Traffic Jam Map

[tut]

The idea is to show places with traffic jams on World Map.

Signal of any type is a place where we can measure traffic (don't forget depot since it contains invisible signal). There may be two traffic measuring methods for each signal:

• easiest way - just count number of stopped trains due to red signal for the last period (month?) - in the case we have to normalize the absolute measured values probably;
• another way is to measure percent of time when trains waited for green signal.

As for visualization it may be shown on Routes Map as points of appropriate color - see an example attached.

[arpa_ks]

I think this feature would be very useful. You could see any problem in your network in a glance.

[Brianetta]

I thought this had always been a feature of the world map. Put it in vehicle mode, and look for the ones that are all clustered up not going anywhere.

[tut]

I thought this had always been a feature of the world map. Put it in vehicle mode, and look for the ones that are all clustered up not going anywhere.

"Clustered" trains do not mean that the area requires your attention. On the contrary, this may be a result of good optimization so the area now can pass lots of trains at the same time without delays.

The original idea was to show problem areas.

[audigex]

I very much like this idea. Handy for spotting where something's being a pain (and also, it could be very handy for those interested in optimising throughput for the sake of it.

[mullie0]

I like this idea

though I would prefer not to see the time waited for red signals but the average speed of trains over a certain block. this would be more usefull also for improving corners and junctions

[tut]

though I would prefer not to see the time waited for red signals but the average speed of trains over a certain block. this would be more usefull also for improving corners and junctions

What if you have several trains with different max speed values? Also the same loaded train will have different speed. But perhaps if we normalize current train speed to its max empty/loaded speed, this have sense.

Actually waiting time or passing speed may be implemented as options of the traffic jam map view.

BTW, I saw a suggestion on the forum to use waypoints for gathering train speed statistics and I like the idea. At the same time the passing waypoints speed statistics and waiting time before signal statistics may be shown on the same jam map.

[Brianetta]

I thought this had always been a feature of the world map. Put it in vehicle mode, and look for the ones that are all clustered up not going anywhere.

"Clustered" trains do not mean that the area requires your attention. On the contrary, this may be a result of good optimization so the area now can pass lots of trains at the same time without delays.

The original idea was to show problem areas.

I see you didn't read all the words I wrote. I have enlarged the three you missed:

I thought this had always been a feature of the world map. Put it in vehicle mode, and look for the ones that are all clustered up not going anywhere.