E-stop tests

Hi, am building a mouse type coaster (small) I want to be able to make it smooth enough, pump free and use custom supports. I chose this project as I would like to get it right in all departments before trying my hand at bigger coasters. This will be my first coaster so I thought I'd try something small to cut my teeth so to speak. Anyway, I have read about tunnel tests an E-stop tests and so far my track passes. My question is this, my sections with brakes are all inclined so after the E-stop they all make it back to the station but can you use powered brakes for this e.g. have a flat section with brake, apply the E-stop and when disabled have the powered brake send it off again? do any real coasters do this or should you always incline the brake sections?

Companies like Arrow and Vekoma put their brakes on an incline. Other companies like Gerstlauer might have powered brakes (kicker wheels or LIM propelled). Ultimately, it's up to you how you want your brakes to work. It's just a matter of how much realism you want to add to your ride.

For brake sections in the middle of the ride you should always slope the track. If the ride e-stops while the train is in the middle of the brake run, you could have it stop at the very end where there's not enough room for the kicker wheels to get it back up to speed. This way you're designing for the worst case scenario so the ride can't valley.