The Japanese Train Set

A train set for TTDPatch and OpenTTD

Developed by TT-Forums members

Version 1.3d - May 2008

What is the Japanese Train Set?

It is a vehicle set for Transport Tycoon Deluxe with TTDPatch or OpenTTD, that depicts the railroading equipment of Japan, from interwar steam to the latest Shinkansen bullet trains. The Japanese Train Set starts in the year 1920, the earliest possible year under TTDPatch.

The Japanese Train Set is part of the Japan Set which consists of the following GRF files, available from the Japan Set homepage:

Why a Japanese Train Set?

The nation of Japan has a unique railroading environment. As one of the most densely populated countries, the passenger rail operations give new meaning to the word "intensive". The Shinjuku station in downtown Tokyo handles over 3,000,000 passengers per day. Because of the enormous number of trains and routes, the Japanese rail operators have decided to make it easier for passengers to tell the trains apart by making physically different train equipment for each route. Thus there is an enormous variety of many different colors, styles, designs, etc. of trains, making for an interesting game if you use them all.

Another peculiarity of Japanese railroading is the heavy predominance of multiple units (MUs). Most rail lines are relatively lightweight, and a locomotive capable of hauling the long trains required for the traffic would be too heavy for the tracks. So instead, the trains are mostly all either DMUs or EMUs.

Although the set (and Japanese railroading) is heavily passenger-oriented, a comprehensive selection of freight equipment is included.

Who drew the whole set?

The Japanese Train Set was developed by an international team of members of the Transport Tycoon Forums (administered by Owen Rudge) and includes some elements previously developed by others. If you believe your work has been used and you are not properly credited, please post your concern in the development thread for immediate attention. Second-hand complaints will be disregarded; specific complaints with evidence will be rectified as soon as possible. Please bear in mind that the TTD vehicle sprites are very small, and as such there is unavoidable similarity between similar vehicles.
If you wish to comment on the released set, please use the Japanese Train Set released topic; if you want to contribute to development (note that this does not include feature requests) then use the Japan Set development thread.

What TTD climate is it for?

Japan is mostly temperate, but the northern island of Hokkaido has weather roughly similar to that of Northern Europe or New England. Thus, the Japanese Train Set operates in the Temperate and Arctic climates, with somewhat different trains. Japan does not have rail operations in the tropics (Okinawa island is somewhat tropical, but it is too small for much of a rail system), so the Japanese Train Set does not appear in the Tropical climate.

How to install the Japanese Train Set

TTD Patch

The Japanese Train Set is available in a DOS version ("jptrainsd.grf") and a Windows version ("jptrainsw.grf"). Simply copy the grf file into the "newgrf" folder inside your TTD main folder and add the entry "newgrf/jptrains[d/w].grf" (with the "d" or "w" depending on whether you are using the DOS or Windows version of TTD) to your "newgrf[w].cfg" file.

You will need TTDPatch version 2.5 beta 9 (or higher). This is because there are many new features which are available only since TTDPatch 2.5 beta 9. You can also get the latest nightly build from http://www.ttdpatch.net/src/ if you do not have it already.

Open TTD

The Japanese Train Set is available in a DOS version ("jptrainsd.grf") and a Windows version ("jptrainsw.grf"). Which version you need depends on the original TTD files you are using. Simply copy the grf file into the "data" folder inside your OpenTTD folder. To use the Japanese Train Set in a new game, you only have to add it under NewGRF Settings on the title screen.

It is not recommended to add the Japanese Train Set to an existing savegame (unless that savegame was using an older version of the Japanese Train Set already). If you wish to do so anyway, you can activate the Japanese Train Set under NewGRF Settings in the Options menu. Note that this will most likely make your existing trains unusable, since many wagons will be changed into locomotives and vice versa.

If you have an older version of the Japanese Train Set installed ("jpset[w].grf"), removing the old file and adding the new one will make all your old savegames use the new version. (OpenTTD will display a warning upon opening such savegames though).

You will need OpenTTD 0.5.3 (or higher).

Compatibility with other GRF files

The Japanese Train Set is designed to be used together with the other GRF files in the Japan Set listed above.

Because this set is designed to be used in all available environments and comes with its own freight cars, it cannot coexist with any other train set.

GRF files relating to other vehicles such as ships, road vehicles, and aircraft, as well as stations, will not be affected or harmed by the jptrains[d/w].grf file. However, since the Japanese Train Set overrides the maglev/monorail tracks with Shinkansen tracks, it is incompatible with any grf that changes roads, rail tracks or landscape graphics, except the Japanese Landscape Set. Using the Japanese Train Set together with such GRFs will likely cause more or less severe graphical inconsistencies, but will usually not affect gameplay.

Recommended settings for TTDPatch

You need to set the following variables in your ttdpatch.cfg file:

You should also enable the "realistic model" of train acceleration to get full benefit from the different engines in the set, i.e. you should include in your ttdpatch.cfg file the lines: (x is for road vehicles and should be set to a value of 0 to 3.)

mountains 333x
curves 333x

The Japanese Train Set and vehicle.dat

Because a vehicle.dat file will be loaded by TTD after the names in the jpset[w].grf file have been processed, those custom names will overwrite the setīs engine names. Therefore you should remove or rename an old vehicle.dat file in TTDīs directory or switch "vehicle names" to "default" in game options.

Recommended settings for OpenTTD

You can change the following settings under Configure Patches on the title screen:

Playing the Japanese Train Set

Multiple unit trains

Most Japanese passenger trains from 1950 onwards are multiple unit trains. All cars placed in the train provide motive power just as if they were all locomotives. Thus a long train will have the same performance as a short train. The multiple unit trains are only intended for passenger and mail service (except the M250). Currently, the last car in a multiple unit train should always be a passenger car to get the proper graphics for the rear cab unit.

Brake Vans

Japanese freight trains, like British ones, often have a brake van at the rear of the train. On a shorter train, there might be only a brakeman's cabin provided on an otherwise ordinary freight car. The Japanese Train Set offers cabooses for purchase; they carry no cargo, but make the train look correct.

The Japanese Train Set and the AI

This set is most useful for those of you who like to play without the rubbish AI. While in reality there are rail lines all over Japan, most of them were better at route design than the AI is. However, it has at least become possible to get the AI to use the right kind of train and track for different sorts of services. So if you do not mind a messy map, the Japanese Train Set can be used with the AI.

Shinkansen Trains

The main Japanese rail system is not standard gauge but narrow gauge. The set does not currently alter the rail graphics to reflect this, because it is not really graphically relevant. The normal and electrified trains and tracks in the set operate just as they do in any other set for TTDPatch/OpenTTD.

The Shinkansen bullet train network, however, is standard gauge, and is entirely separate from the rest of the Japanese rail system (except for sharing stations.) To reflect this, the Japanese Train Set uses the maglev (or monorail) track type as the Shinkansen system. The set includes graphics for Shinkansen tracks that look different from monorail, maglev, or normal train track. Shinkansen trains cannot use any other kind of track, nor can any non-Shinkansen trains use Shinkansen tracks. Shinkansen trains do not carry cargo of any kind, just passengers and mail. To fit into TTD gameplay better, the set allows mail cars also to be included in a Shinkansen train. Just as with other multiple unit trains, the last car should always be a passenger car. Shinkansen trains can share a train station with normal trains, by replacing some of the existing tracks in the station with Shinkansen tracks, or by adding additional tracks to the station of the Shinkansen type. Both methods were used when the Shinkansen system was built.

What vehicles make up the set?

The following tables give the details of each type of locomotive and wagon. Japan uses a wide variety of railroad stock and this set attempts to recreate at least a portion of this.

Conventional (narrow gauge) locomotives and multiple units

(HP=horse power, TE=maximum tractive effort
Type: S=steam, D=diesel, E=electric, EMU=electric multiple unit, DMU=diesel multiple unit
Usage: P=passengers, EP=express passengers, C=commuters, LF=light freight, HF=heavy freight)

Train Name Type Usage Start Year Life HP Weight in tons TE Speed (kph) Notes
9600 S HF 1913 40 870 60 115 65  
8620 S EP 1914 40 760 47 54 95  
D50 S HF 1923 40 1500 77 148 75  
ED17 E HF 1923 40 1240 60 175 65  
C53 S EP 1928 40 1556 127 146 110  
C11 S P 1932 40 780 50 76 85  
C12 S LF 1932 40 590 66 126 74  
Class 40 EMU EMU C 1933 30 540 45 103 85  
EF10 E HF 1934 40 1830 99 289 75  
D51 S HF 1936 40 1600 78 150 75  
EF55 E EP 1936 40 1830 100 230 100  
C57 S EP 1937 40 1290 115 132 110  
C58 S HF 1938 40 1097 100 192 85  
D52 S HF 1943 40 1950 87 167 75  
Class 72 EMU EMU C 1945 50 180 45 103 95  
EF58 E EP 1946 40 2580 115 265 120  
C62 S EP 1948 40 2160 90 103 110  
E10 S HF 1948 40 1300 102 298 65  
Class 80 EMU EMU EP 1950 30 540 46 106 100  
EH10 E LF 1954 40 3440 115 336 85  
DF50 D LF 1956 40 1060 83 242 90  
101 EMU EMU C 1957 30 200 40 92 100  
KIHA 20/25 DMU DMU P 1957 40 150 40 92 90  
Class 151 Express EMU EMU EP 1958 30 295 40 92 120  
KIHA 82 DMU DMU EP 1960 30 360 42 96 100  
Class 103 EMU C 1962 20 250 43 99 100  
DD51 D HF 1962 40 2000 84 245 95  
115 "Semi-Fast" EMU EMU P 1963 20 430 40 92 90  
Odakyu "Romance" 3100 EMU EMU EP 1963 30 200 96 221 110  
EF64 E HF 1964 40 3470 96 280 115  
EF65 E HF 1965 40 3800 96 280 115  
DE10 D LF 1966 40 1250 65 190 85  
EF66 E HF 1966 40 5300 100 292 120  
Class 583 Express EMU EMU EP 1967 30 330 43 99 120  
EF81 E HF 1968 40 3470 100 292 115  
EF81 "Casiopea" E HF 1968 40 3470 100 292 115 arctic only
EF81 "Twilight" E HF 1968 40 3470 100 292 115 arctic only
Class 485 Express EMU EMU EP 1972 30 400 38 87 120  
KIHA 66 DMU DMU P 1974 20 440 39 90 100  
201 EMU EMU C 1979 40 300 40 92 110  
Class 415.000 EMU P 1981 20 250 43 99 100  
Class 415.100 EMU P 1981 20 250 43 99 100  
JNR 185 EMU EP 1981 30 250 45 103 110  
205 EMU EMU C 1985 40 350 35 80 110  
KIHA 185 DMU DMU EP 1986 40 250 39 90 110  
Odakyu "Romance" 10000 EMU EMU EP 1987 30 280 33 76 110  
KIHA 85 DMU EP 1988 50 350 35 80 110  
215 EMU EMU P 1990 40 330 27 62 120  
251 EMU (Super View Odoriko) EMU EP 1990 40 394 36 83 120  
DF200 D HF 1990 40 2450 96 332 110  
EF200 E HF 1990 40 8970 100 346 120  
KIHA 120 DMU DMU P 1990 20 250 30 69 90  
253 EMU (NE'X) EMU EP 1991 20 170 33 76 100  
KIHA 281 DMU DMU EP 1992 30 710 45 103 130 tilting train
Class 223 EMU EMU P 1993 30 400 33 96 130  
E351 Express EMU EMU EP 1993 30 410 35 102 160 tilting train
E231 EMU EMU C 1994 20 260 26 76 120  
EF210 E HF 1996 40 4870 110 423 110  
285 EMU (Sunrise Express) EMU EP 1997 30 400 54 157 130  
EH500 E HF 1997 40 5440 134 515 110  
683 EMU (Thunderbird) EMU EP 2001 20 384 39 114 160  
KIHA 200 DMU DMU P 2001 30 450 48 140 130  
EH200 E HF 2003 40 7014 135 519 120  
M250 EMU HF 2004 40 618 38 146 130  

Shinkansen Trains

(HP=horse power, TE=maximum tractive effort)

Train Name Type Usage Start Year Life HP Weight in tons TE Speed (kph) Notes
"0" Series Shinkansen EMU EP 1964 30 1000 54 157 210  
"100" Series Shinkansen EMU EP 1984 30 980 52 152 220  
"300" Series Shinkansen EMU EP 1990 30 1020 38 116 270  
"500" Series Shinkansen EMU EP 1995 30 1550 40 153 300  
"E4 Max" Shinkansen EMU EP 1995 30 840 52 152 240 bilevel cars
700 Series Shinkansen EMU EP 1997 30 1550 64 187 300  
800 Series Shinkansen EMU EP 2004 30 1550 64 187 300  

Wagons

Goods (30), Food (30), Gold (15), Livestock (25), Paper (35)
Name Start Year Weight in tons Max. Speed (kph) Temperate Cargos (Capacity) Cargo in Arctic
Passenger Car 1920 20   Passengers (40) Passengers (40)
Mail Car 1920 20   Mail (35) Mail (35)
CHIKI 300 flatcar 1920 8 80 Wood (35), Goods (30), Steel (35) Wood (35), Goods (30), Paper (35)
RE 12000 Refrigerated Car 1920 15   arctic only Food (20)
Tamu 200 Tanker 1920 18 80 Oil (20,000), Goods (30) Oil (20,000), Food (35), Goods (30)
Tomu 500 Hopper 1920 15 60 Coal (25), Grain (25), Iron Ore (25) Coal (25), Wheat (25)
WAMU 50000 boxcar 1920 18 80 Goods (30), Livestock (25), Valuables (15)
YO 8000 caboose 1920 8 N/A N/A N/A
WAMU 80000 boxcar 1946 20 120 Goods (50), Livestock (45), Valuables (25) Goods (50), Food (50), Gold (25), Livestock (45), Paper (50)
TAKI 8000 tanker 1949 20 100 Oil (35,000), Goods (50) Oil (35,000), Food (50), Goods (50)
TORA 55000 hopper 1949 20 70 Coal (40), Iron Ore (40) Coal (40)
CHIKI 10 flatcar 1951 10 100 Wood (50), Steel (50) Wood (50), Paper (50)
HOKI 1000 hopper 1956 18 100 Grain (45) Wheat (45)
Shinkansen Passenger Car 1964 30 N/A Passengers (50) Passengers (50)
Shinkansen Mail Car 1964 30 N/A Mail (50), Valuables Mail (50), Gold
SHIKI 810 heavyweight carrier 1970 100 100 Goods (210) (Length 3) Goods (210) (Length 3)
WAKI 10000 boxcar 1970 20 130 Goods (60), Livestock (45), Valuables (40) Goods (60), Food (60), Gold (40), Livestock (30), Paper (30)
KOKI 101 container carrier 1978 20 130 Goods (80) Food (80), Goods (80), Paper (80)
HOKI 2500 hopper 1983 20 80 Coal (55), Iron Ore (55) Coal (55)
KOKI 71 car rack 1985 25 130 Goods (80) Goods (80)
KU 5000 car transporter 1989 25 130 Goods (80) Goods (80)

Wagons can be refitted to the cargos shown in the table above but train refitting is only available at a consist level. Therefore, the refitting list will display all the possible cargos that at least some wagons in the train can be refitted to. If you wish to refit only some wagons to a specific cargo, you should first remove them from the train before carrying out the refitting. Obviously, if one type of wagon in the train cannot be refitted to a certain cargo then it will not be refitted that way if you choose it in the list.

Tractive Effort

Both TTDPatch and OpenTTD support a much more realistic way of modeling locomotive power than the original TTD, which measured power simply by a horsepower rating. The full horsepower was assumed to be available at all times, and all speeds. In reality, locomotive dynamics are rather more complicated, because steel wheels on steel rails do not offer that much friction and hence traction. The weight of the locomotive that is on the driving wheels has a major influence on the effective ability of the locomotive to transfer its power to the track. It does not matter how much HP a loco has if it is just spinning its wheels because the train is too heavy; and steam locomotives in particular are very subject to this problem.

The tractive effort parameter takes this into consideration. It is displayed in the New Vehicle Purchase window, and has a major effect on vehicle performance. A freight locomotive has to have a fairly large tractive effort in order to get the train started at all. To reach a high speed, a high horsepower is helpful, but the TE is really more important. For passenger trains, which are lighter, the TE is less important and the HP more, because the HP affects the maximum speed the train can reach. TE is particularly important if the train needs to climb mountains, and essential if the train will have to start from a full stop on a mountain. If the train starts up a mountain going at full speed, the momentum it has already acquired will help it up the hill; but if the train has to start up the hill from a dead stop, it is all based on the TE of the loco. That is why some locomotives with very high horsepowers do poorly in freight service, and other with low HP do well.

The Japanese Train Set is designed for realism in both tractive effort and horsepower. Each locomotive has its niche, and to find it, you need to carefully consider the tractive effort as well as the other parameters.

Future plans

The next version of the Japanese Train Set will contain many additional trains and new liveries and graphics for existing trains. In addition, it will feature more realistic configurations of multiple unit trains, better alignment, push/pull trains, and support for newcargos.

Other suggestions or contributions may be made in the forums.

Version history

changes in 1.3d: changes in 1.3c: changes in 1.3b: changes in 1.3a: changes in 1.3: For changes in previous versions of the Japan Set, see the Japanese Train Set Development thread.

Known bugs

Please report any bugs in the release thread, unless they are already listed here:

Licensing

This set is licensed under the GNU Public Licence. As such, it may be freely distributed and modified as long as it remains under this license.
If you wish to use any part of this set in another set, you may of course do so, but we would be very grateful if you asked the artist concerned for permission, which will probably be granted. However, the individual elements remain the property of their respective artists, and they have the final word in this regard.

The Japanese Train Set for TTDPatch
Copyright Đ 2004-2008 by certain members of the Transport Tycoon Forums (named below)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

If you wish to contact the developers, please use the TT-Forums.

Credits

The Japanese Train Set was developed collaboratively, with contributions from many people, and using elements developed by still others. If you believe that you have made a contribution to this set and did not receive proper credit, please inform us at the Forums so credit can be given. This set is entirely nonprofit, and permission is given to reproduce or redistribute it in its entirety according to the terms of the GNU Public Licence (full text included with the set).

Credit in this document is generally given by Forum usernames, except as requested otherwise. Forum usernames are those in use by the named people on http://www.tt-forums.net/ on 21 April 2008.

This readme document was based on the style of that generated by Michael Blunck for his DBXL set but created independently.

Co-ordination and administration was handled by krtaylor.
Development hosting space was provided by Advanced Systems & Software Technologies.

Graphical credits

AndrewA: KIHA 281 DMU;
Dan MacK: E10;
Hovering Teacup: 151 EMU, 223 EMU, 40 EMU, 485 EMU, 583 EMU, 80 EMU, DD51, DE10, DF50, DF200, E351 EMU, E231 EMU, EF55, EF58, EF64, EF81, EF200, EH10, KIHA 66 DMU, KIHA 82 DMU, KIHA 120 DMU; Passenger and mail cars;
Purno: All Shinkansen trains (except 800 Series); 40 EMU, ED17, EF10; EF66,
Raven: 115 EMU, 223 EMU, 485 EMU, 500 Series Shinkansen, 583 EMU, 700 Series Shinkansen, 8620, 9600, C11, C12, C53, C57, C58, C62, D50, D51, D52, DD51, DE10, DF50, DF200, E231 EMU, E351 EMU, E4 Max Shinkansen, ED17, EF10, E10, EF55, EF58, EF64, EF65, EF66, EF81, EF200, EH500, KIHA 66 DMU, KIHA 82 DMU, KIHA 120 DMU, KIHA 281 DMU, Odakyu Romance 3100 EMU; Passenger and mail cars; CHIKI 10, CHIKI 300, HOKI 1000, HOKI 2500, TAKI 8000, TORA 55000, WAKI 10000;
Sanchimaru: All Shinkansen trains; 115 EMU, 285 EMU, ED17, EF10, EF58 EF65, EF66, EF81, EH500, M250 EMU, Odakyu Romance 10000 EMU; Passenger and mail cars; all freight cars (except KOKI 71);
Toni Babelony: 103 EMU, 415 EMU, EF65, JNR 185 EMU;
Ttdx_artist: HOKI 2500, KOKI 71;

The Shinkansen tracks and the Japanese style grade crossings were drawn completely from scratch by Sanchimaru to the design of the original Microprose sprites. The Shinkansen depot sprites were drawn by Sanchimaru and Onodera.

Coding credits

Coding and compilation was carried out by Aegir, Dandan, Minime, Raven, and Szappy.

Related Links

Japan Set homepage
Transport Tycoon Forums
Japanese Train Set Development thread (please do not post bugs here)
Japanese Train Set Release thread (please do post bugs here)

TTDPatch site
OpenTTD site