Trying to find out information as to what is diagrammed is hit and miss
There is information on a number of Facebook pages but they deal with what is happening on the day rather what is planned.
What do people think
I did see the note about it being suspended but as we slowly return to normality I wondered if the thread would be restartedThe thread was suspended because of the ever changing position regarding service. It relied on information being fed in and maintained by volunteers. It is explained in the Post introducing the thread
I did see the note about it being suspended but as we slowly return to normality I wondered if the thread would be restarted
Strange that the thread on Tops Allocations that does require up to date info is still running but one that would only get changed every 3 or 4 months is not.
I suppose there are other pages on the net with similar info.
TOPS request threads are normally manned by multiple volunteers while the frequently requested diagrams thread will have one core contributor who collates all information. It is all down to the way things are structured, as the former are for ad hoc requests specific to each day/service/unit so updated via new posts whereas the other is a reference for a set period so all information must be collated in the first few posts in the thread. It would not be fair to place all the workload on the one forum member managing the thread with things changing every now and then.I did see the note about it being suspended but as we slowly return to normality I wondered if the thread would be restarted
Strange that the thread on Tops Allocations that does require up to date info is still running but one that would only get changed every 3 or 4 months is not.
I suppose there are other pages on the net with similar info.
Further to BB21's reply, as someone who runs a railway forum and website,Strange that the thread on Tops Allocations that does require up to date info is still running but one that would only get changed every 3 or 4 months is not.
TOPS request threads are normally manned by multiple volunteers while the frequently requested diagrams thread will have one core contributor who collates all information. It is all down to the way things are structured, as the former are for ad hoc requests specific to each day/service/unit so updated via new posts whereas the other is a reference for a set period so all information must be collated in the first few posts in the thread. It would not be fair to place all the workload on the one forum member managing the thread with things changing every now and then.
The latter should be returned to normal service when things settle down post-covid.
I would think on the railway the changes that are taking place are on an STP Basis on would not need to be covered by the threadI like the diagrams threat, but agree with things changing on a revolving basis at the moment it would be difficult to maintain.