Loading/unloading penalty

[popewiz]

The loading/unloading timing in relation to station size has often bothered me. In reality, it only really makes sense for freight yards (transfer stations), passenger stations, and deliveries to smaller, intown industry yards. For mines of all types, power stations, forests, oil refineries, etc. stations are generally short allowing the train to roll through with each section being unloaded/loaded as it passes through.

This picture demonstrates what I mean with an aerial view of the Scherer power plant in Georgia. The red line marks the length of the train, and the white line marks the station. As you can see the train is at least 7-8 times the length of the coal unloading platform.



This image is a recreation of the same area in OTTD with the same marking lines for demonstration.



So, my question, is how would I (or anyone else) go about eliminating the loading/unloading penalty? Is that possible with newgrfs, or would it require a patch?

[oberhümer]

It needs a patch. Don´t ask me for it though...and it probably wouldn´t be that easy.

[Yexo]

It needs a patch.

Correct.

and it probably wouldn´t be that easy.

Incorrect.

Here you are. I'm not providing a binary and I don't want to include this in trunk. I should also say that this is untested.

[popewiz]

It needs a patch.

Correct.

and it probably wouldn´t be that easy.

Incorrect.

Here you are. I'm not providing a binary and I don't want to include this in trunk. I should also say that this is untested.

I sort of wanted to give it a crack myself, get acquainted with OTTD's structure, but that is certainly quicker. Thanks!

And yeah, I can understand not wanting this in trunk. For it to be included I would think a whole lot more work would be needed in setting up specific loading time functions for each type of industry/cargo and allowing it to be toggled on/off.