Station suggestions?

[JackClare1995]

Hi all.

Okay so when I'm driving a tram/train, I pull up at a station, the doors open (assuming I stop in the correct place (I use AJS' stations)), passengers load and unload, the doors close and I drive away.

When telling an AI train to do the same thing I issue this sort of command:

Drive to Stockport 4 > Load > Wait for 5 seconds > Drive to Manchester Piccadilly 7...

When I tell a train to stop at a non-passenger enabled station, I issue this sort of command:

Drive to trackmark Stockport 4 > Wait for 5 seconds > Open left/right doors > Wait for 20 seconds > Close left/right doors > Wait for 5 seconds > Drive to...

I'm wondering if there is a way that I can drive a train/tram, and stop at a passenger enabled station, but use the door control button instead of the doors opening/closing automatically. I'm asking, because I'm going to implement the command to actually request the ATLS signal (similar to TRTS) which will be useful for a train/tram station immediately adjacent to a road crossing (assuming I can find the command and get it to work). This, however, can't be done when the train/tram is stopped at an ordinary station because the control of the train is taken away from the driver/AI.

As I see it, on the Manchester Metrolink approaching various stops with a road crossing right next to it: the tram stops, opens the doors, the driver hits the TRTS button, waits for the tram signal to go green, closes the doors and drives away.

I hope someone understands what I'm looking for...basically a work-around to passenger enabled stations that allows commands to be carried out whilst the doors are open at a station, e.g. pushing the TRTS button (requesting the ATLS)

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Regards

Jack

 

[Mightyena]

Simply place a trackmark at the stopping point of the passenger enabled station, and run the normal set of commands from there

 

[JackClare1995]

Hey James, thanks for the reply

Unfortunately, I don't think this is what I'm looking for. My tactics have changed since I posted the original post, I now always use trackmarks to define a stopping point, I still end up with a large delay between doors closing and signals changing to proceed though, due to only requesting it as the doors close.

I do have a solution though. The ATLS trigger has a radius of 20m (I think), so I'll place it about 19m ahead of the stopping point so that the command to let the tram through won't be sent until it is just about to stop. Then, hopefully, the delay in the ATLS giving the tram priority may look as though the AI/myself requested it.

I apologise for waffling :hehe:

Thanks for the reply

Regards, Jack

 

[pdkoester]

define large delay... what is the length of time?

 

[JackClare1995]

Well, about 20 seconds or so :hehe:

Doesn't sound like a lot but when I have 40 trams per hour operating, it can make a big difference

Jack