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17.4 Automatic Operation of Turntables
Please note, that the turntable/transfer table must be able to go to specific tracks
(indexing), if requested. If you are using an analog or generic turntable/transfer
table, then setup this turntable for indexing according to section 17.6, “Turntable
Operations”. Digital turntables support indexing and no further measures are necessary.
Automatic Operation in TrainController Gold
In TrainController Gold turntables and transfer tables can be easily integrated into
automatic operation by using turntable symbols in switchboards. These symbols are associated
with a block and taken into account by the automatic calculation of the block
diagram (see section 5.2, “Blocks and Routes”. All possible paths from the bridge to adjacent
blocks or back are automatically captured as routes.
Right after configuring a turntable symbol accordingly in a switchboard it is possible to
run trains automatically over the turntable. The routes, which connect the bridge (more
precisely: the block associated with the turntable) with adjacent blocks, can be used by
AutoTrain or in other schedules like any other route. Actually with regard to automatic
operation there is no fundamental difference between turntables and turnouts.
For each track it is possible to specify, that certain locomotives may leave the bridge via
this track only with a certain orientation (forward or backward). In this way it is for example
possible to force steam locomotives to enter the roundhouse only with a certain
orientation, while Diesel or electrical locomotives may still enter the roundhouse with
an arbitrary orientation.
Automatic Operation in TrainController Silver
Turntables and transfer tables can be integrated into the automatic operation of the
layout in TrainController Silver, too. This is a bit more complex than in TrainController
Gold, however, where it is sufficient to setup a turntable symbol in the
switchboard. The configuration steps, that are performed automatically by TrainController
Gold, must be done manually in TrainController Silver. It is furthermore
necessary, to do without the automatic calculation of the block diagram. To integrate a
turntable into automatic operation, perform the following steps:
• Turn off automatic calculation of the block diagram (see section 15.1, “Manually
created Block Diagrams”).