Getting Started – Minecraft Transit Railway Tutorials Episode 1

Hello everyone, and welcome to the  Minecraft Transit Railway Tutorials. In this episode, we will learn how the mod  works and build our very first railway together. Let’s get started! There are four main components to a railway  system: rails, stations, routes, and depots. Let’s begin by building some rails.

To build a rail, we will need to place down   Rail Nodes and then use Rail  Connectors to link them up. Let’s place down two Rail Nodes and use the Iron   Rail Connector to link them  up to form a straight line.

Right click the Rail Node with the Iron Rail  Connector, and notice that it starts flashing. When we click on the second rail node,   it finishes the connection and  the rail connector stops flashing. Now, we will practice building  S-curves and 90-degree turns. The Rail Nodes can be oriented  differently to make different shapes.

There are many types of rail  connectors with different speed limits. There are also special connectors, such as  the Platform and Siding Rail Connectors. Let’s take a closer look at these two items. For this tutorial, we will  create two platforms as shown. Each platform will be 51 blocks long.

The Platform Rail Connector creates a section   of track where trains can stop  to allow passengers to board. The siding rail connector creates a section  of track where trains can spawn from. Let’s create a siding with a  length of 51 blocks as well.

Now, we will connect our platforms and  sidings using Iron Rail Connectors as shown. Finally, we will place Platform  Blocks along each of our platforms. Without Platform Blocks, the  train doors will not open. We have finished building the  rails for our first railway system! Next, we have to create stations, routes,  

And depots in order for trains  to begin running on our rails. Stations, routes, and depots are  created using the Railway Dashboard. Right-click the Railway Dashboard item to open it. On the left, there are three tabs:  Stations, Routes, and Depots. The stations tab is currently selected.

On the right, there is a map of the world. We can use the zoom buttons on the bottom right  corner or the scroll wheel to zoom in and out. The blue dot marks our current location,   and clicking and dragging on  the map moves the map around.

Let’s get started by defining a station area. Click on “Add Station” and click and drag on the  map to draw a rectangular area for the station. We will call the first station Desert Plains. Press “Done” when finished. We will do the same thing for the  second station, called South Sand Bay.

Next, we will create a route  for the trains to run on. Let’s head over to the Routes  tab and click on “Add Route”. We will call it Line 1 for now. When we zoom into the first station that we  have created, we will see a small white square.

This represents the platform  rail that we just built. Click on the square to add it to our route. Notice that the station name  now appears on the left. Let’s do the same for the  second platform we built. This one is at the second station.

Clicking on it adds the  station to the left as well. Press “Done” when finished. Finally, we need to make a depot so  that our trains can appear in the world. Go to the Depots tab. Notice how the stations and platforms disappeared,  but our siding showed up as a small white square.

Let’s click on “Add Depot” and draw  a rectangular area over the siding. Don’t forget to type in a descriptive name  for the depot and press “Done” when finished. To make our depot functional,  we will need to edit it.

On the left pane, hover over the depot and click  on the edit button, which looks like a pencil. First we will click on “Edit Train Instructions”. We need to assign our route to the depot  so that the trains will know where to go.

On the left, there are 24 sliders,  one for each in-game hour. Each slider will determine the maximum  frequency where trains will leave the depot. For example if I set it to  2.5 trains per Minecraft hour,   it means that trains will depart the depot  no less than 20 seconds apart in real time.

Bear in mind that this defines the maximum  frequency, meaning that if there are no   trains left in the depot, nothing will leave  the depot even after 20 seconds has passed. Finally, click on “Refresh Path” to generate  the actual path trains will take on our railway.

It is very important to click this  button every time we change something,   such as the track layout or train instructions. Press Esc on the keyboard to  return to the dashboard screen,   and press Esc again to return to the game. Congratulations, our first  railway system is complete!

Let’s flip on the shaders, sit back,  and enjoy the fruits of our labour. Thank you everyone for watching the first episode  of the Minecraft Transit Railway Tutorials. Today, we learned how to set up our  very first railway by building rails   and configuring the stations, routes,  and depots through the Railway Dashboard.

In the next episode we will decorate  our stations and upgrade the system. If you enjoyed this tutorial, please remember  to like this video and subscribe to the channel,   and comment down below if you  have any questions for me.

I have put some useful links down in the  description as well, so be sure to check that out. Thank you so much for watching,  and I’ll see you in the next video.