Waterloo - Waymouth

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:13 am

I am planning to route from London Waterloo to Waymouth, going through stations such as Clapham Junction, Woking, Basingstoke, Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central, Bournemouth, Poole and finally to Weymouth. Running along this line are companies such as Virgin Trains, South-West Trains, Wales & Borders, and also at some sections Wessex Trains. The route has not actually been started yet, as fro the past few weeks i have been gathering information, and i was waiting until i had my information, to annoce that the route would be going ahead.
I have one problem though. Only I am builidng the route, which is going to be very hard, as i will have to model, skin and route build. If anyone wants to join me in builiding this route, by help making 3D models, and such i would be greatful. I do not yet know if i will sell the route or make it freeware, but i have all the track plans for the entire length of the route, and all the relevent information, such as signal placings, bridges and viadust lengths. In all the route will be about 170miles long, which is a great distance, and will vary with 4 lines on most of the route (2 for high speed traffic, and 2 for slower commuter trains), and at some sections 2 lines.
If you wish to join me, then send me an email, or send me a PM.

I will be updating you with whats going on once i have enough people to help, and when i start to bulding the route, which should be sometime this week.

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:02 am

Hi

Use DEM dat - you'll get a lot further a lot faster, and it is best to do it before the track has been laid - there is a tutorial about how to do it in the Route Builders forum.

Chris

jjules · Post by **jjules** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:18 pm

Hello.

If I can help, I will. You'll know I'm currently working on Project H2P, but I'd be glad to help wherever possible. I might be getting modelling software in the near future, when I do I could help you then.

I'll discuss this with you futher through private discussion.

buffy500 · Post by **buffy500** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:24 pm

I have a Southampton Airport Station you can have, but its built on a curve you'd need to have matching track layout.

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:41 pm

buffy500 wrote:I have a Southampton Airport Station you can have, but its built on a curve you'd need to have matching track layout.

Yeah Dave that would be great, ill get the track to fit it. btw i made a post, who to created curved platforms in TSM, i cac create straight ones easy enough, but curved i dont havea clue.

Anton

pepsipowell · Post by **pepsipowell** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:01 pm

I'd love to help build this route, having done most of it at least twice!

(For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, see http://www.uktrainsim.com/filelib-info. ... ileid=6643, and also http://forums.atomic-systems.com/viewtopic.php?t=21637

)

Jonathan

pepsipowell · Post by **pepsipowell** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:01 pm

As for curved platforms, I'm trying to write a tutorial about this, which should be done once my exams are finished...

Jonathan

cgood124 · Post by **cgood124** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:28 pm

I am building up from Weymouth to Westbury via Yeovil Pen Mill so if there is anything u need between Weymouth and Dorcester Junction then maybe I can help

CRaig

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:39 pm

cgood124 wrote:I am building up from Weymouth to Westbury via Yeovil Pen Mill so if there is anything u need between Weymouth and Dorcester Junction then maybe I can help

CRaig

yeah i probabaly will need some stuff so ill get back to you on that.

Anton

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:48 pm

pepsipowell wrote:As for curved platforms, I'm trying to write a tutorial about this, which should be done once my exams are finished...

Jonathan

It would be great to have some help with route. I have been looking at what you uploaded and it all looks good. I didnt know that you did this route aswell though. Was yours fictional? I have all the track plans and such for this one all the way to Waymouth, so fi you do want to join me, then i would be really grateful.

I sent you a PM, if u didnt know already.

Anton

ej3ae · Post by **ej3ae** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:30 pm

Hi

I originally offered to help Buffy with photos for the EB version and sadly that now looks pretty dead and buried (at least for the forseeable future)so if you want me to do the same for you for the Southampton - London stretch then i don't see why not. I also have TSM but I haven't really got round to using it a lot yet.

John

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:17 am

Dont know if any is really intrested un an update but if you are read on...

Well to begin i have made a start on the route (as you do), starting for Waterloo. I have created all the 'hairy' trackwork outside the station and also put all 24 platforms in place. The next station whih cis half complete is Vauxhall, i say 'half-complete' because i ahve layed teh trackwork down, but no platforms yet.

After Vauxhall ive carried on the trackwork through Queenstown Rd to Clapham Junction, and have near enough completed Clapham Junction"main" station (platforms 7 through to 17). At the moment I am sorting the mainline which runs through Clapham Junctions second side (Platforms 2 to 6) and also the sidings around the Area.

Going back to between Vauxhall & Clapham Junction, i have done most of the surround trackwork, braching lines, such as the mainline coming out of Victoria and the Viaduct flying over the mainline. I have also taken a little time to create Battersea Park station which s just north of Queenstonw Rd, with all of its 5 platforms completed.

Now carrying on from Clapham Junction I have taken the route of the L2B, (i dont know why, seen as though im going to weymouth), but thought I had better not cut the track short, so i carried it on to Wandsworths Common & then just north of the junction before Balham. I did his as creating activites will be more fun, because you can either use this line or have passing AI traffic running off it, through Clapham Junction and into Victoria.

Back onto the mainline, it is at a state, where the 4 tracks are just wating to be extended and carry on to Earlsfield and Wimbledon, which are the next couple of stations. Due to the fact that Wibledon has a huge Traincare Depot, i think i will finally, finish Phase 1 (Waterloo - Wimbledon) either by the end of this weekend or early next week.

Anton

james100 · Post by **james100** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:21 pm

Sounds Great! Will It Have Scenery?

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:13 pm

Yes it will do, but im going to do all that at the end, as if i do it now, then about half way through the route and towards the end, the RE will run slower, when im placing track sections and such. Try it, go in the RE and add a lien of track into, say the NEC, and see the time it takes to place it, not a great deal, but imange creating a yard, with the section been layed that slow

Anton

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 4:01 pm

Hi

Have you done the Terrain (ie using DEM for example) because doing that at the end will highligh ANY faults in your gradients or track. Several routes have been started and given up on when they realise they can't do terrain at the end without mucking it up.

Chris

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