Penzance to Paddington
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:39 pm
As some of you may know, I and my co-author - Dave Pascoe - are working to create the GWR Penzance to Paddington route as it existed around 1950. So, by way of an update
1. We are still working on the route.
2. All mainline track is layed from Penzance to Paddington, including the Taunton-Bristol-Swindon-Reading loop.
3. Scenery is 80% complete in Devon, 70% in Cornwall and 0% elsewhere
4. All branch lines are in place as they existed in Devon and Cornwall in the 50's
5. Signals and stations are in place (mostly west of Exeter)
6. A review of the mainline track indicates that there are elevation discrepancies - so parts of the mainline are going to have to be re-layed so that we will have correct gradients at the right places. This will cause our original publication date of Xmas to be delayed. However, if there is any interest in getting the route as is, I will ask the powers that be at TrainSim UK if they will distribute the CD. Despite its flaws, it is a very playable route (over 500 miles of track) and will support inumerable activities.
This is a labour of love that may never be truly 'finished' (Did we forget to put 3 milkchurns on Yelverton's platform 1?). However, after we have fixed the elevation issues, and everything west of Exeter is in place, then we will make that available as the 'official' Version 1. The next phase is to finish the Exeter to Reading piece (both routes) which will be Version 2 and lastly, the section from Reading to Paddington which will be Version 3.
Note that this route does NOT have a white-out problem at longitiude 2 degrees.
Attached are a few pics illustrating parts of the route and the excellent models that Dave Pascoe produces.
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1. We are still working on the route.
2. All mainline track is layed from Penzance to Paddington, including the Taunton-Bristol-Swindon-Reading loop.
3. Scenery is 80% complete in Devon, 70% in Cornwall and 0% elsewhere
4. All branch lines are in place as they existed in Devon and Cornwall in the 50's
5. Signals and stations are in place (mostly west of Exeter)
6. A review of the mainline track indicates that there are elevation discrepancies - so parts of the mainline are going to have to be re-layed so that we will have correct gradients at the right places. This will cause our original publication date of Xmas to be delayed. However, if there is any interest in getting the route as is, I will ask the powers that be at TrainSim UK if they will distribute the CD. Despite its flaws, it is a very playable route (over 500 miles of track) and will support inumerable activities.
This is a labour of love that may never be truly 'finished' (Did we forget to put 3 milkchurns on Yelverton's platform 1?). However, after we have fixed the elevation issues, and everything west of Exeter is in place, then we will make that available as the 'official' Version 1. The next phase is to finish the Exeter to Reading piece (both routes) which will be Version 2 and lastly, the section from Reading to Paddington which will be Version 3.
Note that this route does NOT have a white-out problem at longitiude 2 degrees.
Attached are a few pics illustrating parts of the route and the excellent models that Dave Pascoe produces.
Derick
Click the image to zoom in
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