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!RailPro Signalling.
====================
Load the Signals-spritefile to see what the following explanations
mean...
Line A: Signals in these positions (towards a buffer) are okay.
Although the train will run at full speed towards the buffer,
this has no effect.
Line B: Signals in these positions (towards platform/buffer) are okay.
Platforms automatically reduce trainspeeds. No effect.
Line C: Problems.
With C1 on green, the train will head fullspeed towards C2 (red).
When meeting C2, driver uses emergency brakes. You'll be noticed.
Effects: it costs you money; the train will not continue for
seconds (resetting trainsystem).
Line D: At D1 the train will continue on medium speed and stop at D2. Okay.
Line E: At E1 the train will continue on slow speed and stop at E1. Okay.
Line F: At F1 the train will continue on slow speed and stop(!!) at F2. Okay.
Line G: At G1 the train will continue on medium speed and stop(!!) at G2. Okay.
Line H: At H1 the train will continue on full speed and go onto slow speed
at H2. Okay.
Line I: At I1 the train will continue on slow speed and stop(!!) at I2. Okay.
Line J: At J1 the train will continue on slow speed and go onto full speed
at J2. Okay.
Line K: At K1 the train will continue on slow speed and go onto full speed
at K2. Okay.
Line L: As Line E.
Switching signals
-----------------
Clicking select on main (manual) signals, switches them between full red and
full green.
Clicking adjust on main (manual) signals, switches them to full orange.
Clicking select on sub-signals, switches them between red/orange and full
green.
Clicking adjust on sub-signals, switches them to full orange.
When a trains meets a first red/orange subsignal, its speed will be slow.
When meeting a second red/orange subsignal thereafter, it will stop.
Speeds
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Full Green signals: full speed.
Full Orange sub-signals: medium speed.
Full Orange main-signals: slow speed.
Red/Orange sub-signals: slow speed (or stop).
Full Red signals: stop.
When meeting a maintenance spot, the speed has to be slow. You'll have to
switch the signal before the spot to either red/orange (if it's a sub-signal)
or full orange (when it's a main signal).
Green sub-signals will be switched to full orange by the train. When the
following signal is a main signal, the subsignal will remain on orange until
the train passes the next main signal.
As manual main signals stay red until you switch them to green, the previous
subsignal will remain orange. One exception is when the manual signal is
attached to a platform/siding (the sub-signal will then return to green).
00000000 21 52 61 69 6c 50 72 6f 20 53 69 67 6e 61 6c 6c |!RailPro Signall| 00000010 69 6e 67 2e 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |ing..===========| 00000020 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a 4c 6f 61 64 20 |=========..Load | 00000030 74 68 65 20 53 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 2d 73 70 72 69 |the Signals-spri| 00000040 74 65 66 69 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 73 65 65 20 77 68 |tefile to see wh| 00000050 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 66 6f 6c 6c 6f 77 69 6e 67 |at the following| 00000060 20 65 78 70 6c 61 6e 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 0a 6d 65 | explanations.me| 00000070 61 6e 2e 2e 2e 0a 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 41 3a 20 53 |an.....Line A: S| 00000080 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 |ignals in these | 00000090 70 6f 73 69 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 28 74 6f 77 61 72 |positions (towar| 000000a0 64 73 20 61 20 62 75 66 66 65 72 29 20 61 72 65 |ds a buffer) are| 000000b0 20 6f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 | okay.. A| 000000c0 6c 74 68 6f 75 67 68 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 |lthough the trai| 000000d0 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 72 75 6e 20 61 74 20 66 75 |n will run at fu| 000000e0 6c 6c 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 74 6f 77 61 72 64 73 |ll speed towards| 000000f0 20 74 68 65 20 62 75 66 66 65 72 2c 0a 20 20 20 | the buffer,. | 00000100 20 20 20 20 20 74 68 69 73 20 68 61 73 20 6e 6f | this has no| 00000110 20 65 66 66 65 63 74 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | effect.. | 00000120 20 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 42 3a 20 53 69 67 6e 61 6c | .Line B: Signal| 00000130 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 70 6f 73 69 74 |s in these posit| 00000140 69 6f 6e 73 20 28 74 6f 77 61 72 64 73 20 70 6c |ions (towards pl| 00000150 61 74 66 6f 72 6d 2f 62 75 66 66 65 72 29 20 61 |atform/buffer) a| 00000160 72 65 20 6f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |re okay.. | 00000170 20 50 6c 61 74 66 6f 72 6d 73 20 61 75 74 6f 6d | Platforms autom| 00000180 61 74 69 63 61 6c 6c 79 20 72 65 64 75 63 65 20 |atically reduce | 00000190 74 72 61 69 6e 73 70 65 65 64 73 2e 20 4e 6f 20 |trainspeeds. No | 000001a0 65 66 66 65 63 74 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |effect.. | 000001b0 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 43 3a 20 50 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d |.Line C: Problem| 000001c0 73 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 57 69 74 68 20 |s.. With | 000001d0 43 31 20 6f 6e 20 67 72 65 65 6e 2c 20 74 68 65 |C1 on green, the| 000001e0 20 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 68 65 61 64 | train will head| 000001f0 20 66 75 6c 6c 73 70 65 65 64 20 74 6f 77 61 72 | fullspeed towar| 00000200 64 73 20 43 32 20 28 72 65 64 29 2e 0a 20 20 20 |ds C2 (red).. | 00000210 20 20 20 20 20 57 68 65 6e 20 6d 65 65 74 69 6e | When meetin| 00000220 67 20 43 32 2c 20 64 72 69 76 65 72 20 75 73 65 |g C2, driver use| 00000230 73 20 65 6d 65 72 67 65 6e 63 79 20 62 72 61 6b |s emergency brak| 00000240 65 73 2e 20 59 6f 75 27 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 6e 6f |es. You'll be no| 00000250 74 69 63 65 64 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 45 |ticed.. E| 00000260 66 66 65 63 74 73 3a 20 69 74 20 63 6f 73 74 73 |ffects: it costs| 00000270 20 79 6f 75 20 6d 6f 6e 65 79 3b 20 74 68 65 20 | you money; the | 00000280 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6e 6f 74 20 63 |train will not c| 00000290 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 20 66 6f 72 0a 20 20 20 20 |ontinue for. | 000002a0 20 20 20 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 73 20 28 72 65 73 | seconds (res| 000002b0 65 74 74 69 6e 67 20 74 72 61 69 6e 73 79 73 74 |etting trainsyst| 000002c0 65 6d 29 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 4c 69 |em).. .Li| 000002d0 6e 65 20 44 3a 20 41 74 20 44 31 20 74 68 65 20 |ne D: At D1 the | 000002e0 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 |train will conti| 000002f0 6e 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 6d 65 64 69 75 6d 20 73 70 |nue on medium sp| 00000300 65 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 73 74 6f 70 20 61 74 20 |eed and stop at | 00000310 44 32 2e 20 4f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 |D2. Okay...Line | 00000320 45 3a 20 41 74 20 45 31 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 |E: At E1 the tra| 00000330 69 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 |in will continue| 00000340 20 6f 6e 20 73 6c 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 61 | on slow speed a| 00000350 6e 64 20 73 74 6f 70 20 61 74 20 45 31 2e 20 4f |nd stop at E1. O| 00000360 6b 61 79 2e 0a 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 46 3a 20 41 74 |kay...Line F: At| 00000370 20 46 31 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 | F1 the train wi| 00000380 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 73 |ll continue on s| 00000390 6c 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 73 74 |low speed and st| 000003a0 6f 70 28 21 21 29 20 61 74 20 46 32 2e 20 4f 6b |op(!!) at F2. Ok| 000003b0 61 79 2e 0a 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 47 3a 20 41 74 20 |ay...Line G: At | 000003c0 47 31 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6c |G1 the train wil| 000003d0 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 6d 65 |l continue on me| 000003e0 64 69 75 6d 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 73 |dium speed and s| 000003f0 74 6f 70 28 21 21 29 20 61 74 20 47 32 2e 20 4f |top(!!) at G2. O| 00000400 6b 61 79 2e 0a 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 48 3a 20 41 74 |kay...Line H: At| 00000410 20 48 31 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 | H1 the train wi| 00000420 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 66 |ll continue on f| 00000430 75 6c 6c 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 67 6f |ull speed and go| 00000440 20 6f 6e 74 6f 20 73 6c 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 64 | onto slow speed| 00000450 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 61 74 20 48 32 2e 20 |. at H2. | 00000460 4f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 4c 69 |Okay.. .Li| 00000470 6e 65 20 49 3a 20 41 74 20 49 31 20 74 68 65 20 |ne I: At I1 the | 00000480 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 |train will conti| 00000490 6e 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 73 6c 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 |nue on slow spee| 000004a0 64 20 61 6e 64 20 73 74 6f 70 28 21 21 29 20 61 |d and stop(!!) a| 000004b0 74 20 49 32 2e 20 4f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 0a 4c 69 6e |t I2. Okay...Lin| 000004c0 65 20 4a 3a 20 41 74 20 4a 31 20 74 68 65 20 74 |e J: At J1 the t| 000004d0 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e |rain will contin| 000004e0 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 73 6c 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 64 |ue on slow speed| 000004f0 20 61 6e 64 20 67 6f 20 6f 6e 74 6f 20 66 75 6c | and go onto ful| 00000500 6c 20 73 70 65 65 64 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |l speed. | 00000510 61 74 20 4a 32 2e 20 4f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 20 20 20 |at J2. Okay.. | 00000520 20 20 20 20 20 0a 4c 69 6e 65 20 4b 3a 20 41 74 | .Line K: At| 00000530 20 4b 31 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 6e 20 77 69 | K1 the train wi| 00000540 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 20 6f 6e 20 73 |ll continue on s| 00000550 6c 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 67 6f |low speed and go| 00000560 20 6f 6e 74 6f 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 73 70 65 65 64 | onto full speed| 00000570 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 61 74 20 4b 32 2e 20 |. at K2. | 00000580 4f 6b 61 79 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 4c |Okay.. .L| 00000590 69 6e 65 20 4c 3a 20 41 73 20 4c 69 6e 65 20 45 |ine L: As Line E| 000005a0 2e 0a 0a 0a 53 77 69 74 63 68 69 6e 67 20 73 69 |....Switching si| 000005b0 67 6e 61 6c 73 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |gnals.----------| 000005c0 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 43 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 |-------.Clicking| 000005d0 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 20 6f 6e 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 | select on main | 000005e0 28 6d 61 6e 75 61 6c 29 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 |(manual) signals| 000005f0 2c 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 65 73 20 74 68 65 6d 20 |, switches them | 00000600 62 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 72 65 64 |between full red| 00000610 20 61 6e 64 0a 66 75 6c 6c 20 67 72 65 65 6e 2e | and.full green.| 00000620 0a 43 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 61 64 6a 75 73 74 |.Clicking adjust| 00000630 20 6f 6e 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 28 6d 61 6e 75 61 6c | on main (manual| 00000640 29 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 2c 20 73 77 69 74 63 |) signals, switc| 00000650 68 65 73 20 74 68 65 6d 20 74 6f 20 66 75 6c 6c |hes them to full| 00000660 20 6f 72 61 6e 67 65 2e 0a 0a 43 6c 69 63 6b 69 | orange...Clicki| 00000670 6e 67 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 20 6f 6e 20 73 75 62 |ng select on sub| 00000680 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 2c 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 |-signals, switch| 00000690 65 73 20 74 68 65 6d 20 62 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 |es them between | 000006a0 72 65 64 2f 6f 72 61 6e 67 65 20 61 6e 64 20 66 |red/orange and f| 000006b0 75 6c 6c 0a 67 72 65 65 6e 2e 0a 43 6c 69 63 6b |ull.green..Click| 000006c0 69 6e 67 20 61 64 6a 75 73 74 20 6f 6e 20 73 75 |ing adjust on su| 000006d0 62 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 2c 20 73 77 69 74 63 |b-signals, switc| 000006e0 68 65 73 20 74 68 65 6d 20 74 6f 20 66 75 6c 6c |hes them to full| 000006f0 20 6f 72 61 6e 67 65 2e 0a 0a 0a 57 68 65 6e 20 | orange....When | 00000700 61 20 74 72 61 69 6e 73 20 6d 65 65 74 73 20 61 |a trains meets a| 00000710 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 72 65 64 2f 6f 72 61 6e 67 | first red/orang| 00000720 65 20 73 75 62 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 2c 20 69 74 73 |e subsignal, its| 00000730 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 73 | speed will be s| 00000740 6c 6f 77 2e 0a 57 68 65 6e 20 6d 65 65 74 69 6e |low..When meetin| 00000750 67 20 61 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 20 72 65 64 2f 6f |g a second red/o| 00000760 72 61 6e 67 65 20 73 75 62 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 20 |range subsignal | 00000770 74 68 65 72 65 61 66 74 65 72 2c 20 69 74 20 77 |thereafter, it w| 00000780 69 6c 6c 20 73 74 6f 70 2e 0a 0a 53 70 65 65 64 |ill stop...Speed| 00000790 73 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 46 75 6c 6c 20 47 72 |s.------.Full Gr| 000007a0 65 65 6e 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 3a 20 66 75 6c |een signals: ful| 000007b0 6c 20 73 70 65 65 64 2e 0a 46 75 6c 6c 20 4f 72 |l speed..Full Or| 000007c0 61 6e 67 65 20 73 75 62 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 |ange sub-signals| 000007d0 3a 20 6d 65 64 69 75 6d 20 73 70 65 65 64 2e 0a |: medium speed..| 000007e0 46 75 6c 6c 20 4f 72 61 6e 67 65 20 6d 61 69 6e |Full Orange main| 000007f0 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 3a 20 73 6c 6f 77 20 73 |-signals: slow s| 00000800 70 65 65 64 2e 0a 52 65 64 2f 4f 72 61 6e 67 65 |peed..Red/Orange| 00000810 20 73 75 62 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 73 3a 20 73 6c | sub-signals: sl| 00000820 6f 77 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 28 6f 72 20 73 74 6f |ow speed (or sto| 00000830 70 29 2e 0a 46 75 6c 6c 20 52 65 64 20 73 69 67 |p)..Full Red sig| 00000840 6e 61 6c 73 3a 20 73 74 6f 70 2e 0a 0a 57 68 65 |nals: stop...Whe| 00000850 6e 20 6d 65 65 74 69 6e 67 20 61 20 6d 61 69 6e |n meeting a main| 00000860 74 65 6e 61 6e 63 65 20 73 70 6f 74 2c 20 74 68 |tenance spot, th| 00000870 65 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 68 61 73 20 74 6f 20 62 |e speed has to b| 00000880 65 20 73 6c 6f 77 2e 20 59 6f 75 27 6c 6c 20 68 |e slow. You'll h| 00000890 61 76 65 20 74 6f 0a 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 74 68 |ave to.switch th| 000008a0 65 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 20 62 65 66 6f 72 65 20 |e signal before | 000008b0 74 68 65 20 73 70 6f 74 20 74 6f 20 65 69 74 68 |the spot to eith| 000008c0 65 72 20 72 65 64 2f 6f 72 61 6e 67 65 20 28 69 |er red/orange (i| 000008d0 66 20 69 74 27 73 20 61 20 73 75 62 2d 73 69 67 |f it's a sub-sig| 000008e0 6e 61 6c 29 0a 6f 72 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 6f 72 61 |nal).or full ora| 000008f0 6e 67 65 20 28 77 68 65 6e 20 69 74 27 73 20 61 |nge (when it's a| 00000900 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 29 2e 0a 0a | main signal)...| 00000910 47 72 65 65 6e 20 73 75 62 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 6c |Green sub-signal| 00000920 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 |s will be switch| 00000930 65 64 20 74 6f 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 6f 72 61 6e 67 |ed to full orang| 00000940 65 20 62 79 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 6e 2e 20 |e by the train. | 00000950 57 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 0a 66 6f 6c 6c 6f 77 69 |When the.followi| 00000960 6e 67 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 20 69 73 20 61 20 6d |ng signal is a m| 00000970 61 69 6e 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 2c 20 74 68 65 20 |ain signal, the | 00000980 73 75 62 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 72 |subsignal will r| 00000990 65 6d 61 69 6e 20 6f 6e 20 6f 72 61 6e 67 65 20 |emain on orange | 000009a0 75 6e 74 69 6c 0a 74 68 65 20 74 72 61 69 6e 20 |until.the train | 000009b0 70 61 73 73 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 78 74 20 |passes the next | 000009c0 6d 61 69 6e 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 2e 0a 41 73 20 |main signal..As | 000009d0 6d 61 6e 75 61 6c 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 73 69 67 6e |manual main sign| 000009e0 61 6c 73 20 73 74 61 79 20 72 65 64 20 75 6e 74 |als stay red unt| 000009f0 69 6c 20 79 6f 75 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 74 68 |il you switch th| 00000a00 65 6d 20 74 6f 20 67 72 65 65 6e 2c 20 74 68 65 |em to green, the| 00000a10 20 70 72 65 76 69 6f 75 73 0a 73 75 62 73 69 67 | previous.subsig| 00000a20 6e 61 6c 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 72 65 6d 61 69 6e 20 |nal will remain | 00000a30 6f 72 61 6e 67 65 2e 20 4f 6e 65 20 65 78 63 65 |orange. One exce| 00000a40 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 69 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 74 68 |ption is when th| 00000a50 65 20 6d 61 6e 75 61 6c 20 73 69 67 6e 61 6c 20 |e manual signal | 00000a60 69 73 20 0a 61 74 74 61 63 68 65 64 20 74 6f 20 |is .attached to | 00000a70 61 20 70 6c 61 74 66 6f 72 6d 2f 73 69 64 69 6e |a platform/sidin| 00000a80 67 20 28 74 68 65 20 73 75 62 2d 73 69 67 6e 61 |g (the sub-signa| 00000a90 6c 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 72 65 74 75 |l will then retu| 00000aa0 72 6e 20 74 6f 20 67 72 65 65 6e 29 2e 0a 0a 0a |rn to green)....| 00000ab0
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