Operational Question - Termini

[Dan_Hat]

Ok ive been building up a route and one of the lines uses single head engines that will need to run around the train before it departs again

thing is when i look at a real life example of a terminus that would have operated like this (Paddington) it seems to me like the track ran into a double track bay with no space to run around

so how did the old train companies do this?

do other nations have similar setups?

 

[stagecoach]

Big stations either used a second engine for the return journey while the first got re-fueled ready for the next arrival or they used a shunter to move the stock to another platform or siding. This released the engine to re-fuel while the shunter put the stock back into the platform. Smaller terminus stations could fit a runaround section before the buffers. Most 4-6-2 type steam engines would need to be turned around for the return as steam engines did not run backwards.

 

[Dan_Hat]

Cool I did think that would be the case now i just have to work out how i do this with the AI system!

 

[stagecoach]

AI will work fine as long as the engine used to couple to the back does not have to pass signals. They will show red because of the consist in the platform. There are a few work arounds for it but ive never used them. Always uncouple the incoming engine before the return engine couples.

 

[JohnnyC1]

AI will work fine as long as the engine used to couple to the back does not have to pass signals. They will show red because of the consist in the platform. There are a few work arounds for it but ive never used them. Always uncouple the incoming engine before the return engine couples.

Install invisible signals facing the switch/turnout and before the beginning of your consist.

John