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| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 11/01/2017 at 15:10 #91452 | |
FlyingA
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Dear Simsig Would you in any way be interested in programming a Simsig for a Danish station/train-line, with the danish user-interface(language is english)? In Denmark there is a rather huge interrest in having a simulation of the Danish Centralized Train Control program(Siemens Vicos DC20). How ever, no one have the knowhow when it comes to the actual programming. I have tried to get in contact with various programmers, but non of them seems interested(its "only" 2D, so not that career-boosting they say). I have quite a few contacts, who works with the real systems, and therefor quite a lot of data available if anyone is willing to help with the actual programming. Data is, but not limited to: - Track-isolations and their lengths - Signals and exact locations - Complete tables showing all routs/train-paths for each station(signal combinations) - Detail train-schedules - Acceleration/deceleration tables for the various trains - Real usermanual for Siemens Vicos DC20 Again, is this a total off-topic, or could you be interested if I offered my unlimited help? Best regards Andreas Buus    Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Log in to reply |
| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 11/01/2017 at 21:35 #91480 | |
DaveHarries
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I would probably take you up on that idea if I knew how to do the programming. Nice idea though, and that interface looks quite different from what we have here. Dave Log in to reply |
| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 12/01/2017 at 09:14 #91485 | |
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FlyingA
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Thanks Dave Yes, the interface looks a bit different, but the principles are very much the same. Lines that change color as a funktion of a train traveling with a certain speed through track-sections with specified lengths. In the UK you set a route using your mouse, in DK you set it by writing a simple command and hitting enter. Best regards Andreas Log in to reply |
| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 12/01/2017 at 14:18 #91498 | |
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JamesN
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FlyingA in post 91485 said:Thanks DaveWhile it isn't possible in SimSig, the written-command method is possible on VDU-based signalling systems in the UK too. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: FlyingA |
| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 12/01/2017 at 15:59 #91499 | |
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Jan
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FlyingA in post 91485 said:Yes, the interface looks a bit different, but the principles are very much the same. Lines that change color as a funktion of a train traveling with a certain speed through track-sections with specified lengths.There's more to signalling than just that, though. E.g. Denmark is using speed signalling as well, while Simsig is probably mostly set up to handle UK-style route signalling. Two million people attempt to use Birmingham's magnificent rail network every year, with just over a million of them managing to get further than Smethwick. Log in to reply |
| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 12/01/2017 at 20:03 #91504 | |
GeoffM
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FlyingA in post 91452 said:In Denmark there is a rather huge interrest in having a simulation of the Danish Centralized Train Control program(Siemens Vicos DC20). How ever, no one have the knowhow when it comes to the actual programming.When I saw the attachments my first thought was "That's EBICOS, not Vicos". Looking through Siemens' website, it looks like they rebranded it as Vicos at some point. Anyway, I spent a couple of years working on a simulator for Norwegian railways which uses a combination of EBICOS (DOS-like character-based graphics) and Vicos (Windows vector graphics). I believe the signalling is broadly similar to Denmark too. As others have said, SimSig is more directed towards the UK and its route signalling, but in future that might change. SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| Possible interest for Danish Signal system? 19/01/2017 at 16:26 #91646 | |
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FlyingA
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Quote:I unerstand GeoffM - Thanks for your reply. Please don't hesitate to contact me if it's something you would like to look more into in the future. I will continue to collect information and also video-material over the coming years, as we in Denmark will change to inboard signals in about 5 years, making today's signalling history. Best regards Andreas Log in to reply |