Route Riviera Line: Exeter – Plymouth & Paignton (incl. Class 150 & 802) - Feedback

Yes the signalling between Hemerdon and Totnes was done on the cheap, essentially a home colour light preceded by the distant replaced each manual signalbox. Creates a bit of a bottleneck as the sectional running time from Aish to Totnes is 8 minutes unlike the usual 4 minute headway under proper MAS colour light signalling.

 

It's not going to Paignton. Its next service doesn't appear on platform PIS since it's empty to the sidings to reverse; you're seeing the PIS for the next GWR service to use that platform.

 

I’ve been enjoying the route on Xbox SX but noticed a few issues;
The cab announcements audio level doesn’t save and resets to 100% when restarting the game.
I had a random fault come up in the class 150 but had random faults switch off from the menu.
Braking on the 150 needs to have volume dialled back a bit.
Distant scenery especially around Dawlish pops in and is quite immersion breaking. Has this issue for Xbox SX ever been looked at?
The water looks a bit sketchy at times.

 

I don’t know what it shows either way, I was just replying to the post.

 

They’ve had so many tweaks or software modifications since they came into service, but it’s not uncommon now to have only two working generators out of 3 on a London bound service from the West Country! I honestly think we should have gone for Stadler flirt units instead.

On diesel only they struggle to get anywhere near 125mph, and the model in the simulator also accelerates way too fast in my opinion. It is too slow to move away as well.

The door operation on these is also done partly by us at the moment. The guards don’t have any door control unless we press the yellow door control button on the desk. By that I mean they cannot open any local door with a key or use the red release buttons.

Upon arrival at a station stop, the train is brought to a stand at the correct platform stop marker. This is really important at some stations, especially when the tolerance of he last door sometimes is only a few feet! Bath Spa on the down springs to mind. Then we check the TMS SDO has the correct location and format, before then pressing the two door release buttons on the platform side.

The train manager then closes the doors only, and when they key in we get a little guard symbol on the train display. The external BIL will also flash at their location.

It’s also interesting to know that all modifications LNER have had done to their sets have also been applied to ours too.

 

My timetable drive with a Class 220 didn't count towards Riviera Mastery objective "Drive 80 miles / 128km".

 

just found this flotting sign in day of dispacther on pc i play on steam on pc ay of

 

A fantastic job and attention to detail whoever was responsible for the signalling on Riveria line the detailing really shows for example at signal Echo 188 that routes trains at newton abbot to either Paignton branch or Plymouth as I noticed not only a location cabinet but also when signals change very noticeable relay clicking and as a tech geek I really do appreciate these additions as well as the clatter of points machines and the visible blade movement once again well done and thanks to everyone involved

 

I'm no longer getting raindrops on my windscreen on the 802 after having switched to exterior camera.

 

I think they need to address the rendering distance of the sea textures across the board on Series X. I know there's some really glaring issues between Starcross and Teignmouth, and Torquay and Paignton. However, there are so many other places where you just see a beach along the whole horizon because the sea texture hasn't loaded in, and then it pops in above the beige texture at the last minute. This seems to be worse when running services towards Exeter.

If that isn't possible, replacing the brown textures under the sea with blue ones would probably make it much less noticeable.

 

The manager who thought it wise to put Winteruptions scenario at the very top of the list deserves a bonus indeed: an hour of staring into the void, with the occasional delight of blinding white textures. Bravo, old chap, truly visionary

 

PC Player - STEAM

Not seeing any illumination on the speed display on the 802 ?

 

Track shadows appearing on Paington branch

 

Well, first post release patch is out, and no fix to the 802 not responding to the Rail Driver. I have been avoiding this route just because of that issue.

 

there are 2 types of 802
one does work namely the 802/1
although braking stops at 88% when using the tsc-x might be the same for the raildriver
unless you really want and must drive the 802/0

 

I have the same experience with a throttle quad and CobraOne. 802/0 no response. 802/1 exactly as you describe.

 

Some quite bad stuttering leaving Newton Abbot in a 150 (Xbox Series X). Akin to the kind that still plagues the Blackpool Branches route near to Layton.

Other than that, really pleased with this route. First new one I've bought in a while.

 

First look at the route, and the scenery is great. Having grown up in Exeter, I know this line so well and it's really well represented.

One bit of feedback: the adverts on the heritage railway platform Paignton are modern, when they should be more like those on West Somerset Railway.

 

I've just started playing the route, it's decent but there are a few things worth mentioning that should be fixed. Platform is Xbox series X.
- At Exeter St Davids, the announcer said the service to Waterloo was ready to leave despite having not arrived from the sidings

-Woking and Clapham Junction should be added to the station directory for these services

-Class 802 external destination screen doesn't work properly. I'm surprised this wasn't fixed from the 801

-The announcements sound decent enough but they can only be heard if you are within a few metres of the speaker. This isn't true to life.

-Some stations don't have 80x stop markers. These include Newton Abbot, Dawlish Warren and Exeter St. Davids

-Occasionally the sea disappears. That probably tells how much testing was done


Other than that a great effort, a very enjoyable drive. The 802 sounds lovely.

 

Pretty good, enjoyed my first full run. Few sound issues and trees over the line but hopefully those can be fixed in next patch.

Has anyone managed to get platinum on the 150 & 802 training and the first two depot moves either the Voyager?

 

Excellent route.

Exe Estuary needs loads more little white boats (the place is absolutely littered with them in real life) and water boys (boeys?). Same goes for the Teign Estuary as well.

 

Unfortunately I did experience some texture blurring on approach to Plymouth. I'd like to think the people at DTG are doing everything they can to solve this issue, but I'll probably have to refrain from purchasing future routes until I see these improvements come to fruition.

 

Why is the new audio not in the tfw 150/2 when dovetail said it would be updated for release ?

 

Don't touch the DRA ! Matt during the Riviera stream couldn't end his journey after using it in the 220. Now I got stuck in the 802 too after using it. The 150 worked after using DRA.

Besides, shouldn't the vigilance alarm be off when DRA is on ? Not on these two, didn't try the 220 yet.

 

On the xbox i loaded up the railtour of the flying scotsman on the riviera line and all that black glitching is covering the train. Please fix this

 

It is coming in a patch soon.