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Re: Train graphs in Excel

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On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 6:30:33 AM UTC+1, David Bromage wrote:
> Has anybody tried using something like Excel to generate train graphs? 
> Excel is quite good for making tabular timetables, but turning the 
> tables into "string diagram" train graphs is a lot harder. I'm looking 
> for a (relatively) easy way to generate a train graph from the tabular 
> timetable. Part of the problem is I avoid anything by M$ like the plague 
> unless I absolutely have to use it, so I'm not familiar with all the ins 
> and outs of Excel.
> 
> Spacing the X axis by time is fine. One problem I've had is trying to 
> put the station names on the Y axis and space them by distance.
> 
> Another problem is intermediate stations which may not necessarily be 
> timetable points. "Express" trains don't have a time listed, so the line 
> on the chart is either broken or assumes a value of zero.
> 
> Cheers
> David

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