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submitted 1 year ago by agelord@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 4 points 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.