Fleet allocation and train states

Two trains of the same type can develop very different histories. Each unit keeps its own fleet number, name, livery, mileage, condition, reliability, ownership, maintenance record, depot, upgrades and live operating state.

The fleet register is therefore more than an inventory: it is the working plan for your railway.

• Only one active route can hold a trainset at a time.
• Release a unit before moving it to another route, selling it or returning a lease.
• Compatibility warnings block unsuitable traction, distance or train length.
• Positioning a train from a depot outside the route costs cash.
• Maintenance makes an allocated unit unserviceable and can cause its scheduled workings to be cancelled.

By default, the engineering plan recommends a spare fleet of roughly 10% of the active timetable requirement, with at least one spare once you operate a service. This is a global game configuration, so a deployment may use a different ratio.

Available trainsets count as spare cover. Allocate one before planned workshop work or when replacing a releasable unit, and use additional units when increasing frequency. A spare is not automatically substituted into a working already tied to another trainset.

You can change a train’s fleet number, optional name and livery. Owned stock can be sold once available; leased stock can be returned once released and available.