# Convoy Information

Convoy Information provides information about a Convoy (an operational vehicle or combination of vehicle-units) which is used to transport goods and passengers.
It lists items carried by a Convoy and also has controls to access further details and sell the Convoy; follow the Convoy in game-view; and change the name and Schedule of Convoy.

A Convoy is composed of at least one powered (motorised) vehicle-unit and any attached trailers/carriages.
Examples of Convoys include: a team of horses pulling a carriage; or a train engine attached to a tender and carriages; or a bus; or a van; or a truck attached to a trailer; or connected tram cars; or a ship; or a tugboat pulling a barge; or an aircraft.
Convoys are assembled and purchased from the depot for their type of transport.
{Tips: ?A Convoy has maximum limit to number of vehicle-units in its composition: trains, 24; road vehicles, 4 .}

Click on a Convoy in game-view with the Inspection Tool or click on a Convoy listed in Vehicle List or Line Management to open Convoy Information
The title-bar of Convoy Information shows a unique ID number and name of Convoy (by default this is make of first vehicle unit purchased or assembled in a depot).
Convoy Information contains a name-box; a mini-view and information about the Convoy; option buttons; and a list of all items currently carried (if all items are not visible re-size Convoy Information or use slider-bars to scroll items).

Information shown at top of Convoy Information includes:

Internal ID: a unique ID number for Convoy (assigned by default when Convoy is first purchased or assembled in a depot).

- name: shows assigned name of Convoy (by default this is make of first vehicle-unit purchased or assembled in a depot for Convoy).
Click on name-box and type new name to change name of Convoy.

- speed: current speed is shown in km/h.
In brackets is maximum speed limit of Convoy (determined by slowest vehicle unit in Convoy).
A green-progress-bar indicates current speed relative to maximum speed limit.

- Income: profit made by vehicle (income generated less operation costs) in current game-calendar-year.
In brackets is operational cost of Convoy in Hajo Credits per game square.

- Weight: current combined weight of Convoy and items carried in tonnes.
In brackets is current weight of items carried.
A green-progress-bar indicates capacity used, to carry goods and passengers.
A yellow-bar indicates Wait For level (minimum quantity of goods and passengers required by Convoy to proceed) set in Schedule Controls.
{Tips: To set or change Wait For levels for all Convoys on a Line, use Update Line option-button in Line Management or Depot Controls. To set or change the Wait For level for a Convoy and no other Convoy on assigned Line, use Schedule option-button in Convoy Information or Depot Controls.}

- Destination: The next Stop or waypoint in the Convoy's Schedule.
A green-progress-bar indicates progress by Convoy to next destination.

- Serves line: indicates any Line assigned to Convoy.

- mini-view shows Convoy.
Click on mini-view to centre game-view on Convoy.

Click on buttons in Convoy Information to open controls or select options:

Schedule: opens controls to change the route and minimum quantity of goods and passengers required by Convoy to proceed.

go to depot: sends Convoy to nearest appropriate depot. Any items being carried are lost, though income is received for transportation to depot.
In the depot the Convoy keeps its Schedule and assigned Line.

follow me: button when indented moves game-view with Convoy.
To deselect option, click on button again or left-click on Map.

Chart: click option-button to toggle graph (button is indentented when graph is visible) in Convoy Information.
The graph shows statistics for the last 12 months (x-axis) when a graph-option is selected.
Click on graph-option-button to see information on graph (button is indented when option selected).
Colours of lines on graph correspond to colours of graph-option-buttons:
- Free Capacity indicates unused space on Convoy.
- Travel?ed indicates number of goods, passengers and mail transported.
- Proceeds indicates income generated by transportation.
- Operation Costs indicates costs incurred by Convoy when in transit.
- Profit indicates profit received from transportation (Proceeds less Operation Costs).

Details opens Convoy Details which contains more information and option to sell Convoy.

Sort Passengers/freight by: lists items currently carried by Convoy.
Information shown includes quantity carried and capacity of Convoy, type of item, final destination and first transit Stop.
Option-button (changes name with selection) sorts of items carried in groups of passengers, mail and goods:
- destination: sorts items carried, alphanumerically within ASCII-code order (capital letters before lower case letters), by assigned name of final destination Stop.
- via (detail): sorts items carried, alphanumerically within ASCII-code order (capital letters before lower case letters), by assigned name of first transfer Stop.
- via (amount): sorts items carried by quantity headed to first transfer Stop.
- amount: sorts items carried by quantity in descending order.