MSTS UK Route Map

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 12:37 pm

I have uploaded a partially completely UK Route Map with currently available UK MSTS Routes on it. I know its not complete but what I would like is if route builders can take a copy of it and update it with their Available Route or Planned Route or Route In Production and mail it back to me with some details - I will then collate them all together to produce a single map which UK MSTS users can check out - perhaps do it as an imagemap with appropriate hyper links - dunno, what do people think?

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Any takers?

BigVern & DanielWilkie - I know I left off your routes, sorry!
TimCourt - Didn't know the full extent of MidEastUK, sorry too!

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 12:42 pm

Nice idea, but wouldn't a historical map have been better - say about 1950? Then all the routes being built that no longer exist could have gone on it. I like the hyperlink thinking.

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 2:32 pm

I agree 1950 would be best - this was the only one I could get hold of from the web - if anyone's got a better one please use it.

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 2:40 pm

I'm sure I can come up with something in one of my books. Might scan in as a rather large file though, if it's to be readable.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 4:22 pm

You forgot Northern Rail

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 4:58 pm

Brilliant idea.

As soon as my route is complete I will inform you.

My route is Between Brighton and Hastings, also included is the Seaford Branch. I will also include the Hastings to Ashford route to connect with them Eurostars

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 5:01 pm

MidEast UK is MUCH bigger than shown above - just wait till you get it!

-Alan

Post by **NeutronIC** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 5:20 pm

I've been thinking about doing something along these lines for the site.

If someone can put together a smallish map of the UK with a basic outline of the routes (not particularly accurate necessarily due to scale) - or even just a simple colouration showing what routes are where then clicking on that colour could zoom down to a more detailed map showing the areas of the country that the route chosen actually covers.

Or if someone else has ideas i'm open to them also of course, but this seems to me to be an idea well worth getting done properly so that we can link from the map to the details of how to obtain the route and this would make routes MUCH more 'visible' to newcomers.

Matt.

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 5:22 pm

Nice Idea, will give people a good guide as to what available - alan is right, I feel there will be a fair bit more Blue on that map soon

batroost · Post by **batroost** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 5:54 pm

Good idea

Try adding the Talyllyn Railway (already completed and uploaded by Steve Pontin).

And I'm building the Ffestiniog.

Batroost (:evilbat:)

alan2 · Post by **alan2** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 10:44 pm

This is an absolutely brilliant Idea, Like the Hyperlink zoom idea, I will be copying the Image and will add my route to It, The Peak Line. Does not exist in total anymore. I've never seen it, only 21. 22 on sept. 27. 2002

Alan Heath

Nolly · Post by **Nolly** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 4:40 am

well, after having had numerous false starts and crashes, put me down for Sevenoaks-Hastings and Tunbridge Wells - Uckfield

Neil

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 1:48 pm

Apologies to Northern Rail - I can't believe I left it off!!! Plus S&C and Pats S&C plus all the others.

Saddletank - do you think you could scan in your map and post it up - plus anyone else who has something appropriate - maybe a good use for a poll here. Once a map is decided on, maybe people can then paint on their route onto a copy (I pieced together 3 pixel wide lines in PSP) and send them back to a coordinator... any takers? I don't mind doing this. Matt I assume you have the HTML skills to do the imagemap hyperlink stuff?

alan2 · Post by **alan2** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 1:53 pm

I don't have PSP, how about we use TGATool2, convert it to an ace file with say a Transparency of a Alpha, then uncompress it to a BMP when you recieve it.

Alan Heath

Horgy · Post by **Horgy** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 2:32 pm

My route looks a bit pathetic on that map..

But here's an expanded map..

Don't ask me for dates, I don't have them!

Horgy