carriageline
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I'm pretty certain one of the overnight passenger service ran through the core using ETCS a week or so ago. It certainly reported moving through the block marker train describer berths, something that would not happen if it was not using ETCS.
I'm not sure if this link will work but you can see the train in question running through the ETCS berths - they begin with 5. http://trackit.uppyjc.co.uk/TrackIT...utoRefresh=False&DisplayMode=TD&Detailed=True
Incorrect. All trains use the 5*** berths now, ETCS or not. No passenger moves have used ETCS yet.
The reason being, last weekend WestCad-E (control system) was commissioned which was the enabling thing for ETCS. This bought into use the 5*** berths, which the TD steps into and out of as per all other berths, but normal trains ignore the marker boards. So soon as the train passes it, it will move the head code to the next berth
Since commissioning, ETCS was essentially inhibited (for a number of reasons), and will be turned on for specific trains (today being the first one).
Trust me, I (and many others) have been working flat out to get to this point the last year or so