Australian Railway Stations

[GarryG]

Here's test versions to all 3 parts of AuzStations.

Changes made:

Part 1: I removed all the Island Platforms that can be made with Single Sided Platforms .. this has given me room to add more platforms. This means cost a bit extra to make a Island Platform .. but if players don't mind this I can add a few more platforms?

Changed the green awnings with new support posts so they match those in Part 3.

Part 2: Replaced the buffers on all Platforms with similar design to what they use in Sydney, Australia.
Some Buffers I changed to 1x1 and 2x1 non-track tiles which saved a few IDs .. now have room to add more stations to this set.

Part 3: Changed support posts to green awnings. Doing these changes has allowed me to remove Catenary post from some Island Platforms as suggest by Gwyd. Removed all the Terminal Buffers as they are in Part 2.

What next? See if can finish Parts 1 and 2 so get them out the way and reduce the to-do-list.

[STD]

I have one request for this wonderful project. Firstly I love all these stations . And secondly, I suggest that you add the fade in animation of passengers at stations, as is done in NewStations v0.6, Canadian Stations Set, or Japan Set3: Stations . How about this? How difficult will it be to implement?

[GarryG]

I have one request for this wonderful project. Firstly I love all these stations . And secondly, I suggest that you add the fade in animation of passengers at stations, as is done in NewStations v0.6, Canadian Stations Set, or Japan Set3: Stations . How about this? How difficult will it be to implement?

Sorry pal, unfortunately don't know how to do the code for it?

[GarryG]

With the spare IDs in part 1 .. started adding some more platforms.

Made some Country Intermediate Platforms for the small towns.

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They are Single Sided Platforms named after the Intermediate Stations in New South Wales called Hilldale, Booberoi, Conoble and Wards River. (Conoble was a staff station for Staff and Ticket working, bt later made a Intermediate Station).

Planted some flowers on some City Platforms to see how they look .. wondering now if the Blue seats are a bit bright. What you think?

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Should I do Country platforms with flowers too?

Here's part 1 that includes those changes.

[GarryG]

Added a few more platforms to Part 1.

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Added:
City platforms now have white fences at the ends with the station signs. (These awnings based on Platforms 1, 2 and 3 at Sydney Terminal).
Some City and Country platforms have flower gardens.
New Awnings for City Platforms.
Country Intermediate Platforms .. these are short platforms suitable for small towns and 2 car DMUs.

Part 2 has another set of brick stations with galvanised roof.

Images of the changes can be seen in this and previous Posts.

Hope to add a few more stations to Part 2, but this might not get done to after the weekend due to other commitments next few days.

Here's latest Parts 1 and 2.

[GarryG]

Finally released Auz Stations Parts 1 and 2 and Auz Freight Stations on Bananas.

Hope you enjoy using them as much as I enjoyed making them with much help from Quast65.

Schools out for a few weeks.

Intend to enjoy using some of the projects myself for a while before school starts again.

Cheers all.

[kamnet]

You've put an incredible amount of work into this, mate! Can't wait to see what you're going to do next!

[STD]

Totally agree with that. In truth, the work done by the Titanic. I'm just delighted. Thank you very much .

Regards

Aleksey (STD)

[GarryG]

Thanks fellas for your complements.

I few things I made for the games I forgot to explain my ideas, especially the Gantry Cranes. There are 2 Gantry Cranes that cross over rails with Hooks, but no corresponding crane section, this because it designed to cross 2 railway tracks.

Thus:

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I like McZapkie's 600mm narrow gauge and thought this idea make a good transfer station between his narrow gauge and other railway types (in this case I using NuTracks).

All the sources to these will be added here shortly.

Cheers

[GarryG]

Here's a copy of all the source for the Auz Station Sets I been working on.

These included all 6 sets.

Auz Stations Part 1 .. completed
Auz Stations Part 2 .. completed
Auz Stations Part 3 .. still under construction (these do work but future test releases might cause a conflict in saved games)
Auz Freight Stations .. completed
Auz Fantasy Stations .. still under construction (these do work but future test releases might cause a conflict in saved games)
Auz Wired Stations .. still under construction (these do work but future test releases might cause a conflict in saved games)

If you see any graphic errors please let me know .. even with glasses my eyes not the best to pick up some graphic errors .. Quast65 been very helpful in finding them for me, but still we might have missed something.

The graphic sprites to all sets are in the one folder. You might find some graphics that have not yet been added to any sets.

Cheers

[zooks]

Brilliant work

My suggestion would be some underground entrances as well. Like metro stairs or normal buildings/malls as station entrances like wynyard or north sydney.

[GarryG]

Brilliant work My suggestion would be some underground entrances as well. Like metro stairs or normal buildings/malls as station entrances like wynyard or north sydney.

Thanks Zooks for your complements.

I hoping to make things like you mentioned in Auz Fantasy Stations set. Stations that look like they are underground by putting buildings on top similar to what I done to the carparks.

This diagram is of city circle in 1956 .. with this and other diagrams I have of other stations I hoping should be able to work out what streets are above the underground stations.

City Circle.png

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This image courtesy of Australian Railways Historical Society (ARHS), Located at 67 Renwick Street, Redfern NSW 2016
The image is on a DVD called NSW Track and Signal Diagram V3
Visit their website at: http://www.arhsnsw.com.au/bookshop.htm

[GarryG]

Some things I up to now.

Seeing if I can make Sydney Railway Station and some other larger stations found in New South Wales Australia.

Sydney terminal

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And adding more to Auz Wired Set.

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The wires running off the main wires work the same as platforms would. Join to normal platforms and Waypoints.

Intend to make some buildings to act as Platforms too.

This Auz Wired set is being designed to work with McZapkie's Wired: telecommunication wires and fast information Carriers.

Here's a test sample if like to try.

[Toffo]

You've inspired me to fire up OTTD again!

[GarryG]

You've inspired me to fire up OTTD again!

Good to hear you got interest back again .. messages PM to me from different members saying their kids like the game as they can make things with these and the object sets I added.

Hope this youngsters will be our future coders for the game and keep it active many years to come.

Cheers pal

[GarryG]

Up date to Auz Wired Set.

The wires running off the main wires work the same as platforms would. Join to normal platforms and Waypoints.

Some before were not aligning properly with the main wires, this now been fixed.

Intend to make some buildings to act as Platforms too.

Still experimenting with ideas for this.

Here's the updated version.

AuzWiredStations.grf

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[GarryG]

Having difficulties with Sydney Station and the Wired set at moment (in other words just can't seem to get the graphics right) .. so I playing around with another idea for a while.

Signal Gantries as Waypoints.

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They do not control the trains .. they just for show and be used as Waypoints.

Hope to do several combinations using both Semaphore Signals and colour light signals.

Been putting these in AuzStations Part 2 Version 2.

When I make a few more will place test version here.

[GarryG]

Update to the Waypoint Signals.

These Semaphore Signals are based on that used in State of New South Wales, Australia.

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For those who don't know what these signals indicate ..

Those with circles .. The highest signal on the post when it is clear, indicates to the driver train will continue on main line .. the lower signal when cleared indicates to driver will be divert onto another line which could be a refuge, crossing loop, branch line or another main line.

Done 6 types so far. Mainly doing these for my own personal like. But if players like this idea as Waypoints will make a few more combinations.

These waypoint signals do not control the trains .. you will still need to use normal signals.

If you want to see for your self .. here version 2 of Part 2. Remove Part 2 Version 1 from your Active NewGRF files and replace with this one.

EDIT: I boo-booed again .. this file has some Waypoints only for the direction shown in image .. I forgot to go the other direction. Will fix as soon as I can and add a new test file.

Cheers

[GarryG]

Fixed the boo-boo.

And added a few more signals.

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These are all Lower Guadrant Semaphore Signals.

The signal with one signal below the other .. the top signal is cleared if the section ahead is occupied. The signal below this one when cleared tells the drive there could be another train or part of a train ahead.

This file has all those signals and those mentioned earlier and they can be used either direction.

[GarryG]

Doing some up dates to Part 3.

Both City Platform types now have Catenary pylons and cross beams.

Also working on this Terminal Section which I plan to use with the Sydney Station.

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Only done terminal for City Tile Platforms and for Single Platforms so far.

Before I do any more to these I want to work more on the Signal Waypoints.

Quast65 has shown me some more coding to use with these so intend to make these a separate file set.

If like to test Part 3 .. ere is the file.