Transport Fever: Tutorial - Double Slip Switch (also applies to Transport Fever 2)

[@HumbrianSung]

Excellent video mate and very well explained. Now I understand what slip switches do as I had absolutely no idea before. You have however given me a lot of work to do. :D

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you for your kind words. And I am delighted to hear that I have been able to create lots of work for other Transport fans. ;)

[@HumbrianSung]

I now have a slip switch on one of my many saved games. Looks sweet and works. haha, always a bonus.

[@drac124]

WOW. Have been playing this for years and had absolute no idea about this feature. Thank you very much for the tip.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you for watching and commenting. There are quite few little features, aids, and tricks that are easily overlooked. This is probably one of the most useful so I'm very happy if I can help anyone else find and use it. :)

[@JohnWalshLegend]

Just what Ive been looking for...I knew it could br done, but never realised how easy it was . Thank You!

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you. There are these little things in so many games that are so useful but finding them in the documentation, the wiki, the forums can be so difficult. I was really pleased to have found the 'trick' and even happier to be able to help others looking for it. Cheers.

[@mozofoz]

over 1300 hours of this game and was unaware of this feature playing in 2019 !!! ... looks like my current game is set for a lot of reorganising ... cheers :)

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Oh my! Yeah, so easy to miss these 'little' updates to a game. There have been some significant changes to how routes change automatically but if you're careful this small change can make routing so much more efficient. Have fun! :)

[@DreadnoughtOne1]

Thanks for that! Very handy new function and a great space saver...

[@AjaxpostPlays]

You are most welcome. It certainly is and as my network grows I find I'm using it more and more.

[@richardboreham3891]

Many thanks...... as a complete beginner I'm still struggling to get a train from A - B without fatalities or insolvency but I had considered this problem. I'll file it for future reference ( around 2020 at the curret rate of progress :)

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you, happy that I'm able to help. I too struggled to understand the mechanics when I started, back with Train Fever, and nearly gave up entirely but watching some, more successful, Lets Players I eventually managed to understand enough to at least not go bankrupt! If I recall correctly, the original Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon did allow you to create bad routes on which trains could collide or even crash off poorly maintained bridges ... I miss those possibilities! :)

[@javierpowell4705]

did you use it for future reference?

[@AdrienneBugbee]

This is going to make my life so much easier

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Well, your in-game life at least! :) Happy to hear that you've found the video useful, thank you.

[@Tyw7]

I've used the double switch and signals to route fast trains into the inner track and slow or stopping trains to the outer track.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Hi, yep, they are a very useful feature in all sorts of situations where trains need to cross paths. 👍

[@osuscyan3143]

Lovely explanation, just helped me build my main depot saving a ton of space

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you! 😊 Very kind of you to say, I'm really pleased to have been able to help.

[@MarianKersting]

Thank you! I've shared the Link to this video so many times by now^^ and helped a lot of People

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you so much. It's only a simple thing but so easily missed amongst all the more exciting and more "glamorous" features so very happy to be able to help out.

[@Kanakotka]

What you actually want to see : 5:25 - 6:13. Everything else in the video is really just pointless.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you, I'm glad that you found something useful in the video.

[@卢雨迅]

Great video about this topic, thanks so much for your effort ^-^

[@AjaxpostPlays]

And thank *you* for watching and commenting. 😊

[@pratamaSVD]

holy molly.. this will simplified a lot.. since i just double track anything between stations

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you for commenting, yep, these switches are great for busy stations but it does mean you have to pay extra attention to signals. :)

[@pratamaSVD]

Adam Slade yes, it took extra effort really.. but its more realistic 😂

[@octanejimmy]

great tutorial. Explained very well.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Very kind of you to say so, thank you. :)

[@blazingbeard3866]

Thanks Dude! Made my life easyer!

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Hey, you're welcome, I was so happy when I discovered how it worked. 😀

[@1wordtroll]

Had no idea....awesome TY

[@AjaxpostPlays]

You are most welcome, hope it comes in useful. :)

[@NeptuneDesign]

This is gold fam! I was wondering how to do this! If you have a double slip and the comes the other way like from 4 and to 2 but in the other direction.... do you need a 2nd double slip switch or will this one still be enough?

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you. 😊 It should be easy enough to try out but, in general, yes. What works in one direction should work in the other ... one-way signals permitting of course! That said, sometimes it can be more efficient to have multiple switches if you have a lot of lines and/or trains converging on a single point.

[@NeptuneDesign]

@@AjaxpostPlays sorry I tried to update my comment but got side tracked the last 15 seconds of your video answered my question. Thank you again for a comprehensive video on this.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

@@NeptuneDesign Not a problem - I'm a big fan of side-tracks!! 😂

[@NeptuneDesign]

@@AjaxpostPlays haaaaahahahaha I get it!! Side tracked!

[@temptica7982]

I had to start over my game bcz I made a small mistake bcz of the old system without slip and it was my main line who got completly blocked (plus didn't got any space to lay a new track to solve it)

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thanks for watching! Switches and signals, easy to get wrong and cause chaos! There are some guides on Steam that try to help, I think the most important rule is to make sure there is no slope AT ALL on the track where you are building a switch, either a single or double slip.

[@temptica7982]

Adam Slade thx for the answer :D I subbed

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you, I hope you enjoy what I do.

[@temptica7982]

I didnt had time to answer yesterday, but I checked and it was Bcz of the slope. I had to make a switch to the Left and a bit furthe to the right. (When you drive out the station). But there was a signal there, I didnt know that, but that blocked everything. Also, the train in the station had to Go to another switch to the righ. But that was blocked too since it was the cargo line to my main city. But If I could do the slip, It didn’t block my whole netwerk 😅. But Thx, your doing very Well!

[@ipgcrg]

The reason why the game prefers the simple crossovers is the low speed allowed on diverging double slips.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Hi, I don't doubt that's true but sometimes you have to make small compromises to create simpler or more elegant route designs. 😊

[@FlaXym]

Love the content, hate the intro and outro.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thanks. Yeah, my creative skills are somewhat limited so if anyone is willing to help smarten up my 'brand' in 2018? :)

[@WMGIII]

Excellent, thank you.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

You're most welcome.

[@Touzi123]

Great video mate, my crossings will be better looking and shorter :)

[@AjaxpostPlays]

You're welcome, we all need better looking crossings! :)

[@Petey_Petey]

Thank You :)

[@cpypcy]

Jump to 4:45 if you want to skip all the fucking useless bullshit talk. All you need to know about double slip switches is there.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Thank you. 😊 So happy that you found it useful.

[@mozmwhite2513]

Oh boy, this was at least 6 minutes too long.

[@AjaxpostPlays]

Well, yep, I do try to be thorough. 😉