View source for Operating Costs

Vehicle operating cost depends on several factors:
* [[Engines|Vehicle type]]
* Fuel cost preset on [[Game Settings]] page
* Age of the vehicle

===Vehicle types===
Each train engine has base cost, shown in depot on the vehicle purchase tab and on the info tab in the train window. Base cost is shown '''doubled''' if [[Game Settings|fuel cost]] is set to '''Higher'''. Operating cost applies only to the engine, the wagons are (at this time) maintenance free. In the case of multi-engine train, the operating cost applies to each engine separately and independently.

[[file:Operating_cost_depot.png|250px]]

[[file:Operating_cost_Train_Info.png|400px]]


===Fuel Cost Preset===
* '''Disabled''' - Fuel cost is set to 0, trains run for free. 
* '''Default''' - Base fuel cost is charged every 5 [[game tick|game ticks]] for trains and every 7 [[game tick|game ticks]] for road vehicles
* '''Higher''' - Double amount of the base fuel cost is charged every 3 [[game tick|game ticks]] for trains and every 5 [[game tick|game ticks]] for road vehicles

[[file:Higher_cost.png|250px]]

===Age of the vehicle===
The maintenance / fuel cost of a train depends not only on the type of the train but also on its age. Player has a choice to enable or disable the train aging feature in the main game setting before launching a new game. This setting CANNOT be changed for older saved game. Lets see all the details of [[Vehicle Aging]]