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It’s provoked some interesting discussion, even for someone like me who isn’t particularly interested in another underground line. They’d take a...

That’s interesting. I know it has the Hammersmith to Acton Town section, where stops are picked up by the District line, but I thought all...

I went for Metropolitan but only because it’s the least Underground-like of the Underground routes. Most of it is above ground, it has longer gaps...

York itself is a very impressive station, which is in its favour, but I struggle to find much interest in any of the railways which go to it. I...

Darlington - Doncaster, from a Driving perspective, is pretty uninteresting. Mile after mile of fairly straight, fairly level 125mph, running...

Ah, well in that case…passenger!

Mainly freight in real life, but they did get used on passenger services from time to time - mainly additional services in summer. They almost...

Interesting stuff, Lamplight. I fear your experience doesn't tempt me to buy Flying Scotsman, with those extremely high cut-offs and inability -...

I quite like the absurd layers.:) I replace the 150 with the 101 (I never touch the 150) and I play it as if it’s the 1980s. I agree it would be...

I think this probably hits the nail on the head in describing modern EMUs as being a safe space for DTG. It does feel as if their confidence has...

I think it’s a bit cynical to suggest it’s a deliberate ploy to demonstrate these ideas don’t work so they don’t have to do them in future (if...

By the way, here’s some drone footage of Chapel Milton viaducts, seen in your second picture, as they are today. I drive under them from time to...

Fantastic run, Lamplight, and a chink of light that the time might be achievable, albeit there’s a fair bit of time we need to find yet. Your...

The speed restriction issue annoys me more than the scenery. I see it as the difference between an ‘upgrade’ and a ‘fix’. To improve the scenery...

Well, you did specify in your original post that all of the options you’d provided were modern, so it’s not a great surprise that all of the...

A really enjoyable account of an outstanding run, Matt. Looking at the comparison on the spreadsheet really brings out how you were making big...

Chinley to Ambergate - The Up 'Palatine' After Lamplight set us the challenge of the Down Palatine earlier in the thread, I had a look at the...

Really nice run, Lamplight. I don't think I've ever touched 72mph before Ditton Jn (actually, I can now check! According to the spreadsheet I...

Clearly the definition of ‘old’ will vary from person to person. My definition would be pretty similar to that used by trainguy#6029. I also...

Incredible work, Lamplight. I'm rather flattered to be credited with having contributed to this as you did the vast majority of the work, but I...

Thanks Adam. Does that include getting the timetable back to something more realistic, please? Great to hear if so.

Sadly for me the fact that they messed up the timetable when they did the updates meant I stopped playing it. A great shame, because so much hard...

Generally the aim of having a company name which is a set of initials which don’t actually stand for anything is to get people debating what it...

Ah yes, I’ve been caught out there as well. I saw the distant OK, but thought the first stop signal it protected was the one at the far end of the...

Great stuff, Matt. I love your explosive starts, and the fact you manage to do it without killing the boiler pressure. When I attempt that...

I’m really enjoying driving the 31 on Blackpool - Preston at the moment. Having less power than the type 4s you get to work it harder for longer,...

The updated table for Bishop's Lydeard to Crowcombe, with Lamplight's run added. [ATTACH]

Outstanding climbing, Lamplight. Very rude of you to stroll up and go fastest at the first attempt (apparently without even trying), after all my...

The Birmingham New Street - Bromsgrove sheet is below, with Lamplight's two most recent runs added - including his splendid effort with 'Tonga'....

That's a good idea. I'm happy to send you my spreadsheet if it helps. I'd guess it has on it about half of the runs recounted on this thread, but...

Bishops Lydeard to Crowcombe - 3rd attempt I had another go at this 8F hill-climb today, trying to beat 48773's benchmark-setting 14m39s. My...

A great couple of runs, Lamplight, and really interesting to see how you’ve gained time progressively over your attempts, as you’ve learnt from...

In principle I agree but I’m always nervous when they ‘upgrade’ my favourite routes. When they ‘upgraded’ Tees Valley the only noticeable change...

Great pictures - the 45 is a fantastic machine. Blackpool, Transpennine and Tees Valley are my favourite routes (probably in that order). It’s...

Just to note, I've edited the first post of this thread to make it more comprehensible for newcomers. It now includes a contents list providing...

Great first attempt, Lamplight - a good deal quicker than my first go at it! As you say, that last minute or so is not easy to find on what is a...

I’ve only deleted trains I’ve put there myself, but to do that you just walk up to and face the train you want to delete, press tab, and select...

Great to hear you’ve got Cross City, Lamplight. In my opinion it’s a well made, interesting and under-rated route. When you get to the stage of...

Bishops Lydeard to Crowcombe - an 8F hill-climb I picked up West Somerset Railway in the latest sale, to try the challenge set by Lamplight and...

Great pictures - whichever option is chosen, these coaches will be great. For me, the important thing is that the coach has a number on it,...

Great shots. I love a scruffy-looking blue Western, and that blue/blue-grey hybrid 101 is fantastic. I remember seeing lots of those around - in...

The first glimpse of the 170 looks and sounds pretty good to me. However, the key question will be whether the performance is realistic. Rivet...

There’s some 90 mph running (and even a brief stretch of 100mph) between Edinburgh and South Queensferry. Once over the bridge going via...

My RailDriver must be well over a decade old, and the stickers are fine. I wonder whether they’ve changed them or there’s some other factor.

Great to hear the continued work on this fantastic project, and please don’t feel you have to apologise for delays or put yourself under pressure...

In the early days of TSW steam I used full regulator most of the time with the Jubilee and it worked OK, but I wasn’t limiting myself to 25%...

I tried Peak Forest last night, using full regulator and driving with the cut-off. With the regulator fully open, I had to reduce the cut-off to...

On BPO 2J54 09:53 Blackpool N - Manchester Victoria is an interesting DMU run, including signal checks.

That’s interesting. I’m no expert, but I have been told that some steam locomotives in the UK were driven in this way, and someone mentioned in...

Although I think quite a lot of people look at and enjoy this thread, there are only a small group us who post accounts of our runs here, so...