Train Length Reminder

[Inthewest]

I'm sure I have seen a photo of a cab that has a simple slider to show the driver what length their train is but I can't find which stock it is now.

Is this a thing or have I not really seen it?

 

[PudseyBearHST]

319s have it

 

[MCR247]

I think the first generation of 377s have them

 

[Trackman]

319s have it

I've only seen them on 319's.
'car set reminders' they are called

 

[Halish Railway]

I believe that most Train Management systems positioned near to to the controls and windscreen will clearly display the length of the train.

 

[Supercoss]

319 cab with train length set to " 4" above speedo

 

[PudseyBearHST]

I've only seen them on 319's.

And also 769s to be pedantic. For other traction, we carry formation cards.

 

[samrammstein]

Merseyrail 507/8s have length (3 or 6 car), service class (ECS or passenger) and stopping pattern reminders.

Until recently the only station on the ME network that was routinely skipped was Capenhurst so it had it's own reminder.

 

[dk1]

C-DAS shows our train length on the TMS and a double click on the 745/755 foot pedal let’s us know when train length is clear.

 

[furnessvale]

Unless one is already fitted, given the length of freight trains, I would have thought some sort of active length reminder would be a "must have" fitting on freight locos.

This could take the form of an odometer based distance reader, or possibly time based from the speedo. The driver could press a button at the end of a speed restriction and receive a warning when the end of the train passes the same point. Of course, the ability of the driver to enter the actual train length into the system is a must.

 

[43096]

Unless one is already fitted, given the length of freight trains, I would have thought some sort of active length reminder would be a "must have" fitting on freight locos.

This could take the form of an odometer based distance reader, or possibly time based from the speedo. The driver could press a button at the end of a speed restriction and receive a warning when the end of the train passes the same point. Of course, the ability of the driver to enter the actual train length into the system is a must.

I seem to remember reading about such a capability on Class 66s; I think it was part of the Q-Tron system and the driver entered the number of SLUs and when activated the system then counted down on passing the end of a restriction. Can anyone confirm if my memory is correct?

 

[martin2345uk]

I seem to remember reading about such a capability on Class 66s; I think it was part of the Q-Tron system and the driver entered the number of SLUs and when activated the system then counted down on passing the end of a restriction. Can anyone confirm if my memory is correct?

That is exactly correct though I THINK you enter it in feet (been a while since I drove one now so open to correction).

 

[Taunton]

That is exactly correct though I THINK you enter it in feet (been a while since I drove one now so open to correction).

Longstanding USA system, so inevitably in feet (even though the Class 66 were built at the GM plant in Canada). Initial value was trains there on single track entering a passing siding, so the crew were aware when the train was fully off the main line, particularly once trains started to eliminate cabooses so the conductor at the rear was no longer radioing this forward.

 

[Trackman]

I think the first generation of 377s have them

Just checked - They do, well on train sim anyway.

 

[Kneedown]

360s have a slider with 4, 8, and 12 settings.

 

[_toommm_]

Unless one is already fitted, given the length of freight trains, I would have thought some sort of active length reminder would be a "must have" fitting on freight locos.

This could take the form of an odometer based distance reader, or possibly time based from the speedo. The driver could press a button at the end of a speed restriction and receive a warning when the end of the train passes the same point. Of course, the ability of the driver to enter the actual train length into the system is a must.

A few of them do. They have a button you can press that beeps once, that starts the measurement. It then beeps twice when the rear of the train passes over the point at which you pressed the button. 66s have them, I’m sure 70s have them. Not sure if the 68s have them or if it’s in the TMS/onboard computer.

 

[SuperLuke2334]

A few of them do. They have a button you can press that beeps once, that starts the measurement. It then beeps twice when the rear of the train passes over the point at which you pressed the button. 66s have them, I’m sure 70s have them. Not sure if the 68s have them or if it’s in the TMS/onboard computer.

68s definitely have a physical button.