pump to fluid wagon connection from the end

sparr · Post by **sparr** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:49 am

TL;DR

In addition to connecting from the sides, a pump should be able to connect to a fluid wagon from the front/back when the wagon is at the end of a dead end track.

What ?

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I would like for the pump shown on the left here to be able to connect to the fluid wagon.

Why ?

It allows for more creative design of rail stations and fluid processing facilities.

n7m6e7 · Post by **n7m6e7** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:16 pm

I don't exactly see how this can be used.

Since trains cant "push" wagons, how would you get a fluid wagon to the edge of a dead end?

I mean, you can build the wagon at the end, then send it off, but that limits it to a manual use.

Darinth · Post by **Darinth** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:23 pm

A fluid wagon followed by a pair of locomotives, one facing each way, should be able to 'push' a fluid wagon to this spot, and then pull it away without issue. With that said... I'm not sold on the usability of this feature. It's limited to a single fluid wagon at the very end of a track.

leadraven · Post by **leadraven** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:26 pm

Technically, this feature is better to be supported, but I don't want devs to waste time on it.

sparr · Post by **sparr** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:01 pm

n7m6e7 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:16 pm
Since trains cant "push" wagons, how would you get a fluid wagon to the edge of a dead end?

Trains can push wagons just fine.

n7m6e7 · Post by **n7m6e7** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:15 am

I was suprisingly unaware that trains could push XD

Mostly because its never occurred to me to make a train like

[Wagon] <engine] [engine>

And at that point, is there any way to ensure the wagon always docks toward the correct side? (Aside from having it go between only 2 points. )

Darinth · Post by **Darinth** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:17 pm

n7m6e7 wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:15 am
I was suprisingly unaware that trains could push XD

Mostly because its never occurred to me to make a train like

[Wagon] <engine] [engine>

And at that point, is there any way to ensure the wagon always docks toward the correct side? (Aside from having it go between only 2 points. )

Rail network construction methodology can prevent trains from spontaneously turning around. It's just a matter of building your network and your stops right. With that said... building such stops would IMO be kind of a pain. Leadraven has the same attitude as myself. It's a logical feature... but of such massively limited use and of such massive pain to be able to make use of that I just... I don't want developer time wasted on it. Their call though.

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