after a long absence from the UKTS world i will be making space on my pc and reinstalling it again
some time last year i was contemplating making a route losely based on the chiltern line using UKFS, as close as i can make to reality. it will be a bit limited as i would be using available freeware scenery, seeing as i cant make my own lol
if anyone would be interested in lending a hand in any way then please let me know.
k thanx cheers for that though im thinking getting some could be quite difficult....
i do also need compatible UKFS scenery, platforms ect and tunnel mouths espically if anyone knows where i can get these (other than on UKTS) then please let me know
slimsteve1 wrote:k thanx cheers for that though im thinking getting some could be quite difficult....
i do also need compatible UKFS scenery, platforms ect and tunnel mouths espically if anyone knows where i can get these (other than on UKTS) then please let me know
Tims just released Platform diagrams and tunnel mouths are alos availble. Cobos is highly skilled in construction, as can be seen in his route screenshots
For track diagrams, Railway Track Diagrams books are available by Quail Map Company priced at £7.50 each. They do not include signalling. Covering specific areas such as Great Western, Southern, etc in each volume. These may be available in Ian Allan bookshops, they have them in their London Waterloo branch anyway, but their Cardiff branch has absolutely none atall.
well for the moment i will probably jus do up to west ruislip (i live not far from it either and use to love going to the station just round the corner to watch the trains go past) but it would be quite a project with all the buildings and other scenery that there is. i wont be starting it just yet as i have exams this summer i will probably make a small route to get back into the swing of things.
Personally, I find pictures more useful than diagrams.
I only use them when I can't get info from old maps, or photos.
I find it hard to translate diagrams for some reason. Maybe just me.
Not saying they aren't useful though, but if you can, look at as many
books on the area as you can
I concur with that. Large scale maps do show the track layout and structures around the railway. A diagram doesn't even give an approximation of the scale between junctions, sizes of platforms and so on. It may help with signalling and so on so can still be useful to have, but not essential.
As suggested, a photo of a junction enables you to reproduce it faithfully. That cannot easily be done from a diagram, though the diagram may help indicate where any slips occur.
Many books have track diagrams of stations and junctions plus of course useful photos.
I wouldn't purchase a track diagram unless you've seen it and you can evaluate its usefulness.
Pop along to your local library and ask to see the OS 25 inch to the mile or 50 inch to the mile maps of the area you are building. Though you may have a problem if you are building a route at the other end of the country!
Booksellers may have reprints of the 25 inch maps at £2.10 ago which can help fill gaps in maps sourced at a local library.
John
THE YORKSHIRE COAST RAILWAY, released as freeware (CD & download) on 26th Feb 2005.
