Excerpt from tutorial 2.2, controlling signal aspects at stations.....
If we wanted the signal not to show a green aspect immediately, there are a couple of options available. The first option is to make the signal change at the station departure time. Recalling from tutorial 1_2 the station command, the sixth parameter controls the aspect of signals at stations. If we change
0,.Ground 1,.back 0,.railtype 0;1,.sta yourname1; 09.2720;09.2805;;1;0;;;7;10;;0,
to
0,.Ground 1,.back 0,.railtype 0;1,.sta yourname1; 09.2720;09.2805;;1;1;;;7;10;;0,
we find that the signal clears a few seconds before the departure time.
For reference, the .sta command;
.Sta Station2; 12.3100;12.3200;;-1;;;;30;30;;0,
The semicolons are used to separate the individual attributes of the command, these are in the order
Station name; - the name of the station (appears on the jump to station list)
;arrival time; - in hours.minutesseconds ** note the syntax used **
;departure time; - also in hours.minutesseconds
;pass alarm - NOT used in BVE 4, leave blank
;door opening side; - use -1 for the left, 1 for the right.
;signal at station; - IF there is a signal immediately after the station, 1 shows red, 0 green
;safety system; - NOT used in BVE 4, leave blank
;sound; - filename of sound played on arrival at station
;dwell time; - the minimum station dwell time in seconds
;loading factor; - how full the train is (0-250), values >100 may cause door problems
;train departing sound; - filename of sound played when departing the station
;timetable index, - denotes the timetable to be displayed in the cab (on pressing F3)