I cannot see the max available speed of the line or the limit of the line, i dont have ETCS because it isnt implemented full yet on ECML Azuma, AWS sees only if I cross Red.....well it's a blind train, how I can use it if dont see 1 km ahead what will happen?
it’s in the in game HUD, you may have to go into game settings to turn it on, if you have it turned off real drivers know the route
ETCS Level 1 involves continuous supervision of train movement (i.e. the onboard computer is continuously supervising the maximum permitted speed and calculating the braking curve to the location to which the train is permitted to proceed (the end of movement authority) while non-continuous communication occurs between train and trackside, generally through Eurobalises. Lineside signals are necessary in level 1 applications, except if a semi-continuous infill is provided (semi-continuous infill denotes the transmission of infrastructure information from the Euroloop or the Radio infill unit to the train, hereby providing the train with information on the train’s future movement. See the Radio Infill Unit and Euroloop sections below for more information). Train detection and train integrity checks (i.e. the train is complete and has not been accidentally split) are performed by the trackside equipment beyond the scope of ERTMS.
As far as I know, ETCS is still a work in progress in terms of implementation in the UK, and it is at most in the testing phase on the East Coast Main Line. 1: since the timeframe is set around now, they wouldn't and shouldn't implement ETCS 2: the only route in TSW with ETCS is Lucern-Sursee in Switzerland. The system itself is a little broken, since ETCS is probably even more complicated than LZB. Right now, drivers drive on sight using signals and signage to guide their speed, using route knowledge to know what speed limits would be. There are warning signs (yellow downward triangle) and route signalling (diverging paths with flashing yellow and double yellow), but drivers can't know the line speed using information present in the cab only.
At the moment, the East Coast Mainline is not fitted with ETCS. The trains are fitted with ETCS so that when the line is eventually upgraded, the trains can run on it as soon as the signals are ready. AWS is working as intended, and is not designed to help you see signals from miles away. Rather, it is there to warn drivers when they are about 200 yards away from a yellow or red signal. You are correct, it is a blind train. There is no safety system on the ECML that allows you to see 1km ahead. The driver alone is responsible for knowing what the maximum speed is, and where stations and signals are.
No. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/runni...utes/east-coast/east-coast-digital-programme/ Apparently, they hope to have started running ETCS by the end of the year, with full roll-out by 2030. It will only go from London to Grantham at that point.
