Factorio Train Automation tutorial (Parts 1-3)

[grays42]

Hi there!

I'm reddit user /u/Grays42, and over the past week and a half I have been working on a complete introduction to trains. This is a comprehensive tutorial that will take a complete train novice all the way through to understanding and building a functional rail network. I've been working with the redditors of /r/factorio who have been giving me suggestions, feedback, and corrections as I wrote the guide. It has been very well-received so far, and I thought I would drop over here and link it for anyone who would like to take a look.

[grays42]

It is currently posted to reddit here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comme ... ts_23_and/

Part 1: Novice (Stations, Signals, and Blocks)
http://imgur.com/a/PVL6I/all

Part 2: Apprentice (Intersections, Chain Signals)
http://imgur.com/a/hetKX/all

Part 3: Journeyman (Rail Systems and Networks)
http://imgur.com/a/XTqk3/all

More formats and links:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B22HA ... HZlX29pSVE

Thanks for having a look!
/u/Grays42

[quinor]

Great tutorial! Although I already understand trains I find it very clear and generally a good resource to learn from

[myguyfromthe80s]

Thanks. Been struggling to understand signals for single track with multiple trains.
This helps (I wasn't using enough signals!)

[ratchetfreak]

There is one rule I like to repeat for chain signals:

For every signal you do not want a train to wait at go replace every signal leading to it with a chain signal.

This basic rule covers just about anything you will want to use a chain signal for, like intersections, too small blocks, stacker yards to let a train choose another track if one is taken, ...