pogbellies
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Hi can anyone help with the following questions, please bear in mind I'm talking about getting trains to run efficiently rather than being exactly prototypical:
I know the basic principles but the finer detail is harder to discern. I have tried reading the Signal Box website but it does not always tally with my experience in Trainz.
Any help most appreciated, I might be over-complicating things but signals seem to get me tied up in knots!
Thanks
Paul
- Which are the best (most reliable, most accurate looking) semaphore and shunt signals for a UK midland region line?
- When placing signals under what circumstances would you use a home/distant signal rather than just a home signal?
- When a branch comes off the main line and a dual signal is placed does the smaller semaphore always reflect the branch regardless of direction?
- Where branches come off the main line should the branch be signaled to both enter and exit the main line?
- When a branch comes off the main line leading to multiple sidings/loading bays (such as a coal mine) should each siding/bay be shunt signalled and if so should it be both in and out at each end?
I know the basic principles but the finer detail is harder to discern. I have tried reading the Signal Box website but it does not always tally with my experience in Trainz.
Any help most appreciated, I might be over-complicating things but signals seem to get me tied up in knots!
Thanks
Paul