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Diagram 96: Block Signals<br />

In the example displayed above a train may leave “Southtown 1” and proceed to “Main<br />

Line East”. The signal symbol on the right side of the block shows green. The signal on<br />

the other side displays red, because it is assumed that the train must not enter “Main<br />

Line West”.<br />

The states of the home and advance signal (if available) are additionally indicated in the<br />

cab signal controls of the Train Window (see chapter 3, “Train ”), when a train is running<br />

under control of the Dispatcher.<br />

How to use Signals on the Model Railroad Layout<br />

TrainController does not need any signals on your model railroad to control trains.<br />

But for realistic operation it should be possible to indicate the calculated signal aspects<br />

with appropriate signal models on your model railroad. For this purpose it is possible to<br />

create two signals within each block, one for each direction of travel. These signals are<br />

called integrated block signals. Integrated signals can be linked to physical signal models<br />

on your layout. They are automatically operated according to the calculated signal<br />

aspects of the block they belong to.<br />

These signals are only used for indication. They do not need any facilities to control<br />

trains, because the trains are controlled by the Dispatcher.<br />

It does also not matter, if the used signal models represent home or advance signals, because<br />

the models are only used for display. Selecting the appropriate signal model and<br />

location you are free to decide, where home and where advance signals will be visible.<br />

These signal models are of course operated depending to the direction of travel. For this<br />

reason you can create a signal for each direction of travel.<br />

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