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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 04:21 #102936
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Thanks to a sterling effort by the testers, and to the fresh eyes casting their critical gaze over the sims at the recent meet, we're proud to announce our latest three sims are now released! Congratulations to James Pedrick (Pedroathome) for his first two simulations.

All three can be downloaded by clicking "Check for updates" in the Loader, and licenses can be purchased in the Shop. Please look out for the Multibuy which will be priced that way for one month only.

We hope to have a public host (multiplay) up around 7pm UK time today (November 16th).

Enjoy!

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 11:25 #102937
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Great to see these new Sim's, but are there any photos of the layout... Does not seem to be any on the Wiki like there is for some sims so you get an idea of the layout.

Anyone any ideas where I can locate them?

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 11:31 #102938
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bri2808 in post 102937 said:
Great to see these new Sim's, but are there any photos of the layout... Does not seem to be any on the Wiki like there is for some sims so you get an idea of the layout.

Anyone any ideas where I can locate them?
See HERE.

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 11:43 #102939
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Use the loader to get all the latest updates and these sims will be dowloaded in demo mode. You can load them up for a look. Each sim comes with demo mode enabled for a few minutes. Put the sim on pause and you can browse the layout and timetables to your hearts content. Then when you are happy Geoff will happy to accept your cash.

I find this much easier than trying to look through a jpeg image and you get a much better feel for the sim.

Calvin

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 11:45 #102940
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bri2808 in post 102937 said:
Great to see these new Sim's, but are there any photos of the layout... Does not seem to be any on the Wiki like there is for some sims so you get an idea of the layout.

Anyone any ideas where I can locate them?
Two attached here: Salford Crescent in 2009 with M/cr North's building hidden away on the right; Piccadilly's apporaches from platform 5 on 3rd December 1988. There are many, many others on the Manchester's Railways site on Facebook.

Congratulations to all involved om bringing a piece of Lancashire into everyone's life!




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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 11:45 #102941
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Of course my thanks to Geoff and the team for this superb sim. Looking forward to a play later.

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 12:09 #102942
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Big Thanks to Geoff, the Development team and the Testers for 3 great sims
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 12:13 #102943
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Ordinarily I would but am at work and unable to access the loader - And on work computers cannot access Dropbox either... I will wait till I get home I guess
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 12:50 #102944
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Great Sims with plenty to control, good work to all those who are involved in making these great sims :-)
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 13:25 #102945
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bri2808 in post 102943 said:
Ordinarily I would but am at work and unable to access the loader - And on work computers cannot access Dropbox either... I will wait till I get home I guess
Again please see https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Forum/ThreadView/47128?postId=102795

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 13:46 #102946
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Multibuy purchased, and thanks to Geoff, James P and the timetabling team!






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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 13:55 #102947
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headshot119 in post 102945 said:
bri2808 in post 102943 said:
Ordinarily I would but am at work and unable to access the loader - And on work computers cannot access Dropbox either... I will wait till I get home I guess
Again please see https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Forum/ThreadView/47128?postId=102795
Ok, well I have looked through all 3 pages and the only links were as I mentioned, Dropbox and FB. Neither of which I can access at work so I apologise if I am going blind or stupid, thank you for the assistance and will wait to get home. Too impatient i guess

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 17:41 #102950
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Minor issue found. I had 1P06 booked P2, routed P3 and rather than opposite penalty being applied I had the incorrect penalty. Surely it should be opposite not Incorrect?
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 22:15 #102957
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Multibuy purchased: 'twas the first thing I did when I got up this morning. Many thanks to all involved with the production, testing and release of these sims as well as to Geoff for creating SimSig and for keeping it going.

I am glad to note that the front page of the SimSig website says that there are "plans for more in the future". Good! Manchester South and Manchester East perhaps? Here's hoping but I will look forward to whatever is released should those plans come to fruition.

Dave

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 16/11/2017 at 23:51 #102962
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Should a Pendolino fit into Platform 4 at Piccadilly? I wasn't sure so thought I'd try it out. http://prntscr.com/hbge1p
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 17/11/2017 at 00:30 #102964
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Trainfan344 in post 102962 said:
Should a Pendolino fit into Platform 4 at Piccadilly? I wasn't sure so thought I'd try it out. http://prntscr.com/hbge1p
I don't think so if it's an 11-car Pendo. Platform lengths have been added to the Wiki.

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 17/11/2017 at 14:24 #102982
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Just a minor one. Hunts cross panel has a label marked *1 but theres no matching label anywhere.
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 17/11/2017 at 14:27 #102983
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jc92 in post 102982 said:
Just a minor one. Hunts cross panel has a label marked *1 but theres no matching label anywhere.
Fairly certain that's already been fixed in the latest public version, press check for updates.

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 18/11/2017 at 14:55 #103021
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Geographic map of the simulation area.

Just need to work out how to upload to manual!

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 18/11/2017 at 16:33 #103025
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Now (after 13 edits!) uploaded to manual.
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 20/11/2017 at 16:33 #103102
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Is there a map of where each signal number is on a PDF or is this yet to be launched please
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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 20/11/2017 at 16:45 #103105
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bri2808 in post 103102 said:
Is there a map of where each signal number is on a PDF or is this yet to be launched please
It's being worked on, but I'll need a few more days- very busy with 'life' at the moment!

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 21/11/2017 at 10:18 #103127
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Up to 0945 on Man PICC now , that is one hard sim to keep up with , not as bad as VIC SE with ARS off though , about the same as Vic cent with ars off

Congrats to the developers BTW, that is stellar work


not enough auto switches on Longsight, is that the same as the real panel , presume so ?

Need some ideas on regulating strategies please and TPH for certain timetables, those crossers from Picc 14 to Ashburys and VV take up some serious blockages

Also the code interpolation is driving me mad, the amount of signals I've had to put back when what I thought 1PXX to Ashburys is instead off to the airport GRR

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 21/11/2017 at 14:03 #103131
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slatteryc in post 103127 said:
Need some ideas on regulating strategies please and TPH for certain timetables, those crossers from Picc 14 to Ashburys and VV take up some serious blockages
Those Liverpool- Scarborough services are difficult. The good news is that they pass each other (at around 5-10 minutes past the hour), so you just need the one gap.

Regulating-wise, all lines in the throat bar the Up East are bi-di; in real life this facility is used quite a lot.

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Also the code interpolation is driving me mad, the amount of signals I've had to put back when what I thought 1PXX to Ashburys is instead off to the airport GRR
For 1Pxx, even numbers come from the Airport, odd numbers go towards it.

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Manchester North/Piccadilly & Hunts Cross now released! 21/11/2017 at 18:12 #103141
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If everything is running to time, then the Ashbury's to P14 moves should have a clear gap in the service.

I keep forgetting to release the empty stock from Maypole Goods Loop.

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