I am a total rookie sofar. I have a problem with Class 455. When leaving a station and after closed the doors it takes about 30 seconds before I have power to start the train. Have I missed something?
Hi perjohan,langer, Welcome to the forum. I just tried Class 455 and it moved immediately after accelerating without any problem. Could you tell us which route that was so I could have a look at it? Thanks.
Just tried it and had no problems. What's your starting sequence? 1. Open the doors, wait till they are closed 2. Put the Reverser into Forward position 3. Release the brakes 4. Start accelerating Very straightforward train to me.
I have a theory... When the doors are opened on some units the interlock applies the brakes which essentially stops the drive accidentally accelerating when the doors are open. When the doors close it can take several seconds for this interlock to disengage and the brakes to release, allowing power to be applied. The easiest way I have seen to determine if this is the case is use the F4 HUD (which shows the brake application level in a bar chart) and you can see the actual sequence working. In the one I looked at you can set a step 1 brake app (approx 25%) but when the doors open this jumps to approx 65%. When the doors close and the guard alerts the brake app then drops down to 25% again. Once this sequence has completed you can release your brake application and proceed. I know on the 465/466 this can take approx five seconds, leaving you wondering why the train isn't actually moving
Hi Yes this is my sequence - I guess you mean close the doors and not "wait till they are closed"? It is not ICE
Have you checked to see whether or not your DRA was automatically set at the beginning of the scenario? This is the case with some routes and maybe you overlooked it.