Swindid Timetable 1985 v2.05

I notice that the entry point for 0C08 (Swindon Down Siding) is greyed out in the editor, does this mean it is no longer valid?

andyallen4014 in post 138537 said:

I notice that the entry point for 0C08 (Swindon Down Siding) is greyed out in the editor, does this mean it is no longer valid?

Not at my PC so can't open the save, but it looks like the sim has been started in Platform 4 era rather than Parcels era.

Steamer in post 138538 said:

andyallen4014 in post 138537 said:

I notice that the entry point for 0C08 (Swindon Down Siding) is greyed out in the editor, does this mean it is no longer valid?

Not at my PC so can't open the save, but it looks like the sim has been started in Platform 4 era rather than Parcels era.

Yes - That is correct - I didn't think it would make any difference though.....?

Red For Danger in post 138540 said:

Steamer in post 138538 said:

andyallen4014 in post 138537 said:

I notice that the entry point for 0C08 (Swindon Down Siding) is greyed out in the editor, does this mean it is no longer valid?

Not at my PC so can't open the save, but it looks like the sim has been started in Platform 4 era rather than Parcels era.

Yes - That is correct - I didn't think it would make any difference though.....?

I have just opened Swindid again as a new sim in the 'Pacels Platform' era and I see that Down Sidings entry point has appeared - That is probably the issue here so looks like I will need to start again.

As a suggestion - maybe an era on the options section when starting the sim would be good as there is nothing to tell you what version to use based on the tt date.

Thanks for the responses though.

People really should think before they say things at times. Anybody can set an era for the sim to operate a particular timetable.

My point is that some people here just fly straight into things they know little about. Its not useless, as a previous poster says, if the timetable predates when the feature was added.

Older & user supplied timetables will not have an era selected, as you know the feature only came in around the time that Three Bridges was released.

Older & user supplied timetables will not have an era selected, as you know the feature only came in around the time that Three Bridges was released.

My point is that some people here just fly straight into things they know little about. Its not useless, as a previous poster says, if the timetable predates when the feature was added.

There is nothing to tell apart a default/random era selection from a timetable-advised era selection. So I still need to check something like the timetable description, or I risk starting in the wrong era. Therefore, the option to recommend an era is quite useless, as the timetable will need to specify the era elsewhere anyways.

The era is a default (set for the default timetable) not a random.

There are warnings for running an incompatible era, and (if relevant) failed seed trains. Attached from loading Motherwell 1984 with the 2015 era setting.

I would expect 'old' user timetables would have 'MUST RUN IN xxx ERA' near the top of the description, and that is visible before the point of no return.

It is more user friendly than a 'SELECT ERA NOW' pop up as the first thing someone is faced with when starting a sim, when they might not even know what an era is.

Postal does say back in 2009 at the time of upload that he knew the timetable was buggy and things did not need reporting.

bill_gensheet in post 138551 said:

I would expect 'old' user timetables would have 'MUST RUN IN xxx ERA' near the top of the description, and that is visible before the point of no return.

And yet, this is still required in new timetables, because the option doesn't distinguish.

bill_gensheet in post 138551 said:

There are warnings for running an incompatible era, and (if relevant) failed seed trains. Attached from loading Motherwell 1984 with the 2015 era setting.

That's too late, once the simulation has already loaded. Then I have to restart the entire process of starting it.