New to dispatching, train on "wrong" track?

[seeadler]

Hi,

just started looking into dispatching recently. I have the rudimentary basics down I think. But far from knowing what I'm doing ;).

I just joined a server on Dabrowa Gornicza and was facing the following train sitting in the station on what I'd call the opposite track (644016 facing to the right, red arrow).
I am wondering if there is a solution to this? From what I can tell is I can't send 644016 out to the right on the topmost track because there's oncoming traffic. But I also can't get the train over to the second track because there are no switches in front of the train. Is there a way to let the train reverse down to the second track and then onward?

Cheers

[FluffyAdmiral]

1. Let in 3022 to clear the track.

2. Speak with Bedzin and tell them to not send anything on the right track for a few minutes.

3. Manually set the switches 13 and 14 to minus. (click on the switch to highlight it and press minus and confirm action)

4. Ask the player driving 644016 to push the train back to semaphore P
5. Issue substitute signal on semaphore N1 so that 644016 can pass through.

6. Stop him as soon as he goes through Semaphore P and set his route to the correct track.

7. Resume normal operations.

That's the best workaround you got in this situation. 

Edited January 17, 2023 by FluffyAdmiral

[seeadler]

Awesome, thank you.

Regarding point 4 (and 6. I guess), if this is a bot instead of a player. Is there a way to tell the AI driver to push back or out of luck in that instance?

[FluffyAdmiral]

Nope, you need another player to be driving to fix this situation. AI won't help you at all.