My goal with a timetable fix is to bring more fun and complexity for the players of this road. After reading about all the errors in the timetable mode of the S-Bahn on HKA and see how well DTG has created the timetable for the addon HMA, I see myself in the duty to write this post. S-Bahn: (Aachen)Düren - Köln Hbf 0:03 S19 Au 1:03 S19 Hennef 2:03 S19 Hennef 2:34 S19 Hennef starts in Aachen 4:03 S13 Troisdorf starts in Aachen 4:43 S19 Hennef 5:03 S19 Blankenberg 5:23 S19 Au 5:43 S19 Hennef 6:03 S19 Blankenberg 6:23 S19 Au 6:43 S19 Hennef 7:03 S19 Blankenberg 7:23 S19 Au 7:43 S19 Hennef 8:03 S19 Blankenberg 8:23 S19 Au 8:43 S19 Hennef 9:23 S19 Au (ingame train starts at 9:03 but it´s 20 min to early) 9:43 S19 Hennef 10:23 S19 Au (ingame train starts at 10:03 but it´s 20 min to early) 10:43 S19 Hennef 11:23 S19 Au (ingame train starts at 11:03 but it´s 20 min to early) 11:43 S19 Hennef 12:23 S19 Au (ingame train starts at 12:03 but it´s 20 min to early) 12:43 S19 Hennef 13:03 S19 Blankenberg 13:23 S19 Au 13:43 S19 Hennef 14:03 S19 Blankenberg 14:23 S19 Au 14:43 S19 Hennef 15:03 S19 Blankenberg 15:23 S19 Au 15:43 S19 Hennef 16:03 S19 Blankenberg 16:23 S19 Au 16:43 S19 Hennef 17:03 S19 Blankenberg 17:23 S19 Au 17:43 S19 Hennef 18:03 S19 Blankenberg 18:23 S19 Au 18:43 S19 Hennef 19:23 S19 Au 20:03 S19 Hennef 21:03 S19 Hennef 22:03 S19 Hennef 23:03 S19 Au Sindorf - Köln Hbf 0:46 S19 Hennef 9:16 S19 Blankenberg 10:16 S19 Blankenberg 11:16 S19 Blankenberg 12:16 S19 Blankenberg 19:16 S19 Blankenberg 19:56 S19 Hennef 20:46 S19 Hennef 21:46 S19 Hennef 22:46 S19 Hennef 23:46 S19 Hennef Köln Hbf - Sindorf / Düren (Aachen) 0:10 S19 Sindorf 0:40 S19 Aachen 1:10 S19 Düren 1:40 S19 Aachen 2:10 S19 Düren 4:40 S19 Düren 5:00 S19 Düren 5:20 S19 Düren 5:40 S13 Düren 6:00 S19 Düren 6:20 S19 Düren 6:40 S19 Düren 7:00 S19 Düren 7:20 S19 Düren 7:40 S19 Düren 8:00 S19 Düren 8:20 S19 Düren 8:40 S19 Sindorf 9:00 S19 Düren 9:20 S19 Düren 9:40 S19 Sindorf 10:00 S19 Düren 10:20 S19 Düren 10:40 S19 Sindorf 11:00 S19 Düren 11:20 S19 Düren 11:40 S19 Sindorf 12:00 S19 Düren 12:20 S19 Düren 12:40 S19 Düren 13:00 S19 Düren 13:20 S19 Düren 13:40 S19 Düren 14:00 S19 Düren 14:20 S19 Düren 14:40 S19 Düren 15:00 S19 Düren 15:20 S19 Düren 15:40 S19 Düren 16:00 S19 Düren 16:20 S19 Düren 16:40 S19 Düren 17:00 S19 Düren 17:20 S19 Düren 17:40 S19 Düren 18:00 S19 Düren 18:20 S19 Düren 18:40 S19 Sindorf 19:00 S19 Düren 19:20 S19 Sindorf 19:40 S19 Düren 20:00 S19 Düren 20:20 S19 Sindorf 20:40 S19 Düren 21:10 S19 Sindorf 21:40 S19 Düren 22:10 S19 Sindorf 22:40 S19 Düren 23:10 S19 Sindorf 23:40 S19 Düren Missing or false trains are green Instead of an S-Bahn train going to Aachen Depot, some of their should be parked in Düren. The trains that DTG use for Preserved Collection test should be removed, to get the free space, for S-Bahn trains The two S-Bahn trains at night that take the long way to Aachen, return after a short break to their normal business between Düren - Hennef/Au Horrem - Köln Hbf Köln Hbf - Horrem 3:19 S19 Hennef 2:40 S19 Horrem 3:59 S19 Hennef 3:40 S19 Horrem 4:39 S19 Hennef 5:50 S12 Horrem 5:49 S12 Hennef 6:10 S12 Horrem 6:09 S12 Au 6:30 S12 Horrem 6:29 S12 Hennef 6:50 S12 Horrem 6:49 S12 Hennef 7:10 S12 Horrem 7:09 S12 Au 7:30 S12 Horrem 7:29 S12 Hennef 7:50 S12 Horrem 7:49 S12 Hennef 8:10 S12 Horrem 8:09 S12 Au 8:30 S12 Horrem 8:29 S12 Troisdorf 8:50 S12 Horrem 8:49 S12 Hennef 9:10 S12 Horrem 9:09 S12 Au 9:50 S12 Horrem 9:49 S12 Hennef 10:50 S12 Horrem 10:49 S12 Hennef 11:50 S12 Horrem 11:49 S12 Hennef 12:30 S12 Horrem 12:49 S12 Hennef 12:50 S12 Horrem 13:09 S12 Au 13:10 S12 Horrem13:29 S12 Hennef 13:30 S12 Horrem 13:49 S12 Hennef 13:50 S12 Horrem 14:09 S12 Au 14:10 S12 Horrem14:29 S12 Hennef 14:30 S12 Horrem 14:49 S12 Hennef 14:50 S12 Horrem 15:09 S12 Au 15:10 S12 Horrem15:29 S12 Hennef 15:30 S12 Horrem 15:49 S12 Hennef 15:50 S12 Horrem 16:09 S12 Au 16:10 S12 Horrem16:29 S12 Hennef 16:30 S12 Horrem 16:49 S12 Hennef 16:50 S12 Horrem 17:09 S12 Au 17:10 S12 Horrem17:29 S12 Hennef 17:30 S12 Horrem 17:49 S12 Hennef 17:50 S12 Horrem 18:09 S12 Au 18:10 S12 Horrem18:29 S12 Hennef 18:30 S12 Horrem 18:49 S12 Hennef 18:50 S12 Horrem 19:09 S12 Au 19:10 S12 Horrem19:29 S12 Hennef 19:30 S12 Horrem 19:49 S12 Blankenberg 20:30 S12 Köln-Müngersdorf 20:09 S12 Au 21:00 S19 Köln Müngersdorf The S12 is currently not important but, it will be important if DTG published a future S-Bahn Köln DLC with the BR 423, 420 RE 1/9 Aachen Hbf - Köln Hbf 4:51 RE1 Hamm 5:18 RE9 Siegen 5:51 RE1 Hamm 6:18 RE9 Siegen 6:28 RE1 Düsseldorf (stops at Eilendorf) 6:51 RE1 Hamm 7:08 RE1 Köln Ehrenfeld (does not stop at Eschweiler, Langerwehe and Horrem) 7:18 RE9 Siegen 7:51 RE1 Hamm 8:18 RE9 Siegen 8:51 RE1 Hamm 9:18 RE9 Siegen 9:51 RE1 Hamm 10:18 RE9 Siegen 10:51 RE1 Hamm 11:17 RE9 Siegen 11:51 RE1 Hamm 12:18 RE9 Siegen 12:51 RE1 Hamm 13:18 RE9 Siegen 13:51 RE1 Hamm 14:18 RE9 Siegen 14:51 RE1 Hamm 15:18 RE9 Siegen 15:51 RE1 Hamm 16:18 RE9 Siegen 16:51 RE1 Hamm 17:18 RE9 Siegen 17:51 RE1 Hamm 18:18 RE9 Siegen 18:51 RE1 Hamm 19:18 RE9 Siegen 19:51 RE1 Hamm 20:18 RE9 Siegen 20:51 RE1 Hamm 21:51 RE1 Hamm 22:51 RE1 Dortmund 23:51 RE1 Hamm RE1/9 Köln Hbf - Aachen Hbf 0:15 RE1 Aachen 5:15 RE1 Aachen 5:47 RE9 Aachen 6:15 RE1 Aachen 6:48 RE9 Aachen 7:15 RE1 Aachen 7:47 RE9 Aachen 8:15 RE1 Aachen 8:48 RE9 Aachen 9:15 RE1 Aachen 9:47 RE9 Aachen 10:15 RE1 Aachen 10:47 RE9 Aachen 11:15 RE1 Aachen 11:47 RE9 Aachen 12:15 RE1 Aachen 12:47 RE9 Aachen 13:15 RE1 Aachen 13:50 RE9 Aachen 14:15 RE1 Aachen 14:47 RE9 Aachen 15:15 RE1 Aachen 15:48 RE9 Aachen 16:10 RE1 Aachen (starts at Köln Ehrenfeld) (does not stop at Langerwehe, Eschweiler and Aachen Rothe Erde) 16:15 RE1 Aachen 16:47 RE9 Aachen 17:15 RE1 Aachen 17:47 RE9 Aachen 18:15 RE1 Aachen 18:47 RE9 Aachen 19:15 RE1 Aachen 19:47 RE9 Aachen 20:15 RE1 Aachen 20:43 RE9 Aachen 21:15 RE1 Aachen 21:50 RE1 Aachen 22:15 RE1 Aachen 23:15 RE1 Aachen Missing or flase trains are red Freight Trains Why the fantastic overtaking possibilities between Horrem and Düren on the highspeed part are not used for freight trains? In reality when you are in the RE1/9 or ICE you overtaking always freight trains at this point of the route. DTG freight trains in Germany are usually allowed to travel with 90-110 km/h and not 160 like you are currently progammed. At least 2-3 freight trains per direction and hour are required to illustrate the high load on the line between Köln and Aachen. S-Bahn Köln 18€ DLC with BR 423/420 18€ would be a fair price, for a BR423 and 420 in the Colonge design and the addition of the S12 between Horrem and Köln Hbf for more traffic. (Like HMA Maisach-München)
Wow, good work finding all these small mistakes. Hope DTG will consider having a look at these extra trains. Especially the peak service trains would be a joy. By the way, could it be the RE1 07:08 is going to Köln Messe/Deutz and not only to Ehrenfeld? (At least that's what the Kursbuch from that time is telling me) For freight I still hope the BR 187 will bring some passing action (maybe DTG keeps the "interesting" moves for trains you get with a new DLC and the "old DLCs" only add some basic traffic). Hah, found it: You used the actual Kursbuch, better use the Kursbuch from 15.12.2019-13.06.2020 since DTG used that one too (Matt says they used the January or February schedule for service mode). And additional, the Kursbuch now has some diferences like trains starting/ending in Ehrenfeld instead of Deutz, because of constructions and the borked take over of services from Abellio (including SEV during night time and we surely don't want to drive buses )
Yes you are right, the research is based on the current Kursbuch. Since the winter timetable is used in the game, mine is in a few points a little bit wrong.