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It’s a Joke that This Route is Not going to Crewe, but there TSC Version getting the Complete lenght

 

MAC looks amazing and the price is really good. Shame the discount doesn’t apply to a console user. Still, for £19.99 for steam users is a fantastic discount.

It’s a first day buy for me.

 

Looks alright man. My kids going crazy over this, being a plane spotter. Will definitely be a day one purchase where he's concerned.

 

That’s a very competitive price, will be a day one purchase for me.

 

Disgrace: not reaching the line to Crewe is just a crime, meh - but I'll take the route, okay

 

Thankful there’s a layer toggle these days, some of those layers are a little bit on the unbelievable side for my palette, so I’ll be turning them off. Totally understand why they’ve been added to the game mind, and for some this will be a positive.

The loyalty discount makes this a very attractive proposition and providing there is no major issues found by early adopters I’ll be adding this to my catalogue shortly after release.

 

Any word on the 86? Seems odd that was heavily promoted for months by JT and DTG and even had a same coming soon article but since then, nothing.

 

Release spell of this content has finally been broken! Price is good and quality seems much better to some recent releases! We'll see the preview on June 30th. Sorry for JT, if they don't release 86 anytime soon, I might get this instead!
PS. To be extended to Crewe and, maybe, with second NT unit! Take your time, ATS!

 

This looks great well done Alan, this looks awesome, I know what a sucker for detail you are, so this will be good.

 

Updated suspension for the 323 isn't mentioned.

This article makes it sound like it's the same exact one from Glossop, which would be a deal-breaker for me.

Maybe DTG can explain why BCC and Glossop have inexplicably never gotten the update when the TTC version has it?

 

The moaners are out again. I think that at first sight, this is a good looking and complex route for a first attempt and the price point is reasonable given no new rolling stock (which hopefully will be addressed in a future release).

 

It looks really bloody good to me.

 

Yeah,was wondering why that was omitted

 

DTG Jamie will this route have trophies for PS5? And can you give an update of the implementation of the trophies for Frankfurt? For both routes, this will be a factor in deciding to buy (for me, anyway).

 

The route looks quite good, and I was happily surprised that the price had been reduced from normal. I sort of get why there isn't any new rolling stock, but my one complain is that there isn't any reskins of existing stock that would be more realistic, for example a Northen class 150 or a Transpennine express clas 350.

 

Day 1 purchase for me, looks superb. Just waiting for the Cardiff discount now for the extra layers..

 

I think that's a fair price for the route if you already own the Class 323! In fact, that's really sharply priced. The route it self looks very nice!

 

In the last frames of the demo video it seemed to me that the 323 had suspension. The question about the suspension was asked and they did confirm that the 323 and 66 would have suspension. I only have one question left, why they do not implement the 323 suspension on the Glossop.

 

Performance looks terrible in the trailer

 

Man that bus at 0:52 takes that turn quicker than an F1 car

 

Coming to a console near me (as soon as I can get the same discount as Steam players are getting at release). Tsk. That’s all I have to say.

 

This looks really bloody good

 

That's good news- they really should mention it in the article!

Probably will get this day-one then.

 

Disintegration7 Suspension is a standard part for the current game so you can assume without any objections that it will be included in all new routes.

 

£25 in Microsoft reward points is good enough discount for me

 

Excited for this one. Piccadilly looks so much better, very happy to see my home represented again

 

I did this with the Welsh one & Mildmay Line & it's fantastic the rewards system - i'm super excited for this too!

Also does anyone know why the Scotrail 158 is layered? just out of curiosity

 

I appreciate that it’s their first route, and it looks very good from the initial video. But £25 for a 27 mile route with a train I already own (twice) is a bit steep

 

It is a standard part of all new locos (it's an element of train modeling, not route modeling). The 323 is not new.

The impression I get is that ATS' current team can make routes/landscapes/timetables, but not rolling stock: they're using what already exists in the game (Glossop 323, universal 66, HKA wagons).

 

So no discount for console then, for hardly anything new

 

I'm not sure, I thought I saw a long time ago on the forum that some 158 Northern were running with their old Scotrail livery, maybe it's a reference to that or just like 350 they didn't want to do the reskin or both at the same time

I found a video :

 

In this case the 323 is not a layer right?! Its including in the package. If its a layer fair point but not the case. So its a train thats including in a TSW5 route so you should expecting the new features. The same for the new/re-used Dosto trains those are including in Frankfurt Fulda addon. Same train only suspension is added. Correct me if i'm wrong Please.

 

On the fence. The route looks good and the price with discount is nice (though it will be £12.50 in the Christmas or worst case Easter next year sale). However it should have gone to Crewe, it's another UK city electric bus stop route and is relying entirely on cuckoo in the nest for rolling stock and traction.

 

Looks amazing it does and really can’t wait!
Alan Thomson With 390 services will there be depot runs to and from Longsight depot? as it doesn’t specifically say that just says static stock i would hope there is 390 ECS services. Thank you Great Job Alan!

 

Bit of a stuttery mess in the preview. The city bus doing wheelies is fun. The price ( with discounts ) is surprisingly good.

But you can't get away from the bus stop nature of the route and the lack of fresh rolling stock.

Christmas sale............maybe.

 

So same rolling stock lol

Also why Does the Route stretch from Manchester Airport - Alderley Edge when on the map the final stop is Mauldeth Road

 

It’s labelled in a circle, mainline first then round the airport line

 

TSW5 Addon front coverings looking more like playful


still it might be worth it.

 

Also there should be more AI Traffic at Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport

Possible TPE Class 800 Trains at Manchester Airport/ Manchester Piccadilly (ECML DLC Required)

 

The class 802 entered service in 2019, the route timetable is 2018

 

The video mentions additional content required for Manchester Piccadilly and Slade Lane Junction. What additional content is required and what does it provide? I am assuming that Manchester Piccadilly doesn’t just disappear if one hasn’t got Glossop for example.

 

Layers like the 390, 150 and 158 etc

 

Lets be honest if we can have Scotrail liveried Class 158 on the route we can have ECML 800's on the route. We might as well have Class 43 HST's from Midland Mainline or GWR subbing in for XCountry services.

As I stated above these sort of layers dont do it for me (won't stop me buying as I'll just turn them off) but for others the additional services could be the difference between buying and leaving on the shelf.

 

Another promising commuter rail addon! I'll get oit asap!

 

Just watching the stream, looks epic, a whole new level of detail in this one. Amazing effort.

 

158789, the unit in that video, was bought by northern a few years back from scotrail, in which it has since been converted into a northern rail spec. Believe it’s seen around Manchester and the east I think.

 

Honestly pretty impressive level of detail here

 

Although not so much interesting for me, i will sponsor new 3rd parties

 

For those that didn't watch the preview stream on Alan Thomsons Twitch channel, Manchester Piccadilly and Airport have had their concourses modelled and it's actually really impressive how much you can explore on foot. Piccadilly station is leaps better than the Glossop version now.

The stations look well made that's for sure and there's a ton of new assets so I think I'll give this route a go.