Manchester to Crewe Project - Work in Progress 1280x960

[segy]

Some screen shots of my latest route building work-in-progress in TS2009.

1. Crewe Basford Hall yard. Note the scenery tiles created using Transdem.

2. Holmes Chapel viaduct. Here we see the automatically generated textures. The white line is the line of railway which is a little off compared with the scenery tile image but that's due to the way I drew it as precision in textures was not that critical. However to be able to pre-texture 100 or so boards is a great time-saver.
The viaduct should have 23 arches - still looking for a model with the right dimensions.

3. Manchester Airport. What a pity that image tiles can't somehow be painted on the baseboard.

4. Manchester Longsite depot

5. Manchester approaches to Central station. The canal is the Bridgewater. Foreground line is the former Manchester, South Junction and Altringham which heads up this image towards Deansgate and Oxford Road stations. The lines on the higher arches are the former Cheshire Lines Committee route that became the Manchester Central to London Marylebone route through the Peak District now sadly closed. The front most higher viaduct now carries the Metrolink trams.

6. Manchester Evening News Arena straddles the through platforms of Victoria Station. The Irwell River at left flows under the arches that were the site of Exchange Station - long vanished. Metrolink lines enter Victoria bottom right and exit top right.

7. Manchester Oxford Road

8. Manchester Piccadilly with Mayfield Station - long closed but still surviving - in the background.

9. Crewe north junction

I like to be able to operate trains ASAP during route building so the Longsite to Piccadilly to Oxford Road and west is already signaled and operational.

If anyone would like to join me in this project please let me know.

Cheers
Segy

 

[stovepipe]

A very intriguing project segy, it's looking great already. Please post more screenshots when you can.

I'm interested in how you did the automatic terrain texturing - is there a write-up anywhere I could look at?

I have used the Manchester - Crewe line many times, though not recently. I'm tempted to offer some help - but I have two prototypical UK routes on the go, one 75% finished which gets priority for the moment. I also have some doubts about the ability of my current hardware.... though this will change pretty soon. Maybe a little later if the offer still stands?

regards
stovepipe

 

[Kennilworth]

Hi

I am very impressed with what you have shown here Segy. We travel over the Pennines to Manchester or Manchester Airport a number of times each year and your representation of Piccadilly is very good. I look forward to further screenshots as the work progresses. Will this be sent to the DLS when it's eventually finished?

Regards

Brian

 

[airtime]

Wow segy, that looks like one massive project you got there,

I admire you, your doing a brilliant job, and it's starting to look amazing, good luck with it in the future, especially around crewe junction, a lot of trackwork to get through there...

Joe Airtime

 

[Lancsman]

Awesome

Segy,

This looks good to an old Mancunian pining away on 'missionary' work on the South Coast. I shall watch progress with great interest.

Your picture of the Central Station area is fasciniating, and your reference to the Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway brings back many memories of trips to the football or cricket grounds on that route. As I write this I am looking at a metal sign that hangs on my study wall, of the emblem for that company, which was taken from either rolling stock or other fixtures and fittings.

Sorry cannot offer any help, as I am only a novice at this, and just attempting to put together some very basic ideas for a small layout, mainly to learn and experiment with some ideas.

Good Luck with your efforts. I will wait patiently for further updates, and promise not to mither you with unrealistic requests as to release date.

Regards
John

 

[trains08]

Wow! Looks amazing Segy! Good Luck...

Looking forward (immensley) to a release!

 

[chefbyte]

Wow missed this before for some reason.

Nice to see the over end of the Transpennine route that I am building from Cleethorpes. Is this prototypical with correct elevations?

 

[nattydredd]

Hi segy.

Just wanted to say, im looking forward to this one!
It would be nice to see victoria based on pre "M.E.N. Arena" times, when it was a proper station. Also, just wondered how far out of victoria you was planning to go? I would love to see miles platting station again (in model form) as it was torn down quite a while ago. I spent alot of time on there as a kid, and it had alot of traffic through there with a wide variety of motive power. It was where i first built up an intrest in trains. Also, the incline up miles platting bank had loco,s screaming at the top of their lungs!
Good luck with the project mate, it looks fantastic up to now!

Nat.

PS, sorry for dragging up an old-ish thread (i've only just seen it)

 

[ish6]

Great starte!!!
Ish

 

[Davie_UCF]

Daaaaamn

I don't know how you people can create prototypical routes, I admire you! The amount of work, sticking to how it is and not running wild with imagination like I do on my fictional route.. Discipline indeed!

Good luck, I look forward to seeing more screenshots as parts develop! Wow.. lots of track.

 

[barn700]

Well I have just the electrics to go on the MSJAR lines !!!

more pics http://www.paulztrainz.myenet.info/inside/MSJAR.htm