JackClare1995
Member
Okay so, I've not been on here in a while, but I've had an idea for a rule. I've no idea how easy it would be to implement, but I'll describe it anyway...
In Manchester, on the Metrolink network, I know a driver will enter a route code at the beginning of the route/just before they reach the end of the last route they perform. i.e. on approach to the terminus. This code is detected by the signalling system and changes the junctions for the tram as it approaches to ensure all trams go the correct way and reach their destination. I have heard of one occasion before the Droylsden extension was opened, where an Altrincham ex-Piccadilly tram went the wrong way at Piccadilly Gardens and ended up going to Bury, but every other time it seems to work perfectly.
Now then, as for Trainz...
I know this is possible with the Schedule Library rule. A smart combination of ASB Commands, trackmark positions and a bit of ingenuity can create some very accurate tramway operations for use with AI trams. Now, I know with the ASB Commands there is an option to 'go manual' where you can drive a train yourself over a double-y junction into opposing traffic without the fear of a tram running through you the other way, but what about for the rest of the schedule? What if you could have two versions of each schedule, one for AI and one for the User, like with a Go Manual command at the beginning? That way, the converging junctions would change for the tram as it passed the previous trackmark (which I deliberately place close-by to simulate this) and the diverging junctions would be set facing the correct way when I/the user approached, meaning no more confusion and having to go to the map to check the switches are aligned.
I also remember a post on here a while back where someone said that when driving along the ECML, they would often find themselves flying off down a branch/goods line at 100+ mph because a switch was facing the wrong way and the person didn't realise. This method I've described above, would also solve that by ensuring as a train passed a trackmark, all switches as far as the next trackmark were aligned correctly.
I've no idea if this is possible, to create a Schedule for a user to drive to, but I thought I'd mention it
Jack
In Manchester, on the Metrolink network, I know a driver will enter a route code at the beginning of the route/just before they reach the end of the last route they perform. i.e. on approach to the terminus. This code is detected by the signalling system and changes the junctions for the tram as it approaches to ensure all trams go the correct way and reach their destination. I have heard of one occasion before the Droylsden extension was opened, where an Altrincham ex-Piccadilly tram went the wrong way at Piccadilly Gardens and ended up going to Bury, but every other time it seems to work perfectly.
Now then, as for Trainz...
I know this is possible with the Schedule Library rule. A smart combination of ASB Commands, trackmark positions and a bit of ingenuity can create some very accurate tramway operations for use with AI trams. Now, I know with the ASB Commands there is an option to 'go manual' where you can drive a train yourself over a double-y junction into opposing traffic without the fear of a tram running through you the other way, but what about for the rest of the schedule? What if you could have two versions of each schedule, one for AI and one for the User, like with a Go Manual command at the beginning? That way, the converging junctions would change for the tram as it passed the previous trackmark (which I deliberately place close-by to simulate this) and the diverging junctions would be set facing the correct way when I/the user approached, meaning no more confusion and having to go to the map to check the switches are aligned.
I also remember a post on here a while back where someone said that when driving along the ECML, they would often find themselves flying off down a branch/goods line at 100+ mph because a switch was facing the wrong way and the person didn't realise. This method I've described above, would also solve that by ensuring as a train passed a trackmark, all switches as far as the next trackmark were aligned correctly.
I've no idea if this is possible, to create a Schedule for a user to drive to, but I thought I'd mention it
Jack