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Hi all, could you give me your Wire heights please for your routes, I would like this info for the Ac Pack from Bluearrow, I intend to provide different wire heights for the panto's on these loco's if you guys have different wire heights :)

Commercial or freeware this ensures we have compatibility and will help the end user run the right loco's without looking silly - answers below please chaps!

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Post by jonathanmlewis »

The Preston-Carlisle route is 5.7 meters high. I think I copied it from another route.
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Post by barrymcguire9999 »

I have mine set at 5.6, seems to be right for the Virgin class 87 (87033) on this site which I tend to use for any route testing.

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Post by qzdcg8 »

Woodhead is 5.7m

Those that used my Gantry Pack would thus also be 5.7m
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Post by jonathanmlewis »

barrymcguire9999 wrote:I have mine set at 5.6, seems to be right for the Virgin class 87 (87033) on this site which I tend to use for any route testing.
I think 5.7 may be to low because the pantograph in 86245 is above the wire.
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Post by Christopher125 »

Hi Tim

Wasn't there a standard decided on ages ago? Also, whats the height for GNEREastcoast, that seemed to use a standard height, as I remember most of my stock working with it.

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I think 5.8m was the height that was decided.
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Post by terrycunliffe »

Would it not be better to do it t'other way round?
Set the pantograph height of the models, and then state in the README "For optimum appearance, please set the overhead cable height of the route you intend to run these locomotives on to xxx metres" and then give instructions on how to do this?
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PS.. sorry, it's a bit pointless giving the info. for NWE.... as less than 50% of the route is actually electrified in real-life, I've set the cable height at 1500.2 metres (don't ask me why the point 2!), and just relied on gantries to give the "impression "of electrification.
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Post by Timcourt1 »

Thanks Chpas, GNER is at 5.7 what I am looking at is making a set for the wire heights mentioned above so you can just drop in the relevant file as required, this will give you the panto heights required for your route.

Saves messing about and a good aid for the non computer savvy people out there.

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5.8 on the CTRL :) This is what Virgin Class 86245 is set to.
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Post by stevesherratt »

:D 5.7 m is nice and just make sure its set at 1500 vdc :o

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stevesherratt wrote::D 5.7 m is nice and just make sure its set at 1500 vdc :o

steve in ozz :D
MSTS does not care what voltage it is set to anyway!
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Post by asalmon »

Yes it does - if you have a voltmeter in the cab!
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Tim,

5.7 metres on Merseyside.
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