Switches & Switch Signs

Switches are moveable pieces of track designed to steer rail vehicles in one of two possible directions. Depending on the session difficulty settings , switches can be operated in many ways:

• Using Comms radio on the switch
• Using station and route schematic maps with the Dispatcher license
• Using Switch setter gadget
• Using mouse cursor in mouse mode
• By manually interacting with the switch lever

There are two types of signs associated with switches: announcing and navigational one.

Announcing sign has a red “Y” shape on a white background, indicating an upcoming switch ahead and the end of the current speed limit section. It has a white appendix sign underneath, indicating the distance remaining to the switch, in kilometers. For example, a distance of 400m would be marked as "0.4".

Navigational sign is located on the switch itself. It shows a diagonal white line on a red background, indicating the direction the switch is set to. Changing the switch will move the sign to point in a different direction, along with the track alignment.

When operating long trains in reverse, distance tracker can be very useful to navigate switches.