DUCHESS WHEN UNCOUPLING

[puffer1]

I use the uncoupelz on my terminus on t2010 the duchess does not take the tender with it.
All the other engines I use do so, is there a way of doing this without using uncouple from.
If I use the uncouple from, then when the train returns I have to use the other end and then program all over again.

 

[colin55]

Check in the other steam locos config. If I rememmber correctly the loco config needs the line
tender 1
to keep the tender attached to the loco

 

[BigBoyFan4006]

I use the uncoupelz on my terminus on t2010 the duchess does not take the tender with it.
All the other engines I use do so, is there a way of doing this without using uncouple from.
If I use the uncouple from, then when the train returns I have to use the other end and then program all over again.

Here's a solution. If you're driving using DCC mode, you should see a button with two couplers on it. Click it, and a bunch of red coupler symbols should pop up. From here, you can manually choose what to uncouple. If you're using Cab Mode, there's a tool bar in the top right corner (right above the speedometer). There will be five or six tools to choose from. One of them will say something like "additional tools" or "miscellaneous tools" when the cursor hovers over it. Click it, and a menu will pop up. Click on "Enable decouple mode". The same thing that I mentioned earlier will happen. You can also do this while using DCC Mode. Hope that helps!

 

[puffer1]

Thank you for your replies above but neither will work for me first of all the duchess loco is builtin and I don't want to clone it.
I need this to work in A1, I want it to uncouple with it's tender pop down to the MPD turntable turn around and hook up to the other end of the consist. This appears to be a fault in this loco and perhaps N3V should deal with it.
I would appreciate any other ideas to make this work

 

[Bill69]

Hi puffer1,

Colin55 was on the right track but it is the tender that should have the line tender 1 in the config. You don't have to clone it, just open for edit in explorer, insert the new line, somewhere near the top but not on the very top, then close and save the config file and re-commit the tender.

If you have the tender on the track in a session remove it and replace it with the edited one.

Cheers,
Bill69

 

[puffer1]

I have done that now I have 5 texture files missing and showing red

 

[captainkman]

Hi puffer1,

There's another option. You can Revert to Original the locomotive, and use the UnCouplezFrom command (<kuid:66277:80005>). This allows you to pick a specific number of carriages and wagons. You would set it to UnCouplezFrom #1, so that it disengages the tender's coupling, not the locomotive.

Kieran.

 

[puffer1]

Hi puffer1,

There's another option. You can Revert to Original the locomotive, and use the UnCouplezFrom command (<kuid:66277:80005>). This allows you to pick a specific number of carriages and wagons. You would set it to UnCouplezFrom #1, so that it disengages the tender's coupling, not the locomotive.

Kieran.

Thanks for your advice but, I have already tried that, it means that when the train returns to the station I
have to uncouple from a different coach and have to program the route all over again.
unless I am missing something.

 

[captainkman]

UnCouplezFrom should just give you a selection of numbers, not vehicle names. I'll go double-check the command.

Edit: Ok, UnCouplezFrom is what's needed.

Kieran.

 

[puffer1]

UnCouplezFrom should just give you a selection of numbers, not vehicle names. I'll go double-check the command.

Edit: Ok, UnCouplezFrom is what's needed.

Kieran.

I gave the first coach 1 and the rear coach 2 and used the uncouplez from 1 and when the train returned to the station after its journey I then uncoupled from 2 with this I now have a different scenario and cannot use repeat so I have to put the route in all over again. It is an obvious fault of the duchess class.

 

[jjanmarine3]

Try this : In surveyor go to 'edit session'.
Go to the rules and click on 'add' , scroll through the rules till you find the 'coupler masks', rule. Add the new rule ( if it is not there yet ) and then add the vehicle there and tick 'lock' box for the offending couplers.
No guarantees though ( perhaps Duchess has an error ) but worth a try I think, I have had similar experience before with couplers that would not unlock