/// <summary>
///     Returns true if self and the provided entity have the same Id values
///     and the Ids are not of the default Id value
/// </summary>
        protected bool HasSameNonDefaultIdAs(StationPair compareTo)
        {
            return(!this.IsTransient() && !compareTo.IsTransient() && this.Id.Equals(compareTo.Id));
        }
/// <summary>
/// Copies the current object to a new instance
/// </summary>
/// <param name="deep">Copy members that refer to objects external to this class (not dependent)</param>
/// <param name="copiedObjects">Objects that should be reused</param>
/// <param name="asNew">Copy the current object as a new one, ready to be persisted, along all its members.</param>
/// <param name="reuseNestedObjects">If asNew is true, this flag if set, forces the reuse of all external objects.</param>
/// <param name="copy">Optional - An existing [StationPair] instance to use as the destination.</param>
/// <returns>A copy of the object</returns>
        public virtual StationPair Copy(bool deep = false, Hashtable copiedObjects = null, bool asNew = false, bool reuseNestedObjects = false, StationPair copy = null)
        {
            if (copiedObjects == null)
            {
                copiedObjects = new Hashtable();
            }
            if (copy == null && copiedObjects.Contains(this))
            {
                return((StationPair)copiedObjects[this]);
            }
            copy = copy ?? new StationPair();
            if (!asNew)
            {
                copy.TransientId = this.TransientId;
                copy.Id          = this.Id;
            }
            if (!copiedObjects.Contains(this))
            {
                copiedObjects.Add(this, copy);
            }
            if (deep && this.originStation != null)
            {
                if (!copiedObjects.Contains(this.originStation))
                {
                    if (asNew && reuseNestedObjects)
                    {
                        copy.OriginStation = this.OriginStation;
                    }
                    else if (asNew)
                    {
                        copy.OriginStation = this.OriginStation.Copy(deep, copiedObjects, true);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        copy.originStation = this.originStation.Copy(deep, copiedObjects, false);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (asNew)
                    {
                        copy.OriginStation = (TrainStation)copiedObjects[this.OriginStation];
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        copy.originStation = (TrainStation)copiedObjects[this.OriginStation];
                    }
                }
            }
            if (deep && this.destinationStation != null)
            {
                if (!copiedObjects.Contains(this.destinationStation))
                {
                    if (asNew && reuseNestedObjects)
                    {
                        copy.DestinationStation = this.DestinationStation;
                    }
                    else if (asNew)
                    {
                        copy.DestinationStation = this.DestinationStation.Copy(deep, copiedObjects, true);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        copy.destinationStation = this.destinationStation.Copy(deep, copiedObjects, false);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (asNew)
                    {
                        copy.DestinationStation = (TrainStation)copiedObjects[this.DestinationStation];
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        copy.destinationStation = (TrainStation)copiedObjects[this.DestinationStation];
                    }
                }
            }
            if (deep && this.railAgency != null)
            {
                if (!copiedObjects.Contains(this.railAgency))
                {
                    if (asNew && reuseNestedObjects)
                    {
                        copy.RailAgency = this.RailAgency;
                    }
                    else if (asNew)
                    {
                        copy.RailAgency = this.RailAgency.Copy(deep, copiedObjects, true);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        copy.railAgency = this.railAgency.Copy(deep, copiedObjects, false);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (asNew)
                    {
                        copy.RailAgency = (RailAgency)copiedObjects[this.RailAgency];
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        copy.railAgency = (RailAgency)copiedObjects[this.RailAgency];
                    }
                }
            }
            return(copy);
        }