And a late-80s view at Watford Junction for good measure... [ATTACH]
My time machine has taken me back to 1994 and the West Coast Main Line through the Lakes area. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Many thanks for my 3rd place, much appreciated!
One of my favourite corners of the TS universe is the Croxley Green branch (NSE North London Lines), set in the late 1980s shortly before closure....
[ATTACH] Loco: Victory Works GWR Manor Class Route: JT Cornish Main Line Location: Bodmin Parkway
[ATTACH] Loco: BMG Rebuilt Royal Scot Class Route: Settle to Carlisle Location: Ais Gill
[ATTACH] Loco: BMG S15 Class Route: Harrogate Loop V2 Location: York
[ATTACH] Who needs the juice rail when you've got 600hp in a cupboard? Trains: Armstrong Powerhouse Class 205 'Thumper' & Class 455 EMU Route:...
Now we're into slightly fictional territory. A preserved 60009 Sir Nigel Gresley takes a preserved rake of Pullman coaches southwards along the...
Several random screenshots from my recent sim activities. It's the mid-1980s and 6115 Scots Guardsman has been let out of Dinting to work a...
[ATTACH] The uniqueness of Knaresborough, with (in quick succession), viaduct, level crossing, station, tunnel, plays host to an ex-Scotrail...
A couple of shots of Scots Guardsman in its original preservation guise, at Knaresborough and York on an evening Scarborough-York via Leeds...
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On 4th January 1997 the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' was booked to be steam-hauled from Carlisle to Crewe via the Settle & Carlisle line by A4...
Early morning in Sutton Coldfield and D1015 emerges from the freezing fog with a Lichfield City to Plymouth charter. [ATTACH]
A balmy evening in 1952 sees a tired old lady hauling her load across Belah viaduct. [ATTACH]
Its a sunny summer's afternoon at Kingswear and 7827 'Lydham Manor' is simmering gently, as a recent arrival from Paignton disgorges its load on...
At Hastings, I'm not the only one getting a cheeky snap of a pair of CEPs as some slightly concerning storm clouds start to roll in. [ATTACH]...
Hi I’ve noticed for some time that the dispatcher in TS is quite poor at giving the ‘right away’ at the specified time - but fairly recently it...
Even the fastest, most powerful locomotives must slow down for the 15mph curve at Carstairs East Junction. The fireman takes the opportunity to...
Some really great shots in this thread. Now we find ourselves in a well-known valley in the West Riding, where a Cravens DMU leaves a smokey haze...
A few screenshots showing my recent 'travels'. It's 1990 and the daily Brighton-Plymouth service rolls down the incline between Exeter Central...
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Why not? :cool:
[ATTACH] London & West Midlands V5, with AP Class 86 and Mk2E coaching stock.
[ATTACH] DTG’s North Wales Coastal - Crewe to Holyhead extended route.
The initial lighting up yes, but the final prep and bringing round to full pressure is done by the crew shortly before departure off shed and...
Thanks Peter - setting low coal and water influences what’s in the tender but not what is in the boiler, I think? Thanks Craigie - I have the...
I’m a fan of steam, diesel and electric scenarios in equal measure. However I find the best, most engaging scenarios commence with a modicum of...
Well that sounds much MUCH better and if representative then that moves the route firmly back into the ‘must have’ category for me.
I have the IHH 107 but sadly as the sounds are pretty indescribable it’s only good for static positioning IMO.
The way I look at it, we desperately need a non-suburban type which isn’t a 101. The 117 is reasonably close to the 115/116 and Vulcan...
I very much like driving heritage DMUs, among other reasons because the big cab windows give excellent opportunity to enjoy the route scenery from...
We’ve been reasonably well provided with a range of ‘heritage’ DMUs for the UK scene to date, with 101, 105, 111, 117 and 121s modelled and a high...
A freezing afternoon in November 1967 sees a work-stained Lostock Hall 5MT slogging it’s way from Tebay to Shap Summit at a steady 13mph. No...
Hello to everyone Just another new forum member here, tucked away behind a keyboard in darkest Wiltshire, UK. I’ve been simming on TS for about...
My first forum post, so please be gentle with me. A slightly happier and more interesting alternative universe. A Chiltern Mainline 2+6 HST set...
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