As with a lot of stock in TS, destinations and other features that can be toggled on and off add that little bit of extra realism to a scenario, so I was interested when I found out from a friend of mine that some wagons from Return to Maerdy and the LNWR G2 had those same features. This guide will list off all the different destinations as well as how the numbering is laid out and what each function does.

From testing, this guide is ONLY compatible with the wagons from Return to Maerdy and LNWR G2 'Super D' ,both made by MeshTools.

NOTE (25/04/22): This guide has been modified to include the 12 ton vans from the LNWR G2 extra stock as I realised that there were additional textures for them.

Below is the numbering string for the 16 Ton wagons:
###223038
1 2

There are three hashtags in the numbering string, however as it currently stands, only the first two hashtags can be used, I have yet to figure out what the third hashtag actually does, but I will update this guide if I find out it's purpose.

The first and Second hashtag however are fully functional, with destinations from A to Z all available, however when using them, you MUST make sure that the letters are capitals and not lower case, as this will cause a broken texture to appear. As for the positions:

• The first hashtag is for the bottom destination marker
  
• The second hashtag is for the top destination marker

Below is an example of how the numbering system would work:
NA#223038

N stands for 'Northbound 2'
A stands for 'NCB Mardy'

The numbering string for the 12 ton vans is similar, however there is only two hashtags before the numbers, with the first being for destinations while the other being as part of the wagon number

Below is the list of all the destinations that you can put on the wagons. They only go from A to Z, however if you can reskin and know how the numbering files work, you could add more combinations.

I have split this list down into separate sections:
A - C: NCB areas
D - L: Towns/Cities
M - R: Northbound
S - V: Southbound
W - Z: Colliery Sidings

A - NCB Mardy
B - NCB Mountain Ash
C - NCB Mountain Ash (Duplicate)

D - Porth
E - Cardiff
F - Swansea
G - Newport
H - Bristol
I - Pontypridd
J - Oxford
K - Didcot
L - Birmingham

M - Northbound 1
N - Northbound 2
O - Northbound 3
P - Northbound 4
Q - Northbound 5
R - Northbound 6

S - Southbound 1
T - Southbound 2
U - Southbound 3
V - Southbound 4

W - Colliery Sidings 1
X - Colliery Sidings 2
Y - Colliery Sidings 3
Z - Colliery Sidings 4
@ - Colliery Sidings 5

Below is the list of destinations for the 12 Ton van, however compared to the 16 Ton mineral wagons, the list is a lot smaller, mostly because the destinations are specifically for Western Lines of Scotland. However, I may consider an expansion pack to include more destinations across various routes.

12 Ton Van Destinations:
A - Carlisle
B - Blank*
C - Dumfries
D - Castle Douglas
E - Kirkcudbright
F - Newton Stewart
G - Stranraer

*Whether you put in B or #, it will stay the same, which I believe is for when the van isn't in use

I'll be honest, I was surprised when I found out about this little secret, but it is neat in how it can make scenarios a little more detailed with the destination markings on the side. I hope either I or someone else can work out what the third hashtag actually does or it's just a dud as I couldn't see any visual changes on the wagon itself, so for the time being, that'll remain a mystery.

I hope any scenario makers can get some good use out of this and credit where it's due, thanks Stuart for mentioning this out of the blue, I want to know what other TS secrets your keeping up in that head of yours.


Enjoy