TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

The opposing operation, i.e. turning off function forwarding, is also available in order
to return to the default policy.
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Joining and Separation of Train Sets
Vehicles can be added and removed from train sets by using certain menu commands.
Additionally TrainController Gold is able to add or remove vehicles from train sets
automatically during operation without explicit human intervention.
To accomplish this each train set can be separated into two parts at a time. This can be
done manually by calling an according menu command or automatically. If a train is
separated, then TrainController Gold draws a red triangular marker between the
two separated vehicles. It is also possible to join a separated train set.
If the speed of an engine contained in a separated train set is changed, then this change
only applies to the engines contained in the same part of the separated train set. If, for
example, a train set consisting of two locomotives is separated and the first engine is
accelerated, then the second engine remains standing still. If the first engine is detected
in an adjacent block, then the train set is finally dissolved and the second engine remains
in its current block.
Note, that for reasons of simplicity only one separation is supported per train set. If a
train set, which is separated between the second and third vehicle, for example, is additionally
separated between the fifth and the sixth vehicle, then the red marker is moved
from its previous position to the gap between the fifth and sixth car and the second and
third car are joined again.
If a train set will be divided into three or even more parts, then it has to be separated into
two parts first. Before it is possible to separate one of these parts further it is necessary,
that the other part leaves the current block first.
Arranging Train Sets by Train Tracking
If one part of a separated train set is manually moved to another block and detected
there by train tracking, then the moved vehicles are automatically removed from the
train set. The other vehicles form a new train, which remains in the previous block. The
moved vehicles also form a new train, which is now located in the new block.
The opposing feature, i.e. joining trains by manual driving a locomotive or a train into a
reserved block with other vehicles waiting there, is also possible. This is accomplished