TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

Please note that locking of a block affects all trains.
In TrainController Gold locking the entry of a block causes a similar effect like an
unidirectional block (see above), i.e. both prevent trains from passing a block in a certain
direction of travel. There are some important differences, however, between unidirectional
blocks and blocks, which are locked to certain direction of travel:
• An entry lock can be set and removed at any time during operation. Unidirectional
blocks can only be changed in edit mode. Hence an entry lock prevents a train from
passing the affected block in a certain direction only temporarily while an unidirectional
block does this permanently.
• Entry locks are treated as temporary obstacles. It is possible to establish a path for a
train run (e.g. via AutoTrain), that passes a block in a (temporarily) locked direction.
The train may even approach a locked block, awaiting that this lock is lifted
sooner or later.
• Unidirectional blocks are treated as permanent obstacles. It is not possible to establish
a path for a train run (e.g. via AutoTrain), that passes a block in a (permanently)
disabled direction.
If a certain track section is intended to be always used in a certain direction of travel,
then define the according block as unidirectional. If you want to prevent trains from
passing a block in a certain direction of travel for a limited period of time only during
operation, then use an entry lock. An entry lock can for example be used to lock the opposing
entry of a bi-directional single-track section, which is currently occupied by a
train, against opposing trains. Using unidirectional blocks for such track section would
not be adequate, because this would not allow to operate the track section alternately in
both directions.
Locking the exit of Blocks
Each exit of any block can be temporarily locked during operation. A block cannot be
left through a locked exit. Trains may enter such blocks and may stay there, but they
cannot leave a block through a locked exit.
It is possible to lock either exit of each block individually and independently from the
opposite exit.
Please note that locking of a block exit affects all trains.
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