TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

To operate the auxiliary functions of a certain engine or car select this particular vehicle
in the Train Window, too. The operation of functions, however, only applies to the currently
selected vehicle. The function buttons of the Train Window always reflect the
status of the currently selected vehicle. In other words: for manual operation of functions
it does not matter, if the vehicle is currently contained in a train set or not. The effect
is limited to the particular vehicle.
Like in real railroads a certain vehicle can only run as part of one train at a time. If a
vehicle is successfully added to a train set, then it is automatically removed from its
previous train set, if any.
Cars and Load
For realistic simulation of train tonnage it is possible to specify the full weight and the
empty weight for each car. With a specific menu command it is possible to toggle between
both weights, i.e. it is possible to simulate loading and unloading of cars. The
currently selected weight (load condition) of each car is applied to the calculation of the
maximum speed or the acceleration momentum of affected train sets.
Cars can also be loaded or unloaded automatically during operation, e.g. during a running
schedule.
Automatic loading and unloading of cars provide also the possibility to decrease the acceleration
momentum of trains running in hidden areas of the layout, if desired. To accomplish
this automatically, specify appropriate schedule operations, that unload all
cars, when they enter the hidden area, and that load all cars again, when they leave
these areas.
Forwarding of Functions in Train Sets
Automatic operation of auxiliary functions called for a train set are normally performed
by the first engine or car only.
In order to allow auxiliary functions to be performed by other vehicles in a train set,
too, it is possible, to turn on function forwarding. This is accomplished with a certain
train operation, with which function forwarding can be turned on or off. This operation
is usually used in macros. Assume a macro, with a first operation to turn function forwarding
on and a second operation to call an auxiliary function to turn on the lights. If
this macro is called for a train set, then the lights are turned on in all vehicles in the
train set, which are able to perform this function.
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