Speed system

[Born Acorn]

Sorry if this has been suggested before but its an Idea.

It has to be optional, because some people don't like micromanagment.

I suggest buildable signs that define speed after it, eg, build the sign,use the info tool on it and set it to twenty. Trains won't slow down over bridges, but if they don't slow because of these signs, the bridge disappears and then train crashes. Also tunnels (because of air pressure in the tunnels) To speed up again another sign is needed saying the desired speed. Alos going through stations should be slow, or the air suction can pull people agaisnt a speeding train, which could trigger a min-disaster, and lower ratings.

I hope you like my idea.

[Darkvater]

Sorry if this has been suggested before but its an Idea.

It has to be optional, because some people don't like micromanagment.

I suggest buildable signs that define speed after it, eg, build the sign,use the info tool on it and set it to twenty. Trains won't slow down over bridges, but if they don't slow because of these signs, the bridge disappears and then train crashes. Also tunnels (because of air pressure in the tunnels) To speed up again another sign is needed saying the desired speed. Alos going through stations should be slow, or the air suction can pull people agaisnt a speeding train, which could trigger a min-disaster, and lower ratings.

I hope you like my idea.

Well that is not very realistic. I see a ton of trains racing through stations, and nobody ever gets hurt

[Doc Oc]

I'm firmly in the "this has to be configurable" crowd, I don't like this suggestion one bit.

If the bridge can't handle top speed, you slow down.
If the tunnel can't handle top speed, you slow down.
Through stations, you use an appropriate speed.

These are all given IMHO. I honestly don't see why this should not remain automated the way it is, why I should waste my time stating the obvious, so to say.

If you want the game to be more realistic, just imagine the natural intelligence and common sense of your personnel is being applied .

I love (micro)management in the way of fine-tuning my rail network for maximum throughput, but if trains start dying cause I forgot to set some speed limit that is of no meaning to me -- that would kill the gameplay for me.

[JenovaUK]

Well you could then set up an algorithem for trains to use the highest speed line possable WITHOUT exceeding their top speed (unless they have no choice. This could mean a dedicated high-speed backbone for your network while freight and local slow trains crawl beside.

[dominik81]

Well that is not very realistic. I see a ton of trains racing through stations, and nobody ever gets hurt

Well, that's not entirely true. Here in Bonn two young women died at the train station a few months ago. They were hit by a cargo train going through the station. They were drunk though, I think.

Back to the topic: I don't like the idea either.

[skunk]

Well that is not very realistic. I see a ton of trains racing through stations, and nobody ever gets hurt

Oh, that's quite realistic. In Austria there's usually a speed limit of 80km/h in stations, on some routes the limit is 120 km/h (but the yellow lines are quite far away of the platform edge).

Some time ago speed test drives with the new 'taurus' were made, they installed hoardings in the stations, so nobody will be hurt.

Found on elektrolok.de:

Baureihe 1016 ÖBB
Am Samstag fanden auf der Westbahn in Österreich Schnellfahr-Versuche mit dem ÖBB-Taurus auf der Westbahn statt. Zuglok des Messzuges war die 1016.008, die zu diesem Zweck mit einigen Messtestgeräten ausgestattet worden war. Weiterhin gehörten der maschinentechnischen Messwagen "Viktor" aus Innsbruck sowie die als Rückhol-Lok fungierende 1016.040 zu dem Gespann. Die erste Serie der Hochgeschwindigkeitsfahrten begannen im Bahnhof Pöchlarn in Richtung Melk. Danach wurde das Gespann von der 1016.040 nach Pöchlarn zurückgezogen, um dort neue Kalibrierungen vorzunehmen. Dadurch wollte man sich bis in den Geschwindigkeitsbereich von 240 km/h herantasten und in der Tat wurden nach inoffiziellen Angaben bei einer Fahrt 236,6 km/h erreicht. Insbesondere die hohe Beschleunigung des Taurus ist erwähnenswert. In wenigen Sekunden schaffte es die 1016 auf 100 km/h zu beschleunigen und erreichte am Bahnhofsende in Pöchlarn bereits 174,2 km/h. Die 236.6 km/h wurden nur 56 Sekunden nach dem Start erzielt. Auch heute sollen noch Testfahrten stattfinden, bei denen der Bahnhof Pöchlarn mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit durchfahren werden soll. Zu diesem Zweck wurde am Bahnsteig extra ein stabilen Bauzaun aufgestellt, der verhindern soll, dass Fahrgäste in dem Sog der Fahr geraten und vom Bahnsteig geweht werden. (04.08.2002)

Idea:
We could introduce new stations, with different speed limit (like the bridges).

Skunk.

[lucaspiller]

I was at a station a few months ago and a train came racing through - it must have been doing over 100mph. That station is also quite well known for accidents involving trains.