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Well, in North America, there were a large number of local stretecar/tram lines that hauled coal and such around their respective cities. The problem here, is what's the difference between a "tram" and a "Train" as Michael pointed out. I've got big interurban cars as well as a steeplecab electric in the Canset and North American Renewal Set. I also have 3 types of streetcar in another set. That said, should I add freight cars and a steeplecab into the tram set, or keep them as interurban rail vehicles?

Coal, goods, oil, etc would normally be transported in standard freight cars and pulled by a locomotive. I'm not sure how well that would translate into a tram setting. That said, I think a box motor style streetcar with trailer could be used for mail, goods, food, gold, and valuables.

It's an idea worth pursuing, and I look forward to your work m3henry

Well this is all interesting stuff to me, I'll have to go and look some of this stuff up.

Hyronymus wrote:

michael blunck wrote:Yes, I remembered but didn´t find your post in a hurry. Nevertheless, I found a couple of other "freight trams" threads.

regards
Michael

You mean m3henry didn't use the search function? Hmm, I'll have to take it up with Owen how we deal with that .

Difference being that Henry wants to start his own set.

If you want m3henry i can setup a simple tracking table for you

oooh yes please weirdy!
now should we have ttd style trams or non ttd?

I think most cargoes should be supported but the coal, mail, food, goods should come first.

tram 1:

Now why does that look like two coal trucks backed onto each other.

because its 2 coal trucks backed into a coal wagon...

So then..its not a tram at all.

I think you should create something that looks more like train, also with smaller wagons...

well it is a future tram, and it is supposed to go at 50mph.

that doesn't change the fact that its just a coal wagon sandwiched between two coal trucks...

come on m3henry, you can do better than this!

Please, he is just making some trams that some of us want. And who said you have to download them?

m3henry: Oil trams?

oil, that would be interesting

eirikho wrote:Please, he is just making some trams that some of us want.

Well, considering he hasn't actually done that much... He has taken 2 vehicles in the original TTD and stuck them end to end.

I am aware that m3henry has the ability to draw quality graphics, this might be a good time to employ them.

And m3henry, would you like me to draw some cargo trams for this set?

regards,
Islacrusez

that would be nice
but this is currently something that will fit in with TTD.
so here is a liquids tram

So, are we going to go with the quick fix of mix'n'match TTD graphics until we actually draw something?

Works for me... While you have fun with those, I'm going to draw something.

regards,
Islacrusez

M4rek wrote:So, are we going to go with the quick fix of mix'n'match TTD graphics until we actually draw something?

Well, you could call it temp-GRFs?

eirikho wrote:Well, you could call it temp-GRFs?

for now its getting something simple into the game, and doesnt look too bad, then it can evolve into a hand drawn one.

m3henry wrote:

Me likes

Ok, concept tram being unveiled here:

A dirty M4S HGRTV32, for hauling heavy goods like coal (seen here with coal wagons, empty, half full and full)

Regards, Islacrusez