Little help with setting up signalling for this station...

[gooner_47]

This is just a little test track thing I set up, trying to work out how to set up signals for entry to this station. I was following the example at the bottom of this page (which sadly has none):

http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/ ... dvanced%29

If anyone could help me with the setup of these signals, or even suggest a better alternative track layout for this it'd be much appreciated. You may also need the save game, as it'll probably be easier to show me rather than try and explain. If so, let me know and I'll upload it.

[WRH]

You've got the right idea, you just need to make sure you place signals where you currently have none in the preferred direction of travel, presuming this is a one way circular railway.

[gooner_47]

Yea I realise that... I need to know the most efficient places to put the signals though, and exactly which pre-signals to use at each point

[DaleStan]

I fail to see why you can't just put signals exactly where and as they appear on the wiki.

[Gen.Sniper]

If I don't care of a little bit wierd crossing, this is my standart signal placement for medium traffic....

[planetmaker]

http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/ ... dvanced%29

Besides the signaling issue where there's now ample advice already: you are aware that you built a monstrous entrance and the exit as a bottleneck which cannot be designed better as such?

Further, it's always a good idea to just test stuff and look for yourself - especially, if you already set up a test track...

You may want to check our public server and member zone archives for references (see wiki in signature).

[audigex]

Two methods...

With pre-signals, place:
1 start signal, right before the first place the track splits
1 end signal per platform on the last tile before the platform.
Then with combo signals, place one each right BEFORE and right AFTER any split in traffic. There's no need for more than one on any stretch of track, since they would all be red. The tile before allows the train to come up to that point even if there is a train further down the fork (assuming one of the ends is free), and the tile after allows the next train to use that switch immediately another leaves it.

With PBS, you ONLY place signals...
1 where the pre-signal start signal would be
1 AFTER each platform
... nothing in between - the PBS will work out that paths from that point onwards.
You CAN, to increase throughput, put signals on straight sections between the start signal and platforms, but only do this where a train is allowed to stop without blocking any other switch, and you run the risk of the original problem of trains waiting beside full platforms.

With PBS, think of it as normal pre-signalling, but remove the combo signals and move the stop signals to after the platform... job done.