Grand Central Electric Locomotive?

[thegrimeater]

Morning,

I was having a look at RTT to see if there was anything worth popping out for at lunchtime and came across the following.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O31077/2014/09/16/advanced

It is down as an electric locomotive. Would this be correct and if so what is it likely to be as Grand Central don't have any electirc locos?

Or is it more likely to be duff info entered into the system?

Ta

 

[IanXC]

I'm not sure Crofton depot has an electrified route to it? My guess is duff info.

 

[sprinterguy]

I'm not sure Crofton depot has an electrified route to it? My guess is duff info.

It doesn’t: An electric locomotive would have significant difficulty getting much beyond Hare Park Junction on the way to Crofton!

 

[Adam0984]

Possibly the 180 that failed at Kings Cross yesterday afternoon

 

[theblackwatch]

Morning,

I was having a look at RTT to see if there was anything worth popping out for at lunchtime and came across the following.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O31077/2014/09/16/advanced

It is down as an electric locomotive. Would this be correct and if so what is it likely to be as Grand Central don't have any electirc locos?

Or is it more likely to be duff info entered into the system?

Ta

It isn't down as an electric locomotive, it has been given the timings of one - there is a subtle difference! Just because a train is timed as a particular type of power/speed doesn't mean it is the booked or expected power.

 

[thegrimeater]

It isn't down as an electric locomotive, it has been given the timings of one - there is a subtle difference! Just because a train is timed as a particular type of power/speed doesn't mean it is the booked or expected power.

I was aware that when RTT gives a type it is just what the schedule is timed for. I was under the impression that the electric loco/diesel loco(which I know is also used for steam) was accurate as that was used to stop electric locos being sent up non electrified lines.

 

[The Planner]

I expect the timing load was changed once it got to any non electrified section as there wouldn't be runninhg times for it, called a change en route, I don't think RTT shows them.

 

[Crossover]

Apears not to have run anyway
"This service was cancelled throughout due to a problem at the depot (MU)."
I guess they found the wires, of lack of, may be an issue :P

 

[krus_aragon]

It did run a few hours later, although still with electric timings: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O31150/2014/09/16/advanced. There are no timings past Hare Park Jn, as The Planner suggested.

 

[yorkie]

It is down as an electric locomotive.

It's not. It has initially had a timing load for an electric locomotive applied to it.

Or is it more likely to be duff info entered into the system?

Not that either.

It's a problem with how people interpret the way that this website displays the information. Arguably, if the website made it clearer that the data it's showing is a timing load, then people would be less likely to be confused.

For an explanation see this post by D6700.

 

[DarloRich]

or people could use some common sense

 

[thegrimeater]

It's not. It has initially had a timing load for an electric locomotive applied to it.

Not that either.

It's a problem with how people interpret the way that this website displays the information. Arguably, if the website made it clearer that the data it's showing is a timing load, then people would be less likely to be confused.

For an explanation see this post by D6700.

Thank you. As I explained earlier I understood timing loads eg timed for Class 158 Super Sprinter. I had thought that the diesel/electric loco entry was to prevent electric being sent up non electrified lines and therefore accurate as to the method of propulsion(steam excepted). Clearly I was wrong...