Signal Positioning and Help

[d4n13l]

Hi. I'm a bit new to the forum page so bear with me .

So, I have TRS 2006 and I have built a massive route with scenery, buildings and industries. I have laid my track down, and now I want to place my signals on the trackside. Which are the best signals to use in the game, I just want a simple signal which tells me weather to 'Go' 'Stop' or 'Proceed with caution' (nothing too fancy).
Also, I have placed a few signals just to test them out and when I place them down, they never give me the right instruction, and when I place some of them down in Surveyor Mode, they say 'Track Ahead Is Unsignalled'.
Are there any tips on how to correctly place signals at the trackside? Because when I'm driving the train, the signals don't warn me that there is another train on the same line as me!

I would of also liked to put some screenshots of my layout in here, but I don't know how :hehe: .

Thanks, D4N13L

 

[rroby]

Take a look at the information here http://trains.0catch.com/tutorial.html

It'll help out quite a bit.

 

[Steveo241]

Well, I'll do a small bit of explaining here.

First off, welcome to the Forums. I'm Steve. Obviously.

Ok. When you scroll over a signal and it says "Track Ahead is Unsignalled", it means that there is only one signal on that entire stretch of track. You need to add more than one signal, facing the same direction on that track to create a signal block. After you have a signal block ( A ----[Block]---- B ), the first signal will turn to yellow, because the next signal is red. If you place signals like so at somewhat equal differentials, then the signals will operate correctly. Green to go, yellow to proceed with caution, and red to stop. If you have any other questions, there are plenty of other people here who can explain it better than I. But, you can always PM me too!

Oh, and norfolksouthern37 has some pretty awesome signals on the DLS. Search "Safetran" or "Searchlight" there and some will come up. They are better than the built-in signals.

Steve

 

[BLACKWATCH]

Oh, and norfolksouthern37 has some pretty awesome signals on the DLS. Search "Safetran" or "Searchlight" there and some will come up. They are better than the built-in signals.

However, if you are modelling a British route, the built in BR colour light signals should suffice.

 

[poppins122325]

However, if you are modelling a British route, the built in BR colour light signals should suffice.

the br signals are fairly easy to use but the diverge signal on some of them are a bit tricky in theri placement

Nathan

 

[Mick_Berg]

Well, I'll do a small bit of explaining here.

First off, welcome to the Forums. I'm Steve. Obviously.

Ok. When you scroll over a signal and it says "Track Ahead is Unsignalled", it means that there is only one signal on that entire stretch of track. Steve

Is that really a correct description? I would have said that "track ahead is unsignalled" means that there is a junction set against the intended path of the train. I say this because I have lots of signals on my tracks, and I get the "unsignalled" message if there is a junction incorrectly set.
Mick Berg.

 

[tdstead]

I could not see if anyone mentioned this !

Even more inportant that a junction signal postion is the point lever postion, if this is in the wrong postion or wrong way you will have all kinds of trouble with the signals. point lever just out side the circle towards the signal seems to be ok.

Crossovers if too long or the signal is placed wrong will keep changing from Red to green as it thinks there is a signal missing, one way is to put invisible signals on the crossover to stop this but of course then you care not getting a true reading is the track is clear but you might have to live with this. some of the programable signals are great as you can tell them there is more tan one signal ahead but most I have fond don't like the first point to be a trailing one.


Justa couple of things I have worked out, Hope this help

Tom

 

[stagecoach]

"track ahead is unsignalled" This will show when no other signal is facing you on the track ahead. The track ahead could terminate without a buffer that acts as a signal or the track has a junction at its end. In the case of terminated track use the correct buffers. In the case of no signal between your signal and the next junction then place one or use an invisible one.

 

[CathyH]

For Steve--Heeelp

Steve--If I have a single line track with an industry (Coal Mine) at one end and another industry (power plant) at the other and we defien to the power plant as "Up" and from the power plant as "down' and I have two sidings (crossing loops) an UP and Down siding. How do I get the down coal emptis to take the down sidding to let the loaded coal trian thru. I can't seem to find a rule that covers this and I am lousy at writing them

 

[Bill69]

Steve--If I have a single line track with an industry (Coal Mine) at one end and another industry (power plant) at the other and we defien to the power plant as "Up" and from the power plant as "down' and I have two sidings (crossing loops) an UP and Down siding. How do I get the down coal emptis to take the down sidding to let the loaded coal trian thru. I can't seem to find a rule that covers this and I am lousy at writing them

Hi CathyH,

The easiest way is to place a direction marker on the up siding, that's the yellow one, keep the pointed end towards the down train. Also keep it close to the points where the down train is entering the siding. Here is an example, the trainz on this route keep left.

Hope this helps,
Bill69