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    Seeking Imput regarding Oil Wells and Refineries

    Just wanting to know which would work better. 2 Refineries with 3 wells each or 3 Refineries with 2 well each.

    The latter will give me 3 trains as I believe that each refinery has only 1 train.

    But whether the 3 Refinery is the better option is what I would like comments on.

    Thank you
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    It doesn't matter, it will be the same. The trains comes from the oil port, not from the refineries. they dont create trains.
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    Thank you dernico14 You have been very helpfull
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    You are welcome, if you have any other questions just tell me
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    I'm having trouble setting up refinery and 'nearby' oil wells. How do I build oil wells? When I click on the oil source it tells me to build a refinery nearby. when I build a refinery and make sure I have some oil sources within its' faint grid I don't seem to be able to build a well.
    Am I missing something? What am I doing wrong?
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    I'm all set up with 2 refineries, harbour and 2 power stations all connected up with parallel tracks but can't work out to distribute the electricity to the factories.
    How do I do it?
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    Electricity automatically goes to factories (and houses) that are within the range of a Power Station. Same as other buildings, click on the Power Station and its range shows as green on the roads. Also, you get power poles on roads that are electrified.
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    how does a road connect to a power station? There are 2 entrances both used by rail track should I use one of the entrances for a road that connects to the factories. I'm ready to build penny farthings etc. Will I need to use more than 4 oil wells and 2 refineries?
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    The rail connection must be to one of the two designated entrances. You may also connect rail to the other entrance and use it a a passthrough for trains.. The road just runs along any side of the power station. It's just like connecting other service buildings like marketplaces, schools, ch8urches etc. For maximum coverage, you want as many contact points as possible. Rails can cross roads.
    This is an example of one in the middle of a large industrial area
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    cheers, many thanks
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