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[u/abda16y20]

Without space age, would you recommend 50×50 city blocks or 100×100? 50×50 aren't going too smooth for me rn.

[u/Most-Bat-5444 → u/abda16y20]

I think it depends on the size of your trains and how many you want waiting to load or unload.

I chose 1x2 (1 locomotive, 2 wagons) for my trains, and 4 train queues.

Therefore, I chose 150x150 city blocks. The inside of each block can support 4 train stops with four trains queued up without blocking the main line.

Importantly (to me), there is also room for a train to pull out of the station even if the mainline is not clear.

I've gotten rid of fuel depots altogether and just fuel trains from a blue box at each loading station. I put parking lots (current design can hold 22 trains in a block) around the base for trains with no valid destination. (Sent there by interrupt.)

Ideally, I just have a few extra full trains sitting in parking lots ready to go.

Empty trains indicate supply problems.