trams jam: solution needed

[bernd neidert]

hello, i'm not sure but i think in 0.7.3 trams used to overtake one another and they apparently don't do that anymore. of course that's more realistic but the problem is that whenever i build a tram line (ring shape) in order to make a town grow faster, the trams going on that ring don't keep distance anymore. so after a few rounds they move like a caterpillar which means the first one gets all the passengers and hence makes a lot of profit but the others end up with only 1-2 passengers per journey. a further consequence of that is irregular serving of the stops which makes passengers and authorities quite grumpy.

anyone familiar with this?

best regards
michael

[Kogut]

a) There is no need to post in two places with the same problem
b) Trams in 7.3 have the same behaviour like in 1.0
c) Try timetables or autoseparation patch

[audigex]

You can fix it (although it's slightly more work) by making the trams have slightly different routes. That way they'll sometimes have a couple in sync, but most of them will automatically seperate sometimes due to the differences in route length.

It's used in real life too, so it's not unrealistic - eg 1, 1A and 1B buses in a UK city, they all have approximately the same route but with a variation or two.