Vehicle and Line Management Utilities.

[Norfolk_Chris]

Can we have a vehicle management utility? This would enable us to oversee and manage all our vehicles (of each type) in a single widow.
This would contain information on, and the ability to sort in all the following categories:

1. Vehicle type.
2. Capacity.
3. Condition.
4. Location (depot).

The utility would additionally enable, either individual, or selected groups of vehicles, to be transferred from depot to depot. Similarly it would enable the sale, or purchase of groups of vehicles centrally.
When buying new vehicles centrally it would be nice if a quantity discount was available, as happens in real life.

Another window would give information for line management and would be selectable for each line.
This would contain information on a line basis:

1. Vehicle type used (actual) for each timetable category.
2. Average vehicle utilisation (loading) (%?)
3. Extra vehicles needed above predicted maximum requirement.

This would enable us to optimise vehicle allocation according to actual use, and also provide early warning of route congestion.

 

[ggjono]

agreed

 

[Damion]

Personally, I would just be happy with Line Statistics Plus (the CiM1 mod) in CiM2. Of course your proposal sounds more comprehensive and I wouldn't say no to any UI improvements.

 

[Gregorovitch]

#2 on my list here is basically suggesting the same:

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?687728-Some-new-tools-I-think-we-need-and-why