BVE: Class 360 Problems

[coopsweb]

Hello All!

Nearly finished the 360 EMU added real door and other sounds. The speedo has now been installed (Many, many, many thanks to Robert Glass!)

I seem to be having a problem with the movement of the train. I've tried driving the unit on B'ham-X-City South Route and various others - it seems the unit 'lurches' all over the place (especially on the Birmingham Route) - I've got an idea that it's to do with the placing of the cab and the movement variables, but no matter what I try, I can't seem to get it right! Anyone got any ideas? I think it just could be the fact that I'm missing something really simple...

[link:www.coopsweb.boltblue.com/ext/Cl360_test.zip|360 Beta 2 (1MB)]
(The train doesn't contain any Run sounds, as I've yet to get permission to include them).

[NathanWhitington]

RE: Class 360 Problems

That's a very interesting problem! I tried it out on one of my own route's and I noticed that as one goes over the points it makes sudden jerks similar to those of which you mentioned in your above post. I can safely say it's a train.dat problem!

[Simon_G]

RE: Class 360 Problems

Hi

Check the #CAR section of your train.dat (or 'Cons' if you're using the train editor). You've entered the train as a single 81m motor car of 164 tonnes and 0 trailers, each weighing 0 tonnes .

I tried splitting the train up into 4 cars of 20.5m and 41 tonnes each and it ran smoothly through the points at Barnt Green and Longbridge in BVE2.9. #CAR section of train.dat as follows:

#CAR
41
2
41
2
20.5
0

This represents 2 motor cars + 2 trailers. You'll need to change it to whatever is correct for a 360.

Cheers
Simon

[coopsweb]

RE: Class 360 Problems

Right,

Confusion over (sort of!?!) thanks to Simon_G (He knows what he's doing!!!!). A big thanks has been added to the credits.

The only work left to do on the 360 is really the brake/main res gauge and the brake % gauge. I don't know if such a thing is possible, but I will keep trying- again, any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Once most of the gauge thingies have been sorted and the run.wav file copyright issues have been sorted, then the train can be released.

I can be contacted through MSN messenger: messenger@cooperhayden.co.uk if anyone has any suggestions. Should anyone need any advice/materials/sounds from 08/310/312/315/321/360 EMU's I'd be happy to email them with the relavent details.
I've set up a brief website [link:www.coopsweb.boltblue.com/ext/ge_trains/|Great Eastern Units] should anyone need any cab pics.etc. - I've included some WAGN 317 cab pics to get people started....

Hope this helps.

Paul

[Stooopid_person]

RE: Class 360 Problems

>The only work left to do on the 360 is really the brake/main
>res gauge and the brake % gauge. I don't know if such a
>thing is possible, but I will keep trying- again, any
>suggestions would be most appreciated.

Yes it is possible, you make it the same way as you(or Robert Glass) made the speedometer. You make a seperate brake gauge picture, then you make a cover for it. Take a look at other BVE trains.