Now available from UKTS The Darjeeling Himalayan Narrow Gauge Railway for those who like something different. http://members.uktrainsim.com/…nfo.php?form_fileid=34737http://members.uktrainsim.com/…nfo.php?form_fileid=34738http://members.uktrainsim.com/…nfo.php?form_fileid=34739
Thread with screenshots on UKTS here http://forums.uktrainsim.com/v…1&t=142514&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
From JT's post on UKTS;
Hi all,
The Just Trains BR 5MT is now released at:
http://www.justtrains.net/product/br-st ... t-advanced
Details:
The British Railways Standard Class 5MT was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives of which 172 were built between 1951 and 1957. You can now celebrate the successes and remember the histories of the BR 5MT Class with this Just Trains British Railways Standard MT Advanced collection, packed with Advanced features and developed to the very highest standards.
Locomotives - this collection features highly detailed BR 5MT locomotives in six variants, with black and green liveries in clean, intermediate and heavily weathered conditions. Region-dependent details are available on all variants. These can be set via the Scenario Editor and include Western Region lamps for Western Region locomotives and Southern Region discs with lamp irons on the smokebox door for Southern Region loco’s.
Unique to the 5MT Advanced are two brand new features that will assist both novice and experienced drivers!
ActivHints - this will post messages to help you drive and fire the locomotive so that it runs efficiently. ActivHints can be toggled on/off.
ActivFireman - as a new driver of steam locomotives you may not be sure about how to control the firing and watering of the boiler. No problem! Switch on ActivFireman and he will take good care of all of that work while you drive!
Tenders - also included are BR1, BR1B, BR1C, BR1G and BR1H tender types, Black and green liveries in clean, intermediate and weathered conditions are included for each type of tender. The clean tenders are further split into early emblem and late crest versions, but the intermediate and weathered versions are late crest only. The locomotive cab automatically converts itself to the correct type depending on which tender is coupled behind it.
Coaches - completing this Advanced 5MT package are three types of Just Trains Mk.1 coach (Brake Standard Open, First Open and Tourist Standard Open), all complete with passenger view, a unique leaking steam effect from the coach heating system and connecting vacuum hose pipes and steam heat pipes.
The Just Trains BR Standard 5MT Advanced is probably the most authentic and realistic steam locomotive available to date and comes with a unique Switcher utility to allow a Simple version to be driven and 13 exciting scenarios, (some requiring additional payware routes) with an approximate total duration time of around 22 hours! Three Free Roam scenarios are also included
FEATURES:
ADVANCED FEATURES
We have worked to replicate as far as possible the typical operations of a real steam locomotive. Fully replicating a realistic steam locomotive in Train Simulator is simply not possible, but we have added features which bring that dream closer to reality and give you a genuine feeling of what the real locomotive is like.
Unfortunately one of Train Simulator’s limitations is that you cannot start with a steam loco cold, i.e. without its fire lit, but with the 5MT Advanced you have the opportunity to join the loco at the ‘warm’ stage where it is nearly ready to drive but still requires several operations to be carried out to ensure that it runs efficiently, namely filling the sandboxes, cleaning out the dust and dirt from the smokebox, priming the oil system via the oil distributor pump, and blowing down the boiler to help remove impurities. These may not be a fully accurate set of operations with the engine warm, but they are the most authentic currently available to us.
ActivHints – a new training system that can be toggled on and off at any time, with useful hints and tips for operating the loco and notification of urgent matters which require your attention
ActivFireman – a brand-new custom AI fireman built specifically for Just Trains’ Advanced steam locomotives. When activated, he’ll take over the firing responsibilities so that you can just enjoy the drive.
Simulated slide-type regulator
Operating snifter/anti-vacuum valves
Realistic reverser behaviour - lock the reverser in place when the loco is stationary!
Realistic vacuum and steam brake simulation
Scripted Automatic Warning System (AWS)
Scripted wheel animation, wheelslip and wheelskid
Chuff sounds, exhaust effects, and advanced photorealistic smoke and steam effects
Weather and seasons have a direct effect on adhesion
Realistic water levels and gauges
Regulator jamming
Permanent damage and solvable performance suppressions
Directional sanders
Fully modelled 3D firebox interior
Glowing embers
Realistic dampers and fire temperature control
Intelligent and Advanced firing
Davies & Metcalfe exhaust injector
Working tender water gauge
Warm and Hot modes – prepare your loco in Warm mode by opening the smokebox door to clear out the ash, prime the lubricators, fill the sandboxes and conduct the boiler blowdown to blow out impurities in the water. Alternatively, start off in Hot mode, in which all of these tasks have been completed and you’re ready to go.
Choice of Advanced or Simple driving mode – use the simple Switcher utility to swap between them
Steam heat control and carriage steam heating
Intelligent communication – intelligent communication is provided between a growing number of Just Trains locomotives – couple one or more 5MTs together, or double-head with a Just Trains 4MT, Clan, Britannia or Manor, for synchronised control of cylinder drain cocks and regulator, and to communicate with a little toot on the whistle!
Realistic and detailed external animations
Fully customisable headcodes – preselect the desired headcode for both the player and the AI locomotives in the Scenario Editor
Visible raindrops
Advanced AI
Tender controls
Operating Bardic lamp
Double-header locomotive interaction
Whistle options – Western Region bell whistle or Southern Region chime whistle
Directional sanders – remember to fill the sandboxes!
Operating fore and aft rocking firebox grates
Shed plates – individual shed plate codes can be selected
Realistic steam chest behaviour
Cylinder drain cocks
Priming simulation
Realistic injector performance and steam usage
Water gauges
Realistic damper behaviour
Head and tail lights – customisable for all conditions
SCENARIOS:
Standard scenarios
Somerset & Dorset Railway Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – A Bunch of Fives
Duration: 65 minutes
Drive a pair of Standard 5MTs on The Pines Express from Bath to Templecombe.
JT BR5MT – Van Train
Duration: 70 minutes
Drive 73068 on a van train from Radstock to Templecombe, but first you must take your loco from Bath Green Park MPD to the yard at Radstock.
Scottish East Coast Mainline
JT BR5MT – The Scotch Explorer Part 1
Duration: 100 minutes
Drive 73096 on 'The Scotch Explorer', returning from Dundee to London Kings Cross over the course of two days. In Part 1 you will drive the train from Dundee to Edinburgh, the loco having worked north in the morning.
Newcastle to Edinburgh
JT BR5MT – The Scotch Explorer Part 2
Duration 150 minutes
Drive 73096 in Part 2 of the Scotch Explorer from Edinburgh to Kings Cross as far as Newcastle. You will make a short stop at Crag Mill loop en-route.
East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – The Scotch Explorer Part 3
Duration: 120 minutes
Drive 73096 on the last leg of its mammoth journey from Edinburgh to Kings Cross. You will take control at the exit from Peterborough Yard, where the train has taken water, and will then haul the train all the way to London Kings Cross, stopping en route at Stevenage.
Bristol to Exeter
JT BR5MT – Cornwall Bound Part 1
Duration: 80 minutes
Drive 73096 from Bristol to Exeter whilst working a railtour to Par in Cornwall. You will make stops at Yatton, Highbridge, Taunton and finally Exeter.
The Riviera Line: Exeter-Paignton Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – Cornwall Bound Part 2
Duration: 45 minutes
Drive 73096 on the second leg of its journey from Bristol to Par. You will be in control for the non-stop section to Newton Abbot, where a booked stop will be made.
Western Lines of Scotland Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – Standard to Stranraer
Duration: 120 minutes
Drive a BR 5MT from Castle Douglas to Stranraer in heavy snow while hauling an essential mixed freight train. Will you make it over the mountains with your important but heavy load?
West Coast Mainline North Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – The Scottish Lowlander
Duration: 82 minutes
Drive 73096 from Carlisle to Carstairs with 'The Scottish Lowlander' on 27 September 2014. The train is booked to run non-stop with very tight timings. Good luck, driver!
Portsmouth Direct Line Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – Standard to The Sea
Duration: 100 minutes
Drive 73096 from Woking to Portsmouth Harbour on a 'Cathedrals Express'. You will make stops at Haslemere and Havant en route.
Mid Hants Railway
JT BR5MT – Standard Photo Charter
Duration: 60 minutes
Drive 73096 on a photo charter on the Mid Hants Railway. You will perform a number of run pasts between Alresford and Medstead before returning to Alresford.
West Highland Line (South) Route Add-on
JT BR5MT – Glasgow Bound
Duration: 210 minutes
Drive a Standard Class 5MT pairing on the 16:15 Fort William-Kings Cross in the summer of 1961, it's a gorgeous summer's evening and you should run problem free throughout!
JT BR5MT – Morning Freight
Duration: 120 minutes
Drive a 5MT on an early morning freight during a freezing dawn in January 1960. Will you have the skills to get this heavy load over Rannoch Moor?
Free Roam scenarios
Click on a train and take it for a drive on these routes:
Somerset & Dorset Railway Route Add-on
West Highland Line (South) Route Add-on
Mid Hants Railway
70's, a fun time
Hmm whilst I would agree that most of the voices don't match the songs, the maturity is missing, I actually like the voice of the girl singing the Tool songs, there is a special vibe to her voice. Will be interesting to see if she makes a career in music and what comes if she does. As always with kids there are some classic moments like the drummer in the Ozzy song dropping a stick, not once, but twice and the small bass player in the concrete blonde cover brings a smile to my face.
Couldn't resist this one as well. The bass guitar is bigger than the player. Haven't listened to Concrete Blonde in a few years, but nice to hear this cover.
Some cool covers of some cool songs and kids having fun !!
If you like them enough, They Can be downloaded here with a lot of others https://okeefemusicfoundation.bandcamp.com/
At the moment somebody has started a poll on UKTS to see how many British simmers would buy a VR version, unlikely though it may be. So far the poll is small, but it will be interesting to see how many vote. It also shows that not only German buyers are interested in accurate German models, although I think we already know that. We are lucky to have AP and Steam Sounds supreme they fix a lot of DTG's sins, and without AP, myself and many others would have left the sim a very long time ago. It's a pity there are no German equivelants, although there are some good add-on producers like VR, TTB, ect who have made the sim much better than it would otherwise be.
In real life drivers will normally go straight to position 4 when starting these units unless they were in a very low speed area. A very few will go to position 1 breifly to be sure they have power, but position 1 is for shunting. Positions 2 & 3 are often only used for maintaining speed where position 4 would allow speed to increase too much.
AP class 455 pack now updated to include this variation.
Nobody is sure at the moment, it would seem that the bridge that featured in the screenshot has been replaced, but at the moment there is little information about it. No doubt at some point there will be a twitch preview.
Addendum: It would appear that the bridge has been rebuilt from scratch. rain occlusions added to tunnels and bridges, QD and scenarios are now sadly career only.
Not really on topic, but Paul Godber and Creative rail had addresses that were very close to each other, in a not so wonderful area, and IHH created some assets for creative rail. I have wondered at times if they were related, but probably it will never be known. At the moment it would appear that DTG are very keen to gain third party partners for steam release, judging by the WIP projects that are appearing.
This route was produced by Creative Rail some 4 years ago. A nice route for it's time. But Creative had a very public disagreement with AP, so no scenario pack etc. Still available here http://www.creativerail.co.uk/…013/china-clay-for-export
http://matrixtrains.myminto.co…lush-sided-coach-set.aspx to Their usual standard, should go well with the backdated Riviera routes
CLass 20's normally operated in pairs nose to nose, but an exception to this was the local trip working to Corpach, where only one was used. The reason they mainly operated in pairs was because of the poor vision when driving nose first, also a class 20 only has 1000PS, not much for a heavy train on a hill. CLass 26's also appeared at times, but they were more common on the far north lines. Class 24 and 25 could also be seen at times as well.
@ 'Steveb6664' The class 117 Which never seen on this line, nor the 111 and 121. The Class 101 were used fairly Regularly up until the end of the 60's, occasionally in the 70's and 80's until radio signal ling came, then no more , The railcars thatwere common on this line ib the 50's and 60's have not yet been made in TS. I think did the class 105 thus made occasional forays up the line, more so in the sixties though. For many years in the diesel era class 27 were the most common loco on this line, Both freight and passenger. The unsuccessful NBL class 21/29 were so common during Their Brief Lives. IHH made quite a poor model of this locomotive BR days .During Class 47's were banned from this line, and for many years so were the 37's, until it what DECIDED thatthey would replace the 27's.Class 20's were also regular visitors. One was used to trip wagons to and from Corpach mill and to shunt there.
In reality the class 40 Which banned from this route, as the curves were to tight and the loco too heavy 144 tonnes, They would have damaged the track and had a very high risk of derailment.Even the class 37 caused problems with extra wear and more wheel flange greasers were installed to mitigate this.
I do not see a thread about this and the search finds nothin so I do not see a thread about this and the search finds nothin so http://victoryworksts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/br-lner-peppercorn- k1-contents-and.html details of the LNER K1 mogul coming from Victory Works.
At the moment feedback on UKTS is quite negative, those who know the line say that it is a poor representation. There should be much more undergrowth and evergreens are more common than deciduous trees. There are also other issues with station buildings and signs. Whether it will change by release is difficult to say at the moment, also line speeds will be low on this route as on WHL and JT's Kyle line.
http://www.fastline-simulation…stock/206-fsp-03-vea-vans
From the store page:
As longer wheelbase air braked vans were introduced it became apparent that there were some traffics that they were not suitable for. One such commodity was government stores from munitions factories to MoD depots which had a number of tight curves and clearances that were more suited to the traditional short wheelbase vans that had seen use for most of the previous century in one form or another. The issue was further compounded by the requirements to introduce a modern air braked wagon fleet and all the suitable wagons were vacuum braked!
The solution to this problem was in the late 1970's and early 1980's to convert 550 Vanwides to air brakes complete with new running gear to enable them to be used in modern Speedlink trains and still safely access the restricted locations required.
This expansion for Train Simulator includes the VEA vans in the three liveries they wore during their careers, Railfreight Maroon, Railfreight flame red and grey and Railfreight Distribution sector livery. This is further enhanced by the bonus inclusion of ODA open wagons in Railfreight flame red and grey livery and the unique wagon carrying Railfreight Distribution livery. Like any Fastline Simulation Train Simulator stock pack expansion these liveries are mixed up with clean and dirty variation, varied load simulating physics and rear versions complete with tail lamp.
Three scenarios are included for the WCML Over Shap route as this was a common stretch of track for the VEA vans to be seen in Speedlink services.
Unfortunately the sounds in this video are not of sufficient quality for AP. There would also have been a copyright issue even if they had been. If all goes well then the soundpack will be extended, however there are not any plans to fix the PZB. I think that AP is not sure that enough additional sales would be generated to justify the development time. He has many other projects that need to be worked on. Unless of course there is anybody who would be interested in providing a fix, which is probably unlikely.
