Cambrian 2 - 3DTS

alisterbetts · Post by **alisterbetts** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:07 pm

A late 70s Cambrian - plenty of sulzer 2 action before those EE Type 3 flypaper engines turned up

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:30 am

yes thats what i mean about modern i was more or less aiming in the 1980's era when i can remember it when anything that could go down went down the cambrian.

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:29 am

Look on the bright side guys. At least set in the era that it is you'll have the maximum amount of track, sidings etc.

Surely little of the infrastructure on this line got totally modernised?

You can run what you like on it unless you're a totally obsessive rivet counter

Even Then you could go into AE and put weeds all over the non existent sidings of the modern era

Geoff

alisterbetts · Post by **alisterbetts** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:40 pm

lateagain wrote:Look on the bright side guys. At least set in the era that it is you'll have the maximum amount of track, sidings etc.

Surely little of the infrastructure on this line got totally modernised?

You can run what you like on it unless you're a totally obsessive rivet counter Even Then you could go into AE and put weeds all over the non existent sidings of the modern era

Geoff

Don't worry Geoff - I'm quite used to modernising lines on MSTS!

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:52 pm

You'd have to lose pretty much everything to make this route modern - it doesn't even have signals in a traditional sense beyond Machynellyth!

MartinH · Post by **MartinH** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:23 pm

You can make it modern in 4 steps:

1. Delete all signals and replace with stop boards
2. Delete about 100 miles of track (roughly half the available route mileage)
3. Delete the majority of sidings and loops so that there's little opportunity for AI traffic. First loop will be Welshpool, then Newtown, then Talerddig.
4. Place modern houses or flats on the former railway yards.

I'd say that there's probably a little over a weekend of work to do.

My guess is that the majority of people will prefer the route as it was before the cuts, even if they do choose to drive Sprinters or 37s on it.
Martin

electric · Post by **electric** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:35 pm

Is there any chance UKtrainsim will be getting it on their CD ordering page as I do not have a credit/debit card and I'm comfortable with using UKtrainsim (the months premium membership is VERY useful when the activity packs start coming out)

Many thanks
Electric (mark)

ronald parkin · Post by **ronald parkin** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:40 pm

Hi Mark, At the moment no, I have got all my add ons Directly from them and may I add without any problems.

regards

Ron P

electric · Post by **electric** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:57 pm

Is there any way I can buy the route using a check or something, is there a UK based web-site or something?

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:00 pm

Well it's great that you've detailed this Martin......

MartinH wrote:You can make it modern in 4 steps:

1. Delete all signals and replace with stop boards
2. Delete about 100 miles of track (roughly half the available route mileage)
3. Delete the majority of sidings and loops so that there's little opportunity for AI traffic. First loop will be Welshpool, then Newtown, then Talerddig.
4. Place modern houses or flats on the former railway yards.
Martin

........because it's why I keep banging on about transition era. The less track and sidings the less "Railway Activity".....which is what a rail simulator is about isn't it...

MartinH wrote:My guess is that the majority of people will prefer the route as it was before the cuts, even if they do choose to drive Sprinters or 37s on it.
Martin

Works for me

Geoff

117305 · Post by **117305** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:41 pm

lateagain wrote:Well it's great that you've detailed this Martin......

MartinH wrote:You can make it modern in 4 steps:

1. Delete all signals and replace with stop boards
2. Delete about 100 miles of track (roughly half the available route mileage)
3. Delete the majority of sidings and loops so that there's little opportunity for AI traffic. First loop will be Welshpool, then Newtown, then Talerddig.
4. Place modern houses or flats on the former railway yards.
Martin
........because it's why I keep banging on about transition era. The less track and sidings the less "Railway Activity".....which is what a rail simulator is about isn't it...

MartinH wrote:My guess is that the majority of people will prefer the route as it was before the cuts, even if they do choose to drive Sprinters or 37s on it.
Martin
Works for me

Geoff

Well i will be more then happy to turn left at buttington jct, heading for oswestry with a non eth 37 and a few nse mk2s in tow, whilst passing good selection of "ai" traffic on the way

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:42 pm

electric wrote:Is there any way I can buy the route using a check or something, is there a UK based web-site or something?

https://www.3dts-onlinestore.com/

Under the credit cards it tells you how to order if you haven't got one. It will obviously take longer as you'll have to post the PO to them and then wait for the disc to be mailed back.

Geoff

Iluka · Post by **Iluka** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:00 am

Hi All

Wonderful news - I just received my Cambrian 2 Route this morning - I reckon that's one heck of a record having it all the way down in Western Australia so I am probably the first to receive the Route both in Australia and in the UK

It's 11.00am Tuesday morning here (4.00am UK time) so I have lots of time to have a look today.

Now to installing it and running those Dukedogs - really looking forward to driving from Shrewsbury after seeing all Martin's screenshots.

Regards

Mike

kenbalfour · Post by **kenbalfour** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:29 am

Received mine in the post today, it was mailed on the 10th and today is the 13th so not bad, but I do live in California.
Only problem I have found is the great white void at Oswestry no ground texture until you get to milepost 19.

Ken

ARG706 · Post by **ARG706** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:53 am

kenbalfour wrote:Received mine in the post today, it was mailed on the 10th and today is the 13th so not bad, but I do live in California.
Only problem I have found is the great white void at Oswestry no ground texture until you get to milepost 19.

Ken

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