The Midlands

[gypbrc]

From you, yes please mate, but do the other one first, I like what is there already, lovely drive.

Not long to go

[bakerboy123]

im currently building the Brmingham new street to london route for my own use , im not an experienced builder and have to make do with freeware objects so gettin it lookin realistic is hard and the gradients and some terrain wont be correct , but the trackwork wil be correct , here some snaps








not the greatest but i like it

It looks fantastic mate, keep going with that

Matty

[SouthernElectric]

Bakerboy my route goes as far South as Winson Green and Witton and as far North as Bushbury and Oxley, its also set in the early 70's but I do run the occasional scenario from the early 90's.
Lynxlad thats some great work you've done there, if I could produce that degree of work I'd push my own route down to New Street.
Simon

[kirkheath]

It looks ruddy good for a "not great" effort hehe do I spy Snow hill too? I'd love this route to diverge to Stratford upon avon

[RyanT001]

Looks very good, slight issue, the track laid at new st looks way to clean, as a regular user of new st, its a dirty and smelly station can't wait to see more images.

*edit* quick question?; where did you get the track plans for new st? or have you done it by eye/guess work?

[lynxlad86]

Looks very good, slight issue, the track laid at new st looks way to clean, as a regular user of new st, its a dirty and smelly station can't wait to see more images.

*edit* quick question?; where did you get the track plans for new st? or have you done it by eye/guess work?

i got the plans from pictures and msts westcoast mainline route mate, i know about the tracks ill have to change it to oily

[RyanT001]

Looks very good, slight issue, the track laid at new st looks way to clean, as a regular user of new st, its a dirty and smelly station can't wait to see more images.

*edit* quick question?; where did you get the track plans for new st? or have you done it by eye/guess work?

i got the plans from pictures and msts westcoast mainline route mate, i know about the tracks ill have to change it to oily

Ahhh ok mate, cool, good luck with it. About time the Midlands got some attention

[bakerboy123]

It appears I don't have the skill to build realistic routes, I have started a fictional route based in the midlands

It's my short attention span and my age which hinders me

Matty

[msey0002]

im currently building the Brmingham new street to london route for my own use , im not an experienced builder and have to make do with freeware objects so gettin it lookin realistic is hard and the gradients and some terrain wont be correct , but the trackwork wil be correct , here some snaps








not the greatest but i like it

looks amazing mate, keep at it

[tofwings]

Just came across this thread,
Been wanting a Midlands Route since forever in RW to cover Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton , Sandwell & Dudley , Smethwick, B,Ham New Street,
Any chance these may be included ?

Thanks

ps, pics of new street look fab.....

[bakerboy123]

Just came across this thread,
Been wanting a Midlands Route since forever in RW to cover Wolverhampton, Coseley, Tipton , Sandwell & Dudley , Smethwick, B,Ham New Street,
Any chance these may be included ?

Thanks

ps, pics of new street look fab.....

I wasn't actually releasing a route, it was more of a rant

[Astrovana]

See, I've always been tempted to do the midland route between Leicester and Sheffield/Nottingham, but I have very little time. I probably might find time over the next few months once my uni exams are over.

As for resources, I live on the midland route and I have a small "library" of pictures and track diagrams for the line.

And OP: You're dead right. The midlands are a poorly served area with railworks. Stockwise, I have voyagers, class 158/170s and an EMT HST. There are very few EMUs that serve the midlands on railworks. The only real EMU we have is the class 380. Conversion to a 350? I think it exists, but I've not found a working one yet. Oh and the 390, which is a joy to drive.