West Highland Route

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 10:08 am

I have just received my CD of this from Vern's site and although I've only been driving for Â½hr I was so impressed I wanted to share some screenshots.

The are all 1024x768, so I've posted as thumbnails to those without broadband have a chance of reading this thread - click on a thumbnail for full-size picture.

Just look at that water!

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And this lovely viaduct!

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I'll post more if anyone's interested.

-Alan

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 11:07 am

I am damn intrested alan!

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 11:44 am

OK, some pics of Glenfinnan station, where I am currently waiting for a train coming the other way - the line is single-track you see.

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-Alan

mikesimpson · Post by **mikesimpson** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 10:38 pm

Hi Alan,

I got the CD from Vern last week, and can not get over the Scottish look/feel of this route, it is much better than his earlier Wick/Inverness route, which he tells me he is now hoping to upgrade to the same standard. I am really looking forward to that.

This route has some really decent grades in it, makes a change from the ECML which runs through the virtual flat lands of Lincolnshire (no disrespect to Tim's excellent route). Now you really have to work out how to get a steam engine to pull up the grades.

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 10:39 am

Do activities come with the route ?

Stooopidperson · Post by **Stooopidperson** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 10:41 am

Think so.
http://www.trainsim.org.uk/mtsroutes.html

mikesimpson · Post by **mikesimpson** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 11:29 am

phat2003uk wrote:Do activities come with the route ?

Yes, Activities and any necessary rolling stock are all on the CD.

phill70 · Post by **phill70** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 9:23 pm

i think its the best route i have come across yet
Glyn

Post by **martinhodgson** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 10:15 pm

How long is it??

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 10:51 pm

41 miles.

http://www.trainsim.org.uk/mtsroutes.html

-Alan

40058 · Post by **40058** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:44 am

Yeah I've got this...very scenic too...only one (sorry two) small downers...

Default signals and Japanese level crossings which I have since changed on the hole though a very welcome Scottish addition.

40058

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:32 pm

Thanks for the kind comments folks!

Ref the signals and level crossings, er yes I know and will hopefully be fixed for V.2. I didn't want to screw up the tdb by using junction signals etc. at this stage. Ideally, although not correct for the period, I would love to have a crack at RETB signalling, but not a clue how to script it and I don't think the current version of MTS would support it. Unless you have a long section token you always have to "ask" for permission to proceed at the stop board whereas MTS works by looking ahead and will always have the "signal" even if it's a stop board clear if the line ahead is not occupied (and on the odd occasion if it is too!).

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:44 pm

mikesimpson wrote:Now you really have to work out how to get a steam engine to pull up the grades.

I'll get my dad onto that as he has been on this route on the footplate of a K1 as part of the support crew (I'm hoping to go up next year

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