Slow Trains and Overtaking

[trickster144]

Hey guys

I been playing a loco quite a bit but im having problems with speeds of trains. In 2000 with the standard trains the fastest goods train can be is 50mph but the fastest passenger train is 186mph. This is fine when there on seperate lines but when cash is tight and space is limiting I have to run them on the same circuit. Has anyone got any good overtaking layouts where both trains do not need to slow down? All my passenger trains get stuck behind goods and long distance thats a lot of cash down the drain.

[Harbon 1]

Put passing loops and waypoint the slow trains through them.

[CN_Rail]

Or go and download the sets at AMI Trains, the locos and train cars there are faster.

[Adam64♂]

He could even edit the xml for the boxcar or the locomotives to go faster.

[Plastikman]

Hey guys

I been playing a loco quite a bit but im having problems with speeds of trains. In 2000 with the standard trains the fastest goods train can be is 50mph but the fastest passenger train is 186mph. This is fine when there on seperate lines but when cash is tight and space is limiting I have to run them on the same circuit. Has anyone got any good overtaking layouts where both trains do not need to slow down? All my passenger trains get stuck behind goods and long distance thats a lot of cash down the drain.

LOL. welcome to the real world. this is what Amtrak experiences daily.

[uktrackbuilder_loco]

Hey guys

I been playing a loco quite a bit but im having problems with speeds of trains. In 2000 with the standard trains the fastest goods train can be is 50mph but the fastest passenger train is 186mph. This is fine when there on seperate lines but when cash is tight and space is limiting I have to run them on the same circuit. Has anyone got any good overtaking layouts where both trains do not need to slow down? All my passenger trains get stuck behind goods and long distance thats a lot of cash down the drain.

Get on a passenger train service in the UK and watch lineside, at intervals you will see long passing loops laid out for the purpose you are talking about. They are there allow the higher speed passenger services to pass slower freight services that have been stopped on the loop for that purpose.
Its called the real world and is how real railways work so what you do is copy that with passing loops and waypoints.

[Plastikman]

also, there used to be a rumor that switching a train from "local" to "express" gave it priorities at junctions. I can not confirm this.

[Adam64♂]

I don't believe it does. I think all 'Local' and 'Express' do is make it so you either overpass stations or hit them all.

[CN_Rail]

Here's the true difference between local and express. In Local the trains stop at every station, weather or not it's on their schedule. That's great for a short-haul passenger train.
In express, the trains only stop at stations that are on their schedule. For example, if you have a coal-train running from a mine to a power station, and there are many small passenger stations for local trains along the way, always use express.
Besides, to make the express passenger trains faster, make dedicated tracks for them and run the freights on the local trains' tracks.

[rdrdrdrd]

its not like moneys hard to come by in loco lol, i end up building elaborate underground "escape routes" from my company HQ to a bunker some where with the fastest train avalible sitting there waiting to take us to saftey