Trains

[rufus]

Hey can anyone explain me what fuel the diesel locomotive needs and how you give it to him?
It keeps saying no fuel but i have no idea how to do that.
Thanks

[Turtle]

Check out MangledPork's Train Tutorial.

[rufus]

Thanks it helped a lot

[FishSandwich]

Coal, solid fuel and wood are all things the train can use as fuel.

[Mangledpork]

Oh wow, thanks for linking my video Turtle!
And yes, the trains use solid-based fuels like furnaces and boilers. The name is a little misleading seeing as diesel doesn't exist.
My hope is that a future patch will introduce a proper steam train model for using solid fuels and will switch the diesel locomotive to using heavy oil or something similar loaded by a special machine or upgraded station, with each train having it's own advantages. More trains is always better!

[ssilk]

This is a really good tutorial. I wait for the second part.

PS: What I want to mention also is that the rails need 2 tiles space and you can place only on even tiles. I called this "raster of tracks" and the idea can be found here: https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... Principles