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Car General
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General
| All text fields which are marked with a @ can open the @Box by a single click on its label if the text field is not empty. The text field contents will be used to do a find. |
ID
Unique car identifier used to address this car for consists and waybills.
Code
| AKA Identifier |
BiDi code like RFID, barcode…
This can be used for tracking and assemble automatically a train.
If the code is very long, RFID, it can be assigned with the Sensor monitor.
Roadname and Number
The company registration of the car.
Color
Text
Image
Name / Path of the optional car picture.
Image Format: See Locomotive Image
ImageNr.
Image number foe use with Command Station and/or throttles.
Owner
The car owner if different then the Roadname company.
Home location
Optional block or location ID to use as the home of this car.
This will be used for automatically shunting. (WIP)
Description
Free text to describe your car which is only used for display. Optional.
Decoder Type
Optional information to build-in decoders
Guide
HTTP link to the user's guide of this car. Pushing the triple dot button will open the default WEB browser with the specified page.
The file explorer will be opened if the links is a directory in the file system.
Manufacturer ID
Free text for the manufacturer identifier.
Catalog Number
Free text
Date of Purchase
Date of purchase
Serviced
Last time this car was serviced. Only manually updated.
Value
Era
| Era | Period (Approx.) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1870-1920 | Country & Private Railways |
| II | 1920-1945 | The Period after the formation of large state railways |
| III | 1945-1970 | The new organization of European railroads |
| IV | 1968-1985 | Standardized computer lettering on all rolling stock & locos |
| V | 1985-2000 | The modern era of railroading |
| VI | 2000-* |