Trailing D210 Tonnes

[E_Reeves]

Hi all,

Just spotted that this service (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O98367/2018/05/17/advanced) is trailing 'D210 Tonnes'. It was a 37 hauling a class 319 unit, so would would 'D210 tonnes' mean or is this an error?

Thanks

 

[headshot119]

It means it's timed for a diesel with a 210 ton trailing load.

 

[306024]

It is what is known as a timing load. Back in the day D210 would be diesel loco plus 6 coaches, E350 electric loco plus 10 coaches, etc. There are hundreds of these timing loads for a planner to chose from, many are redundant as traction has changed, but presumably this represented the closest timings that match an EMU being hauled.

 

[E_Reeves]

Ah, I get it. Thanks for the replies!

 

[The Planner]

60-TR40 is the most populated freight timing load, 715 tonnes trailing. That can pop up on pretty much anything.