Traingeek08's Creators Club Releases & Updates Thread

That livery on the BR182 isn't required for it to work, it's just the wagon that is required .

TG08 .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, 2A21 MAT-NOT on Peak Forest .


Scenario Name: 2A21 MAT-NOT
Route: Peak Forest
Train: Class 170 ScR
Route covered: Matlock to Ambergate
Duration: 20mins
Difficulty: 1
Scenario Storyline: Drive 2-Alpha-21, the 10:10 East Midlands Railway service from Matlock to Nottingham as far as Ambergate, calling at all stations along the way on this wet, spring day.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service awaiting departure from Matlock bound for Nottingham .





"Some might say, Oasis film-ed he-re!"





Leaving Cromford behind, we continue our journey towards the next station of...





...Whatstandwell, meaning there's one stop to go until the next driver takes over for the run towards Nottingham (via Derby) .


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 2A21 MAT-NOT (170)
Required Livery Link: Creators Club - East Midlands Railway 170 by JasonPFC



I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, Freight: 101 on Main-Spessart Bahn .

THE FORMATION(S):

Formation Name: BR 101 + Freight (MSB)
Route: Expert DB BR 101 Loco Add-On/Main-Spessart Bahn
Train: DB BR 101 Expert





Formation Link: Creators Club - (TG08) BR 101 + Freight (MSB)


THE SCENARIO:

Scenario Name: Freight: 101
Route: Main-Spessart Bahn
Train: DB BR 101 Expert
Route covered: Aschaffenburg Gbf to Gemunden Gbf (full route)
Duration: 50mins
Difficulty: 3
Scenario Storyline: Drive this freight train from Aschaffenburg to Gemunden with a DB BR 101 as traction in place of the regular TRAXX locomotive. You will be following a delayed RE service bound for Bamberg, so watch the signals throughout the journey.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our freight train at Aschaffenburg Gbf, awaiting departure to Gemunden Gbf (via the Main-Spessart Bahn) .





A beautiful shot of our train after passing through Hosbach station .





We meet with an ICE T (DB BR 411) between Wiesthal and Partenstein. It does have its headlights on, even if it doesn't look like it...





A nice shot of us running alongside the river here having left Lohr Bahnhof behind on our way to Gemunden am Main.


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Freight: 101 (Exp. BR 101)


I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my 300th mod (and next scenario) from my Creators Club Roadmap, Down the TRAXX on Tharandter Rampe .


Scenario Name: Down the TRAXX
Route: Tharandter Rampe
Train: RP BR 185
Route covered: Dresden Hbf to Freiberg (Sachs) Gbf
Duration: 40mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive this light freight train from Dresden to Freiberg (Sachs) whilst following an IC service out of Dresden up the Tharandter Rampe.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service passing Dresden Altstadt Gbf having been held up by an IC service out of the Hauptbahnhof.





Now up the Rampe, we can pick up some speed to head towards our layover stop .





We seem to have caught up to that IC service again...





We've arrived at Freiberg (Sachs) Gbf to end the scenario (and the 300th mod that I've released on CC).


Scenario Link:
Required Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) HectorRail (BR 185) by TrainGeek08



I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Year In Review (so far) - April to June 2025:

Hello all, TrainGeek08 here, and today I'm going to review how well I think my creations have done throughout the last few months. This is going to be a long one, and this post is a true representation of how I feel the mods I have released so far have done.

WARNING: I may sound harsh/critical at times, either to myself or to subscribers of my content. If this is the case, this is not against any of you individually, but instead as a general consensus. Think about it as me being harsh to myself for thinking you all would like particular scenarios or liveries. It is not designed to blame the subscribers of my content but myself as the creator. Thank you. (In other words, it's just me being open with you all for once .)

NOTE: All subscriber counts are as of the creation of this post, so they may have changed if you view this post in the future.
SECOND NOTE: Formations are not being included in the list (for obvious reasons).


LIVERIES:
APRIL:
TRI - 55 subscribers
Midland Mainline - 22 subscribers

MAY:
FCC - 27 subscribers
Strathclyde - 10 subscribers

JUNE:
Metronom - 10 subscribers

TrainGeek08: From what we see here, my liveries have done well within reason for the last few months...

Let's start in April. The TRI livery has done really well, probably as a continuation of the momentum I had throughout March with liveries doing better on CC. The Midland Mainline livery though... What happened? Why is it looking likely to be a repeat of February all over again? Any responsibility for lower subscriber counts will be mine, but after the TRI livery did fantastic, I thought that Midland Mainline would do as good, if not better...

May though, is seeing a continuation of this downward spiral in terms of subscriber counts on my liveries... the FCC one was okay, I could've done better, but it's okay. The Strathclyde one. 10 subscribers!?! What? I did do it unbranded, but I think the colours were pretty spot on to be fair. For comparison, my 101 in the same livery has received 64 subscribers (as of today). I mean, there's nothing stopping the livery getting more subscribers with time, but I thought this one would be at around 30 subscribers at least.

June. Don't get me started with June. The Metronom livery, even if it released last week, has the same amount of subscribers as the Strathclyde 314 I did weeks prior. I think I know why it has done so poorly though. When I did the weathering on the livery, I overdid it. So, instead of the cab ends being white as in reality, they are now in a grey-ish tone. That's a slap on the wrist for me there. Apologies everyone. Hopefully I can do better in July and into August for you all .


SCENARIOS: (Railfan scenarios will be covered separately)
APRIL:
Double Header - 36 subscribers
Overground Capital - 14 subscribers
Diesel Mover - 36 subscribers

MAY:
Depot Tour - 15 subscribers
The Mildmay Blues - 21 subscribers
Leaving Leven - 23 subscribers
Late Night Pendo - 14 subscribers

JUNE:
Delayed IC - 58 subscribers
2A21 MAT-NOT - 7 subscribers
Freight: 101 - N/A (not released yet)
Down the TRAXX - N/A (not released yet)

TrainGeek08: Now we are talking. Onto my forte...

April was a better month for scenarios. Judging how February and March went, I was super delighted when I had two of my better creations within April. I think what helped a bit, was that they were on two of TSW5's core routes, so most people would have access to at least one of them when they got TSW5. Was May okay?

Into May now then, once again, less subscribers... Ringing any bells anyone? February redux on the scenario side too it seems... It seems that May was one of my worst months for content across the board really (in the last few months anyway). I will take my side of the blame for not having them up to your standards, but again, what happened? It just wasn't there unfortunately.

How well has June been? I'm glad you asked, because I'm quite happy with how June is doing so far (on the scenario side anyway). Delayed IC! What a showing!?! I'm so happy that it has a higher subscriber count . Even if 2A21 MAT-NOT has 7 subscribers, I think June will be a good month for scenarios. Freight: 101 and Down the TRAXX both have moments of PZB action in them, so you may have to keep on your toes in those two scenarios... Don't let me down everyone .


RAILFAN SCENARIOS:
Now, for a little bit of backstory before I review subscriber counts.

I thought about the idea of doing Railfan scenarios, after seeing how well BlueSpec's examples were doing on Creators Club. So I thought, why not do it myself? That's how they came into being, it was going to be one scenario on the first day of each month, so it would kick off the month with some different content from the usual livery/scenario. When you look at these subscriber counts, you can imagine what I'm going to say...

APRIL:
Salzburg Hbf - 32 subscribers

MAY:
LA Union - 4 subscribers

JUNE:
Newark Penn - 5 subscribers

I think after I announced that I was discontinuing the Railfan scenarios, you all seem to have got the memo (uncoincidentally)... other than Salzburg Hbf (which was announced prior to the announcement), the results are what I expected. To be honest, after I announced the discontinuation of the RF scenarios, when I was creating them, even I was fed up of them. If the creator is saying this, then you all have done the right thing, and steered away from them (like I now have after Newark Penn's release). The concept started off really well, but it isn't what it lived up to be unfortunately. However, it does mean that I can make better scenarios and liveries for you all.


Anyway, thanks all for reading this rather different post today. I really appreciate it .

TrainGeek08.

 

Hello all, TrainGeek08 here and today I am going to review my best 5 (and worst 5) releases in 2025 so far and discuss why they are the best/worst in my opinion. Let's get into it shall we?

Before we start, I will say that these ratings are purely based on subscriber count on Creators Club (as of today) and not the best/worst releases based off of the talent showcased in each mod.

Best 5 releases in 2025:

1st - NJ Wien (BR 1116)

Released: Thursday 16th January 2025
Subscribers: 265



Nice to see a scenario in top spot after last year was very livery-orientated! I love making scenarios on S-Bahn Vorarlberg, just because I know that you all like them too, which I would put down to the amount of effort I put in for trying to make the AI services run as accurately to real-life as possible. S-Bahn Vorarlberg is one of my favourite routes to make scenarios for because there is so much service and destination variety, that it is destined to be busy throughout any scenario you create.

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) NJ Wien (BR 1116)


2nd - GBRf '66301' (66)

Released: Sunday 12th January 2025
Subscribers: 117



Following in the footsteps of 66789 is 66301. My best livery of the year (at the moment, 3rd place is closing in at a fast rate of knots), but I love how I got the colours so accurate as well. I learnt about making sure that the colours were correct after making 66789, and transferred it across to 301. It's my only GBRf livery this year so far, but there is one due to release in August (check HERE for more information)...

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) GBRf '66301' (66)


3rd - BWEGT (BR 612)

Released: Sunday 9th March 2025
Subscribers: 113



Now onto 66301's rival for best livery of the year... I spent a lot of time on this one to make sure the BWEGT logo was correct, and I wanted to make it as detailed as I could. Well, it seems to have worked! I'm happy that my best European livery isn't a locomotive this year, mind that of a Vectron . It does look not only smart, but the part too!

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) BWEGT (BR 612)

4th - Old MBTA (F40PH-3C)

Released: Friday 14th March 2025
Subscribers: 92



From my best European livery to my best American livery this year. What a livery! I think I know what's done it though. See the weathering under the cab window? That is a new weathering technique I tried out for this livery. I haven't used it ever since, but I can see why you all love this livery, and probably want me to do something similar again in the future (with that technique) .

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) Old MBTA (F40PH-3C)

5th - ES9411 Koln (Duplex)

Released: Tuesday 21st January 2025
Subscribers: 83



Now, onto my second-best scenario this year! I didn't know you all love a stormy run in a TGV Duplex along a Schnellfahrstrecke? Jokes aside, this scenario captures everything about what SKA is all about. High-speed services from Eurostar (ex-Thalys) and DB Fernverkehr, regional services from DB Regio, S-Bahn services from S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr and also some freight services going to/from Belgium or further afield (Netherlands/France?).

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) ES9411 Köln (Duplex)


Now onto the other end of the scale. For this one I will exclude recently released mods as it is not fair on those because they have came out fairly recently so people may still be giving them a go .

Worst 5 releases in 2025:

5th - Farewell Budd-y P4 (M3)

Released: Thursday 20th March 2025
Subscribers: 10



You will see a common theme with my worst releases this year (so far)... they are all from the same scenario pack. Even though it is the best performing scenario of the pack, I'm going to suggest that it is the scenario length that is the problem. I try and make scenarios between 30 and 60 minutes in length. This scenario was 65 minutes in length, and it probably didn't have enough AI to cover that time period. That's on me as the creator, so apologies everyone for that.

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) Farewell Budd-y P4 (M3)

4th - Farewell Budd-y P5 (M3)

Released: Thursday 20th March 2025
Subscribers: 8



This scenario is definitely about the length again, but there's a story behind this one. So, there was supposed to be six scenarios in this pack, not five. Where did that sixth scenario go? Well, when I made the sixth scenario, it didn't save properly, so it deleted itself. The scenario had around 40 AI services in it, so I didn't want to risk the problem happening again. So, I combined the journeys from Scenarios 5 and 6 into just one scenario. Upon reflection, this was (definitely) the wrong direction to head in, as there was not enough AI to cover a scenario length twice as long as it should've been. What was a 40 minute scenario became a 90 minute scenario, just because one scenario didn't save. Moral of the story? Make sure any livery or scenario you do saves properly before you test it. I learnt that the hard way on this occasion...

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) Farewell Budd-y P5 (M3)

3rd - Farewell Budd-y P1 (M3)

Released: Thursday 20th March 2025
Subscribers: 6



This one is probably due to the lack of difficulty within the scenario. You don't encounter any red signals (that you have to slow down/stop for) until you pass Floral Park heading to Hicksville, or if there are any before that, they don't have as much of an effect on your service. If it was a bit harder, then I might be reaping in the rewards a bit.

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) Farewell Budd-y P1 (M3)


2nd - Farewell Budd-y P3 (M3)

Released: Thursday 20th March 2025
Subscribers: 5



Scenario 3 is about the amount of AI featured. My counter-argument to that is; it's off-peak. Of course it isn't going to be as busy as Scenario 1 is for example. The Long Beach branch has 1tph off-peak, compared to 2tph in the peak (IIRC). I even used a realistic LIRR service schedule for each branch to try and get the AI frequency as accurately as possible for all five (supposed to be six) scenarios.

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) Farewell Budd-y P3 (M3)


1st - Farewell Budd-y P2 (M3)

Released: Thursday 20th March 2025
Subscribers: 4



I am quite shocked to see Farewell Budd-y P2 as my worst scenario in 2025 so far being three months since release. I have a strong feeling this is down to two factors; the lack of difficulty discussed for Scenario 1, and also the lack of AI discussed for Scenario 3. These two factors congregate into one, making a fairly boring scenario, hence the lower subscriber count .

Also, I remember that I had to rush the CC release of this scenario pack, so had the release process been smoother, I think it would've done a bit better. This is something I have rectified prior to the release of the WCML South SP at the end of July (by releasing one scenario per day, instead of all six scenarios at once).

Creators Club: Creators Club - (TG08) Farewell Budd-y P2 (M3)


Overall Round-Up and Conclusion:
So, a scenario pack in the bottom 5 and three liveries + two scenarios in the top 5, very strange but also really interesting at the same time. I do need to improve on how I go around doing scenario packs in future, to make sure that I have enough time to release them in a proper manner.

I hope you enjoyed this one, let me know if I should do one later in the year to see if anything changes .

I've been TG08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day and I'll see you in mid-July after I return from my holiday. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, now that I have returned from my two-week break, I'm here to announce my next livery from the Creators Club Roadmap, EWS on the Class 08 from Northern Trans-Pennine .


Livery Name: EWS
Route: Northern Trans-Pennine (Heavy Freight Pack)
Train: Class 08 BLU
Route covered: N/A
Duration (to make the livery): 30mins
Difficulty: N/A
Scenario Storyline: N/A


WIP shots await...





Here it is, the EWS livery on the Gronk. Yep, there's weathering on this one...





Here's the side view of the livery. Pretty well done don't you think?





Here's a look at the rear as well... the weathering is more evident here . I didn't overdo it this time ...


And here it is towing around my other EWS liveried loco, a Class 37:







Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) EWS (08)


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 .

 

Good morning all, me again... Something rather special happened during my two-week break that needs announcing...

2 years ago, I released a Northern livery for the MML Class 158. It has been slowly trickling in subscribers, and has even been used in other creators' work before (especially recently, but I'll get onto that shortly).

Now... 2 years later, it has come to the point where I can announce for the first time ever:

NORTHERN TRAINS (158) HAS REACHED 1000 SUBSCRIBERS!!!

I mean, getting 1000 subscribers on 66523 Weathered was unexpected. However, due to the reason I'll get onto in a second, this livery has joined it in my so-called "1K Club", so thank you to those who follow my projects and download them ingame for your viewing pleasure. The reason why this livery has reached 1000 subscribers before the likes of 66789? Well, a massive shoutout and thank you goes to Al#6806 (or South West Scenarios for their TSC content) for including this livery in their vast (and growing) collection of West Coast Main Line: Preston-Carlisle scenarios (all set in the modern era). So thank you for making my dream come true . What livery shall be next to get to this feat? GBRf '66789'? MRCE Vectron? FLIXTRAIN Vectron? Get subscribing folks to find out .




Three cheers for this simple, yet effective livery... hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray, hip hip... hooray!



Thank you all,
TrainGeek08, a happy content creator in the world of TSW.

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, 1M63 HFD-BHM on Birmingham Cross-City .

*Scenario was made prior to the announcement of Rivet Games' WMR & XC Class 170 Pack, so the scenario will feature CC liveries instead of the upcoming licensed examples.*


Scenario Name: 1M63 HFD-BHM
Route: Birmingham Cross-City
Train: Class 170 ScR
Route covered: Bromsgrove to Birmingham New Street
Duration: 25-30mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive 1-Mike-63 from Bromsgrove to Birmingham New Street having come from Hereford. Your only stop between Bromsgrove and New Street today is University. You might catch up to a service heading to Four Oaks and may have to follow it to New Street.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service awaiting departure from Bromsgrove. It has started raining at this point .





Well... we're going a bit slower than usual, due to being held up behind a stopping service from Redditch to Four Oaks.





Nice crossover of WMR diesel and electric traction here .





We've made it to University at least... will we make it to New Street? (You do, just in case you are wondering...)


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 1M63 HFD-BHM (170)

Required Livery Link: Creators Club - West Midlands Class 170 by Wills
Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - CrossCountry Class 170 Weathered by Spike



I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

When the XC/WMR 170 pack comes out, do you plan on keeping the 170’s in this scenario, will you replace the 170 models, or mix and match? I’m really curious

 

We'll see. It would be more realistic to have the 170s from the official pack in, but the scenario will release with CC liveries (on the 170s) in the meantime. If I remember (and if I do get the pack), then I'll swap them out .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next livery from my Creators Club Roadmap, Air Europa on the BR 423 from Hauptstrecke Munchen-Augsburg .

Well... that's what I should've been announcing.

So, it turns out that either a) the Air Europa livery exists, but reference material is tricky to access, or b) it doesn't exist at all. This cannot run in TG08 HQ, but luckily, one of my side projects has been drafted in to save the day!


Let's try that intro again...


Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, 1B67 CLE-MIA on (the recently-released) Manchester Airport Commuter .


Scenario Name: 1B67 CLE-MIA
Route: Manchester Airport Commuter
Train: Class 170 ScR
Route covered: Stockport to Manchester Airport (via Manchester Piccadilly)
Duration: 35mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Take over 1-Bravo-67 at Stockport to continue its journey to Manchester Airport (via Manchester Piccadilly). You will be following trains in and out of Piccadilly today, as the morning peak comes to a close. As long as you don't SPAD, you shall make it through with zero issues!


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service awaiting departure from Stockport whilst a CrossCountry service boards passengers before it departs for Piccadilly.





Now arriving into Piccadilly's station throat, but first; we pass a Class 390 'Pendolino' bound for London Euston (via Stoke-on-Trent) near Longsight, whilst an Airbus A350 is spotted in the distance getting ready to land at its final destination of Manchester Airport. Nice sunrise too!





We have arrived at Manchester Piccadilly, and have 5 minutes here. Within those 5 minutes of sitting on Platform 9, we have been joined by a pair of Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 DMUs terminating on P10 with a service from the Welsh capital (Cardiff).





My favourite one of the lot! As we pass Longsight again on our way to the Airport (having reversed in Piccadilly), we pass a pair of Class 350 'Desiro' EMUs on a service from the Airport up to Glasgow Central (via the WCML). Note the XC HST in the background (looking rather ominous) whilst working its service from Manchester to Bristol Temple Meads (via Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa).


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 1B67 CLE-MIA (170)

REQUIRED LIVERIES:

CLASS 142:
Creators Club - Northern Rail Class 142 (Very Detailed} by Tomhill

CLASS 150:
Creators Club - Old Northern Class 150/2 by CossieJosh

CLASS 158:
Creators Club - Class 158 Arriva Revised by hello

CLASS 170:
Creators Club - Class 170 First TransPennine Express by ZammyTrainz

CLASS 323:
Creators Club - Northern Rail 323 MGP by Julieg

CLASS 350:
Creators Club - First TransPennine Express Class 350 by RMack

CLASS 390:
Creators Club - Virgin Pendolino 390012 Class 390 by Spike
Creators Club - Class 390 Virgin Pendolino by LaZeRJET

HIGH SPEED TRAIN (CLASS 43):
Creators Club - CrossCountry 43285 Weathered Class 43 HST by Spike
Creators Club - CrossCountry 43378 Weathered Class 43 HST by Spike


I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

I'm very interested to see this . It looks very well presented. I've always struggled with scenarios so I like how this is of a similar quality to a working TT.

 

Funny you should say that Josh. I used the December 2014 WTT to create this scenario .

 

Really? Well I look forward to it all the same. I haven't got Manchester Commuter yet, but I'll certainly put it in my wish list now

 

Developer's Insight: 1B67 CLE-MIA (170)

Hello everyone, TrainGeek08 here, and I have something rather different for you tonight. I want to share an insight into how I use Network Rail's published Working Timetables to create accurate scenarios i.e. 1B67 CLE-MIA on Manchester Airport Commuter above.


I have got some annotated screenshots of the Dec 2014 WTT (which contains the route between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly (via both branches, and in both directions)). I'll be explaining quite a bit, in the hope that it gives you all some helpful advice on how to effectively use WTT's when creating a realistic scenario. And yes, this will be split over two posts due to the length in which I will be explaining things.

Without further ado, let's get into it:

• As you can see, service 1B67 is highlighted in red as this is the player service. You may be wondering why I chose this service in the first place? So, in the screenshot above, see the service highlighted in green (2N22)? It leaves Heaton Chapel at 08:50, which is a couple of minutes before we leave Stockport. The goal is to create a scenario where it captures the busyness of the morning peak drawing to a close. Which brings me onto my next point; routing (or pathing if you prefer).
• So, highlighted in dark blue is the term "SL" at Slade Lane Junction. This means that both 2N22 and 1B67 are due to stay on the Slow Line between Slade Lane Jn and Ardwick Jn. This is something to bear in mind when putting paths down in the Scenario Planner. Luckily on MAC, the paths state whether they go "via Fast" or "via Slow". In this case, you would select the path "via Slow", as both services are on the Slow Line. Same applies at Ardwick Jn (underlined in light blue), but we have now an "EL" and a "FL". EL stands for East Line and FL stands for Fast Line. The path should already route you via these lines within Piccadilly's station throat anyway, so don't worry too much on those.
• Headcodes then; these are only important for identifying which train a service is. An example of this is 2S17. You would use these when you are naming your services within SP before you create your service. If you want scenarios to be accurate, you have to make sure that the headcode is as per the WTT, and also the timings are as close as possible (TSW has 5 minute intervals, this does need changed to 1 minute intervals at least...).
• One final thing on this screenshot; always look at what each diagram is rostered to be worked by (highlighted in orange). If that train is in TSW, then spawn the service using that train e.g. 2N22 could be worked by a 150 because we have the 150 within TSW. The same cannot be said for 1H17, as we do not have a Voyager in the game (for now), so you would have to improvise. CrossCountry ran HSTs, there's a HST in TSW, so why not use that as a substitute?

• Again, headcodes are important here. See above for more detail.
• Platform numbers; now this is an important part of making a scenario 100% accurate, especially if you have a WTT to hand like we have. The numbers highlighted in dark blue (and yellow in the previous screenshot) are the platform from which that service will leave from. Within MAC, every platform at Manchester Piccadilly is available, which is a bonus! Look for the platform number you're after e.g. 2H94 departs from Platform 9 bound for Buxton.
• Train ordering then; the easiest way to do this is by looking at the WTT from left to right. I have started with 2S16 to Sheffield (underlined in red), and followed the WTT to the right until I reach 1A16 to London Euston (underlined in dark blue) which is when it moves onto the next page. Keep adding in services until your player service arrives into that terminus.
• Top tip: Start placing AI down at a terminus on the route e.g. Manchester Piccadilly on MAC or London Euston on WCMLS, because it would give you a gauge of how much AI goes through that terminus during the duration of the scenario. Let's take 1B67 as an example: as a minimum, I need to have AI at Piccadilly from at least 08:50 to 09:07 if the player is to see it.

• Top tip: Do not focus on trains that leave the station that you are departing from after you've left yourself. This is because: a) the player would (most likely) not see it in action, or b) that service would not have an impact on the running of the player service. An example is 2H72 (highlighted in dark pink), which leaves Piccadilly 11 minutes after 1B67 (player service, highlighted in red) leaves Piccadilly on its run towards the Airport. Hence why I've crossed those services out...
• However, there is a catch to doing the above technique. That only applies to trains which arrive and depart within the scenario duration (after 08:50). Any trains which arrived into Piccadilly before/at 08:50, are exempted from the above rule, and would be added in normally e.g. 1A17 to London Euston (which arrived into Piccadilly at 08:48), which departs at 09:15. Also, you may notice that some trains use Piccadilly to reverse. Again, these trains are exempted from the rule, because those services would likely start after the scenario duration at a different station i.e. 1B70 at Manchester Airport (dep. 08:55).

• You'll notice that some trains cross over Ardwick Jn at 08:50, but this is when the scenario starts? So, my advice on this concept is to start at the last station the train passed through e.g. Mauldeth Road (for services from Styal/Airport) or Levenshulme (for services via Stockport). It might be unrealistic, but unfortunately, you cannot spawn trains over junctions or at signals like you can in Train Simulator Classic for example (without the PC Editor anyway). This approach would be shared with trains going over Slade Lane Jn as well.
• The three services at Piccadilly highlighted in red would be spawned in the station platforms as they are within their turnaround time for their reversals (or in the case of 1D33 to Holyhead, it originates on P14, which is one of the through platforms).
• Onto an interesting conundrum; 2H11 terminates in P8 at 08:55, but when the scenario starts at 08:50, it is nearing Ardwick Jn (roughly passing Longsight Car. M.D.). Again, we cannot spawn trains on the move at speed, so we have to just spawn it in Piccadilly on P8 anyway. You could use the Mauldeth Road/Levenshulme approach mentioned earlier, or you could use this approach should you wish.
• Again, remember your route boundaries... don't bother adding any trains that leave Manchester Oxford Road or Deansgate at 08:50 onwards heading away from Piccadilly, as a) the route doesn't go that far, and b) those services are IRRELEVANT!

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Continued...

• Now, you've finished adding AI between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport/Manchester Airport, you now need to add AI going the other way. No scenario is complete without trains heading in the same direction as the player is. I mentioned earlier about busyness around Piccadilly; this is how you do it.
• Your eyes will automatically be drawn to the mainline traffic through Stockport, as it is the first station that appears from the top (after Edgeley Junction Nos. 1 & 2).
• Top tip for MAC scenarios: Do NOT forget about the Styal Line. The Styal Line has traffic as well, more so on the stretch from Manchester Airport to Mauldeth Road (highlighted in green), where you have extra services courtesy of First TransPennine Express (today's TransPennine Express) heading to destinations e.g. Cleethorpes, York or Scarborough.
• Manchester Airport's A's & B's: Manchester Airport's 4 platforms are split into A & B sections to allow trains to "stack". Northern's Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly services often do this. However, SP does not allow you to "stack" trains within the platform despite a) the length of the platform, and b) how short the trains that served Manchester Airport were at the time. My advice? Just spawn it in that platform, and disregard the whole A/B thing. Stacking cannot be done in SP, so don't get too bogged down if you see a service in Platform 2A and another service in Platform 2B. First come, first serve as they say.

• Route boundaries: See previous post for more detail.
• The route starts/ends (rather oddly) at Alderley Edge (underlined in light blue), one station south of (the more logical end point) Wilmslow (underlined in dark blue). However, not all services stop at Alderley Edge, most notably intercity services courtesy of Virgin Trains and Arriva Trains Wales (today's Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales respectively). This is something to bear in mind; luckily this route has portals! There is a portal called "Chelford DOWN" that has paths that skip Alderley Edge and stop at Wilmslow P1 & P3, hence allowing VT & ATW services to run properly within the scenario.
• How to think of the two branches: MAC has two branches; one via Styal and Heald Green, and the other via Stockport. Services with an H in them go via Stockport (think H for Handforth), whereas services with an A in them go via the Airport (think A for Airport). H = Handforth (via Stockport), A = Airport (via Styal + Heald Green).

• You'll notice that there is a service (1L06) in Platform 0 at Stockport just after another service (2K28) in Platform 1 leaves Stockport. Luckily, like with Manchester Piccadilly, all platforms (minus the bay platform 3A) are accessible at Stockport. However, I did something rather cheeky... I spawned 1L06 at Heaton Chapel to mimic a small delay to the service. I mean, it worked with zero issues, so that is something that you could do in regards to delays .
• Services ending at Wilmslow and not stopping at Alderley Edge: See above for more detail.
• Route boundaries: See previous post for more detail. DO NOT do the Buxton Line. If you want Buxton, go on Peak Forest .
• Remember K = Stockport (goes through Handforth) and A = Airport!
• Train allocations: See previous post for more detail.

One final tip from me: Remember to download the freight WTT as well to have a look if any freight trains run during your scenario. Accuracy is everything here!



WTT Links for Dec 2014:

Passenger: 2014-12 WTT CM | Network Rail Corporate Archive
Freight: 2014-12 WTT CZ | Network Rail Corporate Archive


I really hope you found all of that helpful. This took me a lot of time to do, so if you do have any questions about anything discussed in this insight, then post them below. If you want me to do this again in the future, then do let me know below too .

I've been TG08 as always, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Good work Mr Geek it's great to see how you put so much effort into your scenarios (especially as I just bung anything into mine).

The paths situation on the Airport route isn't great (you might want to read my post in the main forum where I dissect this particular route) as you can't access Longsight, Stockport sidings, the other depot on the Glossop line or other portals. I wish DTG would give more thought to that.

 

I appreciate the kind words .

Not having access to the depots/sidings is a bit of a pain, as it reduces some service variety for scenarios e.g. an ECS from Ardwick to Manchester Airport in a FTPE Class 350 (via a reversal at Manchester Piccadilly) (if set in Dec 2014). But it should be something that DTG take note of and pass onto ATS for a future update (possibly).

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce the WCML South scenario pack from my Creators Club Roadmap .

First... some background info for the pack:

This scenario pack is meant to replicate the WCML South as it was during 2013. I have used the May 2013 WTT to place down all of the AI services you see in the scenarios. The scenarios aren't designed to be too difficult, but are meant to capture the service frequency during that year. I've thrown in adverse weather in most of the scenarios to make it harder on that front (as a compromise).

Operators:
Virgin Trains
London Midland
Southern
London Overground
London Underground
Caledonian Sleeper

Each TOC has one scenario each within the pack, so that you see the different operations in action.



NOTE: This announcement will be split over two posts, as there is a lot to announce... (all required liveries will be put at the end!)


THE FORMATION(S): (Used only in Scenario 5)

Formation Name: BR 101 + Mk3s (WCMLs)
Route: Expert DB BR 101 Loco Add-On/West Coast Main Line Over Shap (Preston-Carlisle)
Train: DB BR 101 Expert





Formation Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) BR 101 + Mk3s (WCMLs)


THE SCENARIO(S):

Scenario Name: 1R09 WVH-EUS
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: Class 390/0 AWC
Route covered: Milton Keynes Central to London Euston (full route)
Duration: 35mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive 1-Romeo-09 from Milton Keynes Central to London Euston as the morning peak begins to ramp up. Don't expect greens the whole way into Euston either... as you end up following some Desiros into the capital.



Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our tilting machine at Milton Keynes Central, awaiting departure to Euston, having endured a journey from Wolverhampton .





A beautiful shot of our train passing through a well-famed trainspotting location; Linslade!





The three musketeers of the WCML South (Watford-London section) meet at Watford Junction. A varied mix of intercity, regional and commuter in one shot .





On the approach into Euston now, we are crossing above the Slow and Watford DC Lines. That livery looks awesome against the morning sun, right?


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) 1R09 WVH-EUS (390)


Scenario Name: 2A15 HRW-ZEL
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: 1972 Tube Stock LU
Route covered: Harrow and Wealdstone to Kensal Green
Duration: 25mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive this evening Bakerloo Line service from Harrow and Wealdstone to Kensal Green, where another driver will take over for the run to Elephant and Castle. It is stormy out there, so be careful to avoid wheelslip.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our Tube train in the siding at Harrow & Wealdstone. We need to shunt into the station to begin our service towards Elephant & Castle.





An all too familiar sight for Bakerloo Line Tube drivers... being overtaken by mainline traffic (illustrated here by an LM 350 from Crewe to Euston).





I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with W... Oh wait; it's foggy . An outline will have to do on this occasion...





Choose your weapon: Overground or Underground? Tube Stock or Capitalstar?


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) 2A15 HRW-ZEL (72TS)


Scenario Name: 2T35 EUS-TRI
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: Class 350/1 LNWR
Route covered: London Euston to Tring
Duration: 50mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive 2-Tango-35 from London Euston to Tring during a snow storm. Be careful with power/brake inputs, as you don't want the train to wheelslip. Also do regular 'running brake tests' to make sure the brakes don't ice over...


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our train in the nation's capital, ready to embrace the snow up to Tring.





The dream team meet again on the WCML... Can't have a Pendolino without a Desiro can you? Not in 2013 ya can't !





More Pendolino, Capitalstar and Desiro action at Watford Junction... nothing to see here!





Allie Allie Allie! Of course 390104 had to show up eh? Of course it did...


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) 2T35 EUS-TRI (350)


Continued on Post 2...

 

Continued...

Scenario Name: 2C20 WFJ-EUS
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: Class 378 LO
Route covered: Watford Junction to London Euston (full route)
Duration: 1hr
Difficulty: 1
Scenario Storyline: Drive 2-Charlie-20 from Watford Junction to London Euston along the Watford DC Lines. The Bakerloo Line is on strike today, so you may see some 72 Stock parked up at the depot and sidings along the route.


Anyway, WIP shots await...




Here is our service at Watford Junction, as "Allie" decides to show up again... Leave us alone 104!





Two Capitalstars meet at Harlesden with no Bakerloo Line trains bothering them today .





We pass Willesden T.M.D.'s resident shunter, but London Midland couldn't resist photobombing the shot, could they? They have managed to sneak in the shot in the top left corner... Cheeky!





Racing a Pendolino into Euston isn't an everyday sight... must've been running late or something .


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) 2C20 WFJ-EUS (378)


Scenario Name: 1S26 EUS-GLC
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: DB BR 101 Expert
Route covered: London Euston to Watford Junction
Duration: 15-20mins
Difficulty: 1
Scenario Storyline: Drive the Lowlander sleeper service from London Euston to Watford Junction, where another driver will take it northwards towards Scotland.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our sleeper train in Platform 2 at Euston (because somebody over there took Platform 1). We need to be careful departing here, as we don't want to awake any sleeping passengers...





It's a bit dark out isn't it? Can't see a thing!





It's a bit quiet tonight... not a surprise really, judging we're a sleeper train. They only run at night .





Don't you just love when you are doing double the speed of a Watford DC Line service, despite being a sleeper service?


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) 1S26 EUS-GLC (90)


Scenario Name: 2O51 MKC-SCY
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: Class 377/2 SN
Route covered: Milton Keynes Central to Wembley Central
Duration: 50mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive this slightly delayed Southern service from Milton Keynes Central to Wembley Central, where another driver will take over. It is another wet day today, so be careful on the power/brake controls, as these Electrostars are very good at slipping...


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our train at MKC, ready to leave bound for South Croydon (via the WCML, WLL & BML).





"This 350 is beating us... it's not fair! (above). And the Pendolinos aren't much nicer either, as they run at higher speeds (below)."








More Pendolino action just south of Watford Junction. I like this shot personally, don't you all agree on that?


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08-WCMLSP1) 2O51 MKC-SCY (377)


Required Liveries:
CLASS 170:
Creators Club - 170 Overground by JasonPFC

CLASS 350:
Creators Club - LM 350 Desiro by Julieg

CLASS 390:
Creators Club - Virgin Pendolino 390 012 Class 390 by Spike
Creators Club - Virgin Alstom 390 104 Class 390/1 Pendolino by Spike
Creators Club - Virgin 390 119 Class 390/1 Pendolino by Spike
Creators Club - Alstom Pendolino 390 054 by Spike
Creators Club - Class 390 Virgin Pendolino by LaZeR JET

MK3:
Creators Club - MK3 Sleeper WCML by Hensation



I hope you are all excited for this pack to release! I'm TG08 as usual, and I'll see you for the next announcement, until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, 1Z58 LIV-PNZ on West Cornwall Local .

THE FORMATION(S):

Formation Name: 47 + Mk1 + 47 (WCL)
Route: Northern Trans-Pennine/Spirit of Steam
Train: Class 47/4 BLU





Formation Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 47 + Mk1s + 47 (WCL)
Required Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) WCR (Normal) by TrainGeek08


THE SCENARIO:

Scenario Name: 1Z58 LIV-PNZ
Route: West Cornwall Local
Train: Class 47/4 BLU
Route covered: Truro to Penzance
Duration: 35mins
Difficulty: 1
Scenario Storyline: Drive Compass Tours' 'Cornish Riviera Express' from Truro to Penzance on this warm summer's day. Traction today is top-and-tailing WCRC Class 47s with Mk1s sandwiched between.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our railtour at Truro, awaiting departure to Penzance on this clear June day .





A beautiful shot of our train travelling along the quiet Cornish Main Line .





Another nice shot of the whole train passing through a disused station between Camborne and Hayle.





Full thrash over Hayle Viaduct goes 1Z58! Let's hope it gets to Penzance on time...


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 1Z58 LIV-PNZ (47)

Required Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) WCR (Normal) by TrainGeek08
Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - FGW Class 150 Local Lines livery by James
Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - Weathered FGW 43009 by Craig


I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next livery from the Creators Club Roadmap, 47077 'NORTH STAR' on the Class 47 from West Somerset Railway .


Livery Name: 47077 'NORTH STAR'
Route: West Somerset Railway
Train: Class 47 GRN
Route covered: N/A
Duration (to make the livery): 1hr 30mins
Difficulty: N/A
Scenario Storyline: N/A


WIP shots await...





Here it is, 47077 'NORTH STAR' in BR Blue. All markings and railings are accurate to the real thing.





Here's the side view. Pretty well done don't you think? I've even included the loco information table with the weight, brake force, ETH index etc. on this livery .





Here's a look at the rear as well... Clean and spotless this time; no weathering on this livery. Didn't want to ruin it .


And here it is applying its trade on its home route before it heads northwards to the Moors of North Yorkshire:






Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 47077 'NORTH STAR' (47)


I want to commemorate this livery to a fellow livery creator within the community; dave55007. He has recently reached the milestone of 1,000 uploads on Creator's Club (and I believe he is the first to do so) and is well on his way to reaching 1,000 liveries as well. I've already offered my congratulations, but this one is for you Dave .

Dave's thread (for those interested in more BR content): Liveries - Pinzadave's Livery Creation Thread | Dovetail Games Forums


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 .

 

Wow, did not expect that at all! Thank you for you generous words - and the plug - and know the liveries will keep on coming.

 

Hello everyone, TG08 here, and today I just want to say that the WCML South Scenario Pack 1 has been well-received by the community! Thank you all for subscribing to those scenarios (as I spent quite a while making them all for you to enjoy).

Subscriber Counts (as of today):
1R09 WVH-EUS (390) - 107 subscribers
2A15 HRW-ZEL (72TS) - 14 subscribers
2T35 EUS-TRI (350) - 29 subscribers
2C20 WFJ-EUS (378) - 46 subscribers
1S26 EUS-GLC (90) - 3 subscribers
2O51 MKC-SCY (377) - 13 subscribers (and counting)

It seems that releasing 1 scenario a day for 5-6 days is way better than releasing 5-6 scenarios in 1 day. I've learnt from my mistakes with the 'Farewell Budd-y' Scenario Pack earlier this year, and this approach is how scenario packs will be released going forwards. 1 scenario a day over the course of 5-6 days. (I might do a section within the Creators Club Roadmap next week where I debrief the scenario pack, and look at areas that I have found (whether it is positive or negative) that I could take into creating more scenario packs in the future).

Anyway, just a small one from me today, I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. So until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, Montauk to LIC on LIRR Commuter .

Well... that's what I should've been announcing.

So, what happened?
The scenario was created, but I kept having issues with either a) the player train going "off path" (when it wasn't), which forced a red signal on me just around the corner from Jamaica, or b) the AI train ahead of the player going "off path" around Sunnyside Yard, hence blocking the player from being able to cross onto the line to head towards Hunterspoint Avenue. I had tested it about 5 times and these issues kept occurring, so I've decided to replace it with the last-remaining side project on the CC Roadmap; Southern Midland on London Commuter.


Let's try that intro again...


Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, Southern Midland on London Commuter .


Scenario Name: Southern Midland
Route: London Commuter
Train: Class 350/1 LNWR
Route covered: East Croydon to Wandsworth Common
Duration: 20mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Welcome onboard 2-Mike-46, the 15:10 Southern service to Milton Keynes Central, which you will take as far as Wandsworth Common, where another driver will take over for the run along the West London Line and further afield. However, your train is one of the subleased 350 units from London Midland, so enjoy the different experience on this rare occasion.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service awaiting departure from a rather busy East Croydon, along with two Southern 377s, and a First Capital Connect 377 .





We are now at Thornton Heath, where we cross with the regular traction for this service, that being some 377 'Electrostar' units. However, due to stock shortages on FCC, Southern leased their 377/2s to FCC until they obtained their own 377/5s.





"Please mind the closing doors!"





Another crossover shot between our Desiro and an AI Electrostar. Imagine how weird it would been to see London Midland trains on the Brighton Main Line?


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) Southern Midland (350)

Required Livery Link: Creators Club - LM 350 Desiro by Julieg
Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - FCC by NJTE



I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

(Copied from my October CC Roadmap)

"WCML South Scenario Pack 1 Debrief:
So, I put a post up on my Releases and Updates thread discussing how well the WCML South Scenario Pack 1 had done and I mentioned this line; "I might do a section within the Creators Club Roadmap next week where I debrief the scenario pack, and look at areas that I have found (whether it is positive or negative) that I could take into creating more scenario packs in the future."

Well, this is that segment of the Roadmap...


Positives:

• The approach to release one scenario per day instead of all of them at once: I think this helped as it could've kept players guessing about what scenario was next (if they don't know of my thread on the forums).
• Subscriber counts: In general, they are way better than the 'Farewell Budd-y' pack I released back in March. It makes me feel proud that my hard work on this pack has paid off and has allowed players to be teleported back in time to how the WCML was back in 2013.
• 1R09 WVH-EUS (390): This has joined my top 5 mods of the year within a week of release! Many factors have contributed to why this scenario is really popular; time of day (sunrise), AI consistency and the gradual approach into the adverse signals from the Harrow and Wealdstone area all the way into Euston itself.

Negatives:

• Inconsistent release times: The reason why 1S26 EUS-GLC isn't doing well is because I released the scenario earlier (on that day) than all of the rest of the scenarios in the pack. Going forwards, I want to make the release time more consistent, because then it would give all scenarios a fair chance of being played and gain subscribers on Creators Club.
• Lack of difficulty: The scenarios were designed with timetable authenticity in mind, but not difficulty. Could I include 'dynamic events' within the scenario to add a bit of a story to the scenario? (more on that in the next segment) However, the flip side of this is that a lack of difficulty could be why my scenarios in that pack have done better. Something for me to weigh up behind-the-scenes I suppose."

If any of you have played the scenarios within the pack, and want to share anything you've noticed that needs brought to my attention (positive or negative), then post it down below and I'll get back to you whenever I can. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time. So until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

(Copied from my October CC Roadmap)


"Do I include 'dynamic events' i.e. broken down trains or delays into my scenarios?
In this last segment, I want to elaborate more on the point regarding 'dynamic events', and whether they would be welcomed into my scenarios. Before I do, I want to make clear that if I end up doing 'dynamic events', then it will not be in every scenario, but they may be included in every one in three scenarios for example.

Signal failures, broken down trains, points failures you name it. They occur everyday somewhere on the GB rail network, so why not 'include' it within a scenario (or pretend to)?

Here's an example:

There is a signal failure at Burnage on the Styal Line disrupting trains travelling from Manchester Airport towards Manchester Piccadilly. You will drive a service from Manchester Airport towards Piccadilly, and be delayed as multiple trains ahead of you are awaiting this signal failure to be resolved as well as you (as the player). It allows for the scenario to have a 'storyline'/'narrative' attached to it, like how DTG's official scenarios have a narrative that it follows.


So, I repeat my initial question; do I include 'dynamic events' i.e. broken down trains or delays into my scenarios or not?"


I want to hear your opinions on this idea, as it is you (the community) that is playing the scenarios, all I do is create it, test it, and share it with you all. Is this something that you all would like me to do, or are you happy with the scenarios as they are? I'm TrainGeek08 as usual, and enjoy the rest of your day, until next time, it's goodbye from me .

 

Thank you! Really appreciate the scenario. Too bad it's not possible to annotate in the Club interface or search by author in the TSW5 interface. Thanks again.

 

No worries . Glad you enjoyed the scenario, even if it released last year .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, 9R18 PAD-RDG on Great Western Express .

THE FORMATION(S):

Formation Name: Class 345 (NLL)
Route: Suffragette Line
Train: Class 710 LO





Formation Link: Creators Club - Class 345 (NLL) by MichaelPlant



THE SCENARIO:

Scenario Name: 9R18 PAD-RDG
Route: Great Western Express
Train: Class 710 LO
Route covered: London Paddington to Reading (full route)
Duration: 50-55mins
Difficulty: 1
Scenario Storyline: Drive 9-Romeo-18, the 05:48 Elizabeth Line service from London Paddington (High Level) to Reading, as the morning service is preparing to begin. The line at this time of morning should be quite quiet, so take a pleasant journey into Berkshire.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our Aventra at Paddington, awaiting departure towards Reading .





"Purple Train, Purple Train... I only want to see you riding on the Purple Train!" (guess the reference)





It had to happen at some point... GWR had to introduce themselves just as we were approaching Hayes & Harlington...





Potential thumbnail on CC? Just as we've left Taplow on the GWML, the sun begins its ascent into the sky . (A pity that the remaster isn't out yet eh?)


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) 9R18 PAD-RDG (345)

Required Livery Link: Creators Club - GWR 800/0 IET (Highly Detailed) (Made By SR) by TrainFan
Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - GWR 802/1 IET (Highly Detailed) (Made By SR) by TrainFan
Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - Class 387/1 Heathrow Express by BenMacca
Required Livery 4 Link: Creators Club - GWR 387/1 (Detailed) (Made By SR) by TrainFan
Required Livery 5 Link: Creators Club - Elizabeth Line 345/0 (Detailed) (Made By SR) by TrainFan


I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next livery from the Creators Club Roadmap, GBRf '66783' on the Class 66 from Southeastern High Speed .


Livery Name: GBRf '66783'
Route: Southeastern High Speed
Train: Class 66 EWS
Route covered: N/A
Duration (to make the livery): 1hr 50mins
Difficulty: N/A
Scenario Storyline: N/A


WIP shots await...





Here it is, 66783 in its Biffa Waste livery. All markings and railings* are accurate to the real locomotive.





Here's the side view. The logo is made out of shapes instead of generic text* on this one. It even features its 'The Flying Dustman' nameplate, a nod to A3 Pacific 60103 'Flying Scotsman'.





Here's a look at the rear as well... Clean and spotless again; no weathering on this livery. Didn't want to ruin it .


And here it is with its friends (in other words, my other GBRf 66 liveries; 66301 'Drax 50 Years', 66708 'Glory to Ukraine' and 66789 'British Rail 1948-1997') at Central Square under the starlit sky:




*will do a follow-up post explaining more about these techniques, which I think will be really helpful to you all.


Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) GBRf '66783' (66)


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 . I'll leave you with the above picture again of the four GBRf 66s lined up, but this time at sunset .

 

what a possibly smelly shed!

 

Hello everybody, I wanted to do this follow-up post following the announcement of GBRf '66783' as I have used a couple of techniques in that livery that I think would be quite helpful to know how to do. It will only be two, but they are still important tips to consider as a livery creator sometimes.

Technique 1: Handrails on the cab of the train

This technique is one that I have only learned whilst making 47077 'NORTH STAR' (in the last week or so), despite me making liveries for how many years now? In order to get the handrail on the cab to look like this:



instead of this... (where the white projects behind the actual handrail itself) (in the below image, you have to look really closely to see what I mean ).



...you need to make the layer on the roof of the locomotive, and move/scale it down to the cab and adjust accordingly to fit the dimensions of the railing itself. That way, you will not have a strange white line across the front of your locomotive when observed from a closer angle. It is a real life saver if you know this technique, as it eliminates any projection issues that you may encounter if making the layer from the front/side of the locomotive.



Technique 2: Using shapes to create words instead of generic text/lettering

The second technique is one that I have done in the past, but only once before doing it on 66783; making text out of shapes, instead of using the text in game. Sometimes you have to do this, as the amount of fonts available in game is very limited and because of how certain brand logos are designed. Here's a comparison between text made out of shapes, and generic text (lettering):


Shapes:




Text (lettering):




A clear night and day difference here. Again, this technique is one to know how to do, just in case you want to make/you come across a livery that has a logo that cannot be made using lettering. Just beware though; doing this technique will take lots of time, as you need to do each individual letter by using multiple shapes and scaling them to the correct size.


Anyway, I hope you found those techniques helpful! 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 from my Creators Club Roadmap, ICE1917 Koln on Linke Rheinstrecke .


Scenario Name: ICE1917 Koln
Route: Linke Rheinstrecke
Train: DB BR 403 'ICE3'
Route covered: Mainz Hbf to Koblenz Hbf (full route)
Duration: 50-55mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive ICE1917 between Mainz and Koblenz, where another driver will take over for the final leg into Koln. You will catch up to a Regional service around the Boppard area, so be vigilant on the signals between there and Koblenz. The weather has also added an extra curveball for you as well...


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service departing from Mainz Hbf as it begins its journey along the Linke Rheinstrecke to Koblenz (via Bingen) .





How about an ICE and IC crossover at Ingelheim?





This shot does look a bit mean with the angle I've gone with...





(Let's just ignore the fact that it's a) out of season, and b) it is snowing... (above and below)). Anyway, here's our train passing Sankt Goar (and the mastery reward for this route)!






Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) I C E 1917 Köln (BR 403)



I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my next scenario from my Creators Club Roadmap, RJ257 Graz on the Semmeringbahn .

This scenario is the sequel to RJ256 Berlin, which was my best scenario last year .


Scenario Name: RJ257 Graz
Route: Semmeringbahn
Train: ÖBB BR 1116
Route covered: Wiener Neustadt to Mürzzuschlag (full route)
Duration: 1hr-1hr 5mins
Difficulty: 2
Scenario Storyline: Drive RJ257 (bound for Graz) between Wiener Neustadt and Mürzzuschlag, where another driver will take over. You will catch up to an R 91 service around Semmering, but it shouldn't be too much of a hinderance to your journey today. Traction is a Railjet BR 1116 'Taurus' on this snowy journey up the Semmeringbahn.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service awaiting departure from Wiener Neustadt under the surveillance of several Talent 1 units...





Which livery suits the Taurus better? The Railjet one, or the ÖBB one? Anyway, we're passing through Payerbach-Reichenau as we begin our ascent into the mountains .





Crossing with RJ256 in the mountains here! Last year that would've been you at the controls passing RJ257... How strange is that?





I've been waiting ages to get this shot. Looks a bit ominous don't you think? If only there was a train coming towards us heading back down the Semmeringbahn at this moment...


Also, try and spot some nods to RJ256 Berlin too... some things may be similar . The screenshots give two answers away already.


Scenario Link: Creators Club - (TG08) RJ257 Graz (BR 1116)

Required Livery Link: Creators Club - R.A.I.L.J.E.T [Ö.B.B 1116] by NeTroX
Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - BMZ R.A.I.L.J.E.T [NTX] by NeTroX
Required Livery 3 Link: Creators Club - Cityjet Talent 1 by Fox


I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello everyone, I hope you all enjoyed Dovetail Direct, and are looking forward to the core routes and locos coming to TSW6! I'm here to explain what content is coming out on TSW5, and what content will release on TSW6.


IN TSW5:

S - Linke Rheinstrecke: ICE1917 Koln Hbf (BR 403) - Wednesday 27th August 2025
S - Semmeringbahn: RJ257 Graz Hbf (BR 1116) - Tuesday 2nd September 2025
L - Birmingham Cross-City: London Midland (323) - Sunday 7th September 2025
S/F - Edinburgh-Glasgow: 2P77 EDB-DBL (385) - Thursday 11th September 2025
L - Schnellfahrstrecke Koln-Aachen: CAPTRAIN (BR 187) - Tuesday 16th September 2025
S - Harlem Line: 7621 Southeast (M7A) - Saturday 20th September 2025



IN TSW6:

L - Rapid Transit: Alex (BR 182) - Saturday 4th October 2025
S - Hauptstrecke Munchen-Augsburg: ICE883 Munchen (BR 401) - Sunday 12th October 2025
S - Cathcart Circle: 2M84 GLC-NTN (380) - Thursday 16th October 2025
L - East Coast Main Line: DB '66099' (66) - Tuesday 21st October 2025
S/F - West Coast Main Line South: 9G26 EUS-BHM (805) - Monday 27th October 2025

Key:
L - Livery
S - Scenario
F - Formation (included in scenario)


So no changes then... TSW6 releases exactly where I wanted it. So for those wondering why there was a 2-week gap between releases (around late September), then this is why. It allows me to get TSW6 and to install all of my DLC and still be in a decent timeframe to create that Alex livery ready for release in early October.


Just a quick one from me today. I've been TG08 as always, are you excited for TSW6? I certainly am anyway. Enjoy the rest of your day, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

I am! I can’t wait to potentially have Leander on an actual Cornish Riviera Express or Cornishman powering on the Devon banks, especially Hemerdon, bit more realistic for the West Cornwall Steam Railtour pack from Rivet.
Heck it might be one of my first Scenarios for TSW6, who knows?
And before you ask, yes I will have a class 47 or 37 on the rear, maybe even 2 if 1 47 isn’t enough. Only as backup.

 

That's great to hear Tom . That idea does sound good on paper, let's hope it is as good on the Riviera Line on TSW6 .

Having a diesel on the rear is pretty realistic for most steam-hauled railtours, as they normally provide ETH for the coaches, and can be used as a backup loco should the steam loco fail or if there is a steam ban in the summer months .

 

I believe they also use it for occasional banking?

 

That's true for some of the heavier loads on railtours .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my penultimate livery (to be released on TSW5) from the Creators Club Roadmap, London Midland on the Class 323 from Birmingham Cross-City .


Livery Name: London Midland
Route: Birmingham Cross-City
Train: Class 323 WMR
Route covered: N/A
Duration (to make the livery): 1hr 15mins
Difficulty: N/A
Scenario Storyline: N/A


WIP shots await...





Here it is, the London Midland livery on the Class 323. This livery does feature weathering this time .





Here's the back of the unit. All coach/unit numbers are present (except the middle coach, which has coach numbers automatically assigned to it within LD for some reason).





Here's a look at the side as well...

Now onto something I'm not happy about with this livery... The black is meant to go all the way around the windows, but because of the way I did it, it ends a little bit too short of the last window on each side. I have reflected on how I could execute this in the future to make it more accurate. However, you can see what I was trying to achieve though .


And here it is at Lichfield City ready to start a service on the Cross-City Line up to Redditch:







Livery Link: Creators Club - (TG08) London Midlands (323)


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 everyone, I want to address something that I (and maybe you) have found on Creators Club today.



I have just had a play-through of the scenario in question, and it doesn't have any relevance to me at all despite the scenario title.

• The scenario isn't made by me, but is made by someone else (in this case, Rikster#4670).
• The scenario doesn't feature any liveries created by me (if it did, then the scenario title might've made some sense).
• The scenario is a generic stopping service from Faversham to Rochester (skipping Newington) on SEHS with minimal AI in it.

I just wanted to address this straight away just in case anyone thought that either a) I released something that wasn't announced here, or b) it featured a livery of mine. I don't want any of you (or even myself) to be confused about a scenario called "TrainGeek" that isn't released by TrainGeek#2610 (me). Just remember, I put the (TG08) creator tag at the start of my releases to make it clearer which releases are mine.


I'm unsure of the purpose of the scenario whatsoever; is it designed to catch my attention (which it has), or has it been made by someone who follows my work (and wants to make me aware of it)? Anyhow, it isn't mine (nor has any relevance to my content in any way, shape or form), so I'd give it a pass personally (and wait until Tuesday for the release of RJ257 Graz by me ).

Just a quick (but urgent) one today, I'm TG08 as per usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my penultimate scenario (to be released on TSW5) from my Creators Club Roadmap, 2P77 EDB-DBL on ScotRail eXpress .

THE FORMATION(S):

Formation Name: 385/0 + 385/1 (EDN)
Route: ScotRail eXpress: Edinburgh-Glasgow
Train: Class 385 ScR





Formation Link:



THE SCENARIO:

Scenario Name: 2P77 EDB-DBL
Route: ScotRail eXpress: Edinburgh-Glasgow
Train: Class 385 ScR
Route covered: Edinburgh Waverley to Polmont
Duration: 30mins
Difficulty: 1
Scenario Storyline: Drive 2-Papa-77, the 22:03 ScotRail service to Dunblane between Edinburgh Waverley and Polmont, where another driver will take over. It is one of the last trains of the night to Dunblane, so ScotRail have treated you to a seven-car consist so you can get everyone home safely.


Anyway, WIP shots await...





Here is our service at Edinburgh Waverley, awaiting departure at 22:03 bound for Dunblane (via Polmont) .





Two different types of ScotRail EMU action meet at Haymarket. The newer AT200 is on the left, and the older 323 (masquerading as a 334 'Juniper') is on the right.





Nostalgic times here... the two eras of 21st century travel between Edinburgh and Glasgow meet again. Which is better; the Turbostar era, or the AT200 era?





"This is Linlithgow... This train is for Dunblane... The next station is Polmont." (say that in Fletcher Mathers' voice)


Scenario Link:

Required Livery Link: Creators Club - Inter7City 43169 Class 43 HST by Spike
Required Livery 2 Link: Creators Club - Saltire Class 334 by BDLhouston



I hope you are all looking forward to this release. I've been TG08 as usual, and I'll see you next time for another CC release announcement. Until then, it's goodbye from me .

 

So I guess these are either scrapped or planned for a later date?

 

Penultimate means second last .

The CAPTRAIN 187 will be the final livery to release on TSW5 and 7621 Southeast will be the final scenario to release on TSW5.

Hope this makes more sense .

 

OHHHHH, I genuinely thought “penultimate” meant final not second last for some reason. Don’t know how my brain managed to process that thought

 

Hello all, I'm here to announce my final livery (to be released on TSW5) from the Creators Club Roadmap, CAPTRAIN on the BR 187 from Schnellfahrstrecke Koln-Aachen .

Let me explain this then... I was halfway through the creation of the livery on the BR 187, and the model in LD seems to experience the same bug that my Fastline 66 had in August last year. This got me very irritated/frustrated .

So, I had to think of another livery to do...

In that case; may I present to you, the CAPTRAIN Euro Shed!


Livery Name: CAPTRAIN
Route: West Coast Main Line South
Train: Class 66 DB
Route covered: N/A
Duration (to make the livery): 1hr
Difficulty: N/A
Scenario Storyline: N/A


WIP shots await...





Here it is, the CAPTRAIN livery on the Class 66. This livery is heavily weathered ...





Here's the side of the loco. It does look weird trying to do the European technical information against a UK body profile. I'm not convinced about the logo though .





Here's a look at the back as well... more evidence of the weathering that I have given this locomotive .


And here it is at Bochum Gbf hauling a freight service towards Mulheim (Ruhr) Styrum:







Livery Link:


Anyway, I hope you are looking forward to this livery releasing (even though it wasn't on the loco you were expecting), 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 .

 

Regarding the Duration of the livery, do you just estimate the amount or do you time it and round it to the nearest 5 minutes?

 

I time it and round it to the nearest 5 minutes .