North Camp for Guildford via the 'North Downs' line.

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North London Line

Multiple connections to the North London Line from this simulation, Two of these being pesent at Kew East Jn to New Kew Jn and Old Kew Jn. This is a straight forward area, but with the posibility of reversals from Old Kew Jn.

Reading

A simplfied area of control here, that enables the simulation to have the Waterloo <> Reading services captive. All trains that enter / exit the area via Reading will be using the 'Reading Depot Etc' slot.

Wimbledon

Straight forward control handovers to Wimbledon ASC, first area being at Clapham Jn (Windsor Side) to/from Barnes, and the second being at Norbiton towards New Malden.

Woking

A straight forward section to Woking ASC at Addlestone Jn.

Electrification

The area is mainly electrified 3rd-rail DC, with the following exceptions:

Kew East Jn area, Staines Down Goods Loop, Shell Mex Terminal, Up & Down Guildford lines & Reading New Jn area.

Control Area & Functionality

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Regulation Strategies

Feltham is a two-track railway virtually throughout. It is therefore very important to ensure trains proceed in the correct order through the system, otherwise a fast train may get stuck behind a stopper with no opportunity to overtake. If trains are running late then use your best judgement - do you delay a late fast train even more, or delay an on-time stopper so the fast gets back into sequence?

Barnes

Watch out for Down trains approaching Barnes that get overtaken by another Down train. It may be best not to set route from W523 or W525 for a stopping train until the train is nearly at Barnes.

Twickenham

Trains approaching from Strawberry Hill are generally timetabled along the third line to St. Margarets before joining the Up Main. This means that F18, F20, F16, F30, F32, and F36 can all be left in auto most of the time.

Kingston

Wait for TRTS from the bay platform before setting route out of the bay. Otherwise a train may approach from Norbiton and be delayed.

Feltham

Don't forget to set the route from F183. Because of the overlaps it is not immediately obvious if this route is not set: look at the signal post instead (white for route set; grey if not).

Staines

Make use of the goods loops for freight trains and empty passenger trains if they are out of sequence. There are no more opportunities to loop out-of-sequence down trains, or up trains via Kew.

Ascot

Many services terminate at Ascot from the Ash Vale direction. If they do, ensure they're in platform 3 otherwise they'll block down trains until it is ready to depart.

Timetable Notes

09/01/2019

Midnight, 04:00 and 14:00 starts are provided.

There are known platform clashes between the 3/8Sxx services and the regular booked services. With the frequency of the passenger services, there is no way of avoiding the clashes and were left as the timetable has them booked. (Mantis 38730)

Locations

*Not a TIPLOC

TIPLOC	Description		TIPLOC	Description
ADLESTJ	Addlestone Jn		ADLESTN	Addlestone
ASCO501	Ascot (F501 rev)		ASCO504	Ascot (F504/6 rev)
ASCODS	Ascot Down Sdg		ASCOT	Ascot
ASFDMSX	Ashford		ASHVALE	Ash Vale
BAGSHOT	Bagshot		BARN090	Barnes (F1090 rev)
BARNES	Barnes		BCKWATR	Blackwater
BNSBDGE	Barnes Bridge		BNTFORD	Brentford
BRACKNL	Bracknell		CHISWCK	Chiswick
CHERTGF*	Chertsey G.F		CHTSEY	Chertsey
CLPHMJW	Clapham Jn		CMBLEGF*	Camberley G.F
CMBLEY	Camberley		CRWTHRN	Crowthorne
DATCHET	Datchet		EGHAM	Egham
ERLY	Earley		FELT453	Feltham (F453 rev)
FELTGS	Feltham Sdg		FELTHAM	Feltham
FELTHMJ	Feltham Jn		FRBRNTH	Farnborough North
FRIMLEY	Frimley		FRIMLYJ	Frimley Jn
FULW417	Fulwell (F417 rev)		FULWELL	Fulwell
HAMPTON	Hampton		HAMWICK	Hampton Wick
HOUN443	Hounslow (F443 rev)		HOUN448	Hounslow (F448 rev)
HOUNSLJ	Hounslow Jn		HOUNSLW	Hounslow
ISLEWTH	Isleworth		KEWBDGE	Kew Bridge
KEWEJ	Kew East Jn		KGST410	Kingston (F410 rev)
KGST412	Kingston (F412 rev)		KGSTON	Kingston
KMPTNPK	Kempton Park		LNGCROS	Longcross
MHERON	Martins Heron		MRTLKE	Mortlake
NEWKEWJ	New Kew Jn		NEWMLDN	New Malden
NRBITON	Norbiton		NSHEEN	North Sheen
NTHCAMP	North Camp		OKEWJN	Old Kew Jn
PUTNEY	Putney		RDNG4AB	Reading Plat 4A/4B
RDNG508	Reading Spur Jn (R508 rev)		RDNGNJN	Reading New Jn
RDNGSJN	Reading Spur Jn		RDNGSTN	Reading
REDGDMU	Reading Depot Etc.		RICHMND	Richmond
RV398*	Richmond (F398 rev)		RV414*	Shacklegate Jn (F414 rev)
RV416*	Shacklegate Jn (F416 rev)		RV436*	Old Kew Jn (F436 rev)
SACTONJ	South Acton Jn		SHCK413*	Shacklegate Jn (F413 rev)
SHCKLGJ	Shacklegate Jn		SHEP425*	Shepperton (F425 rev)
SHEPDSD	Shepperton Dn Sdg		SHEPRTN	Shepperton
SHEPUSD	Shepperton Up Sdg		SNDHRST	Sandhurst
STAI461	Staines (F461 rev)		STAI477	Staines (West F477 rev)
STAI478	Staines (West F478 rev)		STAIDGL	Staines Dn Loop
STAINES	Staines		STAINOS	Staines Oil Sdgs
STAINSD	Staines C.H.S		STAINSE	Staines Sdgs Ent/Ext
STAINUL	Staines Up Loop		STAINUS	Staines Up Sdg
STMGTS	St. Margaret's		STRW419	Strawberry Hill (F419 rev)
STRWBHD	Strawberry Hill Depot		STRWBYH	Strawberry Hill
SUNBURY	Sunbury		SUNNGDL	Sunningdale
SUNYMDS	Sunnymeads		SYONLA	Syon Lane
TEDNGTN	Teddington		TWCK401	Twickenham (F401/3 rev)
TWCK406	Twickenham (F406 rev)		TWCKNHM	Twickenham
TWCKNMJ	Twickenham Jn		UHALIFD	Upper Halliford
VRGN491	Virgina Water (F491 rev)		VRGNWTR	Virginia Water
WDWTOWN	Wandsworth Town		WHTTONJ	Whitton Jn
WHTTON	Whitton		WINERSH	Winnersh
WINETGL	Winnersh Triangle		WOKN14	Rev Sig WM14 (Diesel)
WOKN15	Rev Sig WM15 (Electric)		WOKNDS	Wokingham Down Sdg
WOKNGHM	Wokingham		WRYSBRY	Wraysbury
WSOR283*	Windsor & Eton (F283 rev)		WSORAER	Windsor & Eton Riverside
WSORAGF*	Windsor & Eton G.F

Entry Points

Entry ID	Description		TIPLOC	Description
EADLESTJ	Addlestone Jn (Up Chertsey)		EASHVALE	Ash Vale Jn (Up Single)
ECLPHMJF	Clapham Jn (Down Fast)		ECLPHMJS	Clapham Jn (Down Slow)
ENEWMLDN	New Malden (Down Kingston)		ENTHCAMP	North Camp (Down Guildford)
EREDGDMU	Reading Depot etc.		ESACTONJ	South Acton Jn (Down Line)
ESTAINOS	Staines Oil Sdg		ESTAINSD	Staines C.H.S
ESTRWBHE	Strawberry Hill Depot (S422)		ESTRWBHN	Strawberry Hill Depot (S411)
ESTRWBHW	Strawberry Hill Depot (S418)

Level Crossings

Name	Type	Workstation		Name	Type	Workstation
Barnes (Hounslow Line)	CCTV	Barnes		Barnes (Reading Line)	CCTV	Barnes
Camberley	CCTV	Ascot		Chertsey	CCTV	Ascot
Chiswick	CCTV	Hounslow		Datchet	CCTV	Staines
Egham	CCTV	Ascot		Englemere	TEL	Ascot
Feltham	CCTV	Hounslow		Hampton	CCTV	Strawberry Hill
Mays	CCTV	Staines		Mortlake	CCTV	Barnes
North Sheen	CCTV	Barnes		Oakmead	TEL	Staines
Pooley Green	CCTV	Staines		Rusham	AHB	Ascot
Star Lane	CCTV	Wokingham		Strawberry Hill CME&E	TEL	Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill Staff Crossing	TEL	Strawberry Hill		Strawberry Hill	CCTV	Strawberry Hill
Sunningdale	CCTV	Ascot		Thorpe Lane	CCTV	Staines
Waterloo	AHB	Wokingham		White Hart	CCTV	Barnes
Wokingham	CCTV	Wokingham		Wood Lane	CCTV	Hounslow

Signal Number Plan

Feltham Signal Number Plan

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Signal Box Prefix Codes

Code	Box
DS	Reading (Down Southen auto signals)
F	Feltham
GD	Guildford*
HW	Ash Vale Junction*
KE	Kew East Junction*
R	Reading#
W	Wimbledon#
WK	Woking*
WM	Wokingham

*Fringe box, signals not controlled in this simulation.

#Control area partially player-controlled

Platform Lengths

Location	Platform	Length (m)
Addlestone	Up	166
	Dn	176
Ascot	1 (Side)	190 (Down)
		214 (Up)
	1 (Island)	166
	2	166
	3	153
Ashford	All	158
Bagshot	All	92
Barnes	All	163
Barnes Bridge	All	160
Blackwater	All	84
Bracknell	All	162
Brentford	All	168
Camberley	Dn	119
	Up	84
Chertsy	Up	90
	Dn	104
Chiswick	All	173
Crowthorne	All	92
Datchet	All	168
Earley	Dn	170
	Up	168
Egham	All	191
Farnborough North	All	90
Feltham	All	168
Frimley	All	92
Fulwell	All	172
Hampton	All	179
Hampton Wick	All	156
Hounslow	Dn	173
	Up	164
Isleworth	All	165
Kempton Park	Dn	321
	Up	227
Kew Bridge	All	153
Kingston	1	171
	2	208
	3	133
Longcross	All	158
Martins Heron	All	169
Mortlake	All	177
Norbiton	All	157
North Sheen	All	160
Putney	All	186
Reading	4	300
	4A	200
	4B	200
	5	360
Richmond	All	203
Sandhurst	All	78
Shepperton	SGL	168
Staines	1	170
	2	161
Strawberry Hill	1	160
	2	144 (Up)
		169 (Down)
St Margarets	All	168
Sunbury	All	162
Sunningdale	All	168
Sunnymeads	All	158
Syon Lane	All	209
Teddington	Up	183
	Dn	163
Twickenham	1	139
	2	139
	3	160
	4	160
	5	160
Upper Halliford	All	160
Virginia Water	1	163
	2	163
	3	145
	4	153
Whitton	All	166
Windsor & Eton Riverside	1	199
	2	181
Winnersh	All	169
Winnersh Triangle	All	167
Wokingham	All	169
Wraysbury	Dn	165
	Up	177

Loop Lengths

Location	Loop	Length
Staines	DGL	440
	UGL	260 (F462-F463)
		340 (Throughout)

Version History

Version 1.11 (1st September 2024)

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes
0039388: [Issue] Reading APPR and Last Sent berths not populating
0040807: [Issue] Reading Display Issue
0040808: [Issue] Staines Oil Sdgs
0039212: [Issue] WM510 MAR
0039213: [Issue] WM31 Approach Control
0039214: [Issue] WM502 Emergency Replacement
0039215: [Issue] WM530/WM531 should have a Emergency Replacement
0039216: [Issue] GD987 should be GD967
0039217: [Suggestion] Flank Locking WM17
0039234: [Issue] TTBM and TTBQ too short
0039363: [Issue] Wokingham stopping position, Down Line
0039405: [Issue] No Path Richmond - Richmond (F398) Rev
0040136: [Issue] TCF In Reading area with Reading unticked.

Version 1.7 (23rd August 2023)

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes
0038681: [Issue] RWM4AM Doesn't TORR
0038731: [Issue] TKDL1 visual discrepancies
0038733: [Issue] Berth for Signal R326 on TZZZ
0038644: [Issue] R326Z NAM=
0038645: [Issue] F92 Entry Cursor
0036587: [Issue] Overlaps drawn on Wrong Track Circuits at Hounslow
0036771: [Issue] Ensure all platforms can take 10-car trains

Version 1.6 (6th May 2022)

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes
0035996: [Issue] Trains via Barnes, Twickenham, Hounslow, and Barnes or Kew call wrong route at Barnes
0036001: [Issue] Isleworth appears twice
0035976: [Issue] Staines UGL F256/F463 ACOA issue

Version 1.5 (30th March 2022)

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes
0035948: [Issue] Overlaps wrong at Strawberry Hill Jn
0035942: [Issue] Hounslow / Strawberry Hill Panel Divide
0035943: [Issue] TFER Crossing diamond drawing incorrectly - Feltham Junction
0035944: [Issue] Strawberry Hill Station - Shacklegate Jn reversing too early
0034550: [Issue] Staines West Oil Sidings
0034592: [Suggestion] Permission to Enter message Enter for Stains C.H.S

Version 1.4

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes
0033508: [Issue] F252 should not have an auto button
0034232: [Issue] Barnes Route - Wrong Route
0034233: [Issue] ACI Staines - not working
0033469: [Issue] Missing Pathing information Hounslow Ver 1.3
0033509: [Issue] Overlap corrections
0034234: [Suggestion] South Acton Junction
0034235: [Suggestion] Staines CSD
0034231: [Suggestion] Aesthetics
0032676: [Issue] TD Step BF254 to BXXXX
0032675: [Issue] SF254BR Clearance

Version 1.3 (20th April 2021)

Same location indices fixed

Version 1.2 (25th April 2017)

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes
0015207: [Sim] Reading Workstation - multiple issues (Hpotter) - resolved.
0016455: [Sim] QTR Data missing for all Entry Points (Hpotter) - resolved.

Version 1.1 (Unknown)

Ticket number [Category] Description (Owner) - status	Notes

Version 1.0 (2nd December 2014)

First release.

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Last edited by eps125 on 01/09/2024 at 18:07