Chapter 1
Fictional rail network on ?? hundreds of baseboards.
As the name says this is a network, not just one point-to-point route.
Here you find several mainlines as well as branchlines crossing the country in all directions. The challenge is to
create a session (read: schedule) which allows you as virtual passenger to make different journeys and jump from
one train into another connecting train at main junction stations.
The country has several enormous cities, and I must say a big 'thank you' to Dave Drake for making those fantastic
city blocks. Not only that it saves time to build, but for such a huge urbanisation I think the performance is
extremely good.
Okay, let's not talk so much at the beginning (I know this is the screenshot forum ), but better show some
pictures.
A local train waiting for departure in Russiatown:
The pictures above is all where it started. Originally I was building a route in east European style, but when the
first City blocks came, I totally rebuilt the layout, replacing all original houses except the Russian station
building in the very first town. (Now you know why I called this "Russiatown"
).
At the moment there are over 50 railway stations on the map.
Calling at Wadesboro, 5 minutes later:
...and after 3 minutes at Chadron:
Approaching Drake City:
...and 7 minutes later we are finally (the end of chapter one) arriving at Drake City (covers 12 baseboards):
This is a junction station, with connections to Cooperstown, Russelville, Reading Grand Central, Olympia Central
and Terminal, or Arlington Central.
The Capital of my fictional country is Reading,a city which covers a total of 28 baseboards. It's the only city
which has a subway system (2 lines).
(To be continued)
Pieter
Fictional rail network on ?? hundreds of baseboards.
As the name says this is a network, not just one point-to-point route.
Here you find several mainlines as well as branchlines crossing the country in all directions. The challenge is to
create a session (read: schedule) which allows you as virtual passenger to make different journeys and jump from
one train into another connecting train at main junction stations.
The country has several enormous cities, and I must say a big 'thank you' to Dave Drake for making those fantastic
city blocks. Not only that it saves time to build, but for such a huge urbanisation I think the performance is
extremely good.
Okay, let's not talk so much at the beginning (I know this is the screenshot forum ), but better show some
pictures.
A local train waiting for departure in Russiatown:
The pictures above is all where it started. Originally I was building a route in east European style, but when the
first City blocks came, I totally rebuilt the layout, replacing all original houses except the Russian station
building in the very first town. (Now you know why I called this "Russiatown"
).At the moment there are over 50 railway stations on the map.
Calling at Wadesboro, 5 minutes later:
...and after 3 minutes at Chadron:
Approaching Drake City:
...and 7 minutes later we are finally (the end of chapter one) arriving at Drake City (covers 12 baseboards):
This is a junction station, with connections to Cooperstown, Russelville, Reading Grand Central, Olympia Central
and Terminal, or Arlington Central.
The Capital of my fictional country is Reading,a city which covers a total of 28 baseboards. It's the only city
which has a subway system (2 lines).
(To be continued)
Pieter
