I came up against difficulties with signalling on my route, so I just removed all the signals thinking I would wait for the promised signalling fixes in TC3.
But I just read Chuck Brite's signalling tutorial (again) and noticed something very ominous:
There’s an important ‘gotcha’ here, however. The locomotive must be facing the turnout! If it does not, you will get a false signal indication. Check out the drawing below:........
On my short suburban route there are no turntables - the locos run around the trains at each end of the route. Or the trains are push-pull units that I haven't yet implemented. So on the up journey, they are facing backwards, although at the front of the train. Is this what messed up my signalling, and is there any cure?
BTW the route is Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace, a very picturesque line in North London, if anyone's interested.
Thanks,
Mick Berg.
But I just read Chuck Brite's signalling tutorial (again) and noticed something very ominous:
There’s an important ‘gotcha’ here, however. The locomotive must be facing the turnout! If it does not, you will get a false signal indication. Check out the drawing below:........
On my short suburban route there are no turntables - the locos run around the trains at each end of the route. Or the trains are push-pull units that I haven't yet implemented. So on the up journey, they are facing backwards, although at the front of the train. Is this what messed up my signalling, and is there any cure?
BTW the route is Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace, a very picturesque line in North London, if anyone's interested.
Thanks,
Mick Berg.