09-13-2009, 08:32 AM
For get about compressing distance for signs and signals. Won't work at all, there is too much compression.
Instead work with "train lengths" for signs and signals. Space signals (other than those a a fixed location such as a CP) about a train length apart and put signage a train length (or half a train length) before the thing the sign warns of.
One train length between sidings is a good minimum, that way a train isn't in two stations at once. Two train lengths between stations is better because trains working at adjacent stations won't bump into each other. The prototype has typically has between 8 and 20 train lengths between sidings (or crossovers on two main tracks).
Instead work with "train lengths" for signs and signals. Space signals (other than those a a fixed location such as a CP) about a train length apart and put signage a train length (or half a train length) before the thing the sign warns of.
One train length between sidings is a good minimum, that way a train isn't in two stations at once. Two train lengths between stations is better because trains working at adjacent stations won't bump into each other. The prototype has typically has between 8 and 20 train lengths between sidings (or crossovers on two main tracks).