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« Reply #60 on: May 29, 2017, 15:29:19 »

.....and the Royal Albert Bridge has gone back to double track (again).... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #61 on: June 26, 2017, 11:30:11 »

A new map has been added covering the Gloucester area.  It now means the whole GWR (Great Western Railway) route from London to Cheltenham can be viewed on opentraintimes.

As well as linking with the Birmingham to Cheltenham map northwards, it also covers down to Yate on the Birmingham-Bristol line and also to beyond Lydney almost as far as Chepstow on the Gloucester to Newport line - though Lydney station itself hasn't been drawn on the map for some reason.
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« Reply #62 on: June 26, 2017, 12:31:14 »

Many thanks, as always, to Peter for his hard work in getting this latest map up and running.

I have spotted one anomaly (which I'll report on the OpenTrainTimes site also): on the approach from Kemble to Swindon 1321 and 1322 are transposed, with the effect that a train travelling towards Swindon on the Up Kemble passes through Minety LC (Level Crossing) and then mysteriously jumps the tracks to the Down Kemble. I have a feeling that has also been wrong on the Cholsey - Radley - Chippenham map since it went live.
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« Reply #63 on: July 06, 2017, 20:20:26 »

More oddballs happening today (hot weather or the signalling failures?). I have seen conflcting routes/signal aspects at Thingley East Junction; also conflicting routes into the bay at Swindon.

Another oddity was many trains being displayed in two or three non-adjacent train describer berths simultaneously!

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« Reply #64 on: July 06, 2017, 20:24:42 »

Yes, OTT (Open Train Times website) seems more chaotic than the mess currently being experienced out of Paddington at the moment
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« Reply #65 on: July 06, 2017, 20:26:54 »

I think there have been problems with the feeds the various sites use. (Not just OTT (Open Train Times website) but also RTT» (Real Time Trains - website))

I have seen trains apparently heading towards each other apparently leap-frog past the other train.



Also one very long Cross Country train occupying a stretch of track west of Taunton.
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« Reply #66 on: July 06, 2017, 20:47:25 »

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I have seen trains apparently heading towards each other apparently leap-frog past the other train.

Maybe that's the answer to sorting out the single line problem at Melksham, currently being discussed on the transwilts board  Smiley
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« Reply #67 on: July 06, 2017, 21:10:50 »

bobm is spot on - there appears to be a problem upstream from OpenTrainTimes that's causing train describer (TD) messages to be processed slowly.  Consequently, we're getting them quite late and this is also affecting every other site using the Open Data feeds from Network Rail.

I've reported it, and hopefully somebody will fix it soon.  Many thousands of people rely on the maps and information in OpenTrainTimes each day.
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« Reply #68 on: July 06, 2017, 22:26:07 »

I was certainly relying on the maps when stuck at Hayes yesterday. Told me very quickly that we had passed the last opportunity to cross to the still open down relief. Everything behind us on the down main was able to cross.

As we were waiting at Hayes & Harlington (TM(resolve) had realised doors as we were fully platformed) I was able to provide both the driver and the TM with an overview of the area, with information from OTT (Open Train Times website) Maps and industry sources. Between us we soon realised the most likely outcome for our service was to be authorised to pass signals at danger on the down main.

That we did after an hour's delay. Five signals  stuck at red, stopping at each one for authorisation to proceed, then back to green at Iver. Once on the move I updated the TM saying we should return to line speed after Iver. He was then able to PA (Public Address) the rest of the train with that information.

Just doing my bit! Thanks Poggs for an excellent resource.
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« Reply #69 on: July 07, 2017, 10:16:46 »

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Between us we soon realised the most likely outcome for our service was to be authorised to pass signals at danger on the down main.

Why couldn't they do this with the 15:49 last night?
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« Reply #70 on: July 10, 2017, 21:42:32 »

Many thanks, as always, to Peter for his hard work ...

Many thousands of people rely on the maps and information in OpenTrainTimes each day.

Thanks Poggs for an excellent resource.

Indeed, many thanks to Coffee Shop member Poggs for his excellent resource - and for his background input here on the forum.  Wink

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« Reply #71 on: August 19, 2017, 17:40:31 »

Bristol Parkway to Newport map to be introduced tomorrow

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« Reply #72 on: August 20, 2017, 18:49:19 »

Nice little graphic between Bristol Parkway and Swindon

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« Reply #73 on: August 20, 2017, 18:55:55 »

I know the maps are schematic but isn't it only one loop that runs behind the platforms at Pilning?   Will have to dig my photos out.
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« Reply #74 on: August 20, 2017, 19:26:20 »

Indeed - the up loop is before the station.




Photo taken from the now removed footbridge.
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