Route Birmingham - Crewe Feedback Thread

Discussion in 'Route Add-on Feedback' started by DTG Alex, Oct 21, 2025.

  1. Phil47569

    Phil47569 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah the save system is pretty borked in general (lost count of how many times the objective just disappears) though the only CTD's I've encountered were on the Paddington-Reading enhanced/updated route. I only saved on B2C once and didn't get to load it again as the update wiped it so can't say if the issue would happen on that route (this is on PC by the way).
     
  2. pogodoyle#7387

    pogodoyle#7387 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, just re-ran it... got to the signal (CE107) just as it turned amber this time - decided to stop anyway to see if I could get going again. This time it worked... random weird non-reproducible bug, then. I guess I'm relieved, sort of :)
     
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  3. cabbepe#2092

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    I finally finished the 1D80 0530 BIRMINGHAM NS TO HOLYHEAD Class 805. What I couldn’t do before was change to diesel mode, open the doors and get finished screen. Now it worked and I even could go to free roam, and watch the train. Blurry textures when entering platform at Stafford. Blurry textures at Crewe on trains and posters, but NOT on the Class 390.

    And no crash on my Xbox! That’s a relief.
     
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  4. bakedpotatos.jm

    bakedpotatos.jm Well-Known Member

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    Series X I still get blurry textures on the reduced modern time table within 5 minutes of playing. Only 8 layers active










    Just spent a day reinstalling to see if there was actually any difference and no not really
     
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  5. pauliesc

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    1G85 Manchester to Birmingham - Modern Timetable, Voyager Service.

    The timetable only goes as far as Wolverhampton. It then has instructions for what you are meant to do at Birmingham (Couple to another unit), but doesn't have Birmingham in the timetable, so you are left at Wolverhampton on a lock door command with no further instructions.
     
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  6. historicalduck7

    historicalduck7 Well-Known Member

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    are all aboard aware that the route is still exactly the same in terms of textures on xbox? i was really hoping the update last week would fix them but it doesn’t seem to have worked and would appreciate some clarity over if and when it’ll be fixed
     
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  7. kieran#9718

    kieran#9718 Active Member

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    I’ve seen improved performance on the reduced timetable with all freight layers disabled but still poor in some places.
     
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  8. yambam#1598

    yambam#1598 Well-Known Member

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    350/2 post update a few graphical issues only affecting the first class coach (400) also noticed before and after the update that the blurriness starts at Penkridge with a 350/2
    Forgot to add on PS5

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  9. historicalduck7

    historicalduck7 Well-Known Member

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    just done a full length 350 service on xbox series x (1F56), and the blurring is definitely worse since the update. they appeared as soon as i got out the tunnel at new street, fluctuated between there and cosely, then remained for the rest of the service. the /3 brakes also seem very weak as well?
     
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  10. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    Is that the 2 tone green 350 with weak brakes.
     
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  11. PseudoStalker

    PseudoStalker Well-Known Member

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    My friend get this crash at random. PC/Steam, RTX 4070, Only ballast textures mod. He says there were no crashes before the update.

    LowLevelFatalError [File:Unknown] [Line: 208] Renaming an object (Texture2D /Engine/Transient.Texture2D_2147275528) on top of an existing object (Texture2D /BirminghamCrewe/Map/Tiles/ST_x-101_y-116.ST_x-101_y-116:PersistentLevel.GJR_List_BoardWhite2_2.DynamicDisplayBoard.DisplayBoard_LayoutTexture) is not allowed
     
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  12. enzo#6427

    enzo#6427 New Member

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    That's true why has the 350/3 weaker brakes than the other members of the family ? It spoils the immersion because you have to slam on the brakes at every station otherwise you overshoot the platform. Hope it'll be acknowledged and fixed in the next patch
     
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  13. IvyJoanTurner

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    Agree all of the 350 class trains need to be fixed so they achieve parity in breaking strength, somewhere in between the 350/1 and the 350/3 would be great, 350/1 feels too strong and the 350/3 is weak as heck
     
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  14. maccagee#4924

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    Don't know if it's been mentioned already but just south of Wolverhampton station people are walking along the canal footpath - aka National Cycle route 81 - but they are not walking on the ground, they are floating above. As a result when they walk "under" a footbridge, they are actually clipping the bridge and you can see their heads poking through.
     
  15. yambam#1598

    yambam#1598 Well-Known Member

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    19eacb1a2aa37-screenshotUrl.jpg Tried to load up an 807 service on BHM to CRE. 2005 to Crewe PS5 and I have spawned at Oxley Depot and the train isn't at New Street
     
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  16. samuelpower2001

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    Get clipping through tunnel at Birmingham and various other tunnels
     
  17. Thestationcat136

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    Had another run on this route after buying Trent Valley. The missing AWS sounds for the signals south of Crewe and approaching Coseley on the Down Stour have been fixed and the neutral section at Whitmore between Crewe and Stafford has been added in too
     
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  18. Bradley

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    unit exchange..... scenario scores STILL NOT fixed
     
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  19. airlink#6258

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    Birmingham New Street Tunnel
     

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  20. parishl

    parishl Active Member

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    I ran 1F60 which was a 4-car Class 350, yet in Trent Valley it's an 8-car set. Would be nice to have some consistency between the two, considering they're both made by the same developer.
     
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  21. kameron

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    Playing on Xbox Series X, playing the 14:02 service from Crewe to Euston.

    This route has been out for over half a year, since then i've bearly played the route as the blurry textures are on another level. It completely ruins the experience and is not fair considering how much the route costs.

    I was really excited for this route and was let down when it came out as the quality was far from good. Months on we seem to be no better off, with many updates claiming to have improved blurry textures but still havent. I, like a lot of people, have been patient but it is getting ridiculous now.

    I really hope when TSW 7 comes out, this is fixed, as at this point TWS 6 has just been a broken mess and has been from the start.

    (Not the best photo but shows the issue)
     

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  22. Danflyer

    Danflyer New Member

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    Was there meant to be a route hop added from this to Trent Valley at Stafford? I can go from TV to this route at Stafford but not the other way. I was trying to do a shorter hop than going all the way up to Crewe and back again.
     

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