Are the timetables realistic?

[CaptainSMan]

I've driven a few routes now and often I'm struggling to keep to the timetable, ok I figure I'm not experienced and have messed up here and there, but I just drove a route I thought was driven fairly well, and on some sections without stops in order to try make up time I went over the speed limit consistently but fell even more behind schedule.

Are the schedules realistically achievable, do you have to drive like an AI or do I  need to go back to driver school?

[jeroezie]

10 hours ago, CaptainSMan said:

I've driven a few routes now and often I'm struggling to keep to the timetable, ok I figure I'm not experienced and have messed up here and there, but I just drove a route I thought was driven fairly well, and on some sections without stops in order to try make up time I went over the speed limit consistently but fell even more behind schedule.

Are the schedules realistically achievable, do you have to drive like an AI or do I  need to go back to driver school?

Its not you, the timetables are very strickt for the passenger trains.

[T_cave]

11 hours ago, CaptainSMan said:

I've driven a few routes now and often I'm struggling to keep to the timetable, ok I figure I'm not experienced and have messed up here and there, but I just drove a route I thought was driven fairly well, and on some sections without stops in order to try make up time I went over the speed limit consistently but fell even more behind schedule.

Are the schedules realistically achievable, do you have to drive like an AI or do I  need to go back to driver school?

In my experiance most of the MP timetables are achievable without speeding, as long as the dispatchers are cooperating.

If the dispatchers send you over a slower route, or over a slower switch it can already cause a few minutes delay in some sections.

There are also a few mistakes in the timetable, and the bot dispatchers aren't always helpfull (understatement of the year).

But as long as dispatch doesn't make a mess, you can be on time on most services, but as @jeroezie said, especially on some passenger trains the timetable is very tight and you really can't hang about. You almost have to drive like a maniac to be on time everywhere.