Tanks to Hitchin and Hornsey Activity

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 9:07 pm

Folks - due to a complete and total misunderstanding about the workings of MSTS

the above activity uploaded recently and then patched is flawed.

I have now uploaded a completely new version to replace the original and deleted the patch which wasnt needed. My version is still only for V1.2 of MidEast. The version modified for me by Bob Latimer for V1.3 will be equally flawed.

I am really sorry about this, especially if you have struggled in vain to complete the activity only to find that it wasnt possible.

Any further comments about this activity to this thread please.

thames · Post by **thames** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 9:18 pm

Well here I go again.

Will I beat the dmus this time.

Hope so.

BobLatimer · Post by **BobLatimer** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:32 am

I'll upload a 1.3 version in the next couple of days.

BobLatimer · Post by **BobLatimer** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:33 am

Just about to upload the MEUK 1.3 version.

dforrest · Post by **dforrest** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:27 am

latimers wrote:I'll upload a 1.3 version in the next couple of days.

latimers wrote:Just about to upload the MEUK 1.3 version.

Short days in New Zealand?

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BobLatimer · Post by **BobLatimer** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:00 am

Yes, and getting shorter all the time - we're heading for what passes around here as "winter"!

(Actually, I had a bit of spare time I didn't expect to have

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Iluka · Post by **Iluka** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:23 am

Hi Bob

It is not the shorter days it is just that you Kiwi's are so much more efficient

Regards

Mike (From West Oz)

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:24 am

Just about to upload the MEUK 1.3 version.

Thanks for doing that again for me Bob

We also have short days / weeks and weekends here since I didnt think i would get around to look at this problem until next weekend but, like you and thanks to appalling weather here yesterday, I found myself with a free weekend.

I sincerely hope that this will now sort out this activity and i can move on and try and finish my steam railtour activity - which again is currently running at around 3 and a half hours

Thanks again Bob , thanks also to Alan Salmon for once again pointing me to a solution that had escaped me and to everyone else for your patience in struggling with a 3 hour activity which you couldn't complete

thames · Post by **thames** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:48 pm

At long last I have completed this activity.

Did not beat the dmu at Gainsborough.

Got pass the 31, 56 and dmu before St. Neots and was 1m 5 sec early passing by.

No problems at all.

O by the way I'm claiming 5min overtime. 5 min late back at the cross.

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:02 pm

great stuff andy - glad that finally it works out ok

sorry but no overtime im afraid. Under new policy you get docked a weeks wages if you are more than 2 minutes late

At least your driver got home for tea.

Deltic9000 · Post by **Deltic9000** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:42 pm

Oh dear - I think I'm going to be short of money

Ran the new V1.3 version.

Through Retford LL 12:13
Gainsborough Arr 12:22, Dep 12:27 - Beat the DMU
Lincoln Arr 12:41, Dep12:48 - passed parcels in the station
Peterborough Pass 13:37
Passed 'the' DMU between Holme and the power station
St Neots Pass 13:53 - greens all the way
Hitchin Arr 14:21, Dep 14:25
Hornsey Arr 14:57, Dep 14:59
KX Arr 15:08

My excuse is I was keeping to 60mph for fuel reasons... (16 Gals left in the tank at KX)

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:48 pm

well done Martin - glad the 1.3 version works as well.

I'll let you both off the fine as you've been a great help to me with testing.

Thanks again.

thames · Post by **thames** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 8:02 pm

Lad491 wrote: I'll let you both off the fine as you've been a great help to me with testing.

Thanks again.

Thanks for that. I'm a bit poor these days.

I had about 30 Gals left and I was doing 75mph all the way. Nice to see Martin, I'm not the only one you can beat the dmu. I was ready to go at 12:27 but the signalman would not let me run, this time.