Is There Demand For An Uk Freight Focused Route?

Yes.

Would love to see my local line in game.

 

I don't know about a freight route, but TSW desperately, desperately needs another modern British freight loco. 66s are everywhere, but they aren't the only ones!

 

zappatime Fun fact: my Woodhead proposal was the most appreciated here on the forums. Would say, a pre-1968/69 setting would be di-vi-ne! Full of stock options, both freight and passenger: EM1/2, 08, 13, 25, 40, 47, 506 etc... Plus tons of freight stock already appeared on Peak Forest/other old routes! Now also JT's MGRs!

 

I did submit a suggestion for this a while ago.

 

Perhaps one of the “new” games DTG promised on Direct will be a combined rail and container port simulation.

I remember a few years ago our Line Manager ( like me now retired, but who was great at organising team days out and about) took his Train Running Comtrollers down to Southampton to see the operations at the MCT and smaller Millbrook Yard. I found myself wondering how on Earth the operators keep a check on the 1000’s of boxes, where they are going whether by train or lorry. All the vehicles shuffling the containers around to various parts of the sites. A logistical nightmare or dream, depending on your POV.

 

There is a new game called Port Simulator I think.
I think Nintendo released or is releasing it though, not DTG.

 

I think TSW rules mean that we would be lucky to get this



Still at least the backdrop says "Here's what you could've had". (Felixstowe to Harwich ferry).

 

This would also make an interesting route, the old LD&ECR is fascinating. Although the execution wasn't the best on some aspects it was another favourite route in TSC for me.

 

On a side note, it’s such a shame we didn’t get the AP soundpack for the class 37. It really is on another level and frustrating considering AP worked on both the TSW class 20 and 31 from what I understand.