I didn't imagine it

GBM

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I didn't imagine it

« on: July 08, 2025, 10:23:20 »

Today (8th July) whilst watching the disruption/melee at Westbury between 0930 and 1020 on Opentimetrains, I saw a code T706 enter Wesbury via platform 1 and rapidly go towards Warminster.
It then vanished.

I can find no service with that code.
Any thoughts please.


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Re: I didn't imagine it

« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2025, 10:47:26 »

Are you 100% about the code, was it something from an earlier view of the website?

Only trains passing non commuter were:
6A12 / 6A18 Whatley Quarry to Appleford approx 1017
5U73 Empty 9 car IET^▸ from Westbury to Stoke Gifford approx 1021


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Re: I didn't imagine it

« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2025, 11:11:13 »

Quote from: GBM on July 08, 2025, 10:23:20

The signallers are able to enter any 4 digit alpha-numeric code. I notice that one of the sidings at Westbury has a ground position signal W706, so I wouldn't be surprised that it was a short notice light engine shunt move to the Down Siding 1 that signal is located on.

That would explain why it vanished as not all ground position signals at Westbury have berths (including W706), so headcodes will often vanish.


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Re: I didn't imagine it

« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2025, 07:43:08 »

Quote from: IndustryInsider on July 08, 2025, 11:11:13

Quote from: GBM on July 08, 2025, 10:23:20

Ah, thank you.
A freight pulled into Westbury platform '0'. A while later I saw the same train had a different headcode and went down towards Warminster, so I wondered where the now new front engine came from (and what happened to the engine now on the rear).


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