Brighton Belle

Richard Scott has created a fantastic rendition of the Brighton Belle Pullman EMU for use on RailSimulator.com's excellent Brighton Main Line route. This is a completely free addon and is available on UKTrainsim.com here: http://uktrainsim.com//filelib-info.php?form_fileid=29327. Richard also produced the brilliant 4SUB and 2BIL EMUs amongst a host of other free rolling stock for Railworks and Rail Simulator.

Ten of the best

List time... simply my ten favourite commercial routes, in no particular order.

1. Edinburgh to Glasgow (Thomson Interactive)
2. Bristol to Exeter (Just Trains)
3. London to Brighton (RailSimulator.com)
4. Settle to Carlisle (RailSimulator.com)
5. Newark to Peterborough (Creative Rail)
6. Portland Terminal (G-Traxx)
7. Woodhead (RailSimulator.com)
8. Totham (Just Trains)
9. China Clay For Export (Creative Rail)
10. Falmouth Branch Line (RailSimulator.com)

This was actually far harder to compile than I thought it would be. The fact that I have left out excellent routes such as The Isle of Wight, West Coast Main Line and Glasgow Airport Rail Link (to name just three) only goes to show what a fantastic choice of routes there now is for Railworks.

More Free Wagons

Another new item of rolling stock has been made available for Railworks in the form of an unfitted 12 ton coke wagon by Peter Ellis http://members.uktrainsim.com//filelib-info.php?form_fileid=29220. Peter has previously modelled a number of custom buildings in the Kirkby Stephen area that can be seen in John Griffiths' excellent, free Settle & Carlisle route http://members.uktrainsim.com/filelib-info.php?form_fileid=28298.

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New Free Wagons for Railworks 3

The very talented Malcolm Mackay has just released three new and completely free wagon packs for Train Simulator 2012 over at DPSimulation.org.uk, which is rapidly becoming a must-visit site for Railworks freeware and also hosts exclusive free content from Darren Porter (Darpor) and Peter Gillam (karma99). The wagons featured include:

• BDV Bolster D Pack
• BPV Boplate E Pack
• FEV Conflat E Coke

and are available here: http://www.dpsimulation.org.uk/rollingstock.html. Many thanks to Malcolm for making these available to everyone.

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Doug Smith, 1977-2012

With great sadness I have heard of the passing of Doug Smith, proprietor of smittyslocomotiveshed.com, AKA HeavyChevy at the age of just 35. Doug was a very active member of the US Railworks community and my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. S

Class 47 Megapack from Vulcan Productions

VP have released another excellent freeware pack featuring some brilliant new liveries by Nattydred; perfect for fans of the later BR era. 
Featured liveries include:

• GWR 150 Green

• Highland and Eastfield Large Logo

• Stratford white-roofed Large Logo

• Scotrail

• Original and revised Network SouthEast

Get it here: http://www.vulcanproductions.net/br-class-47-collection.html
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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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