WCML Northern England Section

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:04 pm

As most of you know I am making the WCML from Crewe to Carlisle and maybe Edinburgh and Glasgow in a future version. The Rails are now complete from Crewe to Carlisle need to finish of the track at Crewe, Warrington Yard, Wigan Springs Branch and Carnforth but all main lines trackage is complete. Here are a few screenshots around Hest Bank with quite a bit of scenery in place now.

Hest Bank

Hest Bank with Crossing gates that didn't appear to close! I will replace them with more modern which it now has in real life

North of Carnforth (I still need to add a lot of scenery in this area)

I will post more screenshots as progress continues

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:08 pm

Hi Jonathan
Glad to see your pressing on .....

Jon

barrymcguire9999 · Post by **barrymcguire9999** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:51 pm

jbilton wrote:Hi Jonathan
Glad to see your pressing on .....
Jon

Me too!! looking forward to this one.

Cheers

Barry

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 7:47 pm

Here is an updated screenshots of Hest Bank with more modern crossing gates

Also would anyone that lives near Lancaster be kind enough to get some photos looking both ways at Lancaster station and of the station etc.. so I have a better idea what the station area looks like instead of using my poor memory!
Thanks

MeridianNick · Post by **MeridianNick** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:23 pm

John,
You've got the crossing barriers the wrong way round. They need to be rotated 180 degrees. The side which houses the barrier (the bit sticking out) needs to face the road not the train track

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:29 pm

MeridianNick wrote:John,
You've got the crossing barriers the wrong way round. They need to be rotated 180 degrees. The side which houses the barrier (the bit sticking out) needs to face the road not the train track

Ok thanks for pointing it out to me I will sort it out

Here are some screenshots of a south bound XC train from Carlisle to Preston

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:25 pm

Here are two more screenshots:

Leaving Lancaster

About 3 miles north of Oxenholme station

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:53 pm

It seems to be coming along quite nicely! I'm looking forward to it.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:23 pm

Excellent! That signalbox looks good

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:53 pm

martinhodgson wrote:Excellent! That signalbox looks good

Thanks the signal box was made by ThamesClyde.

Also I have set up a new MSTS WCML website at http://virtualwcml.0catch.com/ It only has one screenshot on so far and thats on the Lancaster Page

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:59 pm

It's good that you've set a website up! I like the idea of having a map and then linking to that particular section of the route - good idea!

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:30 am

Coxster wrote:It's good that you've set a website up! I like the idea of having a map and then linking to that particular section of the route - good idea!

Thanks, I do need to try and work out how to have no white gaps or border between the images.

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:48 am

I have now updated the website and it now has photos on the Preston, Lancaster and Carlisle pages and a news page.