Deleting train cars

[dricketts]

Shane the problem is not that i can't get the train to rerail the problem is that there might be 4 or 5 cars/wagons left and there no way at this time to remove them.
That why i'm asking if someone could write a rule that would do this.

I'm having the same problem every time there is a derailment. All the cars are removed except for 5 or 6 with the "clean up derailed trains" rule. What are we missing? Is this a bug that needs fixed? I'm using 2009 with the latest SP.

If there was a way to manually remove the derailed trains I'd be ok with that. Nothing is more frustrating than being 3 hours real time into a session and a derailment ruins that whole 3 hours because you have 4 cars derailed on the mainline with no way to remove them.

Please advise. Thanks.

 

[shaneturner12]

Are you using the Clean Up Derailed Trains rule? That should work - if it is not, then I think there may be a bug or problem somewhere.

Shane

 

[tomurban]

If there is no junction or turnout at the derailment point, then you have a faulty track joint. either in elevation or gap in the rails. It does not take much of a gap to cause a derailment. Check again. Go to the derail location in surveyor, then zoom in and rotate the camera. You should be able to see it.

tomurban

 

[dricketts]

Are you using the Clean Up Derailed Trains rule? That should work - if it is not, then I think there may be a bug or problem somewhere.

Shane

Yes I'm using that rule. Other people have mentioned this issue but we have no answers to date.

 

[dricketts]

If there is no junction or turnout at the derailment point, then you have a faulty track joint. either in elevation or gap in the rails. It does not take much of a gap to cause a derailment. Check again. Go to the derail location in surveyor, then zoom in and rotate the camera. You should be able to see it.

tomurban

Tom, thanks but it's not an issue of why they are derailing. I'll make them derail on purpose. The issue is "Clean Up Derailed Trains Rule" always leaves 4 - 6 cars on the track. How do you manually delete them?