Tips

Habits that make routes pay.

Ten habits that turn a network into a fortune.

• Full load at the source. Tick Full load where the cargo comes from, never where it is delivered.
• Go the distance. Pay grows with distance, so 30 to 60 tiles beats a short hop, as long as the cargo still arrives on time.
• Often beats huge. Two small trains, kept apart by a passing loop, keep a rating higher than one giant that calls rarely.
• Use the whole chain. Wood to the sawmill pays once; its goods to a town pay again and help the town grow.
• Serve town centres. A station in the middle of town catches the most people and speeds up growth.
• Join stations. Put the bus stop next to the railway station and both share one catchment.
• Renew old vehicles. One past its working life drags down every station it serves.
• Mind the council. Build round houses, not through them, and plant trees if your rating slips.
• Plan while paused. Press Space and build with the prices in front of you.
• Watch the loan. Borrow to build things that pay, and repay when cash piles up.