Newcastle to York - Including "Then & Now" Shots

[Techniquest]

Great shots at Darlo there, I must say!

Only just watched that video at Darlo tonight, you must have added it after I posted previously. Just waiting for YouTube to load the timing run video currently, it's taking its time!

EDIT: The other video did eventually load, yet more good work there

 

[Darandio]

Now that the scenery around Darlington and Durham is starting to look how I would like it to, I can start posting screenshots that will resemble what the finished product may look like, give or take a few tweaks here and there. Every shot shown below does have many differences from the original, those of you who drive it regular may notice them straight away and those familiar to the area might notice some landmarks.

Darlington Area

Durham Area

 

[andylloyd]

Some belters there Darren.
Keep up the good work bud

 

[Darandio]

A new "platform end" video featuring a variety of traction at Northallerton.

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[Techniquest]

Jolly good show as always Darren!

 

[andylloyd]

looking fab there Darren

 

[Darandio]

It is now time to show some shots of a station that I haven't covered previously, Chester-Le-Street. Yet again in the "then & now" format, the first two shots show the route in it's original state with the following three shots featuring some of the modernisation work that is going on. In case anybody does wonder about the masts being on the platform, this is actually how it is in real life.

Chester-Le-Street 1979

Chester-Le-Street 2009

 

[andylloyd]

Looking rather swish there Darren, keep up the good work

 

[Techniquest]

Another bang up job there, really does look like what I've seen of the place at high speed!

 

[Darandio]

Not a great deal to show of late, this is mainly now down to the fact that the work I am currently doing on the route has no huge benefit when shown in a screenshot with a lot of it being infrastructure based. A lot of time has been put in to time tests as well to make sure that real-life timetables can be replicated as accurately as possible in scenarios. To compensate, here is another video, not spectacular, but later on in the video there are a couple of AI instances that might become part of future scenarios.

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[andylloyd]

Looking fantastic there Darren
This is one excellent upgarde to the route
Regards
Andy

 

[Techniquest]

Nice work there Darren, nice to know the project's still going!

 

[The Snap]

Looking good Darren!!

 

[Darandio]

Time for some more shots, hopefully keeps a bit of interest going because as I have said before, a lot of the current work is fiddly and unrewarding to the eye unless you are interested of screenshots of each signal placed.

An on-hire Class 158 (miraculously still in a variation of TPE livery!) pauses at Chester-Le-Street whilst forming a service to Manchester Airport.

The "Deltic Protoype" is dragged towards Darlington after leaving the Bishop Auckland branch. It is now heading back to the NRM in York following it's stint at Locomotion in Shildon.

A DB Schenker Class 66 awaits the road at Ferryhill South Junction.

An unidentified AXC HST powers through Thirsk at 125mph.

An AXC Voyager crosses Skelton Bridge Junction with a service bound for Penzance.

Seen at the East Cowton crossovers, an NXEC HST heads north, with the next booked stop being Newcastle.

And finally, one for RSDerek a member of the RS.com team! A Class 08 heads an unusual "all day" railtour to York, well, Derek said there was no rush! (There is a Class 47 on the back for support)

 

[Techniquest]

Very nice stuff there!

Like the idea of Derek's there, an 08-hauled working! Would have to be looped every few miles in reality to allow for a million service trains to pass!

 

[andylloyd]

Cracking stuff there Darren
Keep up the good work

 

[Darandio]

Cheers guys.

I have said over the last few days that there wasn't much to show due to most of the work involving infrastructure, signalling etc but I have decided to upload one of my test videos of Darlington. I am not sure how many of you have tried any form of complicated signalling or tried to make a scenario to ensure that it works with the relevant AI, but it can be pretty daunting depending on the size of the area involved. Darlington isn't a bad area but still pretty complicated none the less, here is a video of what happens when a Northern service from Bishop Auckland is running late and cannot get a platform.

In order to notice signal changes etc, it is probably better to watch it in HD

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[andylloyd]

crackin video there Darren.
Certainly shows off the differerent aspects of the route with different AI and pathings
Well done, keep the good work up

Regards
Andy

 

[Techniquest]

I know the feeling with complicated signalling and AI patterns from MSTS, no idea how it goes in RS but the basics sound about the same.

Does make it more realistic this way mind!

 

[Darandio]

Finally, I have a station which I can say is finished. Thirsk has been featured in a couple of past screenshots but now I am satisfied that there is nothing more to do there, apart from maybe the odd tweak. Here are some screenshots, the first two are from the original layout with the rest showing the modern version of the station. Who knows, you may prefer it in the old style!

1979

2009

 

[Techniquest]

Looking brilliant that is at Thirsk Darren, a fantastic job!

 

[MCR247]

I like the fTPE signs

 

[Darandio]

To be honest, I quickly knocked that one up for the shots, I havent got permission to use them in the final product yet.

 

[andylloyd]

Gorgeous Darren

 

[Darandio]

I have been messing around with signs and billboards again, if only NXEC were kind enough to let things like this be used...........

 

[andylloyd]

Looking rather snazzy there

 

[Techniquest]

Very snazzy!

 

[Darandio]

 

[andylloyd]

Looking good there darren

 

[Demps]

Whats that monstrosity at york?