• Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    The trains aren’t that mad to figure out.

    • Chain signals into crossings/junctions, block signals out.
    • This also applies to any track section where a train can block other trains.
    • Signals and stations only work to the right of the travel direction
    • Signals without another signal on the other side are strictly one-directional.
    • you can mismatch signals of any pair, i.e. a block sig opposite of a chain sig.
    • Using signals within a junction can be useful to improve capacity of said junction, though you must use chain signals for that.
    • Always make sure your longest regular train can fully leave a junction/crossing/flow-critical block before it hits another signal.
    • Having one train length across your entire fleet can make this easier to wrap your head around

    As for station stopping instructions, that’ll take a few more lines to go into.