Sławków - How are the level crossings operated in real life?

[peter]

Dear Community,

Am I right assuming that the reason why the level crossings at Sławków are not controllable from the dispatch panel, is, that in reality, the two level crossings are manually operated by two flagmen working at the two guard posts next to the crossings? If so, how do they know when to close the crossing? I assume if they were to close the level crossing as soon as they get a phone call from the neighboring dispatcher, the crossings would remain closed much too long.

Thank you!

[uetam]

Hello, in real life there is CCTV system similiar to one we are using in SR. In most cases there are additional devices outside domino panel to control level crossings. When level crossing is operated by flagman he gets notifications about trains from dispatcher via Phone.

[the810]

On 11/23/2023 at 5:14 AM, uetam said:

Hello, in real life there is CCTV system similiar to one we are using in SR. In most cases there are additional devices outside domino panel to control level crossings. When level crossing is operated by flagman he gets notifications about trains from dispatcher via Phone.

Any chance we might get those additional devices in the game? Controlling crossings via the CCTV screen is cool, but it takes a second or two before the picture renders, which can be crucial when things get heated and you have a lot of trains to deal with.

(For now I just keep crossings closed at all times, but that's not how it should be.)

[Animal__Doc]

On 11/27/2023 at 11:34 AM, the810 said:

Any chance we might get those additional devices in the game? Controlling crossings via the CCTV screen is cool, but it takes a second or two before the picture renders, which can be crucial when things get heated and you have a lot of trains to deal with.

(For now I just keep crossings closed at all times, but that's not how it should be.)

I must agree that sim-wise it would be great having controls on the panel but for the sake of the simulation, not having them on sight makes CCTV essential to avoid leaving a dumb driver stuck on the rails. Cars in the sim behaves but not the mofos you find in real life.

Having said that, an improvement in the time accessing the CCTV is needed

[the810]

On 11/28/2023 at 7:36 PM, Animal__Doc said:

I must agree that sim-wise it would be great having controls on the panel but for the sake of the simulation, not having them on sight makes CCTV essential to avoid leaving a dumb driver stuck on the rails. Cars in the sim behaves but not the mofos you find in real life.

My understanding is that in real life you don't need to (or even can) use monitors to operate the crossings, but you can use external buttons. So what I'm suggesting would make it more realistic :)

[Animal__Doc]

I have to confess that I don´t know how it is operated irl, so anything I will say is based on wild guesses.

You are right in pointing out that crossings are operated by external buttons. Like the one you can find in Juliusz. But in this case, the dispatcher has a direct view on the crossing. No CCTV needed. In Slawków you cannot see crossings in plain sight so for the sake of the security a CCTV is needed. Having the chance of opening/closing them from the monitor is an added feature as to speed things up, not a real thing. The best scenario would´ve been having the CCTV active in front of the panel to double check for traffic but operating the crossing through the panel. So far, I am afraid is not possible as when roaming in the room the CCTV monitor is not active.

Any working solution? Maybe adding buttons on the panel so they can be operated through buttons AND/OR CCTV. It would be up to the player to follow the best role.