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One Peter was a little quicker than the other Peter!

It looks like a Fowler cab. The 7F 2-8-0?

I agree it has great potential and I was/am all for it. However, that does rather beg the question as to why it wasn't done to a satisfactory...

I understand that, I understand their position (apart from the livery of the unit) although I will never be totally reconciled to it and I never...

I haven't watched the video yet, I might not bother but some of these youtube "lets create a mountain out of a molehill" videos are frankly...

I realise it isn't a new thing, a lot of the monasteries sacked during the reformation gave up their stone for local buildings. I don't think the...

You might be taken seriously if you stop using childish pejorative terms like "fan boys"!

We keep chopping away at history and have been doing so regularly since the 1950's which is why some of our cities represent decaying concrete...

Personally I am not so worried about the route being the wrong era, although obviously it would be much better if we could have a route more in...

It is my favourite route too, although I think a Provincial liveried Pacer would give it a bit more variety in the passenger department and...

The class 43 would need a large amount of work to put it back to it's 1970's guise, some re-modelling, new sounds and re-modelled interiors, they...

Wasn't ECW semaphore signalled up until the 2000's? The totally incorrect type of signalling would, for me personally, be too much of a immersion...

Well if it was possible and there were players willing to do that then of course it would be a good idea. However, I don't think it is going to...

It would have happened regularly, the Western region had quite a large allocation of class 47's, when BR had decided on a policy of not naming...

Yes the wonder world of bus deregulation. Where you get one operators bus going past full, then ten minutes later another operator on the same...

I get the feeling that creating services is not that simple and would certainly not be a five minutes job. Hundreds of hours I wouldn't be...

Lol don't worry, I didn't expect you to remember!

Yes I remember they were 158's. You might have served my sister then as it was around that time she was using the trains between Cardiff and...

Yes a mixture of two car and three car sets, although by 1989 Heaton depot had lost the centre carriages of the remaining first generation DMU's...

The middle car of the class 101 is from TVL so it isn't even new. It would be more realistic if it was supplied on NTP rather than TVL in the...

You may well be right, I did it work from home in the first lockdown but found I couldn't do my job sufficiently from home plus you do miss the...

Originally the HST's were classified as DMU's classes 253 and 254 then BR decided to class them as individual locomotives (class 43) and...

Yes I suppose it might be more advantageous there. Although, I wonder if the trains will be as busy post pandemic. I know of a few people for whom...

I think the pandemic has proved we don't need HS2 to be honest. Why are we destroying ancient woodland and demolishing 17th century Warwickshire...

I too would pay for a new backdated version of the route, with the correct traction of course.

Tracksides I think is intended to be more than just train driving, in fact from what I have read I don't know if it will ever include train...

I didn't find when I was watching the stream that I noticed the OHEL so much as I was enjoying the sight of the blue class 52. I suppose watching...

Ah, okay, that is interesting re the Greenford branch, I was making assumptions I must admit, I know for many years trains went directly into...

Yes I had forgot about the reversal at Bourne End. That would be quite interesting. I do have the steam period route for TS1 and it is certainly...

I think to be realistic, if you added the branch lines ideally you would have a two car class 165. I am not convinced the branch lines add that...

True, I have always considered the class 313/314 as modern as they were in my favourite time period but of course they aren't now and are almost...

Yes I got the impression they were aware that the class 117 was more realistic choice, and I understand that making a new train is no small...

Did you travel on a class 101 along the GWML between Paddington and Reading in the 1970's on a train painted in blue and grey? I suspect you...

Yes maybe you are right I suppose I am being needlessly pessimistic. Let's see where the future lies. Obviously steam will hopefully bring one or...

That's true, I would love to see some old German routes. I love some of the old German trains, I want some of the old Fleischmann catalogue recreated!

That is interesting, I didn't think they could do so?! All they need to do is make the DMU realistic for the route in the period and my wallet...

They probably did include the class 314 as it is similar to the 313, it makes perfect sense, in fact I would argue it would be barmy for them not...

It isn't only the train, it is the setting as well, the infrastructure in the UK has changed so much over the last 20 or 30 years! If you list the...

I agree, to continue the analogy, I am content to continue to be in love with TSW's mother as it has far more of interest to "say" although can be...

It depends how you look at it. I am more interested in recreating an era, to me the class 313 and 314 and relatively modern as they are running in...

Can I borrow your crystal ball, a lottery win would be very useful!

Not everyone wants to drive modern trains all the time!

That is true, that would definitely be the outcome. I do think GWML has untapped potential and the very strict timeframe they have modelled it in...

Well I agree the GWE route is a frustrating route, I think it still looks one of the best but the stock provided isn't that accurate in terms of...

Well I would like to see more 1970's content, maybe I am a lone voice but I doubt it. A 1970's Riviera line from Exeter to Plymouth/Paignton is...

The Ecclesbourne Valley is on my list of places to visit this year, it looks like DMU heaven!

I suspect it will do quite well, which I hope it does although I won't be purchasing it. The only downside I can see from it doing well is that it...

I will be very interested in this when released, it is one I have been expecting since the days of Rail Simulator. I remember years ago having the...

A class 165 would make sense as the use of wholly class 166's isn't realistic either, especially as there are not enough units to provide all the...

I do agree with a lot of that, especially with regards to the German content. It appears though, at least, that the German loco's and units seem...