Train Director 3

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Last update: May 4, 2008 - Version 3.3g

Train Director is a clone of the popular Train Dispatcher simulation software. With Train Director you can simulate the work of the Centralized Traffic Control (CTC). Your task is to direct trains running in a territory to their final destination, by throwing switches and clearing signals. Penalties are collected for incorrect or inefficient operations, or for trains arriving late. You can also create your own territories with the included track layout editor. Train Director is available for Windows and Linux.

Installation instructions

Windows

Download the tdir33win.zip file above.
Create a directory (e.g. C:\TRAINDIR3).
Unzip the content of the file using a decompressor that can handle long file names, such as WinRar.
If this is a first time installation of Train Director 3 on this PC, then it's necessary to download and unzip the "run-time" libraries file, (tdir3winlibs.zip); it is not necessary to download the run-time libraries if you are updating to a more recent version of Train Director 3.
Run the file TRAINDIR3.EXE from the same directory. 		 

Linux

Download the tdir33linux.taz file above.
Create a directory (e.g. ~/traindir3/).
Extract the content of the file with the command tar zxf tdir33linux.taz in the created directory.
With version 3.3e it is not necessary to download the run-time libraries anymore, since the traindir executable has been statically linked.
Run the file ~/traindir3/traindir3 from the same directory.

Note: if you downloaded a previous version to version 3.0 on the same computer, it's advisable to download Train Director 3 in a different directory, since the executable and the run-time libraries are not compatible. It is not necessary to re-download the scenarios.

New in Version 3

Version 3 of Train Director features a new and more modern look-and-feel, closer to that of other native Windows or Linux applications. The following image shows the welcome page, from where you can load a previous simulation or start a new simulation.

Once loaded a scenario, the most relevant data to the execution of the simulation are shown in the same window frame. In the following image you can see the layout, the time table in the lower left corner, and information about a train in the lower right corner.

It's also possible to remove undesired elements from the screen, such as the toolbar at the top or the status bar at the bottom, so as to maximize the area used to show the layout.

It is now possible to show and print the summary pages (such as the performance page, the station schedule and the train timetable) directly from inside the program.

It is also possible to scroll the view of the layout using the arrow keys (use Ctrl+arrow for bigger scrolls).

Lastly, it's possible to load a scenario directly from the .zip file, without the need to expand the scenario in its own directory.

In version 3.1 it is now possible to zoom in/out the layout; this is very useful when looking at very packed territories.

Also new in version 3.1 is the possibility of always showing the layout coordinates, and also the ability to insert/delete lines/columns or move blocks during the editing of the layout.

In version 3.2 you can define up to 8 train types. Also a new action has been added to the trigger: "assign @". With this new command, one can automate almost every operation, allowing for full unattended simulation of a scenario. A lot of minor bugs have also been fixed.

In version 3.3 you can define approach signals and define signals with multiple aspects. This is accomplished by writing separate scripts that are associated with each signal, and that provide the logic for changing the signal's aspect according to the traffic conditions.

Consult the user's manual for further information.

Bugs and To-do

Since version 3 has required a rewrite of most of the graphical user interface to use the new run-time libraries wxWidgets, it's possible that new bugs had been introduced with respect to the previous version.

The layout editor still requires more enhancements. At this moment it's necessary some practice to use the editor.

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Data di creazione: 1 Giugno 2000