[East German BR 52 & 1980 Version of Zgorcelec - Görlitz - Dresden Route]

 

DR Baureihe 52

I would like to suggest implementing next to the Ty2 (polish BR 52) a east german (DR) BR 52 into SimRail as DLC or part of a DLC, since most of the 3D model, animations and sound could be used from the already existing Ty2 and would fit to the planned Zgorcelec - Görlitz - Dresden Route DLC.

 

1980s Version of the Zgorcelec - Görlitz - Dresden Route

Also I want to suggest a 1980s version of the Zgorcelec - Görlitz - Dresden route since a modern version is already in development a 80s version showing life behind the iron courtain and the border traffic between the former Polish Peoples Republic and the German Democratic Republic could be interesting.

It would also fit to the EU07, Ty2, ET22 on the polish side and to the DR BR 52 and eventually other DR (east german) locomotives maybe finding in the future their way into SimRail.

[[EN] Signs and Signals found in SimRail, printable guide.]

Am 11.2.2024 um 20:29 schrieb Gazz292:

According to the IE-1 (PKP signalling regulations, 2020 edition... which i translated with google and used to make the guide) 

6) Signal Pc 6
"Indicators at the head of a train with single manned traction vehicle, stopped for an unknown reason on a double or multi-track route":

One upper white light and two lower red lights at the head of the train.

The Pc 6 signal is given by the driver of a train without a conductor or train with a one-person traction vehicle crew, in the event of the train stopping for an unknown reason on a double or multi-track route, before going along the train in order to determine the reason for its stopping.

The driver of a train approaching in the direction of which the Pc 6 signal was given should stop their train and obtain information about the reason for stopping the other train, and whether the train dispatcher was notified about the stop.

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So it's just the head of the train where the lights are set to 'upper white, 2 lower red' 
i assume this would be used if say a passenger emergency stop lever was operated,  loss of traction or braking issues, or any other reason to 'stop and examine' the train, where if it was a 2 manned train the conductor may do that. 

I also assume that the driver of the train in trouble should contact the dispatcher on the radio first... unless it's an emergency that he needs to attend to immediately (injured person perhaps) 
That's when an approaching train from the other direction would stop and see if they need to help, and to contact the dispatcher if not already done so. 

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There is a section a little further on in the IE-1 about 'alarm signals' 
Some of the newer trains have a setting for this on the headlight selector switch, it flashes the headlights rapidly at both ends of the train if it's an EMU, but for older trains you'd flash the headlights repeatedly manually with the headlight switches, and this would only flash the front ones.

You also sound the horn with 'one long, 3 short' tones, repeatedly... or sound a siren, whistle, trumpet, telephone ringer in the same manner. 

This 'A1' alarm signal is used to warn others of a possible risk of  safety to other people, trains etc, so could be someone trespassing on the tracks, or seeing an object on your own tracks that you've stopped for, but you are unsure if it affects other tracks.

Then there are other types of alarm signals, 
 

A1 r,  "A combination consisting of three short tones, varied in terms of frequency and repeated cyclically"
This warns of an immediate threat to traffic safety (de-railed train, object on other tracks etc) 
You should also transmit 'alarm' repeated 5 times on the radio, or press the radio stop button if equipped.

It then says to switch to the emergency chanel and explain the reason for pressing the radio stop or transmitting alarm 5 times. 

A2, this is the fire alarm, 1 long 2 short tones, repeated several times. 

then there's Air Raid warning alarms and so on. 
 

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Of course, none of this is simulated in  SimRail (yet?) except the A1 alarm, automatic flashing headlights position and the radio stop... which only operates the brakes on your own vehicle (due to potential for trolling in the sim if it operated as in real life and stopped all other trains on the same channel in range)

and i may have got some things not 100% correctly explained, as i do not work for any railways, i only pretend to drive trains on simulators 🙂 

Thank you for the answer, i wrote you in the credits and linked your guide 🙂

[[EN] Signs and Signals found in SimRail, printable guide.]

Am 29.1.2023 um 20:33 schrieb Gazz292:

A guide i made for the signs and signals you will find in SimRail:

 

First I want to thank you for uploading the signal guide, it is very helpful!

 

Now my question, how does the tail of a train look like which has the "Train stopped for unknown reason" light setup?

 

Is it like the "Driving on opposite track" light setup with two red lights on the rear/tail or on the picture shown setup just repeated on the tail (roof white, right and left red light)?

[[ON STEAM] [ENG] EN57 + Double EN57 Start Procedure & Operation Instructions]

I wrote on Steam a guide for the EN57 called EN57 + Double EN57 Start Procedure & Operation Instructions.

Credits go to Gazz292 for his very helpful Signs & Signal Guide.

[No Amperes out of the blue at Kozlow]

After stopping with my EN57 at Kozlow i was unable to get any Amperes, the pantograph was raised but there were no Amperes anymore, i gave the AI/Bot the control and it was able to drive without problems, when i took over still no Amperes ;,C

This occured on DE3 or 4 server, i am not sure.

SimRail_log_2024-02-09_03-21-08.txt

[Signal Tutorial / Book]

Since there is no explanation in SimRail itself i think a tutorial mission for the polish signals would be a very nice addition especially for new players like me it would make the learning curve less steep, i personally found a good picture with the signals and short explanations but still an indepth tutorial mission covering all polish signals in SimRail would be great.

Or a window/tab/little book (similar to the time table book in EN57) you can open in MP or SP independent of your role where all signals are shown and explained.