signalling/routing help: train goes to red signal

[ttdnewfie]

hi. in the screenshot below, the train marked with the red arrow goes to the middle exit signal and stops. I don't understand why it didn't go to the exit signal to its left. What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks for the help.

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[JGR]

You should replace the two signals at the entrance with two-way signals, this will cause an open (green signal) route to be taken preferentially. With one-way signals, trains will use the best (shortest) route even if that means waiting at a signal instead of using a free route...

Signal behaviour (amongst other things) is described in more detail here: http://uwe.s2000.ws/ttdx/signal/index.php?lang=en

[ttdnewfie]

With one-way signals, trains will use the best (shortest) route even if that means waiting at a signal instead of using a free route...

Signal behaviour (amongst other things) is described in more detail here: http://uwe.s2000.ws/ttdx/signal/index.php?lang=en

ok, thanks for explaining it. But I don't see anywhere on the site you linked where this is explained. On this page I did find this quote: "This does only work if two-way signals are used!" and now that you've explained it to me, I think I can decipher the meaning of this sentence, but before you explained it, that sentence was complete gibberish. I realize that the author of that site doesn't speak english as his first language, so I don't mean to be too hard on him. I just want to point out that to a beginner that site isn't helpful at all. It's inarticulate and poorly organized. The section on pre-signals, located here would be a great place for the author to mention this little tidbit about one way signals. It seems kind of important.

Anyway, thanks again, and I don't mean to rant, I only mean to let the community know that this site isn't suitable as a reference.

[michael blunck]

I realize that the author of that site doesn't speak english as his first language, so I don't mean to be too hard on him. I just want to point out that to a beginner that site isn't helpful at all. It's inarticulate and poorly organized. [...]

Possibly Uwe didn´t include this explicitly because it´s an original TTD feature, and not a new one introduced by TTDPatch. And BTW, I don't mean to be too hard on you, but exactly this question had come up a thousand times before in this place. The forums has a search function and a FAQ which are there for a reason.

regards
Michael

[Uwe]

Actually, the information is included here. I understand that the organisation of the pages could be improved, I'm not too happy about it myself. Given the amount of information (and the complexities of advanced signalling) it is quite difficult to come up with a site organisation that satisfies everyone.