Stoping approaching trains

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Stoping approaching trains

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Is there a way (with combinators) to set up a save rail passing allowing standing (accidentally being trapped) on the track between already closed gates and stopping the coming train by signals - but not letting the train run into a wall on the rail itself to stop him.

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How do you get stuck?
I tried.
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Could not get the gates to close. Am i missing something?
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Are you using circuit conditions to open the gate?
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disentius wrote:
Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:50 pm

Could not get the gates to close. Am i missing something?
The gates will close as soon as a train arrives and you still stand on the track - so your trapped

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I remember someone managed to wire up a solution to this where a walking path had gates which would not open unless the train traffic had been stopped. I looked around some to try to find it but was unsuccessful.
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Well... not if i try:)
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Only happens if you are to far from the gate sensor. And then you can't use the sensor to stop the train by turning the signals to red.

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you can try this:

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disentius wrote:
Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:40 pm
you can try this:
It works - thanks!
After going over it, I think I understand how it works - you a Factorio genius indeed.
Its an excellent solution for a nasty problem that works EVEN without combinators :D - you should post e.g. provide this to WUBE so they may enter it to their planned help cards and the Factorio wiki - or even better you place it into the wiki.

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