http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/ 2012-02-06T18:01:08+00:00 http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/ http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/lib/tpl/default/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-02-06T17:50:23+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:signalling_display&rev=1328550623&do=diff Introduction This section will take you through all of the signalling control side of SimSig. This includes the different types of routesetting, automatic working, points control, as well as identifying the symbols on the screen. Track Track is shown as solid grey lines on the screen. The general orientation is left-to-right, top-to-bottom, but complex areas require variations. In any case, the continuation of track is identified by simple letters such as “A” (meaning the track continues at t… text/html 2012-02-06T17:00:28+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:func:f8&rev=1328547628&do=diff More recent Simulations include a Simplifier, which is accessed by pressing F8. The Simplifier will display trains arriving, departing or passing a certain point at a certain time for a 2-hour period. To operate, select the location you want to display from the drop down list, and then (where relevent), select the platforms that you want to display. Then write the time you want to check. Click refresh, and all the trains that are timed at that location will be displayed, along with their time, p… text/html 2012-02-05T21:26:50+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:glossary:catch_point&rev=1328477210&do=diff A catch point is aspecial type of point that will de-rail any train that passes over it, unless a route has been set over it. They are also used to derail trains rolling backwards down a hill, to prevent them crossing a junction and potentially hitting another train. There are 3 main types of catch point: text/html 2012-02-05T21:17:25+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack&rev=1328476645&do=diff * Introduction * Features of SimSig * Installing SimSig (core application) * Windows system files * Mac OSX system files * Linux system files * Installing a SimSig simulation * Simulations * Uninstalling SimSig or any of its sims * Windows text/html 2012-02-05T15:07:21+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:func&rev=1328454441&do=diff SimSig uses the keys F1 to F11, excluding F9. F1 F1 will bring up the old user manual that can be downloaded from this site. Please note that it is now obsolete, and has been superceded by this Wiki. F2 F2 will bring up the Train List window, which is a list of all trains in the area, and contains train control options. text/html 2012-02-05T13:49:15+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:mans:lime_street&rev=1328449755&do=diff SimSig Liverpool Lime Street Simulation Manual Acknowledgements Of course I must thank Geoff Mayo for creating software that has kept me amused for too many hours of my life and allowing me to try my hand at this developing lark. Thanks go to Clive Feather for his tutoring at the London meet 2011 to help me figure out some coding. I also thank Ben Woodward for creating a timetable and Noel Young for fixing Ben's mistakes! ;-) text/html 2012-02-05T13:17:48+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:glossary:permissive_wrkg&rev=1328447868&do=diff Most operation on passenger lines is block working, in that only one train is permitted in any section at one time. At certain locations, mainly stations, in is necessary to join trains, or allow more than one train into a platform at the same time. text/html 2012-02-05T11:40:16+00:00 maxand http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssterms:stickynote&rev=1328442016&do=diff These are notes that you can place on-screen to remind yourself of whatever you need (e.g. train IDs, routing instructions, etc.). To create a note, right-click anywhere* on the (black) background of a sim. Select Add sticky note. Hint: to ensure that the note is created exactly where you want it, instead of having to drag it into correct position afterwards, right-click exactly where the note's upper LH corner will be. (Note: the other options in the menu - Stay on top, Maximize, Save bitmap -… text/html 2012-02-05T07:44:26+00:00 maxand http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:sticky_notes&rev=1328427866&do=diff Please refer to Simsig-specific Glossary entry. text/html 2012-02-04T22:16:33+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:sims:peterborough&rev=1328393793&do=diff Overview Continuing on from the ever-popular King's Cross, Peterborough completes the next 60 miles of line. As you would expect, Peterborough is fully compatible with King's Cross, allowing over 100 miles of the East Coast Main Line to be directly controlled simultaneously! text/html 2012-02-04T20:42:43+00:00 headshot119 http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:faq:areas_that_can_not_be_simulated&rev=1328388163&do=diff Due to Conflicts of Interest it is not possible for Geoff to work on SimSig Simulations of the following areas. IECC * Ashford * Upminster (Fenchurch St LTS lines) * Liverpool Street (GE lines to Marks Tey and Stansted North Jn) * Marylebone (Marylebone to Aynho Jn) * Slough New (Paddington to West Drayton) * Swindon B (Didcot Note: existing sim pre-dates exclusion) * York (inc Leeds) * Yoker (North Clydeside electric network) * Tyneside (Newcastle) * Merseyrail/Sandhills (… text/html 2012-02-04T20:32:40+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:mans:sigs&rev=1328387560&do=diff Signal Numbers Plans We have a number of diagrams showing the signal numbers in the areas covered by SimSig. Generally they are PDF files, and have been produced by Postal (John Gallon) London North [North London Line V2.102] : [Kings Cross V0.4d] : [Liverpool Street V2.2] : [Royston V2.102] : [Cambridge V2.105 (inc LCs)] : [Peterborough V0.4d] : [Wembley Suburban] text/html 2012-02-04T20:19:18+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:faq:can_i_set_my_own_line_closures&rev=1328386758&do=diff Q In some Sims there are different scenarios where lines are closed for engineering possessions. Is that something the user can create? A On simulations with a version number 2.207 or higher (anything released or refreshed after CScot and Edinburgh), it is possible for the user to set different types of possessions using the Incident Control Panel (F11). text/html 2012-02-04T15:52:46+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:glossary:tdberth&rev=1328370766&do=diff A Train Describer Berth is a physical or imaginary field that contains the identity of a train. Signallers use these to determine which train is where. Older signalboxes don't have train describers at all. Almost every main signal has a describer berth, and some shunt signal are also provided with berths. Also, the Grey exit triangles at the end of bay platforms are usually provided with seperate a berth to the signal at the end of the platform. Similarly, some grey exit triangles in sidings ha… text/html 2012-02-04T15:45:26+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:types_of_routesetting&rev=1328370326&do=diff Basic Routesetting has already been mentioned in the previous section. What follows is a more detailed description of the setting of various types of route. Setting different kinds of routes Main signal routes are from one controlled signal to another, to an automatic signal, or a terminal platform. One of the main proceed aspects is shown on the entrance signal when the route is clear (safe for the train to enter). text/html 2012-02-04T13:20:51+00:00 postal http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=meets:july2012&rev=1328361651&do=diff Basic Details The Meet has Been Confirmed for Saturday 14th of July 2012 Payment may be required in advance for this event - more details on this will appear here when known * Date:Saturday 14th of July 2012 * Time: Noon-6pm. * Location: The Bridge Hotel, Castle Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ. * Price: Yet to be decided * More information about the venue can be found online at their web-site * The venue is situated within easy walking distance of Newcastle Central station. text/html 2012-02-04T13:13:41+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:func:f11&rev=1328361221&do=diff F11 Incident Control Panel Note: Only incorporated in simulations released from March 2010 The Incident Control Panel can be brought up using function key F11 on the keyboard. There are a number of tabs available in this dialogue box: General - Disable random failures Points - Controls point detection Signals - Controls signal proving Track Circuits - Track Circuit occupancy Trains - Train control TSRs - Temporary Speed Restrictions text/html 2012-02-04T13:12:43+00:00 steamer http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:ssrun:simindex&rev=1328361163&do=diff This index combines links to single player and multiplayer operation. It is independent of our Glossaries, which may contain additional material. Use your browser to search this page for any non-indexed words. [Note to anyone editing this index: Indentation is achieved by inserting two NBSPs (see Wiki Syntax page), rather than using unordered lists, which are too spaced out. NBSPs appear invisible.] text/html 2012-02-04T12:48:43+00:00 maxand http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=usertrack:sims:royston:roystontutor&rev=1328359723&do=diff Last completed update Jan 31 2012 Notice: This guide is undergoing extensive revision so may be incomplete or inaccurate in places. This notice will be removed when updating is completed. Contents Link to page Topics discussed This page Signal maps, Options, Interlocking, Blocks & TCs, Berths & TDs, Signal types Setting Routes Setting routes, Overlap, Setting, clearing and cancelling, Long routes, Catch points Train Activities 1 Next working TT Train Activities 2 Joining Trains, … text/html 2012-02-04T11:24:28+00:00 postal http://www.simsig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=meets&rev=1328354668&do=diff Official Meets Official meets are arranged currently three times a year, roughly mid-March, mid-July, and mid-November, each on a Saturday. The venues for these are usually pub function rooms, with those pubs being in places with easy transportation links. The July meets are in London, the November ones are in Derby. However, the March meet “floats” around the country - we've had Bristol, York, Peterborough and Wakefield so far. Depending on the venue, a buffet lunch is provided, or you order a…