How do I do this????? Help please

[Tokkyu40]

I found some 10 meter walls. 283805:37921 and 283805:37923
The AJS station kit also has fairly tall walls, and dock or retaining wall splines should be tall enough.
Did you set the end pieces far enough back, and did you designate the platform length in the station configuration? It was designed for eigth car trains, so it should do the eight car trains you're tryinig to use.

Claude

 

[freightcar2]

I would get pictures if I could, but Photobucket is malfunctioning.

 

[Tokkyu40]

I forgot dock wall. Do a search for Dock Wall on the DLS to find some usefull decorations. I've used them for plugging holes on some projects, as well as making docks.

Claude

 

[freightcar2]

Cool, thanks!

 

[Tokkyu40]

I checked the subway kit. The stations predate the feature that allows you to select the platform length. They're the early style AJS stations. I built a 620 foot station and ran an eight car train to it, and all eight cars picked up passengers, so it's pretty forgiving about exact platform length.
I've started a route called "Subway Kit Tutorial" which shows how I assemble the stations and what parts go where, as best as I can figure them out. I might finish it by this weekend.

Claude

 

[freightcar2]

Thanks Claude, once you're finished with that subway kit route, can you send it to me? I'm curious to see how you build it.

 

[Tokkyu40]

I have a few pics.

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This is an exploded station. The main components are there, but not connected. I joined them with Jungfrau Busroute so I could run a train through it and get a close up view. The main pieces are the station, the platform start, platform end and two pieces of platform spline.
Select a station and place it on the layout. Add the appropriate platform start and end pieces, spaced as far out as the desired length of the station. In this case, I made it about 620 feet.
Join the end pieces to the station with the platform spline. The station will change to match the spline platform.
Next, join the end pieces to the station with the track. The end pieces will change to the selected track. Do this before you add the tunnels to the outside, or you'll have walls along the platform inside the ends of the station.

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Here's a completed station with the pieces for the tunnel. There are two different types of single tunnel. Here you can see the adapter that connects them.

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A short piece of adaptor is used to join the normal tunnel to the one-sided tunnel to make a junction as we open up to a four track mainline. Once everything is connected, the adapter tunnel will be moved on top of the other line to hide the cheat. It's easy to move it too far and reverse the lines so the train goes left with the switch set for right. Test and adjust. (A good excuse to play with the trains:hehe: )

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There are three types of 4 track tunnel. One is the standard tunnel with three rows of pillars, the other are missing the pillars in the center row or the two outer rows. This allows junctions to be made inside the tunnels.

I hope this helps you get started. I'll try to finish the route and upload it this weekend.

Claude

 

[freightcar2]

Thanks,

what about junctions in 2-track tunnels? The current one I know of, would have the train run into the third rail...and KABOOM! :hehe:

 

[Tokkyu40]

I noticed that. In Trainz life it doesn't make any real difference, but it doesn't look right. The only work-around I've found so far is to use the single side tunnel which has the power rail against the wall. It's made as regular track, so it can be straightened and set, which is good.

Claude

 

[freightcar2]

If I used the regular one track tunnel, the track would run into the wall. Do you mean the one with only one side? I tried that one, butIt makes the sky visible.

 

[Tokkyu40]

Yep, the one with one side is one side tunnel. Make a short length on each end of the crossover, then use "Straighten Track" from the bottom of the main track menu to straighten the short pieces at the ends. The track in between will be parallel, and you can adjust them so they barely overlap and the gaps are closed.
Dont forget to use the set height from the advanced menu to make sure the spline points pairs are the same height.

Claude