OK here's one.
I am working on a SimSig timetable for the Whiteball blockade according to the WTT of Monday 20th January 2014 as given on opentraintimes. I have two evening trains as follows:
1V62 1100hrs Glasgow Central - Taunton, arr. 1916 (Taunton, Platform 3)
1M83 1951hrs Taunton - Birmingham New St., dep. Taunton, Platform 5
Both trains ran according to RTT. But some questions which I hope can be answered:
1. What was the correct traction for 1V62 and 1M83?
2. I have put all the non-HST CrossCountry workings as Class 221s which I hope is correct. Does anyone know otherwise as I wouldn't expect XC to have that many 221s!
3. I guess that 1V62 became something else (5V62?) and did a reversal to get into Platform 5 at Taunton to depart again as 1M83. It can't have stayed at Platform 3 because train 1C91 (17:33 London Paddington - Taunton, due 19:41hrs) was also booked to use Platform 3 and I saw with certainty that you wouldn't get an HST and another train into P3 at Taunton I don't think. So does anyone know the correct code, timing points and times I can use for this movement? Neither OTT nor RTT have anything so any info appreciated.
Thanks.
Dave