Agreed. It's just a fundamentally boring route. Low speed, low activity, no variety of traffic, stopping pattern, signal checks or anything else....
My understanding is that the real 1958 timetable times quoted in the first post are for Class 7 or 8 locomotives. So strictly for a Jubilee the...
Have the class 90s worked freight on the East coast? In my opinion the West coast is much more interesting then the East coast for AC traction,...
Drivers also counted rail joints to calculate their speed. The lengths of rail were a standard length, so the number of rail joints over a fixed...
It’s surprising what a difference exactly where you place your train makes to the signal aspects you see. I often drive schedules from the...
I’d love to see class 31 schedules on NTP, but I think the reason they don’t add more schedules is the issue they have with the signalling. If...
Great news. Well done to those at DTG who did this. Driving is so much more immersive using RailDriver.
It would certainly be a big step forward, but I haven’t seen any evidence of it so far. From what I’ve seen every run is still the same every time...
Yes, the NTP timings are for a 45 (2,500hp) or 47 (2,580hp). A 40 only has 2,000hp so you’d expect it to struggle on those timings. I find the...
It should be said that DTG did correct some of the timings on NTP, after feedback on them being unachievable, so maybe there's hope!
It’s just maddening. They have put SO much work into the route, the scenery, the trains, the sounds - and much of it is very good indeed. Then...
I've been enjoying Spirit of Steam, and the new challenge of trying to get the best out of the loco and manage the boiler pressure to have steam...
It's off-topic, I know, and not your core point, but I don't know of any railway which deliberately keeps trains moving slowly rather than...
To be honest, I think developers are in an impossible position on this. They’re going to get torn to shreds on forums whatever they do - that’s...
Thanks MRFS. I’d be interested to see a source for that information if you have one? (Not doubting what you say - just a subject I’m interested in).
Fast - but it’s an incorrect signal sequence either way. To be clear, the issue isn’t that there’s a multiple aspect signal protecting the home...
There's an incorrect signal sequence between Wavertree and Edge Hill on the Down. Double Yellow, followed by the Outer Home at clear, then the...
I totally agree with the OP. I’ve seen a suggestion on a couple of others threads that threads which criticise DTG get locked. I haven’t seen...
I do agree - the excellence of the 101 covers a multitude of sins, on more than one route. It’s little commented upon because it’s been available...
Hi Jasper Do we take it from this that you are not even doing bug fixes? So things like the stopping positions being in the wrong place so that...
For me it depends on exactly how inauthentic the stock in question is. So, for example, having the 101 on GWE Diesel Legends is OK. Of course, it...
The route has plenty of gradients. I think it’s a decent mix. I’m quoting from a previous post here but it still stands: The section from Crewe to...
I think it depends on where your interests lie. I have no interest in shunting, but generally find stopping trains more interesting than express...
A fantastic piece of work - thank you. I refunded the ‘38 stock (the only time I’ve ever done this for a TSW item) because of the complete silence...
Thank you! I’ll give it a go.
Agreed, Mr Pacer. How did you get the username changed, by the way? Mine was a result of a slight misunderstanding when signing up…
DTG added layers to salvage something from the route, and the layers are the main thing which makes the route enjoyable for many. It was the right...
Microsoft did produce a train simulator, and it was nowhere near as good as TSW. That's understandable, of course, as it was a different era, but...
I totally agree, the layers made the route. It’s an interesting and challenging drive with hauled stock or with the 101 - plenty of gradients,...
That would be a big step forward, particularly if realistic gauges (appropriate to the loco in question) could be displayed on the tablet/phone,...
Exactly, I suspect it’s impossible, so not a dig at DTG, but I guess it’s going to be necessary to move the camera. I realise, of course, that...
For me TSW2 is mostly about driving the train so, although the screenshots I’ve seen look great, I’ll wait before purchasing. I have a slight...
I’m pretty sure I still have mine on floppy disk somewhere - but no floppy disk drive to put them in!
Only the demo, sadly, and it didn't run properly for me - but the menus and format brought back some memories. I seem to remember there was an...
A black 5 with load 10 over those gradients must have been a slog! One of the joys of Simudrive - you could drive any train, in any formation,...
It did. I once wrote to Paul Lee asking him to increase the volume as it was quiet and easy to miss (making you reliant on spotting the flashing...
I think you’re forgetting the AWS!
Agreed, it’s just frustrating because it feels so close to being a great train. People have different priorities in terms of what they want from a...
The problem is not so much the acceleration at low speed, as at high speed. IRL it’s a unit designed for services with frequent stops so has a...
Blue all over. 1. Northern Transpennine (best atmosphere and feel of any route - more important to me than strict accuracy) 2. Tees Valley (shame...
The Heavy Freight pack is good on NTP in that it gives more variety of trains to drive, but the down side is it worsened the incorrect signal...
Agreed NTP is a great route. My only real issue with it is that it occasionally throws you an incorrect signal sequence, with the distant off and...
Just out of interest (and this isn’t definitive) I was always taught that you wouldn’t use Shunt in normal mainline operations - only when making...
Timetable mode, except on Bakerloo when starting in a non-tunnel section, where I find the train I want in the timetable then spawn on foot to get...
Let’s hope so. The 101 is the best train in TSW2. No route is complete without it. ;)
I don’t know whether it substitutes freight as well, I’m afraid. I don’t drive freight in TSW2 due to the lack of schedules.
I wouldn’t go to $100 but I’d pay more than the current DLC price if I got: - realistic physics (acceleration and braking rates) - the ability to...
A bit off-topic, but for anyone who hasn’t tried it, putting a 31 on the class 45/47 schedules on NTP (using Alexander L’s mod) and trying to keep...
At the UK operator I work at, there is no fixed figure as it depends on your reaction when you go over the maximum speed. If you go 1-2mph over...
That would certainly be an impressive collection - but given that DTG spread their routes between multiple countries and multiple eras, to get all...
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