SouthWest Trains timetabling query

[DaveHarries]

Hi all,

In order to assist with the planning of a Fantasy TT that I am plotting for a signalling simulation, please could someone assist by answering the following questions:

1. What is / are the shortest set(s) that SWT have in their fleet these days? I am looking for traction that would not rely on overhead wires for motive power since the area covered by the sim does not have them. Also I am hoping for a class not normally seen in South West England.

2. Further to question 1, which depot(s) operate(s) the sets in question? In the TT description I would credit this as the loaning depot.

3. For those sets, what are the following stats for the set(s) in question?

a) length?
b) maximum speed?
c) acceleration / brake rate?

Thanks for any help,
Dave

 

[Goatboy]

1. What is / are the shortest set(s) that SWT have in their fleet these days?

158's?

 

[AlexS]

2 car class 158 DMUs. Based at Salisbury, 46m long (2 carriages), 90 mph, probably a DMU - E for SimSig with a High acceleration/brake rate.

 

[DaveHarries]

Thanks for your help guys.

One more thing though. What letter would be used in a train's reporting code if the working was one that was operating for a fixed period only (ie. a week, for example)? Z?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[jnjkerbin]

If it's running in the path of another (cancelled) service it could probably have any letter. If, however, it is an additional service, it may well run with a Z headcode.

EDIT: You may find this useful

 

[Tomnick]

If it's running in the path of another (cancelled) service it could probably have any letter. If, however, it is an additional service, it may well run with a Z headcode.

If it's not running with a Z (or Q or X!) headcode, then it ought to follow the usual conventions for that region. As you say though, if it's just a handful of services in addition to the usual WTT plan then I'd imagine they'd run as xZxx.

 

[455driver]

Example, if a train from Edinburgh to Plymouth (1V45) is running very late and going to be terminated at Sheffield an hour late control may decide to restart the train at Birmingham New Street with the relieving crew and a spare train, this will probably be run as 1Z45 keeping the same number as the original train.

 

[TEW]

And if the original train was 1Z45 for example the next letter normally used seems to be T, so 1T45. Sometimes xTxx is used rather than xZxx.