Timetable type - Gregory365/TPF2-Timetables GitHub Wiki

There are four types or timetable types: No timetable, Arr/Dep, Unbunch, and AutoUnbunch.

No timetable

Identical to not using a timetable.

Vehicles use the default behaviour.

Arr/Dep

Stands for arrival/departure. This type is the standard one used to make typical timetable. It allows for the creation of many timetable slots.

When a vehicle arrives in a station it will allocate itself to the timetable slot with the nearest arrival time. In the event the nearest arrival time is already allocated to another vehicle, the next consecutive unallocated slot with be allocated instead. The vehicle will then depart at the departure time of it's allocated slot. At departure time the slot will be unallocated.

• Supports overlapping timetable slots ([00:00 -> 04:00], [02:00 -> 06:00])
• Supports enclosed timetable slots ([00:00 -> 08:00], [02:00 -> 06:00])

Unbunch

Distributes the vehicles apart by a minimum duration, called the "Unbunch time". The "Unbunch time" should be at least 1 or 2 minutes less than the frequency.

When a vehicles arrives to a station it will add the "Unbunch time" to the departure time of the previous vehicle. It will then depart no sooner then this calculated time.

AutoUnbunch

Distributes the vehicles apart by a minimum duration, called the "Unbunch time", which is automatically calculated with a "Margin time" The "Unbunch time" is calculated by subtracting the "Margin time" from the frequency of the line. A "Margin time" of 1 minute is recommended. For lines with traffic, or are less frequent, a higher "Margin time" between 2 to 5 minutes should be used.

Vehicles behave the same as Unbunch.