TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

automatically iterates clockwise through the active tracks of both symbols and automatically
maps the tracks of the physical turntable displayed in the left image to appropriate
tracks of the symbol to the right.
Forward and Backward Tracks of Turntables
Each active track of the physical turntable, i.e. those tracks, that are actually connected
to the layout, can be marked as a forward track or backward track.
These markings are taken into account during automatic operation of a turntable and do
not apply to transfer tables. If a track is marked as forward track, then all affected locomotives,
that leave the turntable bridge via this track during automatic operation, are
automatically turned with their head to this track, so that they leave the bridge in forward
direction. If a track is marked as backward track, then locomotives are automatically
turned with their rear to this track, i.e. they will leave the bridge via this track in
backward direction.
It is furthermore possible to specify, which locomotives are affected by these markings.
This is done by filling the associated list of enabled trains (see also page 234) accordingly.
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.
Turning Locomotives automatically to an individual Direction
If the turntable is operated manually, then the provided commands provide full control
over the direction, in which locomotives are turned.
For automatic operation it is possible to mark each active track of the turntable as forward
or backward track as outlined in the previous section. This setting is usually valid
for all trains, that exit the turntable via the tracks, which are marked in such a way. This
feature is useful for tracks, that will always be passed in a certain direction, e.g. if certain
locomotives will enter a roundhouse always in forward direction. In particular these
settings apply to all schedules, that contain the turntable, in the same way.
Tracks, which are not marked as forward or backward direction are usually accessed by
the turntable bridge on the shortest possible way. For such tracks the direction, in which
the locomotive leaves the turntable, cannot be predicted. It is sometimes desirable,
however, to have control over the direction as the case arises. For this reason there is an
additional option, with which the direction, in which locomotives leave the turntable,
can be set on a per schedule basis. In this way trains, that perform a certain schedule,
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