Wrong information in the timetable / Timetable Visualiser?

March 26, 2014

Hello! I've "dispatched" on this signal box for a time now, using the Train Overview. I want to do this as realistic as possible. Therefore I have printed out the whole Timetable Visualiser, and I have plans to print out the whole time table.

Unfortunately, my experience with going away from the Train Overview, over to the timetable, have been a little bit confusing. I do know how the timetable and the timetable visualiser works.

I printed out 8 of 123 pages of the time table, from 23:02 to 00:56

If we follow the timetable, it's supposed to arrive 45 trains. So far I have seen 4 or 5 trains, all coming from Roisdorf.

So, something have to be wrong here, I just don't know what. All the 45 trains are supposed to run on tuesdays and wednesdays.

My question then is; do they run on a track I don't dispatch? If that's the case, how do I see that they are actually going on the other track?

I really hope someone can answer my question. I must say that it's a little bit annoying and confusing. I have no idea which trains are showing up or not. All the 45 trains that should have arrived at the station, are listed in the time table and the time table visualiser.

I appreciate all the help I can get!

Thank you,

Stig

March 26, 2014

Hi Stig... if the train is indicated as a "Umleiter", then the train will only show up if the train is deviated from the normal route (RIGHT Rhine line to the West Rhine Railway)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Rhine_Railway and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Rhine_Railway this explains it in detail.

so you will find tons of "deviated" trains in the timetable. They're prepared paths for the freight trains and fully planned.

To trigger it, you can send yourself a fax with a traffic code in such a case and beware... it will get busy...

http://www.railsignalling.org/signalwiki/index.php/Faxes

http://www.railsignalling.org/signalwiki/index.php/Traffic_Codes