How to release Emergency brakes after TCS application?

[PNWRailfan]

If I pass a red signal and my train goes into TCS emergency, how can I release the brakes? I play in explore sessions, so I can't enter manual mode. I've read that pressing the alerter (z?) when the train is stopped fixes it, but it didn't work for me. Solution?

Thanks in advance

[markyisri]

If I pass a red signal and my train goes into TCS emergency, how can I release the brakes? I play in explore sessions, so I can't enter manual mode. I've read that pressing the alerter (z?) when the train is stopped fixes it, but it didn't work for me. Solution?

Thanks in advance

In MSTS, pressing the alerter would fix the problem.

In Open Rails, it's required to press Ctrl+M (if in explore mode, once, otherwise, twice) to release TCS Emergency.

[PNWRailfan]

In MSTS, pressing the alerter would fix the problem.

In Open Rails, it's required to press Ctrl+M (if in explore mode, once, otherwise, twice) to release TCS Emergency.

I just tried it, and control + M doesn’t release the brakes. Anything I could be doing wrong?


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[derekmorton]

As well as try {shift} ? ( brake initialise )

You did pull the brake handle back to off?

[markyisri]

I just tried it, and control + M doesn’t release the brakes. Anything I could be doing wrong?


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What version of OR are you using? This requires X3884 or newer. Besides, you should be using the latest testing version for the most support.

[geepster775]

I just tried it, and control + M doesn’t release the brakes. Anything I could be doing wrong?

I just tried it, and CTRL M works for me. Ran a test on Sherman in Explore mode, starting at Borie, used the dispatcher screen to set the interlocking signal ahead to Stop, when I went past it, I got a TCS E-brake, came to a complete stop quickly, CTRL M once after stopped and I got a message that emergency brakes are released and then the air started pumping again until gravity rolled me downgrade. X3991 here.

[PNWRailfan]

I am at 1.2.3766

Apparently, I need to upgrade. I downloaded it from Openrails.org a few weeks ago, the one from January 2017. Where do I download the new version?

[derekmorton]

http://openrails.org/download/program/

Download the testing version

[markyisri]

You can also download the testing version by going into Options and changing the Updater setting to Testing or Unstable.

[mikeebb]

Not sure about TCS Emergency - need to try it at a point in a particular route where it ALWAYS happens in Explore Mode with a signal at which one Shall Not Pass (regardless of color) - but in ordinary emergency braking you have to tap the backspace key to get out of Emergency mode before you can release the brakes. I do recall being able to release the emergency brake in that situation, though, with much earlier versions of OR.

[R. Steele]

... a signal at which one Shall Not Pass (regardless of color)...

I've found that if you encounter a stubborn signal, open the DispatchViewer and change the signal to approach or proceed. It always seems to work whenever tab or shift-tab does not.

[markyisri]

Not sure about TCS Emergency - need to try it at a point in a particular route where it ALWAYS happens in Explore Mode with a signal at which one Shall Not Pass (regardless of color) - but in ordinary emergency braking you have to tap the backspace key to get out of Emergency mode before you can release the brakes. I do recall being able to release the emergency brake in that situation, though, with much earlier versions of OR.

What route is it? You can hit Ctrl+Alt+F11 to enter signal debug mode and see if there are two aspects superimposed on one another.

[mikeebb]

It's in the Roseville Sub, both original and updated versions, eastbound on the south main from the west end of track, signal at the branch off the main into the yard, continuing on main. Same thing happens at the signal for the crossover to the north main just past that point. Next time I'm there, I'll check Ctrl-Alt-F11 and see what it says. Happens in Explore Mode with no other trains around. Haven't tried it in an activity because the one I developed some years ago in MSTS uses a path through that location that is now broken someplace (strong suspicion...).

[geepster775]

Examining that location in Track Viewer

[markyisri]

Examining that location in Track Viewer

It's a........



Phantom signal!