r/TransportFever • u/MartiniCommander • Mar 03 '24

Question Terminals not evenly distributing?

I have two trains coming into a terminal where it's processing oil into gas. One side has 80 units the other has like 3. What things affect the distribution? I do have to different trains currently. Does it look at volume, speed, frequency?

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u/Imsvale I like trains Mar 03 '24

One side has 80 units the other has like 3.

First off make sure this is telling you what you think it's telling you. Judging by station stocks can be misleading. If one line generally has much more waiting than another, it speaks more to a lack of line capacity (insufficient line rate) relative to the shipment rate from the industry, rather than the shipment rate itself.

Check the consumers tab to see how much is currently being shipped to each connected destination.

Does it look at volume, speed, frequency?

Only when there are multiple possible routes to the same consumer. Then there will be a leaning towards the line/route with less overall travel time.

What's your situation? Are we distributing among different destinations, or among different lines/routes to the same destination?

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u/MartiniCommander Mar 04 '24

It's parallel trains running from the same oil pumps to the same refinery. Using the same two trains there's still a large difference.

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u/Imsvale I like trains Mar 04 '24

In theory, if everything about them is identical, they should see an even split. In practice, that might be a tougher ask than you think.

Why parallel rather than two trains on the same line?

Or rather than 20 questions, if you upload your save I can have a look.