Atomic Systems

Hi all

Just drove Crewe to Liverpool and all I can say is.. EXCELLENT

Was a good 40 minutes on a FNW 158, and I enjoyed every minute of it

I shall go back and explore more later

Was just wondering something, where did the route maker get the Yellow/Orange crane at runcorn?

If it's alright with you could I use it on my route at Aberdeen Guild Street yard?

Cheers!

Jamie

Crane is available at train-sim.com. File required is imodcmj.zip. Or you can get jcimset.zip.

Kerr

Thanks cobos

Production of my route is back in action today, hoping to get Craiginches done.. anyone know where I can find a cement terminal?

Jamie

hmm, i installed both of them but they are not showing up on my route in the select objects box

Jamie

No worries

Problem solved

Had a bit in the Ref file:

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so that c*cked everything up

Jamie

How many MB's does this route take up when installed?

Its not too big - only 157Mb on my machine.

Is the period of the route 1980 as I read in earlier posts? Any comments on suitability for steam?

The route is electrified but I think it is set in the late 50s / early 60s and says in the documentation somewhere that steam is definately suitable for this route, so yes!

Thanks for the comments on Crewe to Liverpool.

I assume that you are talking about the freightliner crane at Widnes. I got it from Train-Sim.com. If you do a search for Intermodal you should find it.

Yes, the route is supposed to be based in the mid 1960's. I guess that Crewe North had actually closed by then, but Edge Hill was certainly alive and kicking.

The next phase incidentally involves the Wirral and Northern lines, but I am definitely going to cheat here as both Liverpool Central and Liverpool Exchange are both going to be closed and the Loop and Northern lines as they exist today (actually done in 1975).

The prospect of having 3 major terminus stations on a single world tile is too much for most pcs!!

Just wandering, will you include the branches frm Hoton to Chester and Elsmere Port as these sections weren't electrified till the mid ninties and would you consider doing the bidston to Wrexham line?

One of my reasons for starting this project was to replicate the routes that my dad worked in his railway career and routes that I travelled extensively when growing up in the area.

This means that I ultimately want to be able to create the Bidston Dock to Shotton iron ore run for example, and the various Birkenhead docks to Helsby/Chester freight and Rock Ferry passenger runs.

So the answer is yes, these routes would be included and I will be faithful to the era, that is electric as far as Rock Ferry and DMU thereafter.

For the same reason given for Liverpool, I am closing Birkenhead Woodside early as there would be too much on the "Birkenhead" tile.

ccsdc wrote:Yes, the route is supposed to be based in the mid 1960's. I guess that Crewe North had actually closed by then, but Edge Hill was certainly alive and kicking.

The next phase incidentally involves the Wirral and Northern lines, but I am definitely going to cheat here as both Liverpool Central and Liverpool Exchange are both going to be closed and the Loop and Northern lines as they exist today (actually done in 1975).

The prospect of having 3 major terminus stations on a single world tile is too much for most pcs!!

Nice route... NWE also contains the section between Lime St and Ditton... it's amazing how both alike and also dissimilar the routes are!
Also contains both Liverpool central (which shares a tile with Lime Street), and Liverpool Exchange (on adjacent tile.)
Cheers,
TC

terrycunliffe wrote:

ccsdc wrote:Yes, the route is supposed to be based in the mid 1960's. I guess that Crewe North had actually closed by then, but Edge Hill was certainly alive and kicking.

The next phase incidentally involves the Wirral and Northern lines, but I am definitely going to cheat here as both Liverpool Central and Liverpool Exchange are both going to be closed and the Loop and Northern lines as they exist today (actually done in 1975).

The prospect of having 3 major terminus stations on a single world tile is too much for most pcs!!

Nice route... NWE also contains the section between Lime St and Ditton... it's amazing how both alike and also dissimilar the routes are!
Also contains both Liverpool central (which shares a tile with Lime Street), and Liverpool Exchange (on adjacent tile.)
Cheers,
TC

Thats funny, I've built up to Ditton from the other direction! Won't go any further as these routes have it pretty well covered.
Looks like a pretty decent route. Will have to download it. Of course Warrington railways will contain the same stretch of line from Hatford to Ditton. Should be interesting comparing the the scenery. I don't intend to go to Liverpool or Crewe (not in V2 anyway) as this is not the objective of the route even though it would be nice.
Soon we will have three routes out that overlap each other!