Help with trains please

[Saulius]

For some reason, if station tracks are occupied, my trains don't wait on signals. They just turn back empty. What I'm missing? How do I force trains to wait and take cargo
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2541101607

[Ultrabot]

The dual signals at the station looks like. Your incoming train continues to a red, then goes to the available path.

[Saulius]

Thans
There's nothing to do with signals. On the screenshot I'm using presignals. I did try to setup with path signals- no luck- trains behave exactly same.
I think it's pathing problem. I can't manage to fix it. May be I should download something or set in settings I don't know.
I think there could be some welcome pack for newcomers to download. Because when I check downloadable content or settings - I'm lost. Too much stuff for amateur starter :)

[DarkHoodness]

Read the wiki on signals: https://wiki.openttd.org/en/Manual/Signals#path-signals

Though they make it look more complex than it actually is.

I use only path signals. On a station terminus, on the tracks right next to the platforms, I use the type of path signal that can be passed from the back, and have them face the opposite direction from where the trains come in - For some reason this works, trains will queue.

I'll post screenshots later when I have more time.

[Captain Black]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2541861776

[Saulius]

Originally posted by Captain Black:

Thank you
I'll try
Edit:
It's working. My bad - wrong signal on return track
Managed to sort path signals as well

[DarkHoodness]

Yeah, you can achieve the same by only using both variants of the path-based signal:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2543143096

Pre-signals (Entry/Exit/Combo) hark back from an earlier era of OpenTTD/TTD Patch, before one-way path based signalling was implemented. They're still useful for more complex layouts (see the wiki), but I like to keep things simple, and path signals do the job.

The vanilla signals really only exist in OpenTTD for old savegame compatibility, and were the only signal you could build in the original Transport Tycoon Deluxe. They're pretty much useless.

[kLuns]

Attach the intersection to the station and use a one-way path signal for entry. The train should be waiting.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2556753132

Or you can try to avoid conflict between entering and exiting trains in this way
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2556758357

[orbops]

Here's the video tutorial I used. LugnutsK has some amazing videos, and delves into the code to explain how to optimize playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcgylFM3y4