YCR loco brakes

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:45 am

it is very hard to brake while rolling downhill e.g. from prospect hill to whitby town, or stopping at sandsend,

can anyone help me on how to make the brakes come on faster ??

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:38 am

I think they are perhaps more authentic, trains don't stop like cars especially when going down such steep gradients.

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:03 am

Do what they did in real life, apply the breaks sooner

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Also shouldnt this be in the general MSTS discussion forum, can a moderator move it

morpethcurve · Post by **morpethcurve** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:58 pm

Or...for really realistic operations, stop at the crest of the hill and pin down some of the handbrakes on the train. press <F9> to bring up the consist manager, and double-click on the wagons so that they turn red. Ideally, you should pin down between a third and a half of the wagons in the rake, evenly spaced along its length.

jimmyladd · Post by **jimmyladd** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:29 pm

This of cause only works if the wagon brakes dont have silly values......

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:30 pm

Hi
I've not got round to installing the CD stock yet...but I have driven some of my own stock....and the gradients do seem very steep...certainly that downwards stretch into Whitby...I couldn't get my Class40 to stop....both brakes and then panicking 50% reverse...still hit the buffers.
I've also been testing my DMUs on the Pickering to Grosmont stretch....with some difficulties......and can't get them to climb out of Scarborough at all.
Perhaps the CD stock has been modified?
Cheers
Jon

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:23 pm

Just completed the coal to Grosmont activity.

Used the van brake and pinned down the first 8 brakes which kept the speed constant.
Then controlled the train with the loco direct brake.

Easy peasy.

victreebel · Post by **victreebel** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:03 pm

Can someone tell me why this is in "screenshots"???

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:09 pm

Cause we're waiting for a Mod to move it...

1crick14a · Post by **1crick14a** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:14 pm

By jings that brings back some memories stopping at top of incline
and pinning down brakes with coal hammer, or worse still having to leap off when moving and do it.

If you got tender engine 1st put tender brake on then if your wheels pick up your still holding train till she finds her feet again.

Regards, Rick

PS On some banks it were compulsory to stop Licky were one of them
our one was the KingX tunnel.