Operating Costs

Vehicle operating cost depends on several factors:

• 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 fuel cost is set to Higher.

How often you pay this base cost determines the true cost of running an engine or vehicle: see Vehicle Aging for the full explanation.

Notes

• Operating cost applies only to the engine, the wagons are (at this time) maintenance free.
• The operating cost applies to each engine in a train separately and independently. There are no costs or discounts for double-heading, for instance: you just have to pay twice as much for using two locomotives.
• Engines only cost money and resources when they are running. Not when stopped.

Fuel Cost Preset

• Disabled - Fuel cost is set to 0, trains run for free.
• Default - Base fuel cost is charged every 5 game ticks for trains and every 7 game ticks for road vehicles
• Higher - Double amount of the base fuel cost is charged every 3 game ticks for trains and every 5 game ticks for road vehicles

Age of the vehicle

The maintenance / fuel cost of a vehicle depends not only on the type of the vehicle but also on its age. Player has a choice to enable or disable the Vehicle 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