No path for train

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kuliksco
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No path for train

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Having a real hard time figuring out why this train won't move. I have two stations setup with a push pull train (locomotives on each end). It will travel from city A to B just fine but will never return complaining about no path. The path obviously works because it was able to get to their one way. Why would it refuse to go back? the train has plenty of full and I confirmed the city names are correct based on the map view. I have another train setup doing the exact same thing on another path and it works fine.

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Maybe the A station has bad direction. When you are building/selecting the station, you can see the yellow arrows, they show you the direction the train have to come from.

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Post by Drury »

Hah! Finally 20 years of playing (Open)TTD(Patch) come in handy.

Two possible issues:

1. You've built a one-way signal on the track and the train can't find a path around it.

2. You've built one of the stops on the wrong side of the track. If you have a shuttle push-pull service, you want to have both stops facing towards the ends of the track. Train can't find a path if it has to turn around to reach the stop.

EDIT: Welp ninja'd

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Thanks! that was it. I had my station on the wrong side of the tracks. I never noticed the arrows before when placing it.

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