--- a/npf.c	Mon Apr 04 16:47:03 2005 +0000
+++ b/npf.c	Mon Apr 04 17:53:39 2005 +0000
@@ -373,7 +373,13 @@
 			if (!NPFGetFlag(current, NPF_FLAG_SEEN_SIGNAL)) {
 				/* Penalize the first signal we
 				 * encounter, if it is red */
-				cost += _patches.npf_rail_firstred_penalty;
+
+				/* Is this a presignal exit or combo? */
+				if ((_map3_hi[tile] & 0x3) == 0x2 || (_map3_hi[tile] & 0x3) == 0x3)
+					/* Penalise exit and combo signals differently (heavier) */
+					cost += _patches.npf_rail_firstred_exit_penalty;
+				else
+					cost += _patches.npf_rail_firstred_penalty;
 			}
 			/* Record the state of this signal */
 			NPFSetFlag(current, NPF_FLAG_LAST_SIGNAL_RED, true);

--- a/settings.c	Mon Apr 04 16:47:03 2005 +0000
+++ b/settings.c	Mon Apr 04 17:53:39 2005 +0000
@@ -937,15 +937,18 @@
 	* again, just because the sign at the right side was red. If we take
 	* a typical 5 length station, this detour is 10 or 11 tiles (not
 	* sure), so we set the default penalty at 10 (the station tile
-	* penalty will further prevent this */
-	{"npf_rail_firstred_penalty",		SDT_UINT32, (void*)(10 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),	&_patches.npf_rail_firstred_penalty,		NULL},
+	* penalty will further prevent this.
+	* We give presignal exits (and combo's) a different (larger) penalty, because we really
+	* don't want trains waiting in front of a presignal exit. */
+	{"npf_rail_firstred_penalty",   SDT_UINT32, (void*)(10 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),  &_patches.npf_rail_firstred_penalty,		NULL},
+	{"npf_rail_firstred_exit_penalty", SDT_UINT32, (void*)(100 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),	&_patches.npf_rail_firstred_exit_penalty,		NULL},
 	/* This penalty is for when the last signal before the target is red.
 	 * This is useful for train stations, where there are multiple
 	 * platforms to choose from, which lie in different signal blocks.
 	 * Every target in a occupied signal block (ie an occupied platform)
 	 * will get this penalty.
 	 */
-	{"npf_rail_lastred_penalty",		SDT_UINT32, (void*)(10 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),	&_patches.npf_rail_lastred_penalty,		NULL},
+	{"npf_rail_lastred_penalty",    SDT_UINT32, (void*)(10 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),  &_patches.npf_rail_lastred_penalty,		NULL},
 	/* When a train plans a route over a station tile, this penalty is
 	* applied. We want that trains plan a route around a typical, 4x5
 	* station, which means two tiles to the right, and two tiles back to
@@ -953,9 +956,9 @@
 	* a penalty of 1 tile for every station tile passed, the route will
 	* be around it.
 	*/
-	{"npf_rail_station_penalty",		SDT_UINT32, (void*)(1 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),		&_patches.npf_rail_station_penalty, 		NULL},
-	{"npf_rail_slope_penalty",			SDT_UINT32, (void*)(1 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),		&_patches.npf_rail_slope_penalty,				NULL},
-	{"npf_rail_curve_penalty",			SDT_UINT32, (void*)(1),		&_patches.npf_rail_curve_penalty,				NULL},
+	{"npf_rail_station_penalty",    SDT_UINT32, (void*)(1 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),   &_patches.npf_rail_station_penalty, 		NULL},
+	{"npf_rail_slope_penalty",      SDT_UINT32, (void*)(1 * NPF_TILE_LENGTH),   &_patches.npf_rail_slope_penalty,				NULL},
+	{"npf_rail_curve_penalty",      SDT_UINT32, (void*)(1),                     &_patches.npf_rail_curve_penalty,				NULL},
 
 	{NULL,									0,					NULL,					NULL,																						NULL}
 };

--- a/variables.h	Mon Apr 04 16:47:03 2005 +0000
+++ b/variables.h	Mon Apr 04 17:53:39 2005 +0000
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@
 	/* New Path Finding */
 	bool new_pathfinding_all; /* Use the newest pathfinding algorithm for all */
 
-	uint32 npf_rail_firstred_penalty; /* The penalty for when the first signal is red */
+	uint32 npf_rail_firstred_penalty; /* The penalty for when the first signal is red (and it is not an exit or combo signal) */
+	uint32 npf_rail_firstred_exit_penalty; /* The penalty for when the first signal is red (and it is an exit or combo signal) */
 	uint32 npf_rail_lastred_penalty; /* The penalty for when the last signal is red */
 	uint32 npf_rail_station_penalty; /* The penalty for station tiles */
 	uint32 npf_rail_slope_penalty; /* The penalty for sloping upwards */