PC Player - Steam. I have all DLC, I see no 142 services on Crewe-Birmingham so this looks like a mod is adding the service?
I've never seen it either although I've never looked for it as I would not expect to see it. I suspect TFW would have cancelled the service rather than use a Pacer on it. I wonder if a Pacer has even been seen in Wolverhampton in revenue earning service? If so it would be a one off.
It's not a mod, honest. That's why I was asking if you were on console vs PC as I know some timetables are nerfed on console for hardware reasons. See attached screenshot of my DLC folder, as far as I know that 142 file is the original from JT.
Well I don't know, quite frankly I'd have kept my mouth shut if I knew I was going to get all this hassle. I've shown my DLC folder, as far as I know it's not a mod, the only mods I have for that route is the signal lighting tweak and the visual tweaks, no additional timetables or scenarios. Last time I try and be helpful!
Try and keep the hostility away, please. We only ask as we've stated from both console and other PC players that the 142 (for us at least) doesn't appear to show. There is no 'hassle'. We're just curious.
That's not hostility, it's genuine frustration. I was going to just walk away but I had a thought, maybe it's a DLC combination? I don't recall noticing anything in particular layer wise during the journey but again it was at night. I have every UK DLC except the "WSR still in use" and "Mildmay" routes, perhaps some random asset is what is required to trigger it? How about reaching out to JT themselves?
I pinged Benedict to enquire, but received no response. If I recall, on the preview stream for the 142, I'm fairly certain that JT stated that the repainted 150/153 & 142 would only be on Cardiff. So it's definitely confusing as to why/how you've gotten to acquire it elsewhere.
I have just checked (on PC) and the 142 doesn't appear to be selectable on the Birmingham to Crewe route for me.
I've every piece of UK DLC apart from the stupid Athena dodgy Jane guy thing and don't see it. But goodness knows I'd like to. Phil are you or have you ever been by any chance a member of the communist party beta tester or similar?
All stock within the pack can be layered onto other routes but that's on the developer of them routes rather than us.
Of the trains this pack, I can only select one of the ex-ATW class 153s. It subs on Manchester Airport and Birmingham-Crewe. On PS5 btw.
Nope, not a beta tester (tested some coaching stock reskins for someone last year but that was all), thought about communism but the Hunt for Red October put me off it I'd forgotten that Athena DLC even existed hence why I didn't mention it earlier, I don't have that The Cardiff 153 & 150 sub onto the Manchester Airport route, not checked though to see if the ex-ATW livery appears though as I've not been on MAC since the "new" 142 came out. Interestingly though, there is a TFW 158 "for" that route but it can only be spawned manually - again, something I've not downloaded as a mod, perhaps something left in by the devs or left in by someone making a different mod?
Very unlikely if ever a 142 would have appeared on an ATW/TfW West Midlands to Cambrian or Chester via Wrexham service. Probably not route cleared and doubt any drivers would sign them. Certainly not RETB or latterly ECTS fitted for the Cambrian.
I agree, heck we've only had 153s (in multiple) come up to Manchester as an act of desperation. Here's an interesting update though folks, that Pacer diagram that I shared earlier - it's now disappeared!!! I've not added or removed any mods (it wasn't a mod anyway but there's been no changes made to the folder), the only updates have been the DTG updates pushed through Steam. I went onto Birmingham-Crewe an hour or so ago for a quick run and noticed that the Pacer is now not listed. Very interesting indeed.
Indeed, I'm relieved to have taken screenshots when I did though I am also a bit miffed that it's been happening as somebody knows what's going on :/
