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September 6, 2014 at 14:47
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From the Steam forums (Assumption – not a tested theory iirc. Also keep in mind that wagons have a hard speed limit that the train won’t exceed)
Robbedem – some basic (simplified) formulas:
m = mass (ton)
a = acceleration (m/s²)
v = speed (m/s)
T = tractive effort (kN)
P = power (kW)
s = slope (°)
a = MIN [ T/m – g sin s ; 2 ( P/m – g v sin s)² / ( v (2P/m – g v sins s)) ]
vmax = P / m g sin s (provided that T/m > g sin s)
I don’t know the maximum slope in the game, but I guess it’s around 3,5°