Vehicle Contents (Movement Order)
A Vehicle Contents movement order is defined by a set of delimited values that determines changes to be made to a set of vehicles. Changes include loading/unloading passengers, loading/unloading freight, changing vehicle destinations, and changing freight contents.
The type number for this order is 18.
For each vehicle that is to be changed, 5 values need to be defined. For 2 vehicles, 10 values are required, etc. The format for each vehicle is as follows:
index;loaded;loadtype;mass;destination
- index
The vehicle index, where the first vehicle is index 0, the second is index 1, etc.
Example:
loco, car1, car2, car3, .... car9
index: 0 1 2 3 9
loco1, loco2, loco3, car1, car2, car3
index: 0 1 2 3 4 5
During simulation, if there is any mismatch in indices (example: 10 values, only 9 cars) the simulation will not execute the order. When inn Developer mode, a warning message is generated when order execution fails due to an index mismatch.
- loaded
empty: 0 loaded: 1
Any other value generates a warning in Developer mode, and loaded is set to 0 (empty)
- loadtype
Integer as defined in table 'TrainLoads'.
example: 0 equals "empty" (not defined in table, is a special value) 1 equals Iron Ore (defined in table) 2 equals Grain (defined in table)
If load type is mismatched with load class of car type (example: Iron Ore in tank car) then the simulation generates an error. If load type is not found (or is not a number) sim generates an error when sim starts.
- mass
Integer value in metric tonnes.
If empty: 0
If a value is larger than the max value for that type of car is entered, the simulation automatically clips to max value. If not a valid integer, an error is generated. If a valid integer, but is negative, a warning is generated, and the value is interpreted as zero.
- destination
Text of desired vehicle destination. In Developer mode, a text length longer than 30 characters generates a warning.
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