While playing the scenario Timber log delivery, during down hill switching, the trainbrakes didn't work. I stopped the train with the dynamic brakes at 100%. There is also something strange when asking permission to pas a signal, it turned a green signal in a red one. My advice is only to use the signalpost when a signal is red. And when coupled wagons at the front of the locomotive, the rear lights turn of. is it an idea to use 2D scenery in the distance, that is less demanding in perfomance but doesn't create these empty landscapes. The locomotive and overhead wiring looks fantastic and all the nearby scenery.
I do not know if you found the originating of the braking problems, but I had braking trouble to stop the train at the 6% grade during shunting. Overshoot the stopping point 250 meters. I was to bust to stop the train to watch the gauges or try to find out what went wrong.