I've noticed on several occasions the TRTS (Train Ready to Start) button appears to being pressed when a train is not yet ready to start.
A good example of this today is 1P79 (14:47 Man Air - Middlesbrough) had the TRTS button pressed for it at Leeds platform 15 around 16:22 before the train was even in the platform.
As a result, this train was given the road towards York ahead of 2T23 (16:24 Leeds - York), which also had the TRTS button pressed for it.
However the train was far from ready to start, and after several minutes the signal was put back to red.
The 16:24 stopping service departed over 7 minutes late as a result, whereas it would have otherwise departed on time.
So, does 'TRTS' still mean 'Train Ready to Start' and is it incorrect to press the button when the train is not ready to start? Or does it no longer have this meaning, in which case what does it mean?
Is there any penalty for operators who press this button when their trains are not ready to start?
Ironically, TPE will be incurring additional delay on their services on this line now, compared to if they had let the Northern train depart on time.
A good example of this today is 1P79 (14:47 Man Air - Middlesbrough) had the TRTS button pressed for it at Leeds platform 15 around 16:22 before the train was even in the platform.
As a result, this train was given the road towards York ahead of 2T23 (16:24 Leeds - York), which also had the TRTS button pressed for it.
However the train was far from ready to start, and after several minutes the signal was put back to red.
The 16:24 stopping service departed over 7 minutes late as a result, whereas it would have otherwise departed on time.
So, does 'TRTS' still mean 'Train Ready to Start' and is it incorrect to press the button when the train is not ready to start? Or does it no longer have this meaning, in which case what does it mean?
Is there any penalty for operators who press this button when their trains are not ready to start?
Ironically, TPE will be incurring additional delay on their services on this line now, compared to if they had let the Northern train depart on time.