Holyhead Breakwater Railway & Ay Valley V. 1 Uploaded

I have now uploaded both of these routes, now pending approval on UKTS and available on RW-Trainsim.co.uk. 4Shared links below.


Holyhead Breakwater Railway


The Holyhead Breakwater Railway was a stretch of industrial railway or tramway approximately 2 ½ miles in length that served to carry stone blocks from a quarry on Holyhead Mountain (Mynydd Twr) to  the Holyhead Breakwater, at just under 1 ¾ miles in length, the longest breakwater in the United Kingdom. The line was entirely isolated from the national rail network and ceased to be used in 1980, its sole function being usurped by lorry traffic. It is perhaps best known today for being the final home of the British Rail Andrew Barclay Class 01 0-4-0 diesel shunter.

The route as represented here for Railworks 3: Train Simulator 2012 depicts the breakwater railway network at its most extensive, with sidings located at the quarry carved deep in to the side of Holyhead Mountain linked to a small engine shed at Soldier’s Point by a single track that descends a gradient of approximately 1 in 50, a brace of sidings on the wharf at the mainland end of the breakwater and three short loops on the breakwater itself. The approximate period setting for the route is the early 1970s, but like many other industrial backwaters in Great Britain, little of substance seems to have changed since the 1930s.

http://www.4shared.com/archive/ZHImvUcp/Holyhead_Breakwater_Railway.html?

Ay Valley Route


The Ay Valley route is a fictional network of lines set in the West of England, focused on a main line that runs roughly parallel to the real-world Great Western Main Line. The focus time period is approximately from 1990 to the present day, although it is possible to run scenarios set in the 1970s and 80s as well with a little artistic license.

This portion of the route focuses on the major city of Westhampton, with the emphasis on urban and suburban passenger and local freight services.


http://www.4shared.com/archive/Xn-ybmfQ/Ay_Valley_Route.html?

Full list of requirements for each route are included in the enclosed PDF manuals.

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Holyhead Breakwater Railway

This is something I have been attracted to for a long time. This unique stretch of industrial railway (or to be more accurate; tramway) was at its most extensive no more than two and a half miles in length and is perhaps best known as the final resting place of the BR class 01 diesel shunter.
It is to my mind the ultimate single purpose railway, existing entirely for the purpose of moving stone blocks from the quarry on Holyhead Mountain (Mynydd Twr) to the breakwater in order to maintain the structural integrity of the breakwater. I have modelled the line at it's most extensive when it ran from the quarry on Holyhead Mountain all the way down to the far end of the Holyhead breakwater itself via an engine shed at Soldier's Point and a small siding complex on the wharf at the mainland end of the breakwater. In later years the line was truncated just beyond the engine shed, and stone conveyed by lorry from the quarry to the wharf.
The line itself is steeply graded, and although I have been unable to unearth an actual gradient profile, the ruling gradient of approximately 1 in 50 seems a fair "guesstimate". In an additional break from reality, I have added three passenger platforms along the route at the quarry, Soldier's Point and breakwater lighthouse to increase operational potential. I also intend to add rudimentary signalling (probably using modified ground semaphore discs) to allow more than one-engine-in-steam operation.
I hope to have the route completed withing the next week or so, and uploaded to both UKTrainSim and RW-Trainsim.co.uk as freeware. Please note that I have made extensive use of assets from the Phorum Peninsula charity route and the Falmouth Branch Line by RailSimulator.com, both available on Steam, for this route.
Further information on the history, heritage and present day activities of the Holyhead breakater and its associated railway can be found at the excellent http://www.holyheadbreakwater.com/index.htm.