Steam Filling Station

[bilbrook]

Does anyone use the Steam Filling Station in tr2006 as i find that when the coal and water runs out , the trains carry on as before?
If not why bother to use it?


Cheers stuart.

 

[RPearson]

That's because you're using DCC mode.

If you use cab control they stop and won't run again until refuled/watered.

Bob Pearson

 

[philskene]

Hi stuart --

If you try, for example, this:

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=17652

in Cab Mode you will learn what REAL driving is all about !~!

Phil

 

[Midland]

The water is free, the coal has to be refilled.

Just add to the list of "things to do" to have a coal train come from the coal mine to the refuelling depot and unload.

Of course the other option is to use the TPR loco track such as you see in Phil Skene's layouts. These don't need resupplying with coal.

WARNING!

Only real men use cab mode. Unless you've got abs like a six-pack and a devil-may-care attitude stick to DCC mode; it's easier. :hehe:




Cheers

Nix

 

[bilbrook]

Thanks for your replies. I did not know about the CAB control problem as i only use dcc.

You learn all the time..


Thanks stuart.

 

[Mick_Berg]

I noticed a strange thing regarding the coal in the locos. When my coal train unloads at a MIN, coal is taken from the loco's tender, as well as from the wagons! And there's a bit of coal left in one of the coal wagons, presumably to compensate for the coal that was pinched from the loco. As I use DCC (evidently I'm not a real man) it doesn't matter, but it seems a bit silly:hehe: .
Mick Berg.

 

[Midland]

Mick, there is a bit of a trick to that one but I'm blowed if I can remember how it goes. It's something to do with the config.txt of the tender. I'll see if I can track it down but hopefully someone who CAN remember will look in and tell you.


Cheers

Nix

 

[Midland]

See this link (if I can get it to work!)

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=949&highlight=tender+dumping+coal

Scroll down and you'll see a question about the tender dumping coal. Something to do with the .gs file.




Cheers

Nix

 

[Mick_Berg]

Wow, there's a lot of interesting stuff in that post. I'll give it a go but I'll have to use CMP instead of TrainzObjectz, as I have TRS06.
Thanks,
Mick Berg.

 

[cathouse]

I noticed a strange thing regarding the coal in the locos. When my coal train unloads at a MIN, coal is taken from the loco's tender, as well as from the wagons! And there's a bit of coal left in one of the coal wagons, presumably to compensate for the coal that was pinched from the loco. As I use DCC (evidently I'm not a real man) it doesn't matter, but it seems a bit silly:hehe: .
Mick Berg.

Of course the upside to this is, if you are running a session on a route with a mine and you're low on coal and nowhere near a refueling station but passing the mine just nip in and top up .

Roy

 

[rweber95]

How to stop the tender from dumping is covered in the TRS2006 CCG, pg 366. I'll make it easy for you here:


Open Notepad and enter the following:

//steamtender.gs
// prevents unloading of coal at industries
// ©Wulf_9, Sept '04

include "vehicle.gs"

class Steam_Tender isclass Vehicle {
bool UnloadProduct(LoadingReport report) {
bool UnloadFlag = false;
return UnloadFlag;
}
};

Save as Steamtender.gs and put it in the locos main folder with the config.txt file. Now open the config.txt file of the loco for Edit in Explorer and add these 2 lines:

script "steamtender"
class "Steam_Tender"

Save and commit.

Bob

 

[Mick_Berg]

Thanks, that makes it much easier.
I haven't gotten into the CCG in that much depth yet.
Mick Berg.