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In the diagram displayed above the direction of travel of each block is here indicated by
an arrow. TrainController does not display these arrows, though, but displays small
signal symbols on two sides of each block, to mark the direction of travel, that belongs
to the block.
The direction of travel will correspond to the drawing of the block in the diagram. A
block that is passed horizontally will be drawn as a horizontal rectangle while a block
that is passed vertically will be drawn as a vertical rectangle. This is shown in the diagram
displayed above.
Engine Orientation
Engine Orientation is seen from the engineer's point of view. It is not important for the
passenger. The engine orientation describes the direction of the engine's head. For an
engineer, who has to run a train in a certain direction of travel it is also important to
know the engine's orientation, i.e. the direction of the engine's head. Depending to the
intended direction of travel and the engine's orientation the engineer can decide,
whether the engine is to be run forward or backward.
When the Dispatcher runs a train, it acts like an engineer. Especially both information -
the intended direction of travel and the engine's orientation - must be known by the
Dispatcher to start the train accordingly.
The orientation of each engine is specified during assignment of an engine or train to a
block. There are several methods to assign trains to a block. The most convenient
method is to drag & drop a train icon to the traffic box or the symbol of a block. Please
check always that the current orientation of the engine matches the screen display.
In case both do not match it is possible to revert the screen display with appropriate
menu commands.
Another method for automatic assignment of trains to blocks is the use of train detection
or train tracking (see 5.5, “Train Detection and Train Tracking”).
5.4 States of a Block
The different states of a block are determined by the fact whether the block is occupied
or whether it is reserved for a certain engine or train.
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