4-Way Train Intersection 1.0

Nice ^_^

Very nice... but there is an issue with this design with the fact that trains won't be able to go left.

Very nice... but there is an issue with this design with the fact that trains won't be able to go left.

 

Hmm, are you sure? What makes you think so?

 

It loos like they can go in all directions to me....

 

From this image you can clearly see both tracks are branching in both directions.

 

 

Remember this isn't a highway :D I think the issue you are referring to only occurs on car networks, which is why highway interchanges are so convoluted. Trains work differently, they will stop to wait for trains on the other track to go past before turning left.

In my country, trains drive on the left track if there are two tracks, different from vehicles, which drive on the right-hand side of the road. From this perspective, trains can actually make left switches without crossing the other track in my country. However, such a switch in your photo would be very dangerous and shouldn't exist in places apart from stations and yards imo. But after all this is just a game, so you can just focus on the function but ignore the safety aspect.  :kitty:

I dont think you guys get how rail-roads work. There are control station and light signals, its all overlooked to avoid collisions but trains can and do take this type of turns. At least this is what I've seen in Italy all my life. They don't build overpass ramps for train intersections, they just have a red light and each train waits its turn.

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