Suggestion: Playable signal boxes on Lk 707.

[bin_zocken]

Maybe you guys have already thought about it and decided not to do them, but I would like to suggest adding Katowice Muchowiec KMB, as well as Staszic Podg. to the game. I think they are both very interesting signal boxes, where the opposite track is used regularly, with the KMB building being located at some distance to the tracks in use.

Probable location of the Katowice Muchowiec KMB post.

Staszic Podg.

According to the german database "stellwerke.info", both these signal boxes are equiped with the "Przekaźnikowe E", so this would not be an new kind of technology for you.

Thanks for your attention.

 

 

[Moooritz]

Sure, but I don't know if that makes sense. These two don't really have much traffic and it would be boring fast (like Biala Rawska or Pilichowice...), especially with missing Sosnowiec Dandowka and Stawiska.

There are better places which could be a new signal box (Wwa Wlochy, Koziol, Krk Glowny...) 😄

Edited Sunday at 10:38 PM by Moooritz

[T_cave]

12 minutes ago, Moooritz said:

Sure, but I don't know if that makes sense. These two don't really have much traffic and it would be boring fast (like Biala Rawska or Pilichowice...), especially with missing Sosnowiec Dandowka and Stawiska.

There are better places which could be a new signal box (Wwa Wlochy, Koziol, Krk Glowny...) 😄

I mean, that would be a reason to add them wouldn't it? We only have 1 level 1 signalbox currently, so we could do with some more low level boxes (not sure what level these would be but I'd think lvl 1 - 2, at a stretch maybe 3 as they are both junctions)

Katowice Janow is the next signalbox on this line that we have in game, also electronic interlocking (would most likely be domino), and it would for sure be a lvl 1, yes it would be a bit boring to some, but for learning dispatching it's a perfect place to start learning. Even for more experianced players these 3 boxes could be a nice place to just hang out, chat, and watch trains go past.

As for them having little traffic, some trains to / from Panewnik / Katowice Ligota could be added to make them busier and the operations more varied, LK 171 and LK657 still have a lot of capacity unused afterall.

Yes there are other signalboxes that would also be nice to have, but isn't the end goal to eventually have all signalboxes on the map playable?

[longmun_]

Obviously it would be nicer than not having them at all, but I wouldn't bother until we get shunting at KWK Staszic. I think that's the #1 way to make that area more interesting to be at.

[T_cave]

1 hour ago, longmun_ said:

Obviously it would be nicer than not having them at all, but I wouldn't bother until we get shunting at KWK Staszic. I think that's the #1 way to make that area more interesting to be at.

I get the point you're making with the shunting, however that is all handled by the signalboxes at KWK Staszic itself, not by any of these suggested signalboxes, so wether we do or do not have shunting doesn't change anything for these signalboxes operationally speaking.

Edited Monday at 09:13 AM by T_cave

[lewnemejski]

On 4/14/2025 at 11:54 PM, bin_zocken said:

Maybe you guys have already thought about it and decided not to do them, but I would like to suggest adding Katowice Muchowiec KMB, as well as Staszic Podg. to the game. I think they are both very interesting signal boxes, where the opposite track is used regularly, with the KMB building being located at some distance to the tracks in use.

1.  Katowice Muchowiec is kind of abandoned signalbox IRL. I mean, it used to be a very big station but in game and IRL it works similar to signalboxes like Dorota currently. Left track operations in KMB are due to that right track is pernamently closed and is in bad condition and dismantled in some sections. The second track you see there(KMB) that is used by trains coming from Katowice Janów it is part of other line also double track but second one was closed for the same reasons as above. To sum up you have two double track lines in KMB that has one track pernamently closed. But the logic of signalling was not changed that is why you see left track operations.

1a. Staszic could be added but as Mooritz said not much traffic here.

10 hours ago, T_cave said:

Katowice Janow is the next signalbox on this line that we have in game, also electronic interlocking (would most likely be domino), and it would for sure be a lvl 1, yes it would be a bit boring to some, but for learning dispatching it's a perfect place to start learning.

Janów has a domino Panel but it will be the most boring station in the game. Here are the same tracks as in KMB so we will get an APO without A here. Yes, Janów have junctions but only to KWK Wieczorek(Other ones will be useless because of second track closure) which is closed and IRL Janów was changed into APO.

Edited Monday at 10:19 AM by lewnemejski

[T_cave]

11 minutes ago, lewnemejski said:

Katowice Muchowiec is abandoned signalbox IRL.

So from where is the junction between LK 171, 652, 653, 657 controlled then? also from Staszic?

[lewnemejski]

4 minutes ago, T_cave said:

So from where is the junction between LK 171, 652, 653, 657 controlled then? also from Staszic?

Maybe I have not responded enough precisely before. They are controlled from Katowice Muchowiec. In previous post my idea was to show that KMB used to be big station but now it controls only the red circle because that remained.

[T_cave]

15 minutes ago, lewnemejski said:

Maybe I have not responded enough precisely before. They are controlled from Katowice Muchowiec. In previous post my idea was to show that KMB used to be big station but now it controls only the red circle because that remained.

Ah yes I understand now, I thought you meant the box was totally not used anymore, I already knew it isn't as big of a station as it used to be, but I still think it can have some interesting operations with the single track lines it has.

 

It looks like a good place for people who are learning and to just hang out and chill a bit, sometimes one likes to just take it easy and just watch trains go by whilst chatting with freinds on neighbouring boxes.