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Alternative Paths
One of the most outstanding features of the Visual Dispatcher is the ease of specifying
alternatives for the path a train has to take when executing a schedule.
Diagram 118: Schedule Diagram with alternative Paths
Diagram 118 shows a schedule for train movements, that begin in of the three blocks in
“Hidden Yard”, proceed on the mainline in a clockwise direction, pass “Southtown”
through one of the two blocks and end again in “HiddenYard”.
To start the schedule, assign a train to one of the blocks in “Hidden Yard”, select the
schedule on the computer screen and call the appropriate start command of TrainController.
The Dispatcher will automatically allocate the blocks and activate the routes
that belong to this schedule and will automatically start the train. If there is more than
one train located in “Hidden Yard” and both can be used with this schedule, one of the
trains will be selected automatically. It is also possible for you to pre-select the train before
starting the schedule.
The Dispatcher will also look for an appropriate path through “Southtown” and will select
a block in “Southtown” as well as appropriate routes to this block, that are available.
If both blocks of “Southtown” are currently available, then the Dispatcher will per-
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