Help, muilty line usage?

Lockheart · Post by **Lockheart** » 05 Jan 2006 02:30

OKay, I'm not much of a beginner to Locomotion, but I'm having some difficult times with the train lines. I've seen screen shots of other players that have freight trains and passenger trains using the same lines, now when I try this my passenger trains go to my freight stations and my freight trains go to my passenger stations. I've used signals and routes but I'm at a loss.

Any tips, hints, ideas, anything really? I love how they look and I want to use them myself to make my lines better but..

cyclonetwist · Post by **cyclonetwist** » 05 Jan 2006 06:36

Waypoints? when you give your train its route orders just click on the railway track and the train will attempt to route thru that part of the track.

Severous · Post by **Severous** » 05 Jan 2006 08:58

Signal placement can also help.

Any chance of a screenshot to show what you are attempting and whats occuring ?

chevyrider · Post by **chevyrider** » 05 Jan 2006 10:57

See this post below:
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=326913#326913

Lockheart · Post by **Lockheart** » 06 Jan 2006 21:35

I've tried waypoints, they still go to the wrong station, I've tried signals and still to the wrong station they go, I've checked all my tracks everything works cause other trains can go the same route. I've tried giving them waypoints every few pieces of track and still they go to the wrong station or just plain old get lost.

I'm lost, sadly I don't have a screen shot cause I removed all the trains from the line cause I found this to be far to annoying to keep them.

TheGrew · Post by **TheGrew** » 07 Jan 2006 11:02

Have you set it to express. Or if you want it to go though stations double click on the station and it should say 'route though station' and shouldn't stop there.

Lockheart · Post by **Lockheart** » 07 Jan 2006 19:06

Thats the thing, I have it on express and it's going to stations that aren't along it's route, stations that are in the other direction that it's not to go on.

TheGrew · Post by **TheGrew** » 07 Jan 2006 19:39

well use waypoints if that doesen't work look at your junctiona to see if thery are causeing your trains to go down the wrong route.

chevyrider · Post by **chevyrider** » 07 Jan 2006 20:49

After setting the orders, make sure your train's position is on the right line of that orders.
See white arrow for that line.
Check that your waypoint really lays on the track, so the train can run over it.
After track change the way points could be lost of track.

37201 · Post by **37201** » 15 Feb 2006 00:08

Hi. I'm new here so apologies if this has been answered before - although I have read what I can find on this topic, tried to put it into action, and had no joy.

I have the same problem as above: a fairly complex network (in Bottleneck Blues scenario), which I'm pretty certain has correctly constructed junctions and one-way signalling throughout (other than the two-way signals used for platform access). I've also used waypoints as described here - and STILL my trains will not follow the pre-programmed routes: for example, I have a waypoint immediately after a junction saying to go straight on, but the train still takes the diverging path. I've tried (extremely laboriously) deleting all of the route info (stations and way points) for the train, and re-entering them from scratch, but it still won't play.

Any further ideas, or shall I throw my PC out of the window instead?

Thanks in advance.

TheGrew · Post by **TheGrew** » 15 Feb 2006 10:47

I have seen this now seen this problem in my own senarios the way I fixed it was by putting lots of signals very close together after the junctrion I think it is caused by a line having a red light so even a train that is supposed to go up there wont.

chevyrider · Post by **chevyrider** » 15 Feb 2006 13:13

There are only a few things requiered for taking the right way at a junction.
1. Always only put one-way signals short after the junction.
This to make sure the train can't choose it's own route, only the one
that is ordered.
2. A waypoint-mark just behind that signal.
This can easily go wrong after changing track layout near the waypoint.
3. The right line in the train ordermenu must be highlighted (shown by arrow).
If this is done correct, the train will wait in front of the junction, till it's path is clear.

37201 · Post by **37201** » 16 Feb 2006 00:05

Thanks very much for the swift replies and suggestions. I'll give them a good try, rather than incurring the cost of a new PC and window

Severous · Post by **Severous** » 19 Feb 2006 08:46

37201

Good luck.

If it continues to be a problem there are many here who would be pleased to look at screenshots or your saved game to try and work out what is happening.

A lot cheapr than a new PC and window

37201 · Post by **37201** » 19 Feb 2006 20:03

Indeed sir

TheGrew · Post by **TheGrew** » 25 Feb 2006 21:58

well how did it go?

37201 · Post by **37201** » 26 Feb 2006 00:13

Thanks, but I've been away from Locomotion for a couple of weeks (work stuff plus playing with class 37s to try and get them ready for their new homes!). Have however saved your tips and will try as soon as I get back to Locomotion - I only need another 4% to win the activity!

Thanks again for all your input and support - much appreciated!

Grudz · Post by **Grudz** » 28 Feb 2006 10:30

I use a combination of waypoints & fast and slow lines seems to work for me. the only pest with waypoints is that wen a train breaks down just before a waypoint it thinks its already taken it and sometimes goes down a random path

sarahagain · Post by **sarahagain** » 28 Feb 2006 18:39

That is one of the BIG problems...once a train gets lost, it goes anywhere, it seems, than where it should!

Seelenquell · Post by **Seelenquell** » 28 Feb 2006 21:12

so i use the no-breakdown-mod.. :twisted:

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