Train stop on 2-way train track 'overrides' chain signals? [solved]
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 2:11 pm
So I have this 2-way train network with 'passing bays' below, with a train stop on either end, the trains are driving between those two train stops. This network works correctly, as in no train ever drives on the 2-way track before the next 'passing bay' is free, preventing gridlocks.
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In the screenshot below you can see the chain signal for train 1 is red, because train 2 is still blocking the bay. All is great.
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However... here comes the problem: there is an important train stop on the 2-way train track, which causes the chain signal to turn blue. (train stop "Important Stop" is now added to the train's schedules).
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Because the trains next stop is the Important Stop, it does NOT look anymore if the next bay is free, but just drives to the station, causing the gridlock below:
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Of course this is a simplified example of the real setup. So, I can't do with fewer trains, I can't move the rails, I can't put the train stop in a passing bay etc.
Is there perhaps a way to force the train to look past the station to see if the next bay is free before it can depart to the station?
Maybe something with circuit conditions, like in the screenshot below?
(I know absolutely nothing about circuits, which will immediately become apparant when you look at the screenshot :/ )
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It seems to me as if the train stop acts as a normal rail signal, so because the small remaining part of the 2-way track (between station and right passing bay) is free, the train from the left passing bay is allowed to go to the station (if I manually place a locomotive just behind the station, the chain signal at the first passing bay turns red again).
Anyway, is there anyway to solve this problem? Either by better signalling or circuit magic? Any help is greatly appreciated
If needed, a blueprint of the setup above including trains with fuel and schedules etc. is in the box below.
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Thanks for any help
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In the screenshot below you can see the chain signal for train 1 is red, because train 2 is still blocking the bay. All is great.
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- 2.png (904.97 KiB) Viewed 2219 times
However... here comes the problem: there is an important train stop on the 2-way train track, which causes the chain signal to turn blue. (train stop "Important Stop" is now added to the train's schedules).
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- 3.png (1.01 MiB) Viewed 2219 times
Because the trains next stop is the Important Stop, it does NOT look anymore if the next bay is free, but just drives to the station, causing the gridlock below:
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- 4.png (507.81 KiB) Viewed 2219 times
Of course this is a simplified example of the real setup. So, I can't do with fewer trains, I can't move the rails, I can't put the train stop in a passing bay etc.
Is there perhaps a way to force the train to look past the station to see if the next bay is free before it can depart to the station?
Maybe something with circuit conditions, like in the screenshot below?
(I know absolutely nothing about circuits, which will immediately become apparant when you look at the screenshot :/ )
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- 5.png (1.77 MiB) Viewed 2219 times
It seems to me as if the train stop acts as a normal rail signal, so because the small remaining part of the 2-way track (between station and right passing bay) is free, the train from the left passing bay is allowed to go to the station (if I manually place a locomotive just behind the station, the chain signal at the first passing bay turns red again).
Anyway, is there anyway to solve this problem? Either by better signalling or circuit magic? Any help is greatly appreciated
If needed, a blueprint of the setup above including trains with fuel and schedules etc. is in the box below.
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Thanks for any help
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