Trains backing up...

[FXben]

Hello all, Now I know there's been some discussion on trains and there inner workings, but I don't think I've seen this problem anywhere...

I've been testing the trains and they are backing up on the lines leaving the city. Is this something I've done wrong? Should they back up like this? This is a custom map but I checked it in the editor and the map has 3 connections to the outside world, they are all fine and dandy with no breaks in the line and I have tried to redirect the trains to all combinations of outside line (each one individually then sets of 2's and finally all 3) always the train's back up like this and they slowly despawn from the front of the queue but more trains pile in from behind and then the queue hits my city and everything stops.

Any Ideas please?

I have to say though...apart from (1) the AA or lack of, (2) the ind/res thread problem(http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...rkers-not-getting-to-work-has-no-consequences!), and (3) a couple of tweaks needed, the game in general is great. I'm loving every second.

 

[Walltar]

There is same problem even on default maps. I think it is some bug in the game that slows down "despawning" of trains on the edge of the map. Also half of those trains are probably 10% full.

I solved it by building rail station next to a harbour, so all trains go to that trains station and goods get loaded on to a ships instead waiting to be "despawned" on the edge of the map.

 

[FXben]

There is same problem even on default maps. I think it is some bug in the game that slows down "despawning" of trains on the edge of the map. Also half of those trains are probably 10% full.

I solved it by building rail station next to a harbour, so all trains go to that trains station and goods get loaded on to a ships instead waiting to be "despawned" on the edge of the map.

Ok thank you, I've not got as far as putting a harbour on that save yet so cheers I'll give that a try.

 

[Walltar]

I have basically non-stop line of cars from my train station to my harbour.

It is cool that they can just get off the train and load it onto a ship.

 

[Illanair]

Now if only we could somehow get a combined harbour and train building that wouldn't spawn truck traffic in between

(Cargo handling for airplanes wouldn't hurt either)

 

[Rienfleche]

Encountered the same problem for now trains seem really lacking in the game.

 

[Nyarlathotep78]

Had the same problem in the beginnig, until I seperated my trasport railroads from the passanger ones. That solved the problem for me... Did you try this?

 

[psychosiszz]

Yea I have the same issue on shady strands. The backup is getting so bad its going to start affecting my cities train network (Which atm is running perfect).

Quick fix is to delete the track going out of the city and let the trains despawn at the end of the map, then re-connect the line.

 

[psychosiszz]

I've just permanently deleted the line now. Now my train network is fine now, not sure how this affects my industry but doesnt seem like any negative has happened yet.

 

[FXben]

Yea? LOL, I deleted two ways out of the city as-well and just left one entrance/exit to the outside world, as that particular line seems to have fixed its self. That is the line with the newly added harbour too. I'm finding that there are quite a few balancing issue's that really need to be looked at, they are making the rail/metro/road system look worse than they actually are, but still... I hope something can be done soon. A small bug fix and balance patch pleaseeee.

 

[FXben]

Had the same problem in the beginnig, until I seperated my trasport railroads from the passanger ones. That solved the problem for me... Did you try this?

I haven't tried this yet, no, I was thinking about it though....dunno yet, maybe.