Hi JVT,

I use my own braking modules to brake in both directions, but the principle remains the same.

The simplest way to do this is to do still have the two short isolated sections either side of the braking section, but instead of using the one as a transfer section and the other as a emergency stop section, connect the emergency stop wire to the transfer section as well. This will allow bi-directional braking, but your braking delay on your Loco's must be set very well or your they will jump the red light if they do not come to complete stop before coming into contact with the transfer section in front.

I hope this makes sense.

Regards

Leon

Thank you for they help.

I just to decide what I want to do

JVT

Hi there,

Did anybody achieved to have the braking module working in both directions on the same track?
Any info would be greatefuly appreciated!

Hackcell,

I did it by doing away with the Emergency stop section and having two transition sections on either side instead.

Your Dec and Acc setings must be spot on though.

See my first post above

Regards

With Märklin MM this works - provided you have two-rail tracks and use appropriate decoders (current ESU or Märklin decoders will do).
With three-rail tracks this works only if you never turn locos around.

A typical three-rail scenario involves circuit tracks and a relay. When a loco comes from the "wrong" direction, the circuit track will activate the relay and the braking module will be bypassed.

I don't have a video, but I have a link to the Bogobit manual:
http://bogobit.de/bremsm...t_classic_2_5_manual.pdf

I think Viessmann 5232 uses the same principle and is therefore not limited to MM (or it wouldn't work with mfx because mfx is not MM either).

I don't know whether the factory-installed Trix decoders support this (CV 27 is undocumented and may not work), but MLD and MSD sold separately have CV 27 that allows direction dependent braking.
Two-rail, three-rail, MM, DCC, mfx - theoretically direction dependent braking can be used with any of these configurations (three-rail only if you put all locos on the track in the right direction and never turn them around - that's why it is usually not used on three-rail layouts).

This is correct, in my setup the loco passes the back of a red signal to stop in front of the next red signal, I.E., my signals face each other and works in pairs which is probably not how it works in the real life.

I have played with reed switches set off center as well as the magnets setting them off being off center , in this scenario the train passes the back of a green signal, as soon as the magnet pass and activates the reed switch which is placed in the transition section directly after the green signal just passed, the relay switches the signal ahead (along with the one just passed) to red which initiates the braking impulse via the relay in the braking module.


Because the reed is off center, once the train gets going it will not turn the signal ahead tored again as it passes it.

You keep the signal green by placing a switch that disrupts the reed switch's trigger to the relay on the braking module.

The wiring is a nightmare and very hard to trouble shoot so in my new layout I have avoided this.