Switches & Switch Signs

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Switches are moveable pieces of track designed to steer trains in one of two possible directions. Depending on the session difficulty settings, by default they can be operated by hand, using a comms radio, and with the mouse cursor in mouse mode.

Additionally, switches can be read and changed remotely using schematic station and route maps, if the driver owns a Dispatcher license.

Installing a switch setter gadget allows reading and setting switches ahead too, with a small onboard device.

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

The 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".

The 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.