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I’ve been going on about the china clay trains since this thread started 819 posts ago! They were such an integral part of the Cornish railway...

I think I said it some time ago but they surely cannot have a route set in Cornwall in the early 1990s without an HST. All the Paddington-Penzance...

That's a shame as it would have added a lot of interest to the eastern part of the route. It's just over 5 miles from Burngullow to the end of the...

Although they might not model the line from Burngullow to Parkandillack, if the route is set in "the early 1990s", they still have to model...

Extending the route to St Austell now brings freight back into consideration. Burngullow Junction, 2 miles west of St Austell, is the junction for...

I cannot add anything to what has already been said except to say I just love the dogs in your avatar!

Great set of photos - they're now showing OK. I would also love a class 50, although they would have to push the time period back to the...

Thank you for posting such a great photo. It's a shame I cannot 'double like' a post on here!

Unless they change it on the next road map, DTG's route code says 'diesel hydraulic' and 'diesel electric', so assuming the diesel hydraulic is a...

So would I. But, push the route back to 1987 so I can drive 50014 'Warspite' on the route!

I'm a bit concerned that "No reused stock on this route" means we might not get the HST as it could be considered as 'used stock'. However, a...

I should have added that realistically we may only get a 150/2 and an HST if we're lucky (plus 08 and 47 as layers?) but I would be happy with...

Cam (above) has described very well the differences between 'diesel electric' and 'diesel hydraulic'. The time period chosen, 1991-2010, is quite...

Thanks, that makes sense. I saw a 155 on a Penzance-Exeter service in either 1991 or 1992 but I'm guessing that, apart from the West Yorkshire...

Of course, they could do a 155 which were used on the regional services to/from Penzance and then make a 153 out of it for the St Erth to St Ives...

As stujoy said in post #374 above, the route code suggests there will be at least one Diesel Electric and one Diesel Hydraulic with the route. If...

You have to be right. I cannot believe Rivet, or DTG for that matter, would develop/release a main line route set in Cornwall in the 1990s without...

I haven't got a BR timetable for the 1990s but I do have the October 1988-May 1989 timetable. This shows just one local service train a day...

I’m sorry if you think some of us are being too negative about this route. I must admit I have been somewhat disappointed about the part of...

In case anybody is wondering, class 101 DMUs were still about in the early 1990s. This is a 'snapshot' taken off one of the videos I shot at...

After my initial excitement about a TSW route set in Cornwall, I'm now becoming more despondent. Even though I felt that Truro-Penzance was too...

I'm with you on this. I have felt all along that the 1980s would be the most interesting period with a fascinating mix of motive power and freight...

I have to agree. Starting at Truro makes no sense operationally and all the interesting workings were east of St Austell even in the 1990s. If...

By 1991, 25 class 50s had gone (half the fleet) and by 1992, only eight were left. I remember the DCWA 50s working engineers' trains from Meldon...

Have to say I am just a bit disappointed. Whilst it’s good to have a Cornwall route in any time period, my hopes had been raised by what we now...

The time period is from DTG's roadmap which shows the route's prefix as 'GGD-R5 01'. You can see the explanation of an add-on's prefix here:...

You are absolutely right and that's why I wouldn't want to see a steam loco included on the route. There is a much better chance of representing a...

There has been speculation on here that the introduction of a steam locomotive to TSW will be accompanied by a new route set in the appropriate...

I agree but it depends on the period chosen. If a 'diesel hydraulic' is included (as has been suggested) that would set the period before 1975...

Montana Hi-Line is a beautifully crafted route and although not the busiest, it is still good to drive. Would certainly recommend it.

That's a pretty comprehensive list. However, I think the last of the Warships (classes 41-43) went in December 1972. The class 50s didn't arrive...

After 1971, the St Ives branch was single track generally worked by a shuttle DMU to/from St Erth on the main line. Penzance to Truro was...

I think you misunderstood me. I certainly wasn't implying that Rivet would get the route wrong, I was just disappointed they had chosen this side...

I agree that it's good to see a Cornish route in TSW. However, I'm still disappointed that they've decided to go this far west. 'Cornish Railways'...

You were absolutely right! Good find.

According to John Vaughan, the Peaks were banned west of Bristol in October 1985 so they wouldn't have been seen together. Shame.

St Ives station was rebuilt in 1971 when the line was cut back and the station building replaced by a station office in the car park with a...

The class 22s were certainly used in Cornwall right up to their demise in the early 70s. I have a photo in one of John Vaughan's books of D6322 in...

Absolutely, but if we had to, I would settle for the main line between Liskeard and St Austell with the freight branch from Lostwithiel down to...

Class 50s should certainly be added to that list as would class 45/46s (on inter-regional services) and class 47s on just about anything. However,...

Although I would love to see one in TSW2, class 35s were rare in Cornwall and only made very occasional forays this far west. The introduction of...

I’ve just dug out my 1976/77 Passenger Timetable and the Paddington-Penzance trains stopped at either all stations between Truro and Penzance or...

As far as I remember, 150s and 158s were only used on the local and regional trains to Cardiff etc. Long-distance regional trains and the...

I was excited to read of a Cornwall route for TSW2 but a tad disappointed that it is West rather than East Cornwall. This would have been a great...

Those of us in the UK have been waiting all day for it! Only 90 minutes to wait now ...

Yes, in that video you shared with us, 8970, in what I can only assume was its original Clinchfield black livery, was an SD45-2. It was renumbered...

I had already pre-ordered as I am really excited about the route. I'm even more excited now that I can use my Raildriver with it!

Welcome! Although I'm fairly new to these forums, I've been a long-time trainsimmer but still find there is more to learn from people on here. You...

Welcome from another forum newcomer. I've actually been trainsimming since 1984 and thought it was about time I joined the DTG forums!

Correct me If I'm wrong, but I think the caboose in the TSW2 version is the 'Santa Fe' style steel caboose.