Portals come in a variety of forms - some resemble tunnels and others look like a section of normal track.

The basic portals supplied with Trainz can be configured to:-

• remove trains that are sent to them or pass through them (the portals that look like track can be used to let certain trains pass through while "swallowing" others). The removed trains can be:-
  • removed permanently, or
  • returned to the Session through the same portal or another portal after a set time delay
• add new trains to the Session. The new trains:-
  • will have drivers with orders to follow
  • can be randomly selected from available consists

Portals can be "enhanced" by using Session Rules that add additional features and capabilities

Enhanced portals can have features such as:-

• adding new trains to the Session according to a set schedule ranging from once only, once per day or at set clock times
• varying the drivers of added trains and their commands according to a set schedule
• varying the consists of added trains

Set an advanced search filter by:-

1. Pressing Ctrl Shift F
2. Enter Name portal (upper/lower case is not important)
3. Select Category Industry

In TRS19 the portals will not work correctly if the TRS19 - Trainz Settings - Dev Tab - Compatibility mode: is set to Maximize performance. This setting should be left at Maximize compatibility.

This portal is set to:-

• Produce a train every 15 minutes (but the train consist has not yet been specified)
• Consume all trains that are sent to the portal or pass through the portal
• The consumed trains will not be returned to the Session

The difference between the two time setting shown is:-

• Trainz Minutes refers to the "virtual" minutes as shown on the Session clock in the Heads Up Display in Driver. For example: If you have set the Session time to run at 2x normal speed then 10 minutes of Session time will be 5 minutes according to your watch
• Real Minutes refers to the actual minutes as shown on your watch or computer date/time display, which may not be the same as shown on the Session clock as described above

To add consists to be produced by the portal:-

1. Produce new trains
2. set the desired time interval (in minutes) between the trains
3. click the link Add new consist

Click:-

• to manually construct a consist from the Session rolling stock list
• Add driver to consist to add a driver from the Session list
• Add an existing saved consist to add a saved consist from those that you have already saved in the Trainz Train Tool

For each vehicle in the consist you can specify:-

• how many to add (they will be coupled together)
• the direction the vehicle(s) will face

You can also:-

• delete vehicles or the entire consist
• insert additional vehicles inside the consist
• add additional vehicles at the end of the consist

• The first vehicle in the list will be the first vehicle produced by the portal
• It is NOT possible to easily reorder the vehicles in a consist
• To add more of the same vehicles in a different location in the consist, add the vehicles as a separate entry in the list
• Add another consist and driver by clicking the Add new consist link again

1. Scroll through the list to find the saved consist
2. Select the consist, then either:-

• Click the icon to accept the selection and load it into the portal consist list, or
• Click the icon to reject the selection and return to the previous screen

You can:-

• Select a new driver and icon
• Rename the driver
• Add driver commands
• Delete the driver

Consume trains then either

Accept all trains to remove any and all trains that enter the portal, or

Accept trains matching specific criteria to only remove certain trains that enter the portal

Accept trains matching specific criteria

• You can set any one, any two or all three of the consist selection criteria
• Any train that matches the entered settings will be removed from the Session as it enters the portal, other trains will be ignored

Specific Vehicles - normally used to specify just one particular train in the Session

• You must select, from the Session list, the exact name given to a vehicle. This is the name that has been entered into the property window of that vehicle
• The order of the vehicles, if there is more than one, is not important
• You only need to select enough names to correctly identify the consist that contains the vehicle or vehicles (the locomotive name is usually sufficient)

Vehicles Types - normally used to specify a number of different trains in the session e.g. all trains with a particular type of coal wagon

• You must select, from the Session list, the general name of the type of vehicle or vehicles - this is the name shown in the Trains Tool when the vehicle is added to a layout
• If you have identified Specific Vehicles (above) then you would normally not need to set this option

Drivers - used to specify trains driven by particular drivers

• Select the driver or drivers from the Session driver list
• If your drivers change trains or consists during a Session then it may be useful to combine this with one of the other two options

This will remove any train that:-

• contains locomotive BR HST 125 with the running number 253007

or has any of the following vehicles:-

• BR HST MK3 TF with any running numbers
• BR HST MK3 TRUK with any running numbers

or is driven by any of the following drivers:-

• Alan
• Andrea

To return the train from a different portal:-

1. Set Train returns through alternate portal and
2. Enter the exact name of the alternate portal

1. Set Train returns after ...
2. Set the time delay (in real minutes) between the train being consumed and produced, then select one option from:-

Train is not loaded or unloaded - no changes will be made to the loads carried in each vehicle

Train is loaded only - each vehicle will be loaded when it exits the portal

Train is unloaded only - each vehicle will be unloaded when it exits the portal

Empty trains are loaded, other trains are unloaded - vehicles that are empty when entering the portal will be loaded when they exit the portal, all other vehicles will be unloaded