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Update 996 17 July 2023

Work has taken place today to allow Train Crew / Loco diagrams to be created on Base Timetables. (This has been available for a while on daily timetables.) I believe I have updated the relevant places where the base timetable is copied on to a specific date to copy the diagrams as well, but over to you all to test! Contrary to the work that went on over the weekend, THIS will get us closed to assigning specific locomotives (and people) to DIAGRAMS (rather than TRAINS), to facilitate traincrew/loco chagnes etc mid-journey. Note, this work is to enable "Steam 1", or "Turn 2" or "Shift 3" to be built and the times of trains being worked to be recorded for each. The next stage will be the allocation of specific turns and locomotices to "Steam 1" on a specific day, etc. When editing a diagram it is possible to state whether the diagram can be assigned to a turn and/or allocation of a locomotive. A steam/diesel/DMU can be specified if required, or 'any loco'. If, at your railway, the driver and fireman stay with the same locomotive all day long, you can create one diagram and use if for both purposes. If a driver changes loco part-way through the day, or is relieved by another driver, then separate diagrams can be created for each driver and the locomotive. In readiness for the next stage of work, attributes have been added to Asset Types to specify whether assets of each type count as 'Steam Locos', 'Diesel Locos' or 'DMUs', which will interlock with the type of loco required for each diagram. Those admins that are keen to test things, here are the things to test: * Setting an asset type to Steam, Diesel, DMU, none. * Creating a diagram on a base timetable Adding work to the diagram * Copying the base timetable to a date and checking the diagrams copy too. * Checking the diagrams on daily timetables can still be edited correctly. Thank you to everyone who tests new HOPS developments!