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ModuOps version 6 is in early beta. Anything you do in it may be lost or may not be compatible with the final version. Don't rely on it for anything you can't afford to redo.
Version: Version 6 (preview)

Station Order

The station order is the order your Modules/Towns are listed on the String Diagram and Timetable Report. It usually follows the order stations sit along the main line, from one end of the layout to the other.

There is one station order for the whole layout. Every ops session uses it.

What station order controls​

On the String Diagram, stations run down the side of the chart in station order, so getting the order right is what makes each train draw as a clean line from one end of the layout to the other. On the Timetable Report, the rows are listed in station order.

Station order does not change train routes, trainlists or the order stops appear in a train instance.

Editing the station order​

  1. Click Timetable in the sidebar menu.
  2. Click Edit Station Order.
  3. Drag each Module/Town by its handle into place. The list shows every Module/Town in the layout, with its short name underneath when it differs from the name.
  4. Click Save.

You can also move a Module/Town with the keyboard by focusing its drag handle.

While you have changes that are not saved, the screen shows "You have unsaved changes". If you try to leave before saving, ModuOps asks whether you want to Stay on Page or Leave Page.

Click Back to Timetable to return to the Timetable screen.

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Station Order screen with the list of Modules/Towns and drag handles.

Reset to Default​

Once a station order has been saved, a Reset to Default button is available. It sorts the list alphabetically. Click Save to keep the alphabetical order.

Before you save a station order​

Until you save a station order, the String Diagram and Timetable Report pick an order for you, based on the order stations appear in your trains' routes. This is a reasonable starting point, but saving your own order gives you control over how the diagram and report look.

The first time you open the Station Order screen, Modules/Towns are listed alphabetically.

Adding new Modules/Towns​

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After you add new Modules/Towns to the layout, open Edit Station Order, drag the new Modules/Towns into place and click Save. Once a station order is saved, new Modules/Towns do not appear on the String Diagram or Timetable Report until you save the station order again.

New Modules/Towns are listed at the bottom of the Station Order screen, in alphabetical order, until you move them.