TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

If you want to visualize that a signal or accessory element located in the track diagram
is associated with a piece of track on your railroad (for example a signal that controls a
track section or a push button that operates an uncoupler), you can attach this element
to a track element. For the operation of the signal or accessory element, however, it is
not important if it is attached to the track or not. The purpose of the attachment is only
to visualize the relation between the signal, or accessory element, and the corresponding
track.
Signals
Signals are available in different styles. The styles are light or mechanical signals as
used by the Deutsche Bundesbahn or light signals of international railroad companies.
Additionally, different styles are available for home and advance signals.
The purpose of these different styles is only the indication in the switchboard. For the
operation of a signal, it is not important if you select an American or German light signal,
or if you select a light or mechanical signal. Feel free to use the style that best fits
the respective signal on your model railroad.
It is important for the operation of the signal that you differentiate between the symbol
for a two, three or four aspect signal.
For each signal a special style can be selected, that allows rotated display of the signal
symbol. With another style it is possible to display multiple signals in adjacent switchboard
cells as if they were fixed to the same mast. With two four aspect signals combined
in this way it is possible to display 16 different signal aspects.
Diagram 67: Rotated and multiple signals
Diagram 67 shows signal symbols that are rotated according to the track elements they
are attached to. There is also a multiple signal showing a green over a yellow light. This
multiple signal is actually composed by two separate signal symbols. One of them uses
a special style that lets it look like it is mounted on top of the other signal on the same
mast.
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