Engineering Trains

Would certainly be of interest. I have however generally taken an alternative approach of setting engineering trains to move very slowly once at the worksite.
Something like 4mph and maybe a few location dwells thrown in along the way.

Bill

something that was previously tried out (Sim itself didn't progress) was to add bespoke locations at certain signals in order to facilitate properly timetabled possessions.

I'm not suggesting every signal should be a timetabled location of course, but if a handful are added between key locations, it would facilitate stopping trains in the middle of nowhere. you could fit multiple trains in using FX and NX stopping positions with + and - values to move the train considerable distance from the location too.

The outstanding issue is what do with trains that enter or exit said possession via an unsignalled or wrong direction movement.

It's something I've considered in the past but couldn't decide on what to do if the train never actually passes that signal. If the signaller routes it on an adjacent line, what do you do? (Yes, I'm looking for ideas)

It's something I've considered in the past but couldn't decide on what to do if the train never actually passes that signal. If the signaller routes it on an adjacent line, what do you do? (Yes, I'm looking for ideas)

The one thing that I would expect might be beyond Simsig at the moment is the setting up and giving a engineering worksite, as you are probably aware the Civil Engineer can set a possession up with blocking points then allow a train into the site or he can set up a possession around a train stood at a signal and the same when giving it up, I only mention if people are doing to expect PICOPs and Engineering Supervisors to start ringing in!

Delta Zero Severn

I used to train Signallers on WestCad using a simulator. Even on the real life simulators, a lot of things being asked for in the various threads for Simsig are non-existant.I used to have to make up scenarios and become the Driver, S&T, PICOP etc in comms. It certainly wasn't all singing all dancing simulator of the real life work stations. How far do does Simsig go? As a trainer, to stop a train anywhere for possesions, failures, incidents etc was done by stopping it through the trainers interface.

Through 'F2' Train List on Simsig we can do all sorts of things with a train, change its timetable, reverse it, shunt forward, pass Signals at Danger,even remove it. Everything other than stop it. Would having the ability to stop a train via "F2" Train List, anywhere help? It certainly would allow users to create failed trains, hold engineers trains anywhere. By stopping a train, it also stops it ringing in as waiting signal. It would be great for when hosting multiplayer games being able to "fail" a train. Obviously some indication in "F2" Train List that a train has been stopped by the users would need to be indicated.