• Our booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk (powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Train Headways GEML

Status
Not open for further replies.
G

greaterangrier

Member
Joined
30 Oct 2019
Messages
114
Location
GEML
I was really bored and trying to make my own GEML timetable but I came across a problem during the peaks for spacing between trains on the. I've heard that GA want to upgrade it to 2 minutes between trains but no other information.

Anyone know anything about train headways on the GEML?
 
Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; click here to register, or click here to log in
R

RailUK Forums

C

Class 170101

Established Member
Joined
1 Mar 2014
Messages
7,937
Two minutes Liverpool Street to Shenfield, Three minutes to Southend and Ipswich East Suffolk Jn currently. There has been talk of some form of computerised signalling between Chelmsford and Liverpool Street to gain extra capacity however as to if and when that comes along well thats anyone's guess.
 
306024

306024

Established Member
Joined
23 Jan 2013
Messages
3,946
Location
East Anglia
greaterangrier said:
I was really bored and trying to make my own GEML timetable but I came across a problem during the peaks for spacing between trains on the. I've heard that GA want to upgrade it to 2 minutes between trains but no other information.

Anyone know anything about train headways on the GEML?
Click to expand...

Good luck :)
Southminster, Braintree, Sudbury, Walton and Harwich branches all have bits of single line to add to the fun, as does Colchester Town station. Doing a timetable in one direction is fairly straight forward, getting it to work in the opposite direction too without clashing on the single lines is more of a challenge.
Don’t forget 2 non-stop class 4 freight paths per hour between Stratford and Ipswich.
 
G

greaterangrier

Member
Joined
30 Oct 2019
Messages
114
Location
GEML
306024 said:
Good luck :)
Southminster, Braintree, Sudbury, Walton and Harwich branches all have bits of single line to add to the fun, as does Colchester Town station. Doing a timetable in one direction is fairly straight forward, getting it to work in the opposite direction too without clashing on the single lines is more of a challenge.
Don’t forget 2 non-stop class 4 freight paths per hour between Stratford and Ipswich.
Click to expand...

Nearly finished but the Clacton/Walton/Colchester Town is madness. People at the level crossings will love them being down for 45 minutes i think an hour ;)

Edit: Thanks 170101 for the info, has helped and my 4 minute spacing should probably hold well enough for ga standards
 
B

Bald Rick

Veteran Member
Joined
28 Sep 2010
Messages
29,194
Yes, the very best of luck in doing this.

Don’t forget platforming at Liverpool St, which is quite an issue (especially when one goes next year).
 
T

The Planner

Veteran Member
Joined
15 Apr 2008
Messages
15,949
greaterangrier said:
I was really bored and trying to make my own GEML timetable but I came across a problem during the peaks for spacing between trains on the. I've heard that GA want to upgrade it to 2 minutes between trains but no other information.

Anyone know anything about train headways on the GEML?
Click to expand...
Could always download the timetable planning rules, then look at what you have done, and then probably cry at what a nightmare it is!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Top