TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

Current Block
Among the blocks, which are reserved for a train, there is a special block, where the
head of the train is assumed to be located. This block is called the current block of the
train. Through the current block all block related operations which affect the speed of a
train (like running with restricted speed) are performed.
In the beginning you must manually assign each engine or train to its current block. Afterwards
this assignment is adjusted automatically by TrainController according to
the position changes of the affected trains. Even after terminating and restarting of the
program this assignment is automatically updated. Only if an engine or train is moved
by hand to another track you must assign the engine or train to its new current block
again.
Diagram 97: Assigning a train to the Current Block
When an engine or train is assigned to its current block, the current engine orientation
must be specified. TrainController needs to know this orientation to be able to determine,
if an engine will run forward or backward. TrainController adjusts the en-
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