Handbrake

[jpereira]

When I decouple a locomotive, how do I ahnbrake the wagons?
Sometimes they (the wagons) just began to move alone ...

[trackplate]

Click on the wagon then hit the A key

[Mouse84]

Hit the A key before you decouple.

[jpereira]

Thanks, guys !!! :)

[res1r9o81]

When you are in the "Cab Contol Mode", how do you set the handbrake. The "A" key seems to only work when in "DCC Mode"

[Midland]

Before you uncouple from a train make a full application of the train brake. When you've uncoupled from the train you can click on the wagon and then press A. That will apply the handbrake on that wagon. Remember it's a toggle switch so if you press A again you'll release the handbrake!




Cheers

Nix

[easyamp]

I'm a big fan of rail yard session, sorting, making consist and stuff but when in cab mode I can't figure out how to properly uncouple a car while moving then reverse direction and let gravity pull the car to the building consist or just stop. The cars just take off depending on the grade and direction. I use the A key in dcc mode but you cannot in cab mode you have to apply brakes uncouple and then hit the A key. Also it seems if you try to apply the brakes > uncouple > handbrake > recouple for the push first, the game releases the hand brake when the couplers engage so your back to square one. Am I missing something or is this aspect of railroading not available in cab mode?

Thanks everybody.

[Ferrous]

I'm a big fan of rail yard session, sorting, making consist and stuff but when in cab mode I can't figure out how to properly uncouple a car while moving then reverse direction and let gravity pull the car to the building consist or just stop. The cars just take off depending on the grade and direction. I use the A key in dcc mode but you cannot in cab mode you have to apply brakes uncouple and then hit the A key. Also it seems if you try to apply the brakes > uncouple > handbrake > recouple for the push first, the game releases the hand brake when the couplers engage so your back to square one. Am I missing something or is this aspect of railroading not available in cab mode?

Thanks everybody.

Okay, these following tips are based on the idea that you want the cars to coast to a stop.

"The cars just take off depending on the grade and direction."

Well, that's exactly what they are going to do if you are going to release the cars on the fly. It's kind of a trial-and-error thing to find out exactly how fast to be going and when you decouple the cars.

"in cab mode you have to apply brakes uncouple and then hit the A key."

I thought you could uncouple the cars on the fly. Or is it that you don't want to leave the cab to uncouple the cars because you worry that the loco will run away if you aren't giving it constant attention? If that's the case, then set the loco in notch 1 (or just enough to barely make the consist move if you're in a steam engine), then switch to external view, uncouple the cars, and stop the loco with keyboard commands ("S" to reduce the throttle, "Q" to apply brakes. If the space is too short to do this, get your train up to 2 or 3 mph, put the throttle in idle, then decouple and stop.

Sometimes you have to take it slow to get it in the right place, so don't try doing this at 10 mph until you're seasoned with this.

(PS if any of this sounds like I think you're stupid, then sorry in advance:wave: )

[nismit]

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[easyamp]

Thanks for your help Ferrous. I geuss a little practice wouldn't hurt. I guess my problem is that it's so easy to make errors when sorting in dcc mode and correcting it just by clicking the car and then the a key that I got spoiled. I don't know exactly how it's done in the real world but I have watched sorting before and the cars act like they have no brakes at all, they just roll so maybe this is more realistic. Anyway, thanks again.

regards