Here's the rest of it... Scenario Name: The South Way Route: Blackpool Branches Train: Class 150/2 REG Route covered: Blackpool South to Preston Duration: 35-40 minutes Difficulty: 1 Scenario Storyline: Drive 2-November-16 from Blackpool South to Preston on this foggy day, where another driver will take the service forward to Colne. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service at Blackpool South ready to leave for Colne via Kirkham, Preston and Blackburn. Now... that's a nice shot at Lytham . We have made it to Kirkham North Junction, where we say goodbye to the South Fylde Line as we turn onto the main line to head towards Preston. We have now made our way into Preston and are about to traverse Fylde Junction to the north of the station (where the WCML joins from Lancaster). Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-FDE) The South Way (150) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 158 Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - First TransPennine Barbie Livery Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 150 Required Livery 4 Link: Creators Club - Network Rail NMT 43062 Scenario Name: TransPennine Sprint Route: Blackpool Branches Train: Class 158 EMT Route covered: Preston to Blackpool North Duration: 25 minutes Difficulty: 1 Scenario Storyline: Finish the journey of 1-Bravo-42 between Preston and Blackpool North, having travelled from the east coast at Scarborough during a glorious sunset. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service at Preston, ready to depart for Blackpool North as night begins to fall. We are flying along now that's for sure . We have a friend... our friend is heading to Leeds via Preston, Blackburn and the Calder Valley Line, having come from Blackpool. We have now terminated at Blackpool North, all change please... Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-FDE) TransPennine Sprint (158) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 158 Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - First TransPennine Barbie Livery Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 150 Scenario Name: Ormskirk Shuttle Route: Blackpool Branches Train: Class 142 Orange + Class 158 EMT Route covered: Preston to Preston via Ormskirk Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes Difficulty: 2 Scenario Storyline: Drive 2-Foxtrot-06 from Preston to Ormskirk and return on 2-November-07 back to Preston as a snowstorm sweeps through the area. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Preston ready to head down the Ormskirk branch . We are exchanging tokens with the signaller at Midge Hall, which grants us access to the branch down to Ormskirk . We have made it to Ormskirk, where it's time to head back to where we came from. We have now arrived at Burscough Junction ready to head northwards to Preston having successfully reversed at Ormskirk. Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-FDE) Ormskirk Shuttle (142/158) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 158 Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - First TransPennine Barbie Livery Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 150 I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and until next time, goodbye everyone .
Yeah, the advantage of using a JT route compared to other developers' routes, is that you can access the signalboxes on the route so these screenshots are possible .
Formation Designer Extras - Scenarios 19-21: Hello all, I'm here to announce my nineteenth to twenty-first (and last) scenarios in the 'Formation Designer Extras' series, Scenario Pack: 2000s on Glossop Line . THE SCENARIOS: Scenario Name: North Western Route: Glossop Line Train: Class 323 WMR Route covered: Manchester Piccadilly to Guide Bridge via Hadfield Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes (inc. turnaround time at Hadfield) Difficulty: 1 Scenario Storyline: Drive this FNW service to Hadfield before reversing to head back to Guide Bridge, where another driver will complete the run into Piccadilly. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service departing Manchester Piccadilly under the watch of Sprinters... Our first stop today is Ashburys in our First North Western liveried 323. We have made it to Hadfield, you now have 10 minutes before returning to Guide Bridge. We are now going back over Dinting Viaduct on our journey back towards Manchester . Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-FDE) North Western (323) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - Class 323226 First North Western Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - First TransPennine Barbie Livery Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - First North Western Class 150 Scenario Name: The Marple Bounce Route: Glossop Line Train: Class 142 Provincial Route covered: Manchester Piccadilly to Hyde North Duration: 25 minutes Difficulty: 1 Scenario Storyline: Drive this short service from Manchester Piccadilly to Hyde North, where another driver will take over for the run to Rose Hill Marple. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Manchester Piccadilly on Platform 1. Pendolinos are finally in Manchester Piccadilly! We make our first stop this evening at Fairfield, not Ashburys or Gorton as you would expect... We have arrived at Hyde North, where our shift ends for tonight, go get a goodnight's sleep driver! Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-FDE) The Marple Bounce (142) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - Northern Rail Class 142 (Very Detailed} Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - First TransPennine Barbie Livery Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - Northern Rail 323 MGP Required Livery 4 Link: Creators Club - Virgin Pendolino 390012 Class 390 Scenario Name: Its Grim Up North Route: Glossop Line Train: Class 323 NT Route covered: Gorton to Glossop via Manchester Piccadilly Duration: 1 hour (inc. turnaround time at Manchester Piccadilly) Difficulty: 2 Scenario Storyline: Finish this service to Manchester Piccadilly before driving this unit's next run up to Glossop after a 10 minute layover in Piccadilly. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Gorton ready to head into Manchester. We are now in the age of Northern Rail, no more traces of First North Western anywhere... A nice screenshot as we board passengers at Newton for Hyde don't you think? A shot of the back of the train as we stop in Broadbottom, not too far to Glossop now... Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-FDE) Its Grim Up North (323) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - Northern Rail Class 142 (Very Detailed} Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - First TransPennine Barbie Livery Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - Northern Rail 323 MGP Required Livery 4 Link: Creators Club - Virgin Pendolino 390012 Class 390 I really hope you have enjoyed the Formation Designer Extras series, now that it has concluded; it is now back to normal as I take a week's break from development after a tiring few months (before starting development on the November content) . I'm TG08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and until next time, goodbye all.
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next livery from the Creator's Club Roadmap, Northern on the Class 142 from Blackpool Branches . Livery Name: Northern Route: Blackpool Branches Train: Class 142 Provincial Route covered: N/A Duration (to make the livery): 40 minutes Difficulty: N/A Scenario Storyline: N/A WIP shots await... Here is the livery, the Northern livery on the Class 142 . Here is a side view of this livery, this depicts the livery as worn before their retirement in 2019 . Does this view peak your interest? And here it is in action on Northern Trans-Pennine: Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Northern (142) I hope you are looking forward to this livery releasing, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
Good morning everyone, the Glossop scenarios are out but I am experiencing issues releasing 'Hadfield Skipper' and 'Glossop Transition' and have made the unfortunate decision to disregard (in other words, delete) these scenarios (and included formations) altogether, but at least you have 3 (out of the 5) scenarios to enjoy. Apologies to those who are looking forward to the aforementioned scenarios but I have tried my best to upload them and they have crashed my game both times I have tried to upload them . See you for the next announcement folks .
(For some reason) I can’t do Coastal Charter and Ormskirk Shuttle even though I have got the formations
Do you have all the required DLC for either scenario? Coastal Charter needs: ECML, NTP, BPO, WCL & MML Ormskirk Shuttle needs: BPO, MML, WCL & GWE If you have all of those DLC, then I am not sure why it isn't allowing you to play the scenarios.
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario, Shed Power on Tees Valley Line . THE FORMATION(S): Formation Name: 66 + Steel (TVL) Route: Cargo Line Petroleum (or Aggregates)/Any German route with Roos-t wagons Train: Class 66 EWS Formation Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 66 + Steel (TVL) THE SCENARIO: Scenario Name: Shed Power Route: Tees Valley Line Train: Class 66 EWS Route covered: Lackenby Steelworks to Tees Yard Duration: 20 minutes Difficulty: 1 Scenario Storyline: Today you are driving 6-November-32, the 10:51 empty steel working from Lackenby to Tees Yard, where the wagons will be stabled for later on today. Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Lackenby Steelworks for the short run over to Tees Yard . Here we are crossing the main line at the now closed Grangetown station. "Sorry Mr Pacer, you may bounce your way towards Saltburn now!" I have found a new sneaky photo location at Middlesborough... Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Shed Power (66) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - Northern Rail Class 142 (Very Detailed} I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and until next time, goodbye everyone .
Yep, I did, thankfully you noticed . It was due to the same reason as 'Glossop Transition' and 'Hadfield Skipper' basically. Very unfortunate I know, a scenario planned in January to be made in October and to be cancelled at the end of that month is very annoying but it is something you have to put up as a creator sometimes .
Yeah I feel you, I was going to make a scenario called “Dunfermline Diversion” but I cancelled it before announcing because 1: That word filter blocking a random word that I didn’t know at the time 2: I wanted to do this thing where you head back to Edinburgh Waverley from Glenrothes, but it kept sending me to Markinch
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next livery from the Creator's Club Roadmap, Unbranded First ScotRail on the Class 170 from the Fife Circle Line . Livery Name: Unbranded First ScotRail Route: Fife Circle Line Train: Class 170 ScR Route covered: N/A Duration (to make the livery): 1 hour 5 minutes Difficulty: N/A Scenario Storyline: N/A WIP shots await... Here is the livery, the Unbranded FSR livery on the Class 170 . The ScotRail 'wording' has been stripped of its First logo when Abellio took over the franchise in 2015 from FirstGroup. The only thing I'm unhappy about is the swish shape at the cab ends, you can see the white doesn't line up perfectly but in my defence it is a hard shape to get right. Everything else though, is pretty spot on . And here it is in action on its home route at Cowdenbeath: Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Unbranded FSR (170) I hope you are looking forward to this livery releasing, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario, Ten Eleven on Hauptstrecke Munchen-Augsburg . THE FORMATION(S): Formation Name: BR 111 + BR 110 + Dostos (HMA) Route: Bahnstrecke Salzburg-Rosenheim/Bahnstrecke Bremen-Oldenburg/Kinzigtalbahn: Frankfurt-Fulda Train: DB BR 111/DB BR 110 Formation Link: Creators Club - (TG08) BR 111 + BR 110 + Dostos (HMA) THE SCENARIO: Scenario Name: Ten Eleven Route: Hauptstrecke Munchen-Augsburg Train: DB BR 111/DB BR 110 Route covered: Augsburg Hbf to Munchen Hbf Duration: 50 minutes Difficulty: 2 Scenario Storyline: You have taken over this heavily delayed RE9 service at Augsburg Hbf. Your job is to drive this rare consist to Munich whilst trying to make up as much time as possible in the process... good luck driver! Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Augsburg Hbf with a heavily delayed RE9 service to Munich from Ulm. An ICE1 overtakes us as we pass Mering St-Afra station . A passenger takes a photo of a terminating S3 service at Mammendorf whilst our train arrives . I have found a cool oddity at Maisach... two S3 terminating services can share the turnback siding at once! Even though it is unrealistic, it is nice to know that it can be done IRL if needs be . Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Ten Eleven (BR 111/BR 110) I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and until next time, goodbye everyone .
Yeah, I plan them months in advance so that's why I get good ideas . What scenario are you thinking about making? Maybe that could help you think of a name for it .
Now I’ve remembered a Formation Exclusive scenario I was gonna make on Köln - Aachen or Frankfurt Fulda using either the 110 or 146.2
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario, Diesel Takeover on Glossop Line . Scenario Name: Diesel Takeover Route: Glossop Line Train: Class 150/2 REG Route covered: Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly Duration: 45 minutes Difficulty: 2 Scenario Storyline: The OHLE has failed so all diagrams on the Glossop Line are being worked by DMUs. Drive 2-Golf-64, the 17:45 departure from Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at all stations. Looking at the weather, it is clear why the OHLE may have failed... Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service departing Hadfield on the 17:45 Northern service to Manchester Piccadilly, which is worked today (rather unusually) by a pair of 150s and not the advertised 323 . The camera looks ominously at our 150 boarding passengers at Broadbottom on our way into Manchester... We cross the M60 motorway as we approach Newton for Hyde station, making us officially back into Greater Manchester . A Pendolino and a 'Voyager' rest between duties at Manchester Piccadilly before working to London Euston and Bournemouth respectively. Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Diesel Takeover (150) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - Northern (Unweathered) Class 150 Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - XC Cross Country 805101 Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - Transport for Wales - Class 158 - TFW I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and until next time, goodbye everyone .
According to the OSH (Online Sharing Hub) you used Hamburg - Lübeck Roos-t wagons And the loco is the one from Cargo Line Aggregates.
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next livery from the Creator's Club Roadmap, Central Trains on the Class 158 from the Midland Main Line . Livery Name: Central Trains Route: Midland Main Line Train: Class 158 EMT Route covered: N/A Duration (to make the livery): 1 hour 5 minutes Difficulty: N/A Scenario Storyline: N/A WIP shots await... Here is the livery, the Central Trains livery on the Class 158 . Here's another angle of it, looks good eh? Here is a view of the rear coach, with branding, door letters and unit/coach numbers all evident . And here it is in action on its home route at Leicester: Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Central Trains (158) I hope you are looking forward to this livery releasing, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
Hello all, just a question from me today . I have just had a thought: 'Railfan'/'Trainspotting' type scenarios (similar to BlueSpec's WCML examples) on various routes. It would be between 20 and 30 minutes for each session at the station so you can spot trains going in and out . Example: Peterborough (ECML) Player spawns in a train on Platform 1 or 2, Service won't start for 20-30 minutes, Get into your favourite position, Spot away! What's your thoughts on that? Would it be something you all would like to see me do? It would be a monthly or two-monthly thing if it were to go ahead though. I hope you like this idea, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
I do find that if I need some background noise whilst I am doing something this does act as a good option whilst spawning on foot. Would certainly like to see where you'd take this one mate.
Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario, Long Cement Haul on Cajon Pass . Scenario Name: Long Cement Haul Route: Cajon Pass Train: BNSF SD40-2 Route covered: Barstow Yard to East Victorville Cement Plant Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes (70 minutes) Difficulty: 2 Scenario Storyline: Drive this cement train from Barstow Yard to East Victorville Cement Plant. Traction today is 5 BNSF SD40-2s (3 up front and 2 pushing at the rear). Remember to put banking comm on to help get up those steep grades . Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service departing Barstow Yard for the long run to East Victorville Cement Plant. This train is really long, isn't it? Another photo of our train tackling a steep uphill incline despite power from the rear of the train... My favourite screenshot of this scenario, this was taken as we approached East Victorville Cement Plant, where this scenario ends . Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Long Cement Haul (SD40-2) I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and until next time, goodbye everyone .
Hello all, I'm here to announce my second-last livery (in 2024) from the Creator's Club Roadmap, Colas Rail on the Class 66 from Edinburgh-Glasgow . Livery Name: Colas Rail Route: ScotRail eXpress: Edinburgh-Glasgow Train: Class 66 ONE Route covered: N/A Duration (to make the livery): 1 hour Difficulty: N/A Scenario Storyline: N/A WIP shots await... Here is the livery, the Colas Rail livery on the Class 66 . Here's the side view of the livery, I like the weathering on this one. Here is a view of the rear, also very well weathered . And here it is in action on a freight service from Aberdeen to Oxwellmains on Fife Circle: Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Colas Rail (66) I hope you are looking forward to this livery releasing, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
Hello all, remember this... ...well I have actually made the first scenario already but the reveal will come in the CC Roadmap next week. Here's some clues as to where it is: - It is in a cathedral city, - Both Avanti West Coast and LNER have been known to serve this station, - It has 8 platforms in total, - It is at one end of a famous scenic railway in England. Guess away folks! I imagine you will get it pretty quickly but will you be correct or not? All will be revealed in the CC Roadmap... I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
Hello all, I'm here to announce my last livery (in 2024) from the Creator's Club Roadmap, LSL '47828' on the Class 47 from Northern Trans-Pennine . Livery Name: LSL '47828' Route: Northern Trans-Pennine Train: Class 47/4 BLU Route covered: N/A Duration (to make the livery): 1 hour 5 minutes Difficulty: N/A Scenario Storyline: N/A WIP shots await... Here is the livery, the Intercity Swallow livery (as depicted on 47828) on the Class 47 . Here is a view of the rear, also very well weathered . Here's the side view of the livery, I like the weathering on this one. And here it is in action at Crewe on a service from London to Holyhead on Spirit of Steam: Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) LSL '47828' (47) Thank you all for the support with all of my liveries in 2024! I can't wait to get started on the 2025 ones, and there's one I'm really looking forward to (66301...) . Anyway, I hope you are looking forward to this livery releasing, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye .
Hello all, I'm here to announce my second-last scenario (of 2024), Centro Fever on Birmingham Cross-City . Scenario Name: Centro Fever Route: Birmingham Cross-City Train: Class 323 WMR Route covered: Birmingham New Street to Redditch Duration: 40-45 minutes Difficulty: 1 Scenario Storyline: Drive this early morning service from Birmingham New Street to Redditch, having took over the previous driver who brought the train in from Four Oaks. Traction today is 323221 'Reggie', enjoy the sunrise!!! Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Birmingham New Street on a Cross-City Line service to Redditch, worked by celebrity 323, 323221, nicknamed 'Reggie' by enthusiasts. After leaving Selly Oak, we pass another 323 (323205) which is operating a Bromsgrove to Lichfield Trent Valley service, I love how the shot blends in with the vegetation in this location . We pass a Hereford to Birmingham service as we approach Kings Norton. My favourite screenshot of this scenario, this was taken as we arrive into Barnt Green, where we turn onto the Redditch branch (with the sunrise behind us ). Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Centro Fever (323) Required Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) WMR 323221 (Centro/RR) V1.1.1 Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - West Midlands Class 170 I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and until next time, goodbye everyone .
Hello all, I'm here to announce my final scenario (and mod of 2024), Double Peak on Northern Trans-Pennine . THE FORMATION(S): Formation Name: 45 x2 + TEA (NTP) Route: Northern Trans-Pennine/BR Heavy Freight Pack Train: Class 45/1 BLU Formation Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 45 x2 + TEA (NTP) THE SCENARIO: Scenario Name: Double Peak Route: Northern Trans-Pennine Train: Class 45/1 BLU Route covered: Leeds to Manchester Victoria (full route) Duration: 1hr 10mins Difficulty: 3 Scenario Storyline: Drive this oil train, originating here in Leeds, to Dalston Oil Terminal as far as Manchester Victoria. You will make a stop in Stalybridge to let the secondman off but do expect red signals here and there... enjoy the rain (and resultant wheelslip) as well! Anyway, WIP shots await... Here is our service awaiting departure at Leeds on an oil service to Dalston Oil Terminal. We pass a signalbox between Morley and Batley as we make our way towards the Pennines . Now we are at Huddersfield, having caught the express in front of us. We are under the watch of a Class 142 'Pacer', so we need to make sure we stop at the red signal. Here is a nice shot at the entrance of Standedge Tunnel, where we cross with a stopping service from Manchester Victoria to Leeds, worked by another Class 142 'Pacer' DMU. Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Double Peak (45) HST (MML): Required Livery Link: Creators Club - HST 43049+43062 IN BR BLUE/GREY (MML) Mk2s (NTP): Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - NTP mk2 First InterCity. G49 Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - NTP mk2 TSO InterCity. G49 Required Livery 4 Link: Creators Club - NTP TSO mk2 Trans-Pennine. G49 Mk1s (NTP): Required Livery 5 Link: Creators Club - NTP mk1 brake InterCity. G49 NSE Required Livery 6 Link: Creators Club - NTP Newspaper mk1. G49MML80s And with that... that's a wrap folks! Thank you all for the support throughout 2024, it has been gratefully appreciated and I will continue to develop content into 2025 and beyond for your enjoyment . Now I need to review my year by picking my top 5 best/worst mods of 2024 and awarding the best livery/scenario of the year too... all of which is coming soon! I hope you are looking forward to this one, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and I'll leave you with a group photo from Leeds of some stock featured in the scenario. Until next time, goodbye everyone .
