Train Sim World 7: Airedale & Wharfedale Network: Leeds & Bradford - Skipton & Ilkley Q&a Thread

Quoting myself from the main roadmap Q+A thread

 

Why was the decision made to reuse the class 66 for the 100th time instead of making a new freight loco for this route?

 

Was this route always intended for the main release or did it get promoted into that position due to circumstances? It seems more like a project which should have gone out as the Spring release similar to Glossop or Goblin?

What is really so iconic about this route over doing one of the many requested stretches of main line - GEML, more Western Region, more ECML, North Wales Coast or a bit more LUL (Metropolitan Line)? What lights the LAMPOIL?

Can you confirm to what extent Rivet have been involved in making the route and trains and what oversight has been employed to ensure they don't make a fudge of it? In particular audio, we do not want the 331 and 333 having the Roswell UFO traction audio of the 484 and dreadful 385?

Why will the Standard Edition cost £42 as you are selling the route and 333 separately rather than the normal £35 for a two train route DLC?

Was any thought given towards continuing north on to the Settle & Carlisle line (which would have burnt the LAMPOIL much brighter)?

Will there be any Railtours on the route?

 

• When the 158 releases will that fill in as AI at Leeds in place of 150, 170 and 195?
• Was there any thought to taking the 801 or 802 to make unbranded TPE services at Leeds

 

which locomotive would be appropriate?
The Class 66 is responsible for the majority of freight flow on this route.

 

Class 60. An updated 66, GBRF liveried and with different lighting clusters?

My question, will the 333 have the "Welcome to the Ilkley Train" recordings that are specific to these trains, rather than the usual TrainFX ones Northern use more broadly?

 

Will the Class 90 and later the Class 70 available on this route?

 

They've confirmed the 70 will, but I don't think the 90 would be seen here IRL. Might work for some AI at Leeds or a railtour but that's not prototypical - they haven't been seen regularly at Leeds since they occasionally filled in for GNER and its successors in the pre-Azuma days.

 

The price is £45 because you get all 3 routes with the standard. I should imagine they'll sell the routes individually at £29.99 + £14.99 for the deluxe loco once the 15th Sept comes around

 

My maths referred to buying the Leeds route and 333 when they go on sale separately on release date, rather than the Standard three route pack which as you say is £45, which I'm not really complaining about. It's the fact you would normally get this as a two train route for £34.99... And if it is £14.99 for the 333 that makes the differential even worse!

 

That’s not a thing. There are no £34.99 routes. There is no standard price for a “two train route” and hardly any DTG routes have ever come with two new trains. That’s usually reserved for the first of a kind type routes, like the first steam route or the first Dutch route which need two new trains. If there’s anything standard about DTG routes is they only come with one new train. They are famous for it.

 

In response to someone asking on discord Alex confirmed that the routes will be £32.99 and the deluxe locos will be £14.99.


Anyway, since this is a Q&A thread: Will the 331 layer onto any other routes such as MAC?

 

Will the 331 be able to substitute for the 323 on other Northern routes?

 

That's a price rise incoming then. Price for a normal route was up to now £29.99. (Or less).

DTG in danger of pricing themselves out of the market.

 

Fair enough. I wouldn't put it past them pricing that as such.

 

Had another thought; will the new Shipley depot that is being built be included, or will it be the previous scrap yard & siding (Crossleys)