Multiple Industries from one source

[nosgothian]

There was a topic on this and no other replies after 2 years so I started a new one.  I have a coal power plant next to a steel mill. Coal gets delivered to both industries with no problem. The problem is at the coal mine station. I deliver iron ore to the station but 75% coal and 25% iron ore. Is there a way to make iron ore more of a priority over the coal?

[DrSuperGood]

I am not sure what you are asking.

Steel mills in pak64 will require multiple iron ore mines (usually 3-4) to operate fully without iron ore bottlenecking production. In pak128 only one iron ore mine should suffice as they produce considerably more.

The coal station will have more coal than iron ore as it is having to supply two industries. That said they should not conflict with each other as they are separate goods (the station can hold 100% coal in addition to 100% iron ore).

Is the problem with moving the bulk goods between the stations? The goods to move should be chosen based on some priority system (not sure what, only that experimental prioritizes oldest and in standard it will prioritize next stop shipments). More trains should stop this problem anyway.

This is where JIT2 industry model would help since then suppliers only produce at the rate of consumption so you do not get large transfer build up as long as you have sufficient transfer capacity that 1 convoy is waiting some of the time (the rest will be moving).

[Ters]

There was a topic on this and no other replies after 2 years so I started a new one.  I have a coal power plant next to a steel mill. Coal gets delivered to both industries with no problem. The problem is at the coal mine station. I deliver iron ore to the station but 75% coal and 25% iron ore. Is there a way to make iron ore more of a priority over the coal?

As I understand this, you ship iron ore from A to B, and then both iron ore and coal from B to C. I would advise against mixing the coal and iron ore at B, especially if the same kind of vehicles operate to and from B. In that case, there is nothing to save, as long as both lines share the same road/track/waterway between B and C. It is also a bit unrealistic.

[nosgothian]

I may have explained it incorrectly.  I have a steel mill and a coal power plant next to one another. 1 station serves them both I will call station A. I have a coal mine, at station B hauling coal to both industries; station A. I have an iron ore mine/quarry that I haul via trucks to station B.

My question is, is there a way to prioritize iron ore over the coal being transported to station A? I have 2 trains working and seems to take 75% coal to 25% iron ore.

[DrSuperGood]

My question is, is there a way to prioritize iron ore over the coal being transported to station A? I have 2 trains working and seems to take 75% coal to 25% iron ore.

There is no way to prioritize one shipment over the other outside of what is built into the game (as mentioned before, experimental will prioritize based on wait times while standard seems to do based on next stop). I would instead just make sure there are enough trains on the line so that there is not a build up of iron ore at B.

The proposed GIT2 system (not yet implemented) would also solve the issue since then your trains will be moving both at the appropriate rate (so mixing does not mater as just enough will arrive).