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'''''[[SimSig]]'' Sessions''' are weekly events where members of the ''[[On Our Lines]]'' community get together to work a panel or panels collaboratively in the game ''SimSig''. They cater for a wide range of abilities and interests and will take place across the spectrum of simulations offered by the software. There will always be at least one free simulation included in multiplayer events, which often include multiple locations 'chained' together to allow operation of a large stretch of railway. Of course, this also means that any delays and issues experienced can propagate across all areas, quickly giving every signaller something to do!

Sessions are usually held on a Saturday evening, with signups opening on the preceding Tuesday. Workstations will generally be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, but this will be subject to confirmation until the afternoon before the session begins. If you wish to work a particular panel let us know when signing up - we can't always guarantee this, but the [[SimSig:Host|hosts]] will try their best. Those not wanting to take part will be able to watch by tuning into the ''On Our Lines'' [[Discord]] server. A report will also be added to ''Bradshaw'' after a Session to keep a record of the event, as well as to facilitate a handover when a simulation is played over multiple Sessions.

Sessions are bound by our [[SimSig:House Rules|etiquette guidelines]]. These are in place to ensure that everyone, no matter what their experience level, can enjoy the game, and to ensure that we can always deliver the promised Session. The hosts will enforce these as necessary, and breaching them may result in an individual being barred from taking part in a future Session or Sessions.

Adhoc games also take place depending on the number of people who are around and interested at any one time. You are more than welcome to host your own SimSig game in the {{discord channel|on-our-simsig}} Discord channel, and to keep details of the game on Bradshaw, but it is up to you to make clear any 'house rules' for those taking part, and you should ensure that the games cannot be confused with a Session.

== Disruption Management ==
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During our SimSig Sessions a number of different faults, failures and other incidents may occur - just like on the real railway. All of these events can have a negative impact on the train service. In order to manage incidents effectively, we use a disruption management and messaging format based on that used by [[Network Rail]] and [[Train Operating Company|Train Operating Companies]] to enable our [[SimSig:Service Controller|Service Controller]] to manage disruption on their networks. This is used extensively in our Saturday Sessions and to a lesser extent in ad hoc simulations.

== Railway Operations Centre ==
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Throughout our formal SimSig Sessions we use a web app called '''Railway Operations Centre''', or '''R.O.C.''', which simulates a real life telephone concentration system. ROC aims to add further realism to our Sessions by allowing players to make and receive phone calls to other signallers, rail staff and more. Use of ROC requires you to join the ''On Our Lines'' [[Discord]] server and claim the {{discord|SimSig}} role, granting access to the relevant voice channels.

==Upcoming Sessions==
Upcoming Sessions will be posted here once their locations are confirmed. Locations denoted with an asterisk (*) are paid-for simulations; when signing up please indicate if you have or are interested in purchasing this simulation.

*[[/7|7 - Christmas Session - Saturday 27th December 2025 - Saltley and neighbours]]

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==Previous Sessions==
''Sessions prior to 2024 have been archived, and can be found [[/Archive|here]].''

*[[/1|1 - North Wales (Chester* and North Wales Coast)]] - 2 March 2024
*[[/2|2 - Birmingham area (Birmingham New Street*, Saltley and Aston)]] - 7 September 2024
*[[/3|3 - East Coast Mainline (King's Cross, Royston and Peterborough)]] - 23 November 2024
*[[/4|4 - North Wales and Borders (North Wales Coast, North East Wales, Chester* and Sandhills*) - Christmas Session]] - 29 December 2024
*[[/5|5 - Great Western Mainline (Oxford*, Swindon A&B, Westbury, Salisbury*, Exeter and Plymouth*]] - 8 February 2025
*[[/6|6 - West Midlands (Aston, Birmingham New Street*, Saltley)]] - 5 April 2025

==Community==
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All are welcome to take part in our SimSig Sessions, irrespective of experience, budget or ability level. Our formal Sessions will always be accessible to everyone, and we try to ensure that most community members are able to join adhoc games too. However, we do recognise that some of our members may also want to use some of their payware sims so cannot guarantee that informal games will have panels for all.

If you would like to be notified of when Sessions signups open make sure you have the {{discord|SimSig}} role on our [[Discord]] server. You can also add yourself to our [[SimSig:Community|Community]] page, including any payware sims that you own and a self-assessed ability level, and we will endeavour to notify you of a new Sessions sign up on your chat page.

You can also indicate on this page whether you are interested in either hosting simulations or coaching beginners. Hosts and Coaches for formal games are usually appointed by invitation based on their contributions to previous simulations and after demonstrating a suitable level of ability.

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