Doors

[Limmin]

Howdy, to anyone who can answer...

I realize that passengers aren't yet actually "boarding" the trains (animations, sitting down, etc.) but I was wondering about door operation, current and future.

Playing just today (July 15, 2018) I noticed that when watching (not driving) the doors would hiss and open / close as expected. But when driving, the doors didn't open/close. I looked for a door open/close control but didn't find it.

Did I miss the control? Or does the game behave differently in the different modes?

Thanks-

[Oystein]

The doors should open/close automatically when driving. But you have to stop at the correct position at the platform, and at the correct station according to the timetable. There are no controls for it.

[FlawlessError [GER]]

Originally posted by Limmin:

Howdy, to anyone who can answer...

I realize that passengers aren't yet actually "boarding" the trains (animations, sitting down, etc.) but I was wondering about door operation, current and future.

Playing just today (July 15, 2018) I noticed that when watching (not driving) the doors would hiss and open / close as expected. But when driving, the doors didn't open/close. I looked for a door open/close control but didn't find it.

Did I miss the control? Or does the game behave differently in the different modes?

Thanks-

If you have a route selected where you don't have passengers onboard (definitly all routes called " ~something~ EMPTY " don't have passenger interactions available) or on the timetable it says PASS for that particular station but you stop anyway, the doors will not open.

Otherwise it's like "Oystein" said! :D

[Limmin]

Thanks!

[Lapioware]

One thing that might not be obvious since the passenger animations are not ready yet is that the doors on these old trains are opened and closed by the passengers themselves, so there aren't any controls for the driver.

[Limmin]

Interesting, thanks!

If it's not the driver, I had assumed it would be the guard (or conductor?) who opens/closes the doors.

If it's passengers who do it, does this mean there's a handle or button on the outside of the railcar near the doors?

(The idea fascinates me...as a frequent passenger in Japanese trains, including the hyper-crowded Odakyu line, I envisioned inadvertently leaning against the control while pushed by other passengers, then everyone falling onto the platform in a heap when you want to stay on board. Haha!)

[IC125]

The handle for the door was normally on the outside of the carriage but there was no door locking mechanism (as with most coaches from that era). To alight from inside individuals had to lean out and twist the handle to open a door, quite dangerous especially when people got off whilst the train was still entering the station. Even some HSTs in the UK still feature this ''lean out'' system with the doors locked\unlocked by the driver/guad. Later in life I believe some heritage DMUs were also fitted with driver-controlled locks for modern safety reasons but none of those sadfety laws existed back in the day.

[Overland]

It really does seem strange and almost otherworldly for passengers to operate doors..

But im old enough to remember the trains in sydney being the same growing up

The old U boat electrics had just handles, same with the 600 class DMUs and DEB sets

Once upon a time people could (mostly) be trusted

[Austin]

Yep, good old fashioned slam-door trains. The guard or station staff did go along and check all doors were shut, usually, before giving the driver "right away". However, I've opened doors in the past before the train came to a halt... :)

The HST coaches were I think based on Mk3 and fitted (or retro-fitted) with central locking so that you can't open them when in motion.