Cant move after stopping at station

[consolepcgaming]

After I stop at the station , eg apply the brakes,open the doors, then close them. I release the brake and no power and I cant move? Im not sure what Im doing wrong

[Voralberg Arctowski]

Share some more information and maybe someone can assist you. What kind of train are you driving? Is it an electric multiple unit or a regular locomotive? What model? Traxx, 4E? It's hard to help without knowing this, all those vehicles have differences in terms of operation and controls.

[J. Elkroc]

I bet you hit Emergency braking at some point. You have to reset the loco to get it to go again. Look at throttle box - should be white, not red. If it's red then emergency braking has been invoked. I might be wrong because I'm new at this, but that's what happens to me often enough.

[Voyager]

In case it's not caused by emergency break. It is worth mentioning that In some trains it takes a while to actualy release the break, and untill break is still locking wheels applying power is inactive.

Also, in-game UI often gives wrong information that break is at 0% when in reality its still aplying breaking force and havent fully released the wheels. It is always good idea to look at actual bars indicators inside the train, not on the UI.

[Stringbean]

The OP hasn't returned, maybe he's still stuck at the platform 13 hours later. Lol

[bukhrin]

Reset back the throttle all the way and ensure that the brake pressure fully recharged?

[consolepcgaming]

lol i havent had a chance to check again will update soon

[consolepcgaming]

ok i managed to leave the station seems i had to push the throttle all the way backwards and then back up again? Still not sure why lol

[Julius]

Originally posted by consolepcgaming:

ok i managed to leave the station seems i had to push the throttle all the way backwards and then back up again? Still not sure why lol

which train were you driving? Some of them needs time to release the brake, and only then can you touch the throttle. If you touch the throttle before the the train is ready to go, you need to put it all the way back, as you described.

[consolepcgaming]

was this train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQNC0muwFis&t=1349s

[Julius]

There's a yellow brake light above the SHP, that shows itself when you stop. When departing, release the brakes, and wait for it to dissapear, then you can increase throttle, without issue.

[ColMcSanders]

also remember to put the throttle back all the way after breaking, otherwise it won't work

[consolepcgaming]

it was the throttle i had to put it all the way back ...cheers

[-- scippie --]

I'm getting good at this game, but from time to time, I too accidentally use the emergency brake. This is because of the controls and I think those should be improved. If I was a real train driver, I would perfectly know where my 'brake' lever is positioned and would not accidentally push it a bit further down.

Just an idea (but I don't know if any dev reads this?): why not prevent the possibility to click too much on the minus/brake-key that may accidentally do this, but force the use of adding the shift key (or something like that) for those so you can show the game that it is really your intention?

[Metallos]

it's "brake", not "break". If you break something then it's broken and you can't use it anymore...

[-- scippie --]

Yes, typos.... I'm not native English, but I usually don't make that mistake. Updated my post.