Recent content by iain2006

Anyone know of a generic platform stairs asset, the kind of steps down from the middle of the platform into a station concourse below? I've searched the DLS but surprisingly can't find anything like this. The closest I have is the LNER Subway steps (included in TS12 I think) but it's integrated...

I have a problem with the Strathclyde/SPT BR Class 318 EMU rolling stock repeatedly causing a hardware access violation when I place them on the track in surveyor. Sometimes it will crash immediately, other times I can add several units but eventually the game will crash every time I try to use...

After successfully creating buildings with Google Sketchup and and RubyTMIX, I have been trying to create a new road spline. The spline seems to be created okay - It shows up in Trainz Objectz and in the asset list in surveyor where the thumbnail preview is also present however when I try to...

I have just installed TRS2004 on a new build PC. It runs fine with OpenGL however if I try to run it with DirectX I get the error message: Your computer hardware and or software is unable to communicate correctly with Trainz. Ensure you have: - Installed Directx9 - Installed the latest drivers...

I am about to rebuild my PC and instead of buying Windows 7 or 8 I am considering changing to Linux, probably Ubuntu 12.04 (or Kubuntu). I am wondering how well, if at all, TRS (I currently use TRS2004 but I will probably get a newer version once I've upgraded) runs on Linux under WINE or if...

I find that in most of my routes, regardless of how long they are, the speed limit is always 40 MPH. This is particularly problematic when running trains automatically as they will not exceed the speed limit. Is there any way I can alter the default speed limits of the tracks?

With the (UK) West Coast mainline franchise expiring at the end of this year it looks as though Virgin Trains, who have run the route since it was privatised may lose out to rival bidder FirstGroup. Sir Richard Branson has warned the government that First's bid is unrealistically high and after...

I have a route section with a fair bit of detail, its only a single km square and I want to merge it into a new route. It's a fishing harbour with a small single track terminus station and I want to add it to a coastal line in a new route however the problem is I have a height mismatch of about...

An Intercity 125 to Glasgow Central at Beattock Summit. Screenshot from my West Coast mainline route (which I'm still optimistic will be completed eventually).

I have a short section of track that I am unable to delete, move the spline points or adjust the height. I have tried the track eraser spline however all this does is convert it to a greyed out spline. If I connect any piece of track to it, it converts to whatever new track type I am using. I...

Is there any possible way of adjusting the height in an entire route but keeping all the relative heights (both topography and splines) the same? I have a route I'm making with partial routes constructed separately however I have a height mismatch that I need to correct (which as far as I can...

Here's a handy tool for anyone basing their routes on real world railways. Based on Google maps you can use it to measure distance between two point (e.g. stations on a map) http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-advanced-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm Also handy for getting a rough measure of...

Is there any way to copy partial routes from one route to another in TRS2004? I have some stations created using modular assets that I'd like to copy into a new route rather than have to rebuild them if possible. The new route is radically different from the old one so not really practical to...

The problem I'm having is with the "drive to" (station or trackmark) in TRS 2004. When I right click the train and select the location I want it to drive to, the trains always take an unusual route, such as via sidings, or driving along the right-hand of a double track (when I'd want it to go on...

I am just curious what different approaches people take to designing routes for trains, kind of a straw poll. For example: Do you construct a straight terminus-to-terminus route or a loop along the lines of a typical model railway? Do you lay tracks first and then modify the terrain around...