The way you and Mike keep going back to RW I'm beginning to think youse guys have masochistic tendencies - "but it feels so good when I stop!" :hehe:
"Hit me with your train sim stick, hit me, hit me..." (With respects to Ian Drury).
Seriously I sometimes don't know why I go back, probably because of the ability to run a structured scenario. However getting there is another matter. I mentioned pulling my hair out in frustration on my latest route - that was because putting down RSC's invisible platforms failed to activate the passenger load/unload function. Replaced with sunken proper platforms (it's a tram route) and the test scenario was borked beyond repair. Try setting up a new scenario and the editor wants to go loop de loop around the Pleasure Beach turning circle even though that's not the most direct route.
Now contrast that with my TS2010 experience last night. Downloaded a route based on the Harzquerbahn line up to Brocken Mountain. Placed a consist with ng steam loco from Murchison and six or seven of the Molli-Bahn ng coaches. A little bit of figuring out where I'm going and pre-setting the route in 2D view and away I went. Marvellous scenery, very realistic looking apart from the odd dead speed tree poking up in the air. Was hard pressed to come off it when bedtime arrived. Now that doesn't let ECML off the hook or eliminate the need for a simple pre-pathing function, but it was a most pleasant experience.
Scenario creation is so complicated in RW and so few people are doing it, that UKTS just had an 18 page thread leading up to announcement of a competition for "best scenario" or some such. Couldn't quite believe 18 pages of hype about something new and that was it, said so as well on the forum.