Thanks
Wow ! awesome well done I can' wait :udrool: Ill say thank you now....
Just to say thank you for commenting, in your case favourably....
This is my second 'converted' old route that was a built-in one to 04, so I guess everybody will know which it is now!
However, it is entirely different from the original, well, there wouldn't have been much point in doing it if it was. All textures have been changed, ground elevations altered, industries either shifted location or replaced by a better or more suitable one for this new layout and many older assets replaced for newer and better ones.
I have added two deep water docks and a naval base, there's also china clay working, an aggregate open cast 'mine', a petro-chem works, more stations or if they remained in the original positions they are expanded.
Threequarters of the route is 4-track so there is fast and relief working. Many stations have mail unloading points (or whatever the user wants to make them, say milk or dairy products) on the relief lines, 4-track level crossings and a mass of new scenery.
And a branch line too, something not on the original. This, I think, is quite sweet and very rural looking.
But there is still a lot more scenery to do. I have ideas like a market gard, a firing range and a light airfield. And talking of airfields there is a large one at Blackheath with a plane coming in to land.
This is an out-and-back layout with a local circuit at one end, so tons of operational options are available and plenty of goods traffic can be used.
A straight run on the 4-track end-to-end took 19 minutes. Stopping trains take 35 minutes down and 30 minutes up, depending on how long the stops are, I use 30 seconds and a minute. This does not include the circuit or branch.
I work on a daily basis but even this is slow progress, there is an awful lot to do.
Thanks to all,
Angela
