Steam trains

[AlfArrowsmith]

How do I manage the coal and water boxes when running the steam trains? I thought they would just be a cosmetic addition but I did the final Australian tutorial (steam) run and ran out of power around a mile from the finish! Also....can anyone explain what is the difference between cutoff and regulator?

 

[Forester1]

The Steam Tutorial should show you how to manage coal and water. I have found managing the water for steam pressure to be a bit tricky. Adding too much cold water at once can cool you down, so try to keep a little coming in at a time. Same with the coal, if you let it get too low and then shovel a lot in it will take time to catch, and you can actually lose heat in the short term.

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

cutoff How do I manage the coal and water boxes when running the steam trains? I thought they would just be a cosmetic addition but I did the final Australian tutorial (steam) run and ran out of power around a mile from the finish! Also....can anyone explain what is the difference between cutoff and regulator?

Regulator is amount of steam
Cutoff is the length of the stroke of the piston