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TC has a “crossing gate” function. The gate closes when the route on which the crossing is placed is reserved, it opens again when the route is free. In case this route triggering for the gate is too soon or too late we can build our own level crossing, where we can use physical sensors or action ma...

If a schedule has multiple destination blocks, like say a multi-track station or yard, a block gets chosen randomly. There are a few ways to change this randomness and send trains to specific blocks: - Use train lengths and allow trains only into blocks in which they fit (Schedule Rules) - Allow onl...

The easiest way to control signals is to give the signal inside the block a DCC address. These signals now follow the block signal colors. If you desire different switching logic for your signals, you will have to place separate signals on the switch panel (they can be placed on the track), give the...

Track laying, DCC wiring and sensor wiring are all finished. It’s time to test drive the layout with 11 trains. The layout is computer controlled with Traincontroller 10. A separate series of videos on TC is available here. The DCC Command Station is a Digikeijs DR5000, combined with a DR5033 booste...

Trains that drive on a cycle- or shuttle schedule with repeat count 0, as well as trains on schedules with successors, will keep driving indefinitely. There are multiple options to stop the trains. Immediate stops: The Freeze button (Esc on the keyboard) stops the trains, but keeps the schedules in ...

Transport Fever 2 as Model Railway Sim 08 Curved Station Platforms TF2 by default only supports straight station platforms. Luckily mods are available that let us create curved platforms. For instance the mod Freestyle Station allows platforms to be laid as curved tracks, alongside the rails. Once t...

Pushbuttons and switches can be added to a Switchboard to control many different kinds of operations. This video shows how a Schedule can be started such that trains start to drive when a switch is flipped. Link to video Traincontroller 10 Gold 15 Pushbuttons and Switches https://up.picr.de/45275244...

By default TF2 flips trains around at dead ends to always leave head first. For a model railway we don't want this behavior. Luckily there is a mod that we can install that lets the trains drive in reverse, driving backwards out of dead ends. Link to video Transport Fever 2 as Model Railway Sim 07 D...

HO layout 'Clara', 7x3m, 24 trains This HO Layout is built by a fellow member of the Eindhoven Modeling Club, Peter Koppelman. Link to the video His explanation: Seven years I have been building my layout and I ban all again making major changes. The layout is in a room of 7 x 2.65 meters and is bui...

Instead of limiting the max speed in a block, which influences all trains that drive through the block, 'Request Yellow' is an alternative method to slow down trains in the block before a scheduled stop. If we place this request yellow in blocks that belong to the schedule, it won't influence trains...

We want our trains to have accurate stop positions in the blocks, and to drive around with visually pleasing accelerations and decelerations. To accomplish this we have to calibrate the loc in Traincontroller. In many cases the Simplified Speed Profile works fine. It uses three sliders, min speed, m...

Schedules have a set of Rules that prescribe if the Schedule starts, how the trains behave and if and when routes and blocks ahead are reserved. This video is about the second half of the set of Rules.

Link to video Traincontroller 10 Gold 12 Schedule Rules part 2

Schedules have a set of Rules that prescribe if the Schedule starts, how the trains behave and if and when routes and blocks ahead are reserved. This video is about the first half of the set of Rules.

Link to video Traincontroller 10 Gold 11 Schedule Rules

Once a train has reached the destination block of a Schedule, it will be taken out of the list and the trains will come to a stop. If we want the train to repeat the Schedule, or to start a different Schedule, we have to change the Schedule Type, or add Schedule Successors. The video shows how. Link...

Traincontroller 10 Gold 09 Schedules Trains can be allocated to a specific trajectory, called a Schedule. To create a Schedule we have to select the blocks and the routes between the blocks that we want to be part of the Schedule. We also define the Departure and the Destination blocks and we can ad...