Wish to run the BHP world record train

[R. Steele]

I forgot to ask, does anyone have a path from Yandi Junction to the coast?
I do not have the route set up to use any MSTS editors and being consumed by trying to understand physics has left little time to learn the Trackviewer path making function or even beginning to use the TSRE AE function.
Appreciate any help.
Regards, Gerry

Never mind, I did not understand the route, the Weeli to Boondarie path will work just fine.

[R. Steele]

... MSTS does not calculate parasitic loads on the prime mover for the MaxPower variable, however OpenRails does....
Marek.

The question I have, what percentage does OR use in the code to calculate power loss ( parasitic loads ) in a diesel power system?

[superheatedsteam]

Are these figures in alignment with what you use?

Regards, Gerry

Hi Gerry,

I used the MSTS eng files for my testing yesterday. I have not looked at updating the files for any Pilbara rolling stock to OR as yet as I have other modelling projects currently in progress.

Note that I found with my NR Class that when I added the tractive effort values for traction and dynamics using the enhanced ORTS parameters the loco never reached the maximum current draw/tractive effort of the values I added. Due to lack of documentation, time and ability to interpret the source code at the time I moved onto other things. I may look into this later if I feel like getting up to speed with programming again.

Cheers,

Marek.

[derekmorton]

Hi David,

I will clarify as well as I can!!

Given the date on the .con file, I suggest that MSTS was the target.
The con file is not mine, I changed one of the supplied activities to make this one.

I am lacking about 90% of the required skills by the look of it. :-)

cheers
Derek

[wcl]

Don't forget to derail it now

[derekmorton]

Thanks to Guku's posts, about the log file, I have repaired 2 files that were not in unicode format.
Two consists it says have errors have been moved out of my set pending repair.

I can now get to the consists edit screen.