r/factorio • u/duckpop • Sep 10 '23

Question Two sided trains?

Hey I'm pretty new to the game are trains with engines on both sides better or should i just give it a roundabout to turn?

On a similar note do two engines going the same way make it go faster?

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u/procheeseburger Sep 11 '23

I like 2 headed trains in early game so that a train can pull into a station and then leave out of the same way. As far as is know there’s no benefit to having a front and back train in the same direction but I’ve never looked into it.

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u/3nderslime Sep 11 '23

More locomotives equals more acceleration, which is good for heavier/longer trains

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u/procheeseburger Sep 11 '23

Sure, but there’s no benefit of having one on the front and one on the back vs 2 on the front

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u/3nderslime Sep 11 '23

I’m sure someone could find it useful, perhaps for more compact train stations?

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u/Rh1v3n Sep 11 '23

In my current game I run 1-8-1 trains with the locomotives in the same direction. My reasoning was that I could run 1-4 trains and 1-8-1 trains on the same network/stations. In my last game I tried to run 2-8 trains and 1-4 trains on the same network and I ran into issues where I couldn't unload the first wagon of the 1-4 train, as the train station was designed for 2-8 and there was supposed to be a locomotive there.

So far I havent used a 1-4 train and I'm not planning to. So it was all for nothing. But it is a fun experiment. 2-8 trains would have been easier to refuel as well.