BOQ NS Local Problem

[hughes407]

There is still a problem that remains from the original version of this scenario set. NS Local 2 is picking up ballast at the quarry but the instruction requires pickup at the cement plant at a point that only allows drop-off. The instruction for Lafarge Cement Dry Delivery needs to editted to Sandhill Quarry Loader. That's all that is required to get this one going. I hope I have the location names right but, because I have already changed it on my sim, I can't verify them.

Don

[Machinist]

That's odd, the version I own the instruction is correctly set to the Quarry loader. I had problem with another scenario (can't remember anymore its #, was about marshall flat cars and 2 long consists, and grab the cabooses close to fuel pump), tried many options running the scenario but didn't get it working. I e-mailed detailed informations to Michael but he didn't reply, so I gave up at that time.

[GreatNortherner]

Hi,

This error with the wrongly assigned pick up siding in scenario #2 is really strange. Which version of the BoQ do you have installed, and from which source? I believe there are or were at least two versions at some point. I'm using the one available here at RWA, including the little update that is placed right under the main route download.

The other issue -- first though, sorry for not responding to your email! Marshalling flatcars and two other consists, that sounds like either the end of #1 or beginning of #2. Is this error still happening in the new version of the scenario? All four parts were tested and ran fine.

Cheers,
Michael

[hughes407]

Michael,

I have no idea where I got the BOQ I am using. I have two zip files both dated April 2010. The second file is a track fix. I can try to reload from RWA and see what happens. I pull up the scenario in the editor and it definitely shows cement dry delivery, just as it did on the earlier version. I changed it back then (all twenty-one instructions) and it returned today when I installed the new version. Perhaps the loader number is different on the route I have now and what you are using? After I changed the scenario this morning to the quarry, I believe it became Transfer6. Other than this one issue, the four scenarios worked fine.

Don

[GreatNortherner]

Hi,

Just two quick things:

Two zips (one a track fix) dated April 2010 is exactly what I got, these seem to be the files from RWA.

Also, I think you don't have the new version of the scenarios installed-- for whatever reason. Maybe the package manager does, after all, NOT overwrite files??? Anyway, in the updated #2 scenario, i left only one of the gravel pikcup instructions in place instead of the original 21. I think uninstalling and then reinstalling the scenarios should fix this.

Cheers,
Michael

[Machinist]

The other issue -- first though, sorry for not responding to your email! Marshalling flatcars and two other consists, that sounds like either the end of #1 or beginning of #2. Is this error still happening in the new version of the scenario? All four parts were tested and ran fine.

Cheers,
Michael

Hi Michael,

No problem about you have not replied, I know you are always very busy...

The e-mail to support@golden-age-rails.com was:
Hi Michael,

First of all, congrats for you excellent scenarios. As a driver train simulator, running long and hard tasks is all I like.

I am performing a first exploring run in all scenarios in order to get familiar and understanding all instructions. Further am planning to run all your 5 scenarios in an one shoot run, 8 hours long without breaking, like a real condutor life day, except for the allowed sandwich break between scenarios.... LOL

For now I am having problem to finish NS Local 4. The problem is: whatever I do marshalling ballast to cement trains, the task for Yard1 never finishes, never say in F1 window that I got succesfully accomplished the marshall.

I've already played it almost 4 hours long, trying to see what is going wrong, have already tried many options and none works: coupling cements to ballast in both ends of ballast, for exemple. Am not used to scenario editor, but also tried to change that intermediate task, unchecking order of train, but is also didn't work.

In F1 task list, the consist starts with car 112181, 112160, 112165, 112162.... If I couple the 5 cements cars to 112181 (east side in Yard 1), the order is disrupted therefore task doesn't finish (Scenario fails as unsucessfully fisnished). I also tried to coupled cements to car 112131 in the other end (west side of yard) of ballast consist but didn't work also.

The version was dowloaded from RWA Library at Jun/2011, don't know if was (or still is) the last one.

Cheers,
Lisboa.

[hughes407]

Michael,

I was referring to the original version when I addressed the twenty-one instructions. You only have one instruction in the latest version. When I did the original change, I didn't know about the timetable mode in the editor so I had to replace each of the instructions one-at-a-time by adding a new instruction and deleting the old.

Don

[GreatNortherner]

Hi,

The original versions of these scenarios were built quite some time ago, a lot of changes to the sim itself and to the rolling stock have happened since then. I don't understand how, but maybe some of these changes simply broke some of the instructions in the old scenarios. The new ones, however, do work. Or at least should work.

The trick to #4 is to do exactly what your conductor tells you, so begin by clearing yard siding 4 (?) of the coal hoppers (which technically is not a scenario instruction, but necessary to be able to do the rest of the actual work order) and then switch the other cuts in the yard. Unfortunately this scenario one of the cases where RW's clipping of car numbers in a consist on the F1 screen really hurts, so listen to your conductor instead and use the F1 screen only as a guide to figure out the sidings. The last step would be to assemble the cabooses on the engine service track.

Cheers,
Michael

[Machinist]

OK Michel,

I did all you said and much more (up to 6 hours attempting new ways of shunting, I'm very patient and don't give up easy). One odd thing is that sometimes the coupler of "siding 1" east end wagon (or its caboose at west end) were breaking even coupling or decoupling at compatible speed (3-3.9mph), and then of course I couldn't finish that marshalling. I never got to marshal this last consist (siding 1), I also used RW2_Tools to get the detailed work order and the related instructions messages. Now I know create scenarios, someday I'll look into again in Scenario Editor...

Cheers,
Lisboa.