Newbie Question: What do the abbreviations in the ingame timetable mean ?

[Glendathu]

I understand that /ph/ is some kind of stop ?

And what does DZA mean ?

 

Thanks for our help!

[sf_giants15]

ph = passenger stop
pt =  technical stop ( mostly for overtaking)

DZA: do you mean Like Zabkowice DZA?
this is a sub station of the main Zabkowice station. I think in real life there is a second dispatcher. But in Simrail both stations are controlled by just one dispatcher 
just like in sosnowiec glowny

[Angelo]

2 hours ago, sf_giants15 said:

 I think in real life there is a second dispatcher. But in Simrail both stations are controlled by just one dispatcher 
just like in sosnowiec glowny

Correct. In real life, Dabrowa Gornicza Zabkowice is controlled by two signalboxes: DZA, only for the switches towards Łazy, and DZB, for everything else.

By the way, in SimRail, if you enter DZB and look at the frame, on your right you can see a green part of the panel which IRL doesn't exist since it's located in DZA. I suppose it's a temporary solution, just like every other green tile in the simulator (did you notice those green tiles on tracks 4 and 6 in Bedzin? They too are different from the reality and are probably just placeholders in the sim).

I'll add that, whilst you should never skip a ph stop unless specifically instructed to do so, you're free to skip any pt stop if the signals are clear.

Edited November 27, 2023 by Angelo

[BigVern]

The one thing puzzling me after the update is what appears to be the little telephone icon next to some (but not all) of the ph station stops. I'm guessing this has something to do with keeping the departure signal at red until ready, but during the little bit of driving I've done so far, whether AI or player despatched the signal has always been cleared without asking.

Edited November 27, 2023 by BigVern

[Angelo]

Do you mean the one followed by, e.g., R2 or R4 or other numbers? That's the radio channel, that you have to set on your radio set.

When you go to a route where a different channel is used, you'll also find a black, round sign with the radio channel written in yellow.

[Gazz292]

Is this thing i made of any use... sorry i couldn't make it neater, but there is so much info in the timetables all over the place.

Please click the image to see it clearly, it is fuzzy in the preview only, also included is a .pdf version.

Timetable explanation for SimRail.pdf

Edited November 28, 2023 by Gazz292

[Glendathu]

Thanks a lot, these infos are very welcome to a Simrail Newbie like me !