Steps to getting UMR 2014 humpyard working in TS12

[kurby]

Here is where I am at. Looking at writing a couple AI sessions for UMR2014 (awsome route) but I can't get the hump yards to function. I have scowered thr forums looking for some help as to what dependacies I am missing and where do I get them from. Also a 'Hump yards, how to' would be awsome.:udrool:

Thank

 

[mikeaust]

Maybe you can check out TPR, there is information on their forums. I think there was a problem getting it working in TS12. I seem to remember you needed to get older kuids to get it to work. You may also have problems with the rollingstock applying the brakes once disconected from the loco unless you can do a quick change from reverse to forward as they reach the disconnect point.
Cheers,
Mike

 

[kurby]

Guess there is something like that Mike. I got the Smithville route in TS12. I can see all the retarders, the green arrow at the top of the hump all looks good. When I try and Drive when I go to the top of the hump and do a CTRL-RT Mouse I get the 'View Details'. I click on that, and nothing happens. The rolling stock rolls OK, except have to decouple manually, and they roll right through the yard and out the other side

 

[JohnnyC1]

Use the Directional Speed Retarder [FONT=Verdana, Arial]<KUID:160293:100123> on the DLS. The hump yard track is a hit and a miss in T12, you are better off doing a manual uncouple.

John
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[neilsmith749]

Hi - just noticed this thread. There was never any intention of "automating" the humpyard when I created it. I wanted to keep things as simple as possible so users wouldn't have to learn a bunch of commands and protocols to make it work.

I simply back a string of cars up to and over the hump, manually decouple, and manually set the switches for the desired destination track. All nineteen tracks have multiple retarders to keep the speed of the humped cars under control. It should be noted that light cars (under 15 tons) may hang up due to low mass and inertia, and heavy cars (over 80 tons) may not slow down as quickly as anticipated.

All in all, I've used the hump yard a LOT, and am quite happy with the results.

Hope this clears up some of the mystery.

 

[kurby]

I can do the manual uncoupling no problem. Going up the hump at about 2KM/H is about right for the spacing of the cars as they decouple. The problem is the switching of the tracks. Would be nice if I could sent a train up of mixed cars then have it automatically sort the switchs to put each car type on a different track. If there a way to get this programmed in? I can almost for the hump manually, but not fast enough to get to a switch before the AI locks it. Also often get the switchs wrong

 

[neilsmith749]

As I said, I wanted to keep it simple and usable, which is why I elected not to go with the automation. Often, what I'll do is back about 6 or 7 cars past the two markers sticking up, (cars are still coupled), then stop the train, and decouple one at a time. This way, there's no rush to get to the next switch in time. Once those 6 or 7 cars are sorted, I'll back the train up another 6 or 7 cars, and repeat. Eventually you get pretty good at it, but it does help to have a loco at the bottom to fix any errors you make in setting switches! lol

 

[n8phu]

I have done a bit of research on the hump yard, maybe the info here can help:

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/show...tabase-and-Humpyard-operations&highlight=cmtm

 

[MSGSapper]

Here is where I am at. Looking at writing a couple AI sessions for UMR2014 (awsome route) but I can't get the hump yards to function. I have scowered thr forums looking for some help as to what dependacies I am missing and where do I get them from. Also a 'Hump yards, how to' would be awsome.Thank

The last time I tested it in TRS2012 the hump yard worked well in my Watseka & Kankakee Railroad,<kuid2:439337:100397:6> layout. Perhaps you might want to look at that one to see how I implemented it and how it works........

 

[JCitron]

The last time I tested it in TRS2012 the hump yard worked well in my Watseka & Kankakee Railroad,<kuid2:439337:100397:6> layout. Perhaps you might want to look at that one to see how I implemented it and how it works........

It sure does work fine. I've used this hump yard numerous times as I sort my cars for the next run. A good push at the top near the tower while uncoupling and then stopping the locomotives (I use two JR SW1500s) and the cars go rolling merrily along to their destination tracks.

John