Anyone Have Thoughts For What The New Uk Route Could Be That Could Be Coming Out Around Jan-feb 2024

Pretty sure the only other UK route in the works is by rivet. Maybe ATS but theirs hasn't even been confirmed what country it's set in

 

Thanks very much for your response

 

No bother mate.

 

Thanks for the response. I am glad that you have an insight on upcoming routes. As Rivet Games are based in Scotland I would expect them to create a Scottish route but that is just an educated prediction.

 

There are thoughts that they are doing a Highland line. Wether it's east coast highland mainline (Dundee - Aberdeen), highland mainline (Perth - Inverness) or west Highland line is anyone's guess.

 

ECHML could be cool - more LNER, but it would need the 800 variant this time. Perhaps could get a reskinned 158 and HST too for Scotrail

 

I'd prefer an HST + 170 and maybe an 800.
Class 158 could come in a future pack.
It just gives it a entirely new loco which imo is slightly better than reskinned old locos.

 

WCML over Shap?

Yeah, it's a dream on my part but I played that route to death on TSC.... and any excuse for Classes 85,86,87,89,90,92 is a good excuse in my book.

 

When was this??

 

Good to see some AC locomotives being suggested although what's wrong with 81,82,83 and 84s being added to the list!!
Preston to Carlisle would be a cracking route or even Carlisle to Glasgow over Beattock!
I wouldn't say no to either to any particular era, although I'd prefer earlier (LMS coronations or double 50's) rather than 390's.
Sadly we more likely get Oxenholme to Penrith or Lockerbie to Carstairs!!

 

I would't say no to the Wherry Lines between Norwich and Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft ! It could be set in 2018/19 so there is still the Class 37 and the new Class 755 in service at the same time !

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It would be a great opportunity to introduce Greater Anglia

 

I wouldn’t mind this either but it is unlikely that the whole thing would be included as it is in TSC. I would personally like the line that goes via Acle as the route between Acle and Yarmouth is one of my favourite stretches of road/rail in the country but I suspect that Berney Arms would be more popular.

 

Great Yarmouth could be good - maybe a few timetabled services or scenarios driving the HST there for export?

 

I would prefer if they create the GA from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria. They need to introduce another major London terminal and I believe Southend would be popular for the beach scenery.

 

Are you certain that they will create these routes.

 

I think this was from a screenshot of ATS' stream.
But the new ATS route 'uses existing stock' as confirmed in a stream.

 

Would you prefer another GA route or are you happy with the proposed route?

 

Definitely this for Greater Anglia as Liverpool St could also be populated with London Overground 710's so avoiding that empty termini look.

 

You can't actually see any of the coast from the Southend Victoria branch, it's the other line running from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Southend Central that skirts past the coast. Either route would be a welcome addition, although personally I would like a few more modern diesel focused routes as we've had a lot of AC overhead routes recently.

 

I would love C2C aswell. Which modern diesel routes would you be interested in?

 

I would propose Newcastle to Carlisle, though that would be a good one to backdate to the 70s/80s.

 

Either the Fife Circle or the Harrogate loop, with a Class 170 and layering for LNER services.

 

You're thinking of Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness, the GA branch to Victoria doesn't go near the sea.

Could do the Southend Pier Railway

 

I swear it was a little picture of a voyager which isn’t really a leak I suppose it would be nice to have the voyager but unfortunately I don’t think that it’s coming anytime soon

 

Classes 81-84 were pretty much all gone by time i was old enough to go watching trains. I remember the last few 85's running freight around Birmingham, but they were all on life support aswell. My only memories of Classes 25,40,44,45,46 were seeing them all lined-up at the back of Bescot TMD, waiting to be taken to the scrap yard.

I missed a lot of the good stuff.

 

What we need is an electric loco for a UK route, something we are still waiting for and hopefully will soon be developed for the ECML or another intercity route. Also lacking are quality semi fast AC electric units for UK routes i.e 321's, 350's or Stadlers i think the 385 and 700 were a bit botched so hopefully something with a great sound and general quality can be created for a new or existing route.

 

385 I very much agree but the 700 I rate quite highly (in a review I referred to it as a diamond loco) quality was superb I never found more than 1 slight easy to work round bug (XSX) (no Z-fighting I don’t think for that one neither, why can’t they all be like that… ) and sounds weren’t exact but I’m only an appreciator of sounds and if they ain’t awful it’s not the be all and end all for me, I do prefer real ones more but not something what would make that loco be the worst for me at all.

 

I agree they did a decent job on the 700 and i understand the issue with the DC sounds and them having to be sourced from 350s but the AC sounds while accurate just are too quiet and don't have that sharpness that you hear on the 387 or the German units which are generally done pretty well. As a regular user of 700s i do notice that they sound quite loud on departure and only quieten down after 50mph, nothing like the game.

 

Regarding the Class 81-84 locos are you saying that the game needs Roarer locos? If yes then they're the UK equivalent to the West German 110.3 East German 211/242 and US PRR GG-1 E33 E44s New Haven RR Ep5 Jets.

 

Fife circle would be an absolute dream!

 

385. Yes. 100% agree.
700, yes a bit. But I myself aren't to phased by it as it does at least sound like a desiro and have accurate AC sounds.

 

Funnily enough I have some stock to run on it. (From the good old days of course ).
Liveries - 1932 Stock Southend Pier / Vectis Lookalikes

 

They are making another UK route that will be mentioned in the upcoming feb 2024 roadmap, but I am just curious to hear on other people's thoughts on what it could be. And they will only have 1 new UK route in this roadmap.

 

Hopefully something Welsh or Scotish

 

Well if they do another Scottish route that will be 3 routes whilst Wales has none, seems a trifle unbalanced and just another rendition of the ScotRail livery once again if set post 2008.

 

Nothing stopping the use of SPT/SPTE or even BR Scotrail.

 

I’m wondering now if it’s an issue exclusive to the PS5, but the class 700 has the most obnoxious motor looping of any train.

The sounds themselves are good (not accurate but good, and I do not mind somewhat inaccurate sounds, so long as they are of good quality), but the implementation is rubbish.

I’d say the low volume of them is an issue, but that’s the only thing that makes the looping bearable.

 

It applies to the ps4 as well, i just cannot play the 700 but try to take solace that the 387 at least sounds very accurate having been a regular commuter on them.

 

Who's complaining? Personally I think the scotrail saltire livery is one of the best train Liveries out there.
Plus, their class 153 livery is absolutely amazing!

 

I’m sure Welsh fans would say the same thing about TFW’s too. I really don’t mind as long as there are some hills and mountains in view.

 

Either Scotrail or TFW routes are going to have the same issue - lack of stock. Building on one before the other isn’t a bad idea.

Personally I would prefer TFW based DLC’s as it’s just more local to me, but in terms of the gameplay, both Scotland & Wales offer the same sort of thing, with very similar rolling stock options (at least for diesels).

Unfortunately though I think Scotland has been a bust in TSW, both DLC’s lack imagination & whilst Cathcart was good quality, it’s basic nature & single rolling stock made it lack. EDG was just a write off.

 

Presisley! We need a good length route of good quality with a good train! That's what I've been campaigning for on these forums and I will continue to until we get a decent Scottish route.

 

I think Scotland needs a good intercity electric route, maybe Glasgow to Carlisle or Berwick on Tweed to Edinburgh, that would at least give options like the 801 and HST's to be used and you could put on other units like perhaps the 397s or Voyagers. Any new Scottish route i think would work better as a flatter route, we already have quite a few UK routes based in hillier terrain like Peak Forest and N trans Pennine and of course many more mountainous routes in Europe.

 

A 170 in game would be lovely and especially on the Fife Circle and going over the forth bridge and getting a beautiful view out your windows!

 

Good thing about the 170 is the windows are wide. Not like the small 385 windows. The views would be amazing. The bridges would look great in the Unreal Engine.

 

hopefully that section will be Newcastle to Edinburgh.

 

Exactly, a 158 would also not do the views justice it deserves.

 

Personally, I disagree. A modern day diesel highland route would be far better for Scotland imo.

 

Could maybe even take it to Dundee and throw in the Tay bridge as well! What a service that would be!!

 

Fife Circle Line with the class 68 would be interesting. And it's a route that Dovetail made for TSC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/...ircle_Line_Edinburgh__Dunfermline_Route_AddOn