A very warm hello all, I'm sure I'm not alone in the love of all things narrow gauge as well as standard. I have built and driven narrow gauge routes in TS classic almost more than I've used my standard gauge material of late. The Corris route and locomotive were absolutely superb when released in TS classic, and the locomotive physics means she's a very realistic drive. Additionally freeware Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland is fantastic. My only wish is that the locomotives were more realistic to drive. As freeware though, they are absolutely superb. I wondered what the soundings would be like from the community to one day see something in 15-inch gauge, it is yet to be explored in TS. I know MSTS had a version of the Ravenglass and Eskdale and the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch via third-party content. I believe it was very popular. I think most, if not all, of the steam locomotive fans would probably be interested and I'm sure some diesel fans would purchase it out of novelty too. I have long been a fan of 15-inch gauge railways and the locomotives that run on them. I visited the Ravenglass and Eskdale railway nearly every year as a child and I would certainly love to see that in TSW or classic. However, With the 100-year anniversary of the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway coming up in 2027, wouldn't it be superb to honor that with an add-on for TSW? "The one-third full size steam & diesel locomotives have powered their way along the 13½ miles of track" to quote the website, and a maximum speed on the line of 25mph a scale speed of 75mph. This certainly would be a beautiful and interesting route to drive too. Locomotives-wise, there are eleven steam locomotives and two diesels that run in regular service. A wonderful variety too, and I would think perhaps not too demanding to build the whole fleet eventually, as the five A1 style Pacifics could simply be copied, all sharing the same basic shape and then a few unique things on the models changed for their individual elements, whistles, tender variant, cab, etc. You'd then have the two mountain class engines, The Bug, Black Prince, and of course the two Canadian-style pacifics too. Then the two diesel locomotives too. It's a double track for most of the route until the single-track section from New Romney to Dungeness. There would be plenty of opportunity for scenarios and of course a great area to explore on foot if it were in TSW. I'd love to hear your thoughts, I think it'd be great for people to join the discussion with your ideas and whether you'd be interested, no matter if positive or negative. Now of course the steam simulation would hopefully have improved by then. Perhaps the Auto Fireman should remain an optional feature, but it would be nice to see firing and injecting water working more effectively in TSW and of course more user operational. Overall, I think it'd be an excellent tribute and 100th birthday celebration of the 'mainline in miniature,' not to mention, hopefully, sell very well and create profit for the company. Everybody wins. I've posted this in the UKtrainsim forum too. Best wishes to you all, W.
I'm sure this was discussed in a thread about Dresden to Riesa Easter Eggs a week or two ago. Basically the route builder tried to put in the Dresden Park miniature railway as a bit of fun but due to the very narrow gauge the track wouldn't render properly. However that certainly doesn't mean the idea is without merit - if the tech can be overcome there are many interesting prototypes that could be featured.
