TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

The human operator is completely responsible for routing and stopping. A train driven
in this way, however, is protected against other trains running under control of the
computer, while other trains are not automatically protected against this train, i.e. the
human operator is responsible for ensuring, that the train operated by him in this way
does not run into other trains.
Pros:
• Well suited for manual test runs and basic operation without protection, routing or
signaling.
• Can be spontaneously executed at any time during operation.
Cons:
• Low security.
• No automatic routing or signaling.
• Manual control of trains only.
• Number of trains simultaneously operated this way is limited by the skills of the
human operator to control and to watch several trains at the same time (usually 1 to
3 per operator).
Comparison Chart
The following chart compares the possibilities of the particular methods and their suitability
for certain purposes:
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