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3.3 Throttle and Brake
The throttle is used to control the speed of each engine or train. The zero position of the
throttle is located in the middle. When the slider of the throttle is in the rightmost position,
the train is running forward with maximum speed. Conversely the maximum backward
speed is achieved by pulling the slider to the leftmost position.
An additional instrument to control the speed of a train is the brake. Pulling the slider of
the brake decelerates the train. The brake is an additional aid. For simplicity it is possible
to control the speed with the throttle only foregoing the brake.
For each engine you can specify the maximum scale speed. This value is used as the
maximum speed with which a train is controlled by TrainController To run an engine
with maximum speed the throttle slider must be pulled to the rightmost or leftmost
position.
Diagram 58: Speed Properties of an Engine
For each engine you can also specify the threshold speed. This is the minimum speed at
which the engine runs smoothly. The threshold speed is used if the throttle slider is
moved out of the zero position. In this way “dead zones” near the zero position of the
slider are avoided. For engines which will run automatically under control of the Dispatcher
(see chapter 5, “The Visual Dispatcher”) it is recommended to adjust the
threshold speed accordingly.
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