The (1st) Just Trains Route: Preston - Blackpool And Omskirk

I do get the feeling that JT are quite sticklers for detail so hopefully it won't be like WCL. I certainly hope the loco hauled trains include a brake vehicle as if they don't then that would be enough for me to not purchase it. I suspect JT will not want to produce something so unprototypical though.

Whilst I would always take a first generation DMU or classic diesels over a Pacer, I think for me, we are at the point when second generation BR units are disappearing and the Pacer in its original condition was around in what was a interesting period of BR with many first generation diesels and the second generation units running alongside. It sounds like there will be plenty of loco hauled action anyway with freight and seasonal passenger. Hopefully the class 101 will sub in as well.

 

Comme ça

 

I am now fairly certain that the new JT route will be Preston to Blackpool featuring the Class 142 Pacers. My question however is...

Will we get both GMPTE orange and brown and Provincial two tone blue liveries as both could be found around the area at the time of launch?

 

None of us know, and while we can speculate as much as you like, equally we could wait for the route to be released

 

You are correct that officially we don't know. There are however too many clues pointing in that direction. Hence my question.

 

Speculation is part of the fun and build up. Although it can lead to disappointment of course.

 

Where's the fun in that?! And besides if JT and DTG didn't want a bit of harmless speculation they wouldn't have released the screenshot or the veiled reference to a Pacer (which I'm now getting quite keen to drive) in the first place. No one is forcing you to read this thread.

 

I never implied that I am being forced to read this or any other thread, I am however entitled to post my thoughts and I did

 

I mean I thought the title was pretty self explanatory "The (1st) Just Trains Route: Speculation & Discussion"

Im not a pacer fan but I'm still looking forward to the route itself. Just having some old BR stock will be a refreshing change from the modern stuff! Be equally interested in seeing a pacer and maybe seeing it layer into other routes

 

I could not agree more i hate pacers but I am really looking forward to the route as long as it has a few decent diesels but unfortunatly if it turns out to have pacers if they were strict on the traction 40s would not be in it but you never know it might not envolve pacers. If the route did include Preston Blackpole my guess would still be Man Vic-Blackpool as it is about the same distance as mentioned, Man Vic is already in the game, you could have lot’s of ai services towards Leeds & you would have 3 important sations. And if I could choose a loco for the route I would not hesitate to say 25/3s as they sound hell, they worked lots of freight in the area and often sommer saturday stuff and in general passenger trains in the sommer & they could layer onto NTP.

 

We get it. You hate pacers. Can you please stop banging on about it? Thanks.

 

Here we go again; https://www.justtrains.net/in-development/tsw-blackpool-preston-ormskirk-route-addon

 

This is looking good, love the screenshots on the JT site. I think this will be for me the most anticipated TSW route release for a few years.

I would have liked to have seen some more variety of coaching stock, some mark 1's in blue/grey or some mark 2 passenger brake vehicles. Still overall looks very positive so far.

 

Fantastic news it’s been along time pacers but no matter which side of pacer debate people sit on there’s no denying there reliability in terms of amount of years they’ve been going

 

The reliability and comfort of a Pacer isn't really what will define this DLC, is it.

 

Brilliant to hear more on this DLC, and it's looking very good.

 

Not my locale, not my era, not my traction type.. but looks really good! Well done JT