Track Priority Marker

[frostpacer]

Hi All

I'm pretty new to this Trainz lark but I think I've pretty much sussed most of it out now. The only thing I'm not to sure about is the Track Priority Marker. Could someone please explain what it is used for.

Thanks

Frostpacer

 

[butter]

in a session its used to tell a train where to go if
you need more detailed explanation just ask....

 

[WileeCoyote]

A track priority marker shows which travel direction has priority on that track, like on 2 track lines it will be alternate so you have one track for trains going one direction, the other track gives priority for trains going the other direction. On branch lines you will likely have it as both ways as it is pretty hard to give priority to one way and not screw up your timetables, on industry and wagon yards it will be like this also.

WileeCoyote

 

[AussieNightcrawler]

Hi,

The Track Priority Marker is used to match trains to tracks, click on the '?' on the trains tab then click on a train/locomotive, you see train priority with a number. By default its '2' and a Track Priority Marker is also '2' by default, so a train with a priority of 3 approaching a junction that splits into 2 tracks and if there is a Track Priority Marker on the track that splits off with a priority of 3 it will try to take that track.

So in summary, Track Priority Marker's are used to match trains to tracks, they don't give a train priority over another.


Hope this helps...

 

[jivebunny]

Guys.... Frostpacer is asking about track priority markers. Read the post before responding! Butter is describing a trackmark and wiley is describing a track direction marker...

To expand on Aussie's post, you will also need to click on "?" on the markers tab and then on the priority marker itself to choose which trains to send down that track (eg priority 1, 2 or 3)

It's mainly used for separating freight services from passenger services, or fast services from slow ones. Examples might be:

- A four-track mainline, with slow passenger and freight services assigned priority 2 and sent down the slow lines, and express services given priority 1 and sent along the fast lines.

- A freight loop / avoidance line at a station, with priority 1 trains going into the station and priority 2 trains (freight in this instance) sent down the loop.

Cheers,

JB

 

[mtldrm38]

Yep exactly another example as previous noted
1-express
2-gen main
3-industrial switchers

One thing the trains do is look for shortest route....
So a passenger train see s a industrial park to bop through doesnt fit....
placing prioroity markers after a junction will help preventing trains from
using short cut routes and allowing only designated trains to only go where they should.....
You dont need to place thousands of markers all over either basically controlling priority 1 and 3 s at certain junctions will help keep a more realistic operation sustained.....

 

[Brute_Airforce]

It also allows you to do a little on the fly swiching, 3 clicks and your express is now going local, just think of all the vexed passengers and missed connections.

 

[butter]

Guys.... Frostpacer is asking about track priority markers. Read the post before responding! Butter is describing a trackmark and wiley is describing a track direction marker...

To expand on Aussie's post, you will also need to click on "?" on the markers tab and then on the priority marker itself to choose which trains to send down that track (eg priority 1, 2 or 3)

It's mainly used for separating freight services from passenger services, or fast services from slow ones. Examples might be:

- A four-track mainline, with slow passenger and freight services assigned priority 2 and sent down the slow lines, and express services given priority 1 and sent along the fast lines.

- A freight loop / avoidance line at a station, with priority 1 trains going into the station and priority 2 trains (freight in this instance) sent down the loop.

Cheers,

JB

ahh...hes gone he hasnt responded why keep posting