Sunset route
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The converse of the latter is when signallers fail to clear routes promptly, as happened again this morning when the GWR Reading to Redhill 0830 arrival was held outside Redhill for several minutes before receiving the shunt aspect to enter platform 1, where the north end was occupied by a Southern unit (this is a regular move during the emergency Southern timetable). The previous movement at platform 1 had been more than ten minutes before (from RTT), so this must be assumed to have been inattention by the signaller. The connection to the Victoria train on the adjacent platform was missed as a result, with the GWR train arriving 5 late and departing 4 late. All knock-on effects from what appears to be slack operating (an all-too-common feature of Redhill).
Jus a couple of points, signallers is prohibited from platform sharing or bringing attaching train into a platform until it's is confirms there is enough room for the second train.
The other point is that the siganl coming into Redhill from Riegate has one of the harshes approach controls when the subsidiary siganl is being used, approx nearly minutes long once the berth track circuit has been occupied.