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[pokemonsuper9]

Freightliner are definitely not a TOC;

Well they are a company that operates trains, just freight trains instead of passenger ones, so I don't really see what's wrong with referring to them as a Train Operating Company when that is quite literally what they do.

 

[Class15]

So basically,

The DF thing actually worked for a while - after the Freightliner split the intermodal side took DF. This was shown separately on RTT, so @Freightmaster - actually it’s not so ridiculous as DF was shown individually for several months (I think May - September?). It’s now switched back to FL for some reason, so the RTT thing doesn’t work again.

 

[Freightmaster]

So basically,

The DF thing actually worked for a while - after the Freightliner split the intermodal side took DF. This was shown separately on RTT, so @Freightmaster - actually it’s not so ridiculous as DF was shown individually for several months (I think May - September?).

For clarification, I was pointing out that just because a FOC has a two character 'TOC' identifier
doesn't mean that RTT is able to show loco/stock details like the passenger TOCs.

Another recent example is [PX] for Europhoenix - a TOC code, but no loco allocations available.

It’s now switched back to FL for some reason, so the RTT thing doesn’t work again.

Freightliner trains come up as [ZZ] for me on RTT, not FL?

 

[Class15]

Freightliner trains come up as [ZZ] for me on RTT, not FL?

Apologies - I meant on railcam et al where it shows FOCs individually.

 

[50002Superb]

Not new - it's been like that for a few months now but for clarification, Freightliner are definitely not a TOC;
all 'new' FOCs are given a two letter operator code by default these days.



Nice try!!

The drop down box in RTT refers to them collectively as a TOC so I used that acronym so that others could find what I was referring to.

 

[Freightmaster]

The drop down box in RTT refers to them collectively as a TOC so I used that acronym so that others could find what I was referring to.

Fair enough!

As 'class 15' mentioned, Freightliner was (erroneously?) given a TOC code when it was split off from
Heavy Haul Rail earlier in the year which is why there is an option in the RTT 'drop down' list of TOCs,
even though Freightliner train now correctly show up as ZZ.

Railcam shows the individual FOCs (FL, Colas, DRS, DB, etc) correctly because I created a database
which categorises all freight schedules trains by their TSC and cross-references it to show the FOC.



MARK

 

[Tom]

I don't believe the allocation was erroneous and is standard approach now but I will need to do some digging as to why as they've reverted to ZZ - I was informed it was a permanent arrangement when I asked NR when it first happened.