Green Lane. Preserved or Modern Branch?

[buckbeak]

Hi,
I wanted to know wether I should make my newest project a Preserved line or like a modern day branchline, for like DMU's and Voyagers , because I think I could capture the essence of a Preserved better, but I want to see what others think, because I would like a variety of things that I uploaded? Sorry if you all think this is pointless I just think it would help guide me along my new project.
Danny

[niclouse3]

I like preserved

[buckbeak]

Thank you for your vote. It seems Modern Day Branch is most popular at the moment, I'm pressuming thats because you can run i wder range of stock on it? Just a question, on your average branchline (modern) what is like the average speed limit?
Danny

[arabiandisco]

1. It's your route, do whatever you like.
2. If it's a twisty route with lots of stations (similar in character to the whitby line), I doubt you could go much faster than 45 . Something long, straight and relatively station-free (like the Castle Cary to Dorchester line) would have sections with linespeeds up to 75.

[Oldpufferspotter]

Er, actually neither.
I'm into the old steam lines, in the days when there was a lot of railway infrastructure, tracks, complicated layouts, semaphore signals all over the place, and stations every couple of miles! Oh yes, and telegraph poles. You could always suss the status of a line by the number and size of the telegraph poles!
I find the modern simplified railway a poor thing in comparison, and, in my opinion, the 'preserved' lines haven't really 'preserved' anything as it really was just before Beeching's days. Heritage lines or working railway museums would be a better description than 'preserved'.
Well, having now set the cat amongst the pigeons (a pigeon special shouldn't be a train of cattle wagons, by the way, it should be BGs fitted out with special racks for the baskets), I would simply say 'do what you enjoy doing most, and do what you know most about'.
regards Ted.

[buckbeak]

Thanks. Its at the moment 50/50. I'm still pondering it though. Maybe I should make 2 versions!!! I dont think I'd be able to do it how you want it (sorry) because I don't like lots and lots of trackwork I get lost easy. Even on my own route!
Danny

[SaMa1]

I'd like to see line that doesn't exist anymore(tracks laid up) since train simulators are only way to bring traffic to those extinct railroads and I know that UK has lots of them.

[buckbeak]

What so like just the trackbed, and no track???
Danny

[777fred]

Modern - because....signalling is easier

[karma99]

I'd like to see line that doesn't exist anymore(tracks laid up) since train simulators are only way to bring traffic to those extinct railroads.

I must admit, I've been really surprised at the lack of historical lines that have been made for RS. It all seems to be modern (last 30 years) or current preserved lines.
Hence why I've thrown my modelling support behind stuart666's early century branch line - also it's GWR and he's a very friendly guy which helped the decision
But I am surprised that few people seem to want to use RS to create things that can no longer be seen from an era I doubt any of us lived in - surely you'd rather drive a steam engine in the Golden Age of Steam with a bustling rail network rather than in 2009 running a loco up and down a single line at 25mph?
I'm not getting at anyone at all (especially not the poster of this thread), I'm just geniunely surprised when I think about it.

[buckbeak]

surely you'd rather drive a steam engine in the Golden Age of Steam with a bustling rail network rather than in 2009 running a loco up and down a single line at 25mph?

No...lol I like 25mph. Nice and realxing, and you get to see the scenery!
Danny

[777fred]

surely you'd rather drive a steam engine in the Golden Age of Steam with a bustling rail network rather than in 2009 running a loco up and down a single line at 25mph?

No...lol I like 25mph. Nice and realxing, and you get to see the scenery!
Danny

I bet Great Eastern could clock 90

[stuart666]

So far I think the best line that has actually been made is the IOW pack. True, its not exceptionally long. True also that its limited in rolling stock. But for pure realism, it takes some beating, which is why (at least to begin with) Im sticking with a smaller line. It should be a heck of a lot easier to go to town detailing such a thing than something 50 miles long you can do in a heartbeat in a 125. Not that I have any problem thrashing a deltic or a 125 mind.

If you are looking for a model, why not try one of the few surviving branch lines, like the St Looe branch, as an inspiration? You can have a local steam restoration group that uses it at weekends, whilst network rail maintains it, and has a franchise run the service during the week. its not so unlikely, both Minehead and Swanage both look to be getting proper connections to the national network. Even better it gives a lot of flexability in stock you use.

Im personally not against fictional lines. But I think to get the best of them, they probably best ought to be based upon real lines, or at least use real track layouts. I think the Westvale line for MSTS is still the very best example for that kind of approach. If I get anything near that, I would be a very happy man.

[777fred]

Minehead and Swanage both have secure mainline connections atm, is St Looe really used by preserved groups at Weekends?

[buckbeak]

I am asking Basherz to set up the NYMR route for me, as he kindly gave the offer on RS-trainsim, but he's got a pretty long waiting list so it's going to take sometime. But before long I wll be doing the NYMR and hopefully, some custom buildings.
Danny