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My rail system is one big circuit rather than multiple separate, so I am working on a rail bypass so that trains stopping at a station won't block the passage of trains that do not stop at that station. I am having some trouble with setting up the rail signals so that the trains will behave as I wish.

Any train that does not wish to stop at the station passes by it on the main line unimpeded.

Any train that does wish to stop at the station can proceed onto the bypass if it is empty, but must wait if it is full. When more than one train on my rail system stops at that station, I may make it long enough for two trains to stop without blocking the main line, as shown in the screen capture.

Trains leaving the bypass or the part of the main line that is in parallel with the bypass must not crash where the bypass and main line merge back together, obviously.

I am assuming the actual station acts as a rail signal, so I don't need another rail signal after it on the bypass.

Any advice?



Edit: umm...if the photo got cropped on the right on your screen, here's the whole thing: http://home.cogeco.ca/~glassdeviant/rail_bypass.jpg

I might have it worked out, how does this look? I realised I needed to move all the signals to the right side of the track, can't move the station however, due to the unfortunate selection of location for my "demo" near some small lakes.



Link in case of image cropping: http://home.cogeco.ca/~glassdeviant/rail_bypass_2.jpg

GlassDeviant wrote: I am assuming the actual station acts as a rail signal, so I don't need another rail signal after it on the bypass.

It does not, actually, and it is always wise to put a signal right after a train stop.
Also, as you have already observed - the signals must be on the right side. A single signal on the left side is equivalent to an always-red signal on the right side, effectively enforcing one-way traffic.

Got that, thanks. I had been doing it but had no real reason to, so it's good to know I don't have to run around deleting them because of my OCD now