Track vs Spatial Link

Comparison of features of Tracks and Spatial Links

Feature	Track	Link
Multiple Roads	Yes	Yes (PL8.53)
Auto Road Allocation	Yes	No
Inbound Blocking Based On Road Use/Availability	Yes	No
Auto Limit Single Item Per Road	Yes	No
Other End Lookahead Before Item Can Enter (Track CheckNext)	Yes	No
Speed Reductions	Yes	No
Road Level Closure	Yes	No
Auto Colouring	Yes	No
Animate/Display Item Tails/Wagons	Yes	No
Pause/Reverse An Item	No	Yes
Stop/Resume All On Section	No	Yes
Inbound Time Scale (Link Control)	No	Yes
Can Query Road Occupant	Yes	No
Roads Bookable	Yes	No
Roads Holdable By Tail After Front Leaves Section	Yes	No
Loop Delay Road Hold/Release Event Handling	Yes	No
Per Road Report On Click	Yes	No
Item/Track Logging Interface	Yes	No
Pipe Overlay Mode	No	Yes
Per Section Hide	No	Yes
Item Can Be Blocked From Leaving	Yes	No
Click Broadcast Option	No	Yes
Shortest Distance or Cost Based Auto Routing	No	Yes
Table Based Configuration	Yes	No
Can Query Occupants Into Table	No	Yes
Portals Select Next Based On Routes	Yes	No
Routing Services eg: Fill In Steps	Yes	No
Roads Are Simulation Objects/Directly Addressed By FEC/Have Own State	Yes	No