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Step 1: Setup your line

1. Go onto your line, make sure it has a set reference train
2. Check the line length, it's above the route list (see image below)
3. Now go to Line duration, change this to Custom and set it to the nearest round number (so in this case 2h 40m 0s)
4. You should also set your Extra Stop Time to "Manually Picked Stops", this allows you to set timing points where you'd like them
5. Now make sure, on the last stop on the list, there's no excessive time, if there is disribute it to other timing points
6. That's it for the line, now time to make a Depot Line

Step 2: Setup your Depot Line

This assumes you've already made a depot - this isn't covered in this guide

1. Whilst in lines, create a new Depot Line
2. Name the line, select the platform and then select alternative platforms
3. Make sure you have a stop selection signal set!

Step 3: Timetables

1. Open the Schedules tab and create a new schedule
2. Name the schedule what you want it to be and then move to Orders
3. Select Insert at the bottom and find the line you want to schedule (So in this case CON HS2 / Nottingham HS2
4. Each of these settings is important so I will explain them below:
   • Enter: This is the first stop that your services will call at when entering service, if you depot is next to a station then you'll want to select the one closest to it else they'll ECS to the end of the line
   • Timing: We hate timing, just leave this
   • Exit: This is the last stop that your services will call at when leaving service, if you depot is next to a station then you'll want to select the one closest to it else they'll ECS back from the start of the line
   • Timing Event: Set this to Depart Exactly at for non-depot lines
   • On: This is the days you want this service to run, if you untick one, it wont run on that day
   • At: This is the time you want the service to start, so if you want it to reach the Enter Station at 04:45:30 then put 04:45:30 here
   • Repeat: Set this to "max" for normal services
   • Continue into next order: Make sure this stays ticked
   
5. Now you'll need to add your depot line to the schedule, this is similar to above but there's a few key differences
   • Offset: Set this to Group 2 - i'll explain why later
   • Run Line: Set this to the depot line you made earlier
   • Enter, Exit and Timing: Leave these as the default First Line Stop, Same as Enter Stop and Last Line Stop
   • Timing Event: Set this to Arrive no later than
   • Than: Set this to the time the final service should enter the depot
   • Repeat: Uncheck max and set this to 1
   
6. That should leave you with a screen looking like so

Step 4: Offsets

1. Select the Offsets tab
2. Set your Group 1 offset to be the frequency of the service you'd like, for example 00:30:00 for trains every 30 minutes
3. This will make each shift you make 30 minutes later than the next one, ensuring your frequency

Step 5: Shifts

1. Shifts are decided on a formula like so

               (Route Length in Hours + (Route Length in Minutes / 60)) * Trains Per Hour
           

2. Maths is scary so on the front page I made a calculator, use that it's easier
3. You can now create the amount of shifts needed by clicking the "create new shifts" button in the bottom left of the screen, create the amount you need
4. You can now allocate trains using the Trains screen by selecting the train you want to allocate and then clicking the "Allocate to Shift" button, this will open a menu where you can select the shift you want