1Q18 0611 Reading Triangle Sidings to Paignton – Leg to Penzance and Penzance to Paignton.
11th August 2022This Pack includes 4 scenarios 2 for the Berks and Hants Bristol to Penzance Highspeed Tracks Route and the Cornish Mainline route.
1Q18 0611 Triangle Sidings to Paignton via Penzance.
Based on 29th July 2022.
…Cornish Mainline Scenarios…
1 90min: Final leg from Plymouth to Penzance while in the cab of 43290 Ex LNER Network Rail Powercar running behind schedule due to animals on the line between Exeter and Plymouth on the down journey.
2 90min: The return leg through Cornwall to Plymouth from Penzance while you be in the cab of 43251 Colas Rail HST Powercar on the upward journey on the way to Paignton.
Berks and Hants Bristol to Penzance Highspeed Tracks Route.
1 90-100min: Leg from Plymouth to Paignton via Dawlish Warren a slow pace through the Devon hills between Plymouth and Newton Abbot at (45MPH recommanded). At Newton Abbot you be held up behind a stopping Paignton to Exmouth Service so keep a extra eye on the signals before you get to Dawlish Warren where you change ends to 43290 to Paignton.
2 50min: The first leg of the next service as the New Measurement Train makes the way to Taunton via Bristol Temple Meads, but there is a problem with the onboard equipment. In this scenario you take the train to Exeter St David’s from Paignton.
REQUIREMENTS…
..STEAM..
Cornish Mainline from Steam
London to Peterborough ECML for Class 801.
Berks and Hants to Bristol and Penzance Route made by Highspeed Tracks.
..ARMSTRONG POWERHOUSE..
Sky and Weather Enhancement Pack
Class 158 Cummins Enhancement Pack.
Class 150/2 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack.
Class 43 MTU MK3 Enhancement Pack.
Class 800/803 Enhancement Pack.
JUST TRAINS Voyager.
South Western Railways Class 159 Reskin Alan Thomson Sim.
…MAJOR WALES DESIGN…
GWR HST Revamped Pack ( GWR Castle Set Pack )
LNER HST Revamped Pack for Network Rail and Colas Rail HST Powercars.
NOTES!
During testing of the Plymouth to Paignton via Dawlish Warren scenario. I recommend driving at around 45MPH between the steep upward gradient near Plymouth with the 80MPH speed limit as you get to the top ie when you pass the sidings then do 45MPH all the way to Newton Abbot Train Station the Paignton to Exmouth service departs Newton Abbot at 14:38 roughly the same time as you get there also the signal will be red at Newton Abbot and no warning before then while testing.
I would like to drive this scenario but currently don’t have the reskin LNER HST Revamped Pack for Network Rail and Colas Rail HST Powercars. I can’t find this on the Major Wales site. Would you by any chance have a link to the appropriate reskin?
Ignore my above comment. I have found the reskin.
Sorry for the delay yeah it is the Major Wales Design LNER Revamped Pack that uses the Network Rail and Colas Rail Reskins, I post a link onto this comment so people can find it.
Let me now how the scenarios turn out I had tricky testing when doing the Plymouth to Paignton via Dawlish Warren Scenario thank you.
https://www.major.wales/reskins/modern/LNER
I beg your Pardon it is not a Revamped Pack but a reskin my apologies, I think it was a revamped pack.
I did a run on the scenario yesterday. It ran fine until I got to the last signal on the approach to Paignton. When I got there at around 15:25, there was a class 150/2 in the platform I should arrive in with a departure time of 14:52 to Exmouth I think it was. I left the scenario running until around 15:45 on the clock and it still didn’t move and my signal remained at red. I maybe should have left it longer but thought if it was going to depart, it would have.
One thing I did do though was when arriving at Dawlish Warren and changing ends, once that task had been completed a message appeared on screen saying to leave at 15:10. However, it was 15:00 on the clock when that message appeared and my signal was on green so I just left. Not sure if that was the reason but thought I would advise. If it is strict to leave at 15:10 at Dawlish Warren, I will attempt the scenario again and see what happens.
Just wanted to advise of my findings and see what you think.
Thanks for the Feedback, The message is there to tell you to leave Dawlish Warren at 15:10 to go to Paignton. I’m not sure why the Train is waiting around at Paignton after it’s departure time for Exmouth it might be a bug that I haven’t noticed or a typical Train Simulator Bug.
If you was doing max line speed between Plymouth and Newton Abbot that might be another reason as I recommend 45MPH once you get to the sidings at the top of the steep hill with the 80MPH speed limit as I taking this from Realtime Trains and the NMT gets to Newton Abbot at 14:38 where you should also be following a train from Paignton to Exmouth GWR Service once passing through Newton Abbot.
I’m not sure if you can set a stop instruction and have it as timetable like you would if you was to pick up passengers at a station, which I could just set a pick up passenger instruction at Dawlish Warren and have say your departure is 15:10 but obviously The New Measurement Train is a private train so it won’t pick up random people on a platform.
I also want to point out that I am very new to Realtime train Scenarios but I have been trying my best to add as many services and accurately as possible so I am a newbie so there will probably be bugs.
I do Apricate Feedback like this as it does help and if there is any issues then I can try and work out the issue, instead of having no feedback and knowing there could be a issue with a Scenario but trying to find the issues is sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack so I do very much love your feedback and thank you, I test the scenario again but on another day and I’ll let you know if I find any issues.
I re-ran the scenario this morning and stuck to the 45 MPH speed limit between the top of the hill and Newton Abbott and arrived at Newton Abbott and 14:38. Previously I had to stop here as the service from Paignton to Exmouth was still waiting in the platform but on this occasion that service had already left the station but my signal was on red. I slowed down for this and as I approached it changed to amber.
I then ran through to Dawlish Warren with the occasional stop en-route to allow for the passenger service in front to perform its stops. I arrived in the platform at Dawlish Warren around 14:55, shut the power car down, put the tail lights on and changed ends. I set the now front power car 43290 up ready for departure and departed at 15:10 as per the on screen message. I then had a run through again to the last signal outside Paignton station but the 14:52 Paignton to Exmouth Service was still in the platform and did not move. I stayed with the game running until 15:52 to see if the train would leave an hour late but it didn’t. Of note this time though (I don’t remember this occurring last time I ran the scenario) was that my route beyond the red signal was set to run in to Platform 1 at Paignton. This may be as a result of the terminating 13:57 Exmouth to Paignton occupying that platform and having arrived in front of me.
The stationary service in platform 2 may be a bug. I’m not a scenario builder myself. I just like to play them. I hope this helps. The scenario is really good though up until that point. Keep up the good work.
Thank You Mark yeah I think it might be a bug with the scenario but I am new to doing real train scenarios so yeah, I have a few more scenarios on Alan Thomson Sim that got put up this weekend the 1Z45 and 1Z46 Derby to Penzance Statesman hat is based on the 23rd July 2022 if you want to check them out.
No worries. I will download the Penzance Statesman scenario and give it a run.