Simulation speculation - London Meet 16/11/2019

Should this be re-titled "Simulation wish-list" rather than "Simulation speculation"?

It's surely time for the long-awaited Isle of Sodor sim? Of course, it will chain with the also inevitable Cumbrian Coast sim at Barrow:

The first to simulate actual crashes, derailment and SPADs all to regularly?

Henry the Green Engine was miserable. He had been standing at a red signal for twenty minutes, and each time his driver had braved the elements to go to that little grey box by the signal post, he had just kept getting fobbed off and being told to ring back again in another five minutes.

He had not enjoyed his trip to the Sim Railway. Instead of proper signals with arms, all they seemed to have were these funny things that looked like upside down traffic lights, except they could also display things like two yellows at the same time, and sometimes the lights even flashed. How distracting, he thought, that must be to his poor driver and fireman.

He also missed the frequent signalboxes that the Fat Controller's railway had, where the signalmen would usually give him a friendly wave as he sped past. It had taken a while at first for him to have it drummed into a head that if a signalman held out a green flag he usually had to slow down - it was some kind of "warning" signal - but that was years ago and he'd been happy with it, ever since.

Henry was also miffed that the signallers on the Sim railway would never be able to see his shiny new coat of paint. Someone had told him they worked in a remote building and all they would be able to see of him was a short red line on a VDU screen. "Red, indeed," Henry fumed - "they'll all think I'm James!"

There weren't even any tunnels where he could go and hide (although, he realised on reflection, they didn't seem to have any rain, either).

But here he was still waiting at that stupid traffic light thing, and getting more and more wound up moment by moment.

Suddenly, there was a huge, whooshing hiss and he felt a complete loss of breath. Silly engine, he'd let himself get so upset that his safety valve had blown out. Oh dear, how would they get him back to the engine shed? Where even was the nearest one on that hellishly impersonal railway he was visting?

On the basis that the paged sims seem to be gradually turning into loader versions my money's on a re-release of Cambridge......

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch anybody?

Mothman in post 121320 said:

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch anybody?

Complete with the ability to mis-issue tickets, leading to near head-on collisions?

Red For Danger in post 121270 said:

On the basis that the paged sims seem to be gradually turning into loader versions my money's on a re-release of Cambridge. [....] Still really hoping to see a present day era for King’s Cross. The December 2019 timetable is likely to be the last one compatible with the current layout, and even this will require some bodges to make things work. Naturally there will need to be yet another era for post KX throat remodelling.

Would love to see an up-to-date version of Cambridge. The layout handles a lot more services nowadays compared to when the original sim came out.

At one stage in my working life, we had a colleague who volunteered at the RH&DR. This led to the railway being known as the Romney, Hythe and Dimwit around the office.

At one stage in my working life, we had a colleague who volunteered at the RH&DR. This led to the railway being known as the Romney, Hythe and Dimwit around the office.

Well, as it's a London meet and I'm moving to Norwich in a few weeks, I'm going to say either the GEML, Colchester box complete with Trowse so one can signal up to Sheringham, Saxmundham or the rural boxes on the Lowestoft / Yarmouth route.

East Anglia, basically. One day...!