Jt Sale Wessex Mainline Extension

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  1. Railfan1243

    Railfan1243 Member

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    As title suggests - there is a sale on JT website and I'm thinking of picking up Wessex mainline extension. What do you people think about the route? I also do have all of AP packs listed on the page so scenarios running would not be a problem either. I am a big fan JT routes on TS Classics - started from their Midland mainline and various extensions.
     
  2. ade2022

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    It's a really good route and I would recommend it!
     
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  3. Railfan1243

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    Thanks - I will pick this up!
     
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    Nick Y Well-Known Member

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    Got this route myself just the other day.
    Have only run 1 scenario so far but it wasn't bad.
     
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    You won’t be disappointed. Every product from Just Trains is worth buying.
     
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    749006 Well-Known Member

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    Apart from Marsdonshire :D
    I think that was made by somebody who does Model Railways
     
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    nwp1 Well-Known Member

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    That’s a fictional route, still it’s far better than some developers efforts on resembling real routes.
     
  8. IronBladder

    IronBladder Well-Known Member

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    I would be careful unreservedly recommending every route JT currently sell.

    While their more recent work (Derby - Sheffield onwards) is excellent, even at full price, I'd be a bit more cautious unreservedly recommending their older routes. While all are competent and playable, their art style isn't up to modern standards and I'd only recommend them in a sale, unless you have a particular interest in the route.
     
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  9. Railfan1243

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    Well I picked it up yesterday and and did one scenario with Class 166, I must say the route itself looks quite good - regular JT Standards (From Midland mainline onwards). You also get upgraded class 166 which is a bonus, Not AP standards by all means - but makes Class 166 drivable.
     
  10. Railfan1243

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    Indeed - The older routes from JT I was never really a big fan of. Scottish ECML is good example - that route is so old that today if I do a scenario on it, I can barely make to the next station before quitting. The only reason why I bought it is because of assets requirements for third party route.
    However from Midland mainline (Sheffield to Derby) onwards - JT have really improved the quality and attention to detail in their routes. Track upgrades, detailed lineside vegetation and stations ..etc. It is much more enjoyable/immersive to drive. I don't know why they didn't complete the section between Bedford - Leicester.
     
  11. 749006

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    But it is not.
    The track layouts were wrong with very sharp points going in to Sidings.
    At one location is a return loop with a single platform. I have only seen that on a London Underground with a return Loop for ECS and on Tram Routes.
    The Depot at the south end had crazy track layouts - somebody said it had changed but I have not put it back on.

    Screenshot_Marsdonshire_54.01501--2.28475_12-25-45.jpg
    A colour light followed by another

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    Strange track layout

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    A return loop with sharp radius curves and nowhere for a train to overtake
     

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  12. IronBladder

    IronBladder Well-Known Member

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    749006 I believe the sharp radii and some other problems were corrected, but like you I've not re-installed after the update, so can't confirm. But if you accept it as an imaginary route and you can still have some fun with it.
     
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    Things certainly improved 100 fold once Mark Walker & Thomas Harrison joined the map building team, I'm sure there are other great team members too like the 3D asset modeller (who's name I can't recall and for which I sincerely apologise), but track laying accuracy and asset placing attention to detail falls mostly on Mark & Toms shoulders as far as I'm aware.
     

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