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| Tyneside IECC 25/08/2016 at 21:03 #84247 | |
GeoffM
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After 8 months of work, we're proud to announce Tyneside IECC is now available to purchase. This sim features four busy workstations plus Heighington and Shildon signalboxes (simplified a bit) and chains to York North/South. Speaking of which, if you purchased YorkNS before today then you'll be getting a £5 loyalty discount on Tyneside which should be applied automatically - but don't hang around because this offer is only for a couple of weeks. Tyneside is, without a doubt, one of the most challenging sims I have played in my opinion. While it might look like there is lots of track, in reality the layout is really restrictive in many places - especially around Newcastle and Gateshead. Short signal sections in some areas as well, so the chances of stitching yourself up with trains facing each other is unusually high. So, it's not really a beginner sim if you're on your own, but great as a multiplayer. Link in YorkNS and LeedsEW for a well over a hundred miles of direct route as well as the branches. Enjoy! SimSig Boss Log in to reply The following users said thank you: Vortexhaha, y10g9, tjfrancis, Ben86, northroad, BarryM, sandy221, officer dibble, flabberdacks, headshot119, Rashan 170, Stephen Fulcher, ozrail, Tempest Malice |
| Tyneside IECC 25/08/2016 at 21:05 #84248 | |
kaiwhara
587 posts |
Geoff, could you at least wait till Payday? Oh wait too late...
Sorry guys, I am in the business of making people wait! Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 25/08/2016 at 21:25 #84250 | |
DaveHarries
1285 posts |
Looks like 8 months well spent to me, and looks very challenging as well. Will look forward to the first session on this. In the meantime congratulations, well done and thanks to all involved with its testing and release. Dave Last edited: 25/08/2016 at 21:26 by DaveHarries Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 25/08/2016 at 22:04 #84252 | |
madaboutrains
316 posts |
 Would love to see this place too. Nice sim I will get on payday lol Post has attachments. Log in to view them. RIP Feltham Panel 1 Log in to reply The following users said thank you: ozrail, Ginger, tjfrancis |
| Tyneside IECC 25/08/2016 at 23:52 #84254 | |
uboat
219 posts |
In the shop it reads 30-5=30. Please explain what this means? no pound key on my keyboard. Is 30 with the discount? Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 25/08/2016 at 23:55 #84256 | |
headshot119
4869 posts |
" said:In the shop it reads 30-5=30. Please explain what this means?On its own Tyneside is £35, so £30 is the price after the York discount. "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 02:26 #84257 | |
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uboat
219 posts |
Thank you for the answer heading to the checkout to pay.
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| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 11:59 #84261 | |
BarryM
2158 posts |
Oh :cheer: I like the manual signal boxes. Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Ginger |
| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 12:10 #84262 | |
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Danny252
1461 posts |
In the page for Sunderland Workstation, one restriction is given for freights at Sunderland (in the Up direction), but the wording implies that it should also apply to Down trains, and there is a blank bullet point. Has a second restriction gone missing? (I would imagine it's along the lines of requiring 6205/6207/6209 or 6205/6213/6215 to be clear before 6203 is cleared) Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 15:23 #84269 | |
northroad
872 posts |
Wow, I have now been on Sim Sig for nearly seven years and the simulation that I have always wanted has now arrived and boy was it worth the wait. People can now see where my profile name originally came from. It was a really busy location when the works were open and it is good to see that the branch line is now associated once more with traction and rolling stock building. If anyone does a present day timetable for this at least they will not have to put a station stop in for Tees-side Airport.......unless it's a Sunday of course Thanks a million to Geoff and ALL associated with this......Christmas has come early. :xmas  Geoff Last edited: 26/08/2016 at 15:38 by northroad Reason: added quip to post Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Ginger |
| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 20:50 #84289 | |
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MarkC
1105 posts |
WOW We've near enough got the whole ECML all thats needed (NOT asking just commenting) Peterborough updating, a Doncaster sim and a sim covering from Newcastle to Berwick-on-Tweed, Now that would be some multi player 
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| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 21:31 #84290 | |
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Finger
220 posts |
What would you need Peterborough updating for?
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| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 21:38 #84291 | |
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MarkC
1105 posts |
" said:What would you need Peterborough updating for?Peterborough is still a paged sim, and is I belive not compatable with loader sims Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 26/08/2016 at 21:59 #84293 | |
Peter Bennet
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" said:" said:If Doncaster is done the chaining code will need to be added to PBO and then recompiled. Compiling can only be done as loader these days, though it is possible to have a paged representation.What would you need Peterborough updating for?Peterborough is still a paged sim, and is I belive not compatable with loader sims Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply The following users said thank you: Finger, MarkC |
| Tyneside IECC 27/08/2016 at 00:35 #84295 | |
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Finger
220 posts |
" said:" said:What would you need Peterborough updating for?Peterborough is still a paged sim, and is I belive not compatable with loader sims It connects to loader KX fine. Peter, so is Peterborough not prepared to be connected to Doncaster? Pity. Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 27/08/2016 at 00:58 #84296 | |
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GeoffM
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" said:Peter, so is Peterborough not prepared to be connected to Doncaster? Pity.The dev needs to know how the other end is going to look and that information might not have been available at the time. For example, at what point does Peterborough notify Doncaster via the train describer that a train is approaching? How many track circuits back over the boundary are shown? Sometimes devs set up chaining data in the expectation that it will probably be like it is, but most ends up changing at least a little anyway once the next sim is developed and more thoroughly researched. That said, I don't envisage the chain between these two to be that onerous. No routes, just automatic signals on one way tracks, which makes life a whole lot easier. (He says :whistle: ) SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 27/08/2016 at 04:32 #84297 | |
ozrail
197 posts |
I've noticed that Hett Mill, Killingworth and Dam Dykes level crossings need to be lowered manually while East Boldon is lowered by the ARS. Is this normal?
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| Tyneside IECC 27/08/2016 at 08:40 #84300 | |
postal
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" said:I've noticed that Hett Mill, Killingworth and Dam Dykes level crossings need to be lowered manually while East Boldon is lowered by the ARS. Is this normal?It may be apochryphal, but I heard that in the early days of the IECC, GNER (which ran the ECML trains in that era) arranged regular liaison meetings when groups of drivers went into the IECC to talk to the signallers (while they were working the panel, not as a meeting-room job). One of the bones of contention in those meetings was the number of times that trains were being checked on the approach to Hett Mill LC. The tale I heard is that one meeting became a little heated as the signaller on that particular workstation and the drivers had different points of view, to the extent that actual operation of the workstation became lost in the noise. The workstation only came back into focus when there was a phone call from a driver waiting at red at Hett Mill. “In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Log in to reply The following users said thank you: GeoffM, flabberdacks |
| Tyneside IECC 27/08/2016 at 19:20 #84325 | |
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GeoffM
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" said:I've noticed that Hett Mill, Killingworth and Dam Dykes level crossings need to be lowered manually while East Boldon is lowered by the ARS. Is this normal?Actually just crossing logic rather than ARS but yes, East Boldon has auto lower while the others don't. SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| Tyneside Bugs 27/08/2016 at 21:37 #84335 | |
Splodge
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Had a couple more duplicated-path trains enter from both Northallerton and Morpeth. Stupidly I forgot to note down exactly which ones :doh Also had an issue with 5M79 - I couldn't get the call on from T503 to platform 3 to set. The route highlighted complete with overlap (which I don't think should happen as the platform was occupied); the overlap dropped out after half a second but the call on aspect wouldn't light so I had to authorise the train past at danger. And one very minor aesthetic point - the banner repeater for T96 stays on when a route is set. There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway. Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 27/08/2016 at 21:54 #84336 | |
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ozrail
197 posts |
Also there doesn't seem to be a penalty for leaving the gates down.
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| Tyneside IECC 28/08/2016 at 19:54 #84376 | |
Andrew G
552 posts |
" said:" said:I suspect this is related to the respective commissioning dates.I've noticed that Hett Mill, Killingworth and Dam Dykes level crossings need to be lowered manually while East Boldon is lowered by the ARS. Is this normal?Actually just crossing logic rather than ARS but yes, East Boldon has auto lower while the others don't. Sunderland work station was only commissioned in 2002 - the other 3 work stations were commissioned in 1991. Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 28/08/2016 at 20:39 #84380 | |
Steamer
3984 posts |
Are the west end bays at Newcastle permissive? Sectional Appendix says yes, but I've got a train at 483 with a route set into (occupied) P12 and the subsidiary won't clear?
"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Last edited: 28/08/2016 at 20:41 by Steamer Log in to reply |
| Tyneside IECC 29/08/2016 at 12:40 #84397 | |
jc92
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I think a handy optional feature might be a train approaching X level crossing message. Its easy to get distracted on the other side of the panel and bring a class one to a halt.
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| Tyneside IECC 29/08/2016 at 13:05 #84399 | |
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Ray
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The track layout to the east of Newcastle Central Station is only a shadow of its former self. If you search youtube you will see photographs going back to 20th Century showing the famous diamond cross overs. Pity its all been swept away by modernity.
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