Search Results

For all that I agree that something less ambitious would have been better for their first steam route, I feel as if DTG were within a whisker of...

Interesting analysis, thank you. As you'll see earlier in this thread we had some fun trying to match a real life timetable taking a Jubilee...

The poster seems very critical of DTG so I'd be surprised if they are an employee. I may be wrong though. In some ways, I'm not too concerned if...

Yes, I saw that. I’m not sure what the basis of it is, but if correct I think it just reflects that the TSW physics are poor, and DTG have fiddled...

Absolutely. I remember when Peak Forest was announced virtually everyone asked the same question: “can we have some diesels on it, please?” It...

Great run, Lamplight, and very consistent with the efforts of Hogue back in 1958. Working on the basis that your true departure time from...

That's true, and it's something I'd love to see, although there wouldn't be as much stock as if it were set in some other areas. If they went for...

It depends which stock you choose to utilise. Yes, you could do another 3rd rail route and include an Electrostar, the 700 and a new train, but...

Try some of the peak time Brighton services using the 387. They have some different stopping patterns. The other good thing about BML is it has...

Actually I quite like BML for its variety of different services. I was thinking more of something like the Glossop line or (coming up) the Goblin,...

One more I would include - accurate signalling. This seems to be an area in which DTG routes are getting worse rather than better, and it’s really...

…and to be honest, if a route only has one train running on it, is it a great choice of route in the first place? Taking Vern’s point about...

If the train was at a signal, the Driver gave the signal number. From a normal operational perspective that ticked the box. However, one serious...

I suppose the risk of a new feature being implemented poorly could be a reason not to introduce anything new at all, but if that approach is taken...

I would add: - extend the Free Roam concept so that any train can be put onto an existing schedule in Timetable Mode, replacing the train...

It’s about balance of cost versus benefit. Drivers were instructed that if detained at a red signal for 2 minutes, they must use the Signal Post...

I think of CSR as being part of NRN - i.e. NRN was the wider radio network linking locations across the railway network, and CSR was the element...

GSMR was preceded by Cab Secure Radio (CSR) which was first introduced (initially only in the Glasgow area) in 1986. Prior to that it was not...

Glossop has really nice scenery, and the 323 is well made. However, the signalling doesn’t work correctly, which is pretty grating, and the lack...

I don’t think so. As far as I know God Mode enables driving of certain trains on certain routes, but does not allow you to drive a different train...

I think you've misunderstood what I said. If a game has a certain deficiency, I can choose not to buy it. However, if a game is sold without that...

I seem to remember some of the DTG routes also reverted from proper, input timings to horrible AI-generated timings when they got ‘improved’....

It’s really sad. So much work into improving the scenery etc, and they ruined it all by replacing a realistic timetable with AI generated rubbish....

Yes, I was puzzled by the comment about poor ride quality. I’ve travelled many thousands of miles on them on all types of track across their full...

If I remember rightly, you usually have a red at the end of the platform at Longbridge, so I guess you’re tripping the TPWS protecting the red,...

2) Yes, it’s a real timetable, not ai generated. 3) there is some OHLE, on the section around Preston. I’ve never tried to run a 323 under it,...

The other benefit of Free Roam is it allows you to put steam on different routes, in timetable mode. There are some suggestions for that in this...

Of course, you can also run a cross country service on Cross City using a 47 + 7 mk2s. That makes the control of the train on the cautionary...

I agree having multiple trains in the package is a big factor. That’s where - in the UK - going back a few years really helps. On the modern...

Following another train - particularly a stopping train - is one of the things I enjoy most on TSW. I love judging the speed to stay close enough...

Interesting. I left the ‘signaller’ to decide the routing and it switched me to the fast line and got me past the stopper. I think I delayed a...

Yes, we really should have had a Single Transferrable Vote system for this contest… ;)

I like BML for its timetable, but there’s no denying that it has a problem with traction variety. Those you mention are peripheral, on a handful...

Mind-blowing! I remember the (well deserved) praise for Joe for building the original timetable - but at least Joe was being paid for it! To...

Some locos which operated long non-stop services in the days of steam were fitted with tenders with gangways in order to facilitate crew changes,...

It's used by the people who operate and maintain the loco. They can keep spares and emergency maintenance equipment in there for if running...

I've been having an interesting time re-creating the Class 47 hauled Cross Country services of the 1990s on the Brighton Mainline, using Free...

For many years Intercity, and then Virgin Cross Country, operated class 47-hauled services from the North-West to Brighton, running via Reading...

I’m not always a fan of polls but I think this is a nice idea and will hopefully trigger some good, positive discussion. For me it’s an easy one...

I generally find a reason to buy everything UK based but I’m struggling a bit with this one. Yet another modern EMU. As far as I’m aware every...

GSW set in the era of 27s and Mk1s…now we’re talking! Sadly, for me it was already 156s by the time I was watching trains at Carlisle in the...

I hadn’t thought of that. I tried coupling an extra vehicle to a 7 - which didn’t work - but your suggestion sounds much more sensible! I’ll give...

A New Challenge: Leicester to Derby Browsing through the logs on the 'loco performance' website (which is a fantastic site, featuring the many...

Drivers of Deltics - which were notoriously loud - were issued with hearing protectors. I don’t know whether any Drivers use them in the modern...

I wonder whether it helps a bit in terms of research. Quite a bit of the time spent building a route must be gathering information on what the...

For those on PC the below mod extends the times the lights are on:...

Blackpool - Preston is good at night. There’s ambient lighting in urban areas. In rural areas it’s pitch dark (UK trains of the era having lights...

No, all Greater Anglia diesel services are now operated by 755s. The 321s are gone from Anglia too - replaced by 720s. They’d have to go back a...

Mind you, some of those early HST schedules on the Western region were brutal - quicker than the 800s are timed today, despite the 800s having...

Thanks, Matt - good to hear from someone with experience on this route. You ‘top link’ guys obviously get a better run! Apparently it all comes...