I have a feeling we’re a bit of a niche group - but it’s a niche I’m very happy to be a part of!
Table 185 on the above link is Peak Forest, Matt.
The timetable is at the below link. It’s a public timetable rather than a WTT so there’s no freight, but it provides real times for a variety of...
DTG JD Can this thread be re-pinned, please? I’m not sure why it’s been unpinned. Thanks.
What an intriguing application of a metric concept to an imperial measure. You’d have thought splitting a minute into sixths would give enough...
In reality departure and arrival times are at xx:xx:00 or xx:xx:30. Unfortunately DTG allow the AI to work out the schedules on some routes and...
I’m the same. With colour lights viewed from the cab of a diesel or electric loco (with no boiler in the way!) and AWS blaring away, I’m confident...
edit - ignore - Mark beat me to it.
Gradients are, of course, much more critical when driving steam trains, especially when you have a more realistic limitation on available boiler...
Crewe - Liverpool Non-Stop - 3rd attempt Feeling that I'd made rather too cautious a start on my last attempt, I planned to use more cut-off in...
Thank you for that account - very interesting - and I'm glad it was enjoyable. I'm about to write up my 3rd attempt, which sounds very similar to...
Now hang on…if this is going to become a thread of suggestions for JT’s next route, I’ve got about a million…but I’ve held off as this thread’s...
Fantastic to hear that the plan is to stick to the BR era, Mark. There are (and always will be) lots of modern routes out there from other...
Thanks jetgriff, that useful to hear, and great picture! It sounds as if, if you use the dampers in a realistic way, the physics on TSW are pretty...
One thing I meant to mention - as I stood in the platform at Lime Street and passengers alighted, the safety valves lifted for the first time...
I love steam, and have always wanted to enjoy steam in TSW - but the very unrealistic physics have always put me off. The locos have capabilities...
Yes, the term ‘flat crossing’ is used to refer to a crossing where 2 lines cross each other on the level with no connection between the two - i.e....
Go on then - 17:20 - tell me what's improper about this! ;) [MEDIA]
Matt stated on the stream that it's the only one in the UK. He's almost right. There's one other, and it's at Porthmadog, where the narrow gauge...
Regarding Blackpool - Preston, I think it’s fair to say that gradients aren’t the particular highlight of this route. It’s gently undulating, but...
Great news, thank you. I think this is the route I’ve most looked forward to since Northern Transpennine, so in a very long time! Having a good...
Ah, OK. The trains with 9-cars could have 2+7 HSTs put on them, which wouldn’t be the end of the world. 8 or 9 trailers is more normal on the...
Yes, I’ve no interest in the 801. However, in the stream it appears to be an 801/1 (5-car) with the images showing it running in pairs to form a...
Can you point me to where, please? I can see that it says that the 101 will appear in the route if you have Tees Valley, but it says the ‘route...
Can I choose to drive the 101 on Pacer schedules, please? (I have Tees Valley)
Definitely the 101 for me. As well as being a reminder of my childhood, it’s interesting to drive, always plenty to do, challenging - and so...
I’m also on the look-out for a good signalling simulation. I used to play SIAM games a lot when I was younger, but they’ve become very expensive...
Sometimes such boards are provided to enable a Driver to know where to stop if changing ends to set back through a crossover, so that they know...
It’s common in real life, but I hadn’t previously seen it recreated in TSW.
sunscreen#8305 I played East Coastway today, for the first time in ages, and noticed that - at one location at least - it does in fact have...
I had a look at the real-life working timetable for 2015, as that is when the route is set. Unfortunately DTG seem to have followed the approach...
Ah, but even in reality train service regulation is not ‘first come first served’. There are many reasons why a Signaller may choose to hold your...
Yes, most routes have space to add in services though. I think the Glossop line is one of the few exceptions, because of the very low capacity of...
Well, it seems that at least 1 modder has worked out how to add new services to existing timetables, so maybe there are brighter times ahead for...
Ah HA!!! So there IS something going on! ;) Seriously though, I have no problem with speculation threads, but I do wish people would stop...
I don’t have the 700 so I can’t test this, but I’m interested to hear the experiences of others - partly because (although I’ve no interest in...
I see that trainsimcz has managed to create a mod which adds completely new services for the Class 700 to the Brighton line timetable. I didn’t...
No, the way to not get the beeping is to put the reverser into neutral before leaving the cab - which is what you’re supposed to do anyway.
No problem, Sunscreen. Just for clarity as I didn’t explain very well; when I refer to the double-tap train length feature, I’m referring to...
Some modern EMUs do have such a feature (often activated by a double-press on the DSD), but I don’t think the 377s do. At certain locations in the...
To build the West Highland line and then stick Sprinters on it would be a tragedy of epic proportions. It was glorious in its heyday with 26s, 27s...
The interesting thing is that those who force trains out of path by deliberately departing late from point of origin or by manipulating other...
The first patch was far from barebones. It included a significant timetable upgrade and multiple other changes. There was then a second patch...
It’s interesting because, on the rare occasions I play Train Simulator, I often choose to take a Mark 3 set over Shap, driving from the Armstrong...
Joining the general chorus, I know, but - modern EMUs with tiny windscreens and a single PBC (power brake controller). No challenge to them at...
The other benefit of setting it in 2019 is the full timetable was in operation then. Anything later will be a Covid timetable and will feel quiet....
I agree. The thing I would add is that when you don’t use the aids it’s interesting how quickly you learn where the signals are - because you have...
As I understand it, the game doesn’t signal a train for its entire route as soon as it leaves its point of origin. It sets up the route as the...
Whereas I would say I don’t really care where the deep holes are dug, as long as they’re dug in an earlier era and not the present day…and someone...
The complication, of course, is that the signal checks on timetabled runs do vary depending on how you drive them. The obvious one, of course, is...
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