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    Question for drivers.

    So, I don't know if there are any drivers for the LU here but I was wondering for anyone who is a driver, how long did it take you to learn the route to the point where you felt confident in knowing where all the signals and speed limits were located when you first became a driver? Thanks
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    Caledonian Sleeper Layout.

    So forgive for the poor title, but I am curious to know how the cars on the CS are set up. Looking at Wikipedia, it shows the Lowland sleeper as having 16 cars which are then split in half at Car stairs, but it doesn't mention in which order the cars are arranged. So does anyone have info as to...
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    Anyone know of a wall mounted train tracker?

    Hello. In the past, I seem to remember seeing somewhere online a site that sells wall mounted live train display that show the layout of a route and the current position of the various trains, however I don't remember what the routes were or if they were from the US or UK. So does anyone know...
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    Station Stop times.

    Hello, I am currently making a scenario on the Chatham Mainline route from Dover to London Victoria, I am not from the UK but want to make it somewhat realistic and wanted to know, what are the average station stop times for this route if there are any? I tried looking at a timetable for the...
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    Trains found on the WCML South

    Hello, so I am not from UK but have an interest in your trains. I am currently making a scenario for the WCML South route in TS, which involves taking a class 325 mail train from the Willesden mail depot up to Birmingham. Besides the 325 I know you can find Class 390's and possibly class 92's...
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    Question about line speeds.

    So I am not from the UK, but I have an interest in trains from the UK and had a question about track speeds. So obviously things like the sharpness of curves, crossings and switches will affect track speeds. But when the difference in track speeds is small, what kind of things are taken into...
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    Should I get the Ashford-Lille route?

    So I see the route running from Ashford to Lille is available for Train Sim, along with the 373 from a place called AHS Rail Works. For anyone who has this route, what are your opinions on it in terms of the quality of the scenery? Also, what about the 373, is it just a basic train or does it...
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    Help with driving the Flying Scotsman in Train Sim.

    So I am new to steam trains and have been having fun driving the Flying Scotsman on the WCML. I have gotten pretty good and can get the train up to speed and brake when needed. One thing I'm not sure about is when to open the Firebox to load more coal. One tutorial I saw said to keep the coal...
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    Looking for model of the class 465.

    Hello, so I am from the US but really love the trains from the UK. One of my favorite trains is the class 465 and I would love to get a model to put on display, but I couldn't find anything on Google. So is there anywhere I could get detailed model I can use for a display? Also, is there a place...
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    Looking for routes for Train Sim.

    Hello, so I am from the US but have have really taken an interest in trains from UK, although I am not really familiar with the in's and out's of all the routes. Usually I am only interested in modern stuff, however I was watching a video on YT which said that some routes still have semiphore...
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    Help with route in Train Sim.

    So one of my favorite routes to drive in TS is the WCML Northwest and Scotland Route from Alan Thomson. The only problem I have is that if I want to make a scenario, I cannot select Preston as the starting point and will have to start somewhere else and move the scenario marker manually, so the...
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    Realistic Scenario for Class 325.

    Hello, so I would like to make a realistic scenario for the Class 325 on the WCML Northwest and Scotland route from Alan Thomson for TS. I am not from the UK but from what I understand it travels between Shieldsmuir and the mail depot near London. Obviously, you can't do the whole journey in one...
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    Class 325 for Train Sim

    So I was curious if anybody else would love an updated Class 325 for Train Sim? The one we have now isn't very good and even though there's an enhancement pack from AP which helps, it doesn't go as deep as some of there other products and the textures in the cab are still really low quality and...
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    Which route do specific trains run on?

    Hello, so I am wondering if there is a place that will be able to tell me what trains would run on each route. I am from the US but really interested in trains from the UK. So For example, I know the class 390 runs on the WCML but don't know if it runs on any other route or what other trains run...
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    Question about temporary speed restrictions

    Hello, so currently I am working on a scenario for a train simulator which will take place on the WCML and have a TSR somewhere along the route. I plan to place an AWS ramp so that the driver will receive a warning of the upcoming restriction. My question for anyone who knows is how far in...

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