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| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 21:09 #50843 | |
njimiller
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Hi - hoping someone might be able to offer some hips and tints on this issue: I like to create timetable rules to better simulate real life - such as minimum 2 min station stops for HSTs - I've rarely seen one dispatched any quicker at a major station. Sim timetables are often updated and I would like to copy my rules into the updated timetable - so the question is - is there a simple way to do this? I did try merging timetables (mine with rules and the new one) once but it involves a lot of deleting of duplicate trains. Also - do some sims have minimum station dwell and turnaround times built in? If so - how can I find this out so I'm not doing something that may already be part of the sim. Thanks in anticipation of your help. Nick Log in to reply |
| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 21:30 #50847 | |
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jnjkerbin
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Some of the newer sims (the ones using the loader) allow you to set various dwell times as part of the train types window. Click Dwell times and you can change these things around.
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| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 21:33 #50848 | |
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AndyG
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Default dwell time for PAX trains is 30 secs I think. However in the lateest releases (ie Loader ones) there is an option to set custom dwell times within train TTs, but I've not yet fully conversant with the detail. Edit: so OK, someone else is a better typist. 
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Last edited: 06/11/2013 at 21:33 by AndyG Log in to reply |
| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 22:00 #50855 | |
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TimTamToe
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" said:Default dwell time for PAX trains is 30 secs I think.does anyone know with all the new possibilities with dwell times...if you set a time for a train type of 10min for terminate reverse and also a join/divide time of 4min does it add the two together to give a turnaround of 14min or just use the longest out of the two i.e 10min cheers Gareth Log in to reply |
| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 22:04 #50856 | |
postal
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" said:Default dwell time for PAX trains is 30 secs I think.The most important thing which you need to know is that the entries specifically marked as a dwell (terminate forward, terminate reverse etc). only start counting down after any actions have been completed (so if you have a train with a 10 minutes stopping time and also a loco change and you set the dwell time in the train type or TT to 10 minutes, that time only starts counting down after the loco change has been completed). “In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Last edited: 06/11/2013 at 22:05 by postal Log in to reply The following user said thank you: TimTamToe |
| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 22:13 #50858 | |
jc92
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Glad I've noticed this thread. I'm currently working on a timetable which features trains with various dwell times for different trains. primarily becuase its in an era when trains still carried parcels in the guards van, and there many more station duties. that given, I want trains to have a dwell of around 4 mins minimum (can be more). that given I'm thinking the use of rules will still apply: if i have for instance a train which is booked to change locos or drop/pickup traffic then it would be best to apply a rule as it guarantees that OVERALL the train only waits X mins including a loco change, rather than adding X mins on (which would be silly). I actually thought (and still think it would make more sense) for the dwell time to apply to the overall time stopped, rather than just post Activities. "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| Timetable Rules 06/11/2013 at 22:19 #50860 | |
CTCThiago
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" said:" said:We can try to do section about this "by Class" on the Wiki later, Just a idea (if possible to do).Default dwell time for PAX trains is 30 secs I think.The most important thing which you need to know is that the entries specifically marked as a dwell (terminate forward, terminate reverse etc). only start counting down after any actions have been completed (so if you have a train with a 10 minutes stopping time and also a loco change and you set the dwell time in the train type or TT to 10 minutes, that time only starts counting down after the loco change has been completed). e.g: I've seen a video of HST, the "station forward" is 20 secs (time for the guard buzzer to be checked), just an example. Cheers, CTC. Last edited: 06/11/2013 at 22:24 by CTCThiago Log in to reply |