Bishop Auckland to Saltburn

[Darandio]

I have really been getting into Rail Simulator recently and have started to learn the editor a lot more. I am seriously thinking about doing the Bishop Auckland to Saltburn route and have done the track in and around Darlington station to reflect the modern day layout. I shall see how far I can get with it in my spare time and hopefully release it, ideally when there is more relevant stock that can be used on the route.

 

[Metroland]

http://dereksiddle.blogspot.com/

RSDLs Derek Siddle is doing the area around parts of there.

 

[LilLoaf]

hi i'm from around Newcastle and have past through Darlo many times. Track layout looks correct it will be an interesting route. Hope you get the corrct scenery (well more or less its not going to be exact i realise).

Be interesting to see what the steel works around the bourgh looks like.

 

[Darandio]

http://dereksiddle.blogspot.com/

RSDLs Derek Siddle is doing the area around parts of there.

AFAIK, Derek is concentrating more on the Bishop Auckland and Weardale area, i.e west of Bishop Auckland, concentrating on the line that is no longer there.

As far as track laying goes, it is progressing well, as far north-west as North Road and south east to Allens West with the intermediate stations of Dinsdale, Teesside Airport and Allens West in place. I have also slightly modified Darlington South from the screenshot to lengthen the loop on the east of the mainline.

 

[Darandio]

Now as far as Eaglescliffe, but that has to be it for tonight.

 

[Darandio]

I am now becoming a lot more committed to this project and am making more progress. Nearly at Thornaby one way and to Heighington the other where I have started a bit of scenery.

 

[class 313]

Looking good mate.

 

[Darandio]

After a while away from RS due to other commitments, I decided today to practice a bit more by starting to fill in some scenery and build Eaglescliffe station.

 

[Techniquest]

Looking good! But does the HST sound real or is it one of those poxy sounds that sounds nothing like a HST?! That has always been one of my pet hates about simming and modelling, nothing sounds right.

Good work so far though. So is that Bishops Auckland to Eaglescliffe done now? If so, it doesn't appear to have taken as long as I'd have thought such a project would do.

 

[Darandio]

Well, the sounds are getting a lot better, still some work to be done but a lot better than they used to be none the less.

Valenta With Marston Coolers

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0HUR4ZsabyI

MTU

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp6aGD91h_I

As for my route, there isn't quite as much work as that done yet. Plenty of gaps to be filled.

 

[Techniquest]

Ta for those, at least things are better than they were. When this sim first came out I was looking forward to storming along the GWML on a HST with proper sounds (the one in Trainz sounds horrible!), but got rather disappointed. Things aren't perfect yet, but at least they've improved.

 

[richa2002]

Just to say, there are some updated Valenta sounds shown here:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=10eomL493iA

 

[Darandio]

I have now finally figured out how to put pictures on the thread.

Darlington East Approach

Darlington North Approach

 

[Techniquest]

Wow, Darlo's looking good on there! I only did Darlo to Eaglescliffe on a 185 in the dark in November, so I don't recall the scenery much (it got lighter by Tees-side Airport (it's in my Baker as that, that's what I'm calling it) so I managed to see that and not much else!

Keep up the good work.

 

[Darandio]

Continuing where I left off last night.

Newton Aycliffe

Heighington

 

[Techniquest]

From my vague memories of that line when I did it in 2006, that looks quite good!

 

[Darandio]

North Road, Darlington

 

[Techniquest]

Is North Road a one platform only station?

 

[Darandio]

It is now, yeah.

 

[Techniquest]

Thought it was, then I thought I might have imagined it.

Is there some little narrow-guage railway thingy next to North Road? I'm sure I saw something going on there with a steam loco of minute size when I passed by it.

 

[Darandio]

Decided to start furnishing Darlington station this morning, not a great deal that can be done really, just signage and seats etc.

An NXEC HST waiting to depart platform 1 with a Northern Rail service setting down in Platform 2

A XC HST awaits having just arrived in Platform 4

I am presuming a narrow guage thing next to North Road will be part of the museum.

 

[class 313]

Did you know there's a more up to date AXC HST out now?

 

[Darandio]

TBH I didn't, I haven't really been looking out for downloads due to concentrating on building this route. Thanks for the heads up.

While I am here, might as well post the next one.

Dinsdale

And I thought I might as well add a real life shot for reference.

 

[Techniquest]

Not bad, fair play. I do wonder what posessed the creator of the AXC reskin to number the power car 43015.

Dinsdale looks good, I passed through in near total darkness so I have no memory of it from my first trip through it in November this year. Comparing it then with the real-life photo, the simulated Dinsdale looks good!

 

[Darandio]

As always, thanks for the comments.
Tonight I have at least proved that the distances are more or less correct on the route. I drove the 166 from Eaglescliffe to Newton Aycliffe, a journey that takes around 34 minutes and I managed to keep to the Northern Rail timetable throughout.

 

[Techniquest]

The only thing I'd suggest is using a 142 (if available) as that's what they seem to use more than anything on the line. Turbos are geared for faster accleration than a 142 I believe, so would be easier to keep to time.

 

[Darandio]

Unfortunately, there isn't a 142 available yet, there was a WIP but that seems to have stalled. I did try to accomodate the faster accelaration but obviously time will tell if I get to try a 142 on the route.
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We can now move back to Newton Aycliffe because there has been another development, I have figured out how to do signs!!! The do need to be a bit smaller though but I am working on it!

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I have now managed to make them smaller and reckon they look a lot better.

 

[Techniquest]

Swish, that looks quite cool!

 

[class 313]

Good work mate!

 

[Darandio]

After a brief period of submitting no screens, here are a couple more. The main reason for lack of them has been me restarting the route, a brave or stupid decision, this hasn't been decided yet. The main reason for this was that I finally learned how to input route markers, which although the route was pretty accurate already, meant that I could give myself as many markers as possible, not just for the track, but surrounding objects etc. All is not lost though, since restarting, all of what you see in the above posts in this thread is now back in the route plus more so it is business as usual.

A Couple Of Shots From Middlesbrough

There are still a few things I need to work on, but overall I am happy with the way the route is now progressing.