Any south Wales routes around or in the making?

COOMBE · Post by **COOMBE** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:16 pm

are there any routes avaliable at the moment or routes that are currently being created that run over teh south wales main line?

I have got the Bristol to Newport route and this is very good but was just wondering if there are any that go on to Cardiff and beyond?

Thanks

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:47 pm

a quick search in the UKTS route download directory on the site would have helped

only other south wales route im aware of (other than newport - bristol) is Swansea - Carmarthen

Welsh Railways / Swansea - Carmarthen v1.1 [31697962 bytes] - Swansea1_1.zip
File ID: 3898 Date: 30 Nov 2002 - 5378 Downloads

johnarran · Post by **johnarran** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:46 pm

Be aware that v1.1 will install an old version of Tsection.dat to your system. You can replace this old version with any later version.

Version 2.0 of Swansea - Carmarthen, set in period 1950 - 1960 and using UKFS, is currently in production (and has been for a long time

) and nearing completion. Should be released this year unless KRS makes an appearance sooner rather than later.

I can post some of the latest screenshots if anyone is interested.

John

crwbandrwg · Post by **crwbandrwg** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:00 pm

John, please do! I'd love to see what work you have done since the original release. Funnily enough I dug this route out the other day as I haven't played it in a while and I still loved it! (MInd you being from that part of the world helps!)

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:09 pm

Yes please John.

Chris.

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:21 pm

yep, i'd love to see'em aswell

CLIFFB · Post by **CLIFFB** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:34 am

That's great news, John. V2 of your route eagerly anticipated.

Cliff

johnarran · Post by **johnarran** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:54 pm

2 screenshots not shown before. 1st one is Cockett Station looking west. The 2nd shot is Gowerton North looking east. I think that UKFS track really does the biz. KRS will need to match this at least.

John

45002 · Post by **45002** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:04 pm

johnarran wrote:2 screenshots not shown before. 1st one is Cockett Station looking west. The 2nd shot is Gowerton North looking east. I think that UKFS track really does the biz. KRS will need to match this at least.

John

Brillant work there John

MARTIN

jakbaz · Post by **jakbaz** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:55 pm

Great work there John.
Looking forward to the route if and when you release it,as i live in Pontyates.
Keep up the good work.
Regards Baz

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:42 am

johnarran wrote:Version 2.0 of Swansea - Carmarthen, set in period 1950 - 1960 and using UKFS, is currently in production (and has been for a long time ) and nearing completion. Should be released this year unless KRS makes an appearance sooner rather than later.
John

IMHO John this looks more interesting than KRS (thanks for the screenshots) ....unless that is you've sunk to IGA...?

Seriously, and this goes for all developers, please don't give up because of KRS! It's still a "pig in a poke" and even if it is released without IGA and surpasses ALL our expectations it won't have five years of modelling and add-on development behind it.

I for one will not be ditching MSTS until developments in technology make it unrunnable. Any future sim will be just an additional programme until it can surpass everything that MSTS has produced.

South Wales was a unique area seeing locomotives specifically designed for the traffic in the area. It's too important to not have.

Geoff

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:23 am

V.1. One of the first add-on routes I downloaded from this site.

Chris.

P.S. Any more shots of V.2 John?

CLIFFB · Post by **CLIFFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:14 am

Swansea v1 was one of my first downloads from UKTS, too. Very exciting as I had lived in Swansea for 3 years and my folks still live there, not far from Landore depot. I remember being astounded by how accurate the route was. Great job, John.
Cliff
[album 72178 MSTS Swansea1 Landore.JPG]

CLIFFB · Post by **CLIFFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:44 am

Whoops, sorry. Will try that screenshot one more time. The little shunter did all the work to set this one up!

Cliff

johnarran · Post by **johnarran** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:36 am

Here is the same depot in v2.

Note the 2nd engine shed and the correct position of the coaling stage.

John