[Class 47/8] 1Z75 “Cornish Riviera Statesman” Railtour: Exeter – Bristol (V1.0)

[Class 47/8] 1Z75 “Cornish Riviera Statesman” Railtour: Exeter – Bristol (V1.0)

11th October 2020 0 By The GWRailfan

My third contribution to the community, and first contribution to Alan Thomson Sim! This scenario has you drive 1Z75, the “Cornish Riviera Statesman”. This railtour ran on Sunday 27th September 2020, and I actually went to see it in real life myself. Here’s my video if you want to see the real tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9A3GozHgcw

Scenario Requirements:
Payware:

DTG Virgin Trains First Generation Pack (sadly discontinued)
DTG ECML South Route
DTG European Loco/Assets Pack (bundled with a lot of other routes, particularly older ones)
JT South Western Expressways Route
AP Class 43 (MTU) Enhancement Pack
AP Class 150/2 DMU Pack
AP Mk1 Coach Pack Vol. 1
AP Mk2D-F Coach Pack

Freeware:

Elraen Class 800 Acceleration Tweak
JamesIvell HST Improvement Patch
JamesIvell Mk3 Sliding Door Pack
JamesIvell GWR “Old Oak Common” 43093 Reskin
MajorWales HST Revamp Pack
Backdated Trainsim LSL Class 47/8 BR Green Reskin Pack
Backdated Trainsim LSL Class 47/8 47593 Reskin
Backdated Trainsim Mk1/Mk2 Statesman Rail Coaches Reskin Pack
Backdated Trainsim LSL/Saphos Trains Mk2 Coaches Reskin Pack
Superalbs Class 800 GWR Reskin
Superalbs Class 166 GWR Reskin
Superalbs Class 166 FGW Plain Blue Reskin

Here is some more info about the scenario:

Traction: D1935 (47805) & 47593
Service: Cornish Riviera Statesman
Track covered: Exeter St Thomas – Bristol Temple Meads
Season: Summer
Weather: Clear
Start Time: 13:47

CHANGELOG:

Added as of V1.0:

You now follow a train beyond Worle as per reality (so no more arriving 25 mins early)
Signal warnings – a few signals would not change from red after the train you follow passes the next signals, the game now tells you to press TAB
Rolling start removed
Mk1 coaches now have the correct bogies as they did on the day
All coaches numbered correctly as they were on the day

If you have any issues or any other feedback, let me know in the comments!
Thanks,
The GWRailfan 🙂