Route West Coast Main Line: London Euston - Milton Keynes - Feedback

This is not due to mods, 9S44 is also affected.

 

Lovely. Good to see the update has been well tested by DTG.

 

PC Player on Steam

Can Confirm, timetable service 9S80 using the 390/1 derails upon starting the service

 

Watford Junction has low fps and Crashes on the route. On the pendo and its annoying
Hopefully Watford Junction can get optimised

Xbox series S

 

Good stuff, fantastic beta testing (again)...

In other news, the AWS ramps are still a mess. Getting a horn instead of a bell for a green signal on the Down Slow up Camden Bank. Approaching Hemel Hempstead on the Down Slow two AWS ramps placed close together both give horn which appears to be for the 60 MPH speed limit if crossing from Down Slow to the Down Fast at Hemel North, but these should (I think) only be active if the junction is set and signals cleared and you certainly don't need two ramps.

However the judder fest which was Harrow does appear to be fixed, all you get now is the occasional micro pause or stutter throughout the route which is just the normal TSW behaviour we know and love.

I love being a paying beta tester.

 

I'm proud with the latest update because Euston now doesn't have crashes on the xbox series s. Great Progress and hopefully the whole route can be fully optimised. Only just Watford Junction and Bletchley that both need to be optimised.

 

1F18 the 10.39 Euston-Liverpool also flips through the air and derails as soon as you start the service.

I then spawned on foot to see if the train was clipping the buffers causing it to glitch and derail, nope clipping seen, so I walked up to the end cab, sat in the driver's seat...and derailed.

This is on PS5

 

PS5 player and can confirm it also has the same end result.


Also, why are they a class 9 train, that's a slooowwwww moving freight train.


Edit:Thanks for the explanations regarding the class 9 headcode

 

The Avanti services that go to/from Scotland via Birmingham are code 9 services. Apparently it's also used for other high speed services like channel tunnel services.

https://www.rail-record.co.uk/understanding-a-headcode/

 

Asking for a friend who is thinking of getting into TSW having just bought a PS5 for the purpose......

DTG Alex . Is the the atrocious LO timetable in WCML on the list of pending fixes? He was about to buy the Suffragette Line so he could have the 710 for a realistic LO service in WCML. Being an ex-franchise manager in the London area, he's understandably fussy about routes looking and feeling realistic. I've advised him to hold off buying TSW5 and the Suffragette Line DLC until I get an answer.

 

No, a 9 headcode is the highest priority category, used for high speed trains, services which have to hit very specific timings (like Thameslink services that need to make their slot through the core), rescue sorties, and also several Avanti services.

 

Ah ok, thank you. I remember when my dad worked on the railway way back in the day and a class 9 was for something that could barely move lol.

 

The official statement from DTG was that they would fix/optimise the route so it is fully playable across all platforms, and would seek to address gameplay issues, BUT they said expect the Timetable to NOT CHANGE, and they haven't said anything different since release.

 

Unsure to whether this has been mentioned but there are still grass walking sounds at the bottom of Platform 12/13 at Euston, near the ramp. I'm quite sure this was meant to be a fix a while ago and while it has mostly been sorted it appears not all of it has gone under the radar.

 

Since the update the class 390/1 immediately derails when starting a service in Easton on the PS5. Very annoying

 

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It was addressed earlier in the thread and the problem seems to be the train spawns so one end is actually past the bumper post.

 

Not always, With the 10.39 from Euston I spawned in the cab and derailed, so I instead spawned on foot, walked up to the train to look and there was plenty of room between the buffet and end of the train, so walked up to the opposite end, sat in the driver's seat and it immediately derailed again

 

Outside the tunnel on the approach to Euston, it crashes on the xbox series s

 

There is one service is not Driver available It is a 390/ 1 Service number 1H21 from London Euston to manchester piccadilly 12.51
How can I connect you loading in To train derails

 

1Y11 someone just walked off the platform directly in front of my train at Hemel Hempstead…

 

Drove 5Y11 first (ECS to EUS), and just noticed on 1Y11 to MKC the PIS says service to London Euston…

 

On the 350, how the heck do you turn on the instrument lights? The dimmer dial does nothing, and the "I" key inexplicably toggles the hazard lights

 

Cab Equipment Lights Dial. To the right of the dimmer switch. Turn it to control instrument lights, press it further down to toggle cab lights

 

When operating the 2J45 Elephant & Castle - Harrow & Wealdstone service on the WCML route (PS5), if you exit the cab onto the platform at Kilburn, you can walk through the tunnel at the rear of the train and then jump off the track and fall forever more. Or switch ends and drive until the track runs out.

Falling off


Driving off

 

You as well then (lol)

Hentis

 

ahem Take from the latest Roadmap post.

"Additionally, as a longer term project, our teams have been working on a wider plan of WCML timetable improvements, including adding new services to the route. These timetable changes do not have a timeline for release yet, and when we have more details we will let you know. As a note, currently these changes are planned for PC, XSX, and PS5 platforms."

You Can read it here

https://live.dovetailgames.com/live...rticle/train-sim-world-5-roadmap-october-2024

Hentis

 

I will believe it when I see it..... I am expecting them to just copy and paste another 20 services in for the Class 710 then go silent again.

 

I seriously hope not. They need to hit the do not break glass in case of emrgency button and get Joe the Goat in and do the timetable.

Hentis

 

They are probably holding out for the Community EP Timetable to come out, then they will have a lame excuse for not updating the official one.

 

Don't think they would, else they risk alienating those unable to take advantage of it.

 

WCML- PlayStation 5. There seems to be a glitch on the class 390 9S44 service from London Euston-Edinburgh. When the service loads and press X to start, the train instantly derails. In other words, unplayable. Can this be looked at please?

 

This has been reported in the patch 3 thread and DTG Harry has passed on information to the devs

 

Thank you

 

What purpose do these small pillars with lanterns serve?
I understand that they illuminate tracks, but why in these places and why aren't they found on other routes (in TSW)?

 

Any pictures To go with the post or are going to guess. I am goingnto take a wild stab in the back..... err dark here and say the ones along the line at Milton Keynes?
Quite possibly this area sees services that terminate, then to unnoccupy the platform so move down the line abit when not required to clearance platform. The driver changes ends then drives back. Not sure really. Or just to light the junction up during stock moves to other platforms.

Hentis

 

I am taking a stab here. If it's what I am thinking of, there are located at junctions, most of the time, and are used to light these areas for Network Rail personal who are working there at night. They are lite at night always.

 

We now have sparks on the overhead on the 377 Electrostar
350 Desiro
Thanks

 

I'm surprised that they are stationary. That work must be carried out there very often. Otherwise no one will put it there.

 

These lights are all over the UK rail network.

 

Coming up on Watford,200yrds out from the platform assets load then less than 100 yards assets load in.More assets load in passing through.It doesn't matter what speed you travel at 20,60,100.The stutters are the same.Does not matter whether the platforms are populated with passengers and trains,or barren.
Anyone technical, know why Watford is so bad with the stutters?
It's been reported and going on before the current patch.

 

What about speed restrictions at Euston? There is many signs with 15 on it. So 25 is a bug?

 

This is a problem:

 

No, some tracks are 15 mph while others are 25 mph. You need to look for the 15 mph speed signs at the beginning of those platforms.

 

Yeah. I mean on track monitor there is no 15, it stays 25 for all tracks.

 

In stronebridge park , class 710/2, service 2D83: red should be green, no aws warning either

a bit further: at harrow & wealdstone: AWS warning for a green aspect

 

Now that is a 'bug' of the HuD not showing it.

 

Wjile that's true, there's a TPWS loop set to 15 midway up the platform that will hit you with a brake demand

 

Hemel Hempstead WCML south
Seems to be the worst area for NPC's throwing themselves out on the rails.
Happens almost every time you make a stop there.Just setting off.
I know It's been mentioned before.
Hopefully it can be addressed.

 

Yep, quite a common sight more so at critical junctions/crossovers.

Ledburn Junction crossovers being a very important and critical asset on the WCML. But they are a common sight across the WCML and especially this route.

 

Same. Its a visual red, but dispatcher, map and AWS says its green.