This module handles freight trains in the system. The main screen of the module contains a list of all passenger trains in the current traffic outline. Trains are displayed in a class-dependant color. The following data is listed for a train:
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train number,
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train class,
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departure and arrival station
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departure and arrival times.
The selected train is also detailed by means of additional information: data on train designation, comments, consist-related data. The list of trains may be filtered by train number, train class, the railroad operator or the regional subsidiaries which make up the station network.
A freight train may be detailed by adding the information below:
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train class (consignment of goods, operational, container shipment etc.);
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railroad operator;
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marshalling and break-up times;
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braking and set-off times;
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maximum speed of rolling stock;
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brake mass degrees;
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brake type and the type of wagons which make up the trainset;
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train numbers, for each number of the train a title is associated;
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trainset composition for each regional subsidiary en route;
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the train running time.
A large part of user interaction with this program is dedicated to using the train route editor. This is why the editor provides the following features:
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automatic input of the station list up to the first branching;
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automatic editing of cells in the station chart;
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automatic, display-dependant resizing of the editor etc.
In the station list chart of a train, the following data is displayed:
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station name (the station is derived from the geography database);
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distance from the current station to the previous station;
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aggregate distance;
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maximum speed of the train;
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maximum speed by order rules; in this column, maximum train speed is computed automatically according to order rules. The end result takes into account the geography-specific gradient and the appendix stating brake percentages;
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commercial/assumed speed of the train (the haul/running time ratio);
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track assigned;
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slack, detention, running, and dwell times;
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arrival/departure of the train in/from each station;
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train number in each station;
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data on train load capacity and length;
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traction type.
The following operations are available in this module:
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adding, editing, deleting a train;
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duplicating a train;
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consist interchanges;
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viewing diagrams and traffic fields where a train features;
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synchronizing the train list with the server;
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transferring a train from one outline to the other.
In this module, the user may issue the following reports:
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reports on trains for the working timetable in A4 and A5 paper sizes;
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reports with an all-included list of trains or one section in the train list;
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reports on traffic indicators per regional subsidiaries and trains;
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reports on trains staggered on a per hour basis.
The image below shows a report with traffic indicators per trains:
