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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 09:36 #42801 | |
georgerb
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Which is the best simulation for a single person to use and have a chance at reasonable achievement. e.g. KX is impossible and Wembley Sub is not quite enough. I await your suggestions please. It is better than downloading them all etc. etc.. Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 09:53 #42802 | |
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John
884 posts |
There's Gloucester, Oxted and Lime Street, plus Peterborough and SwinDid and Waterloo have ARS so you wouldn't have to control the whole area.
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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 10:04 #42803 | |
dmaze
88 posts |
I think of Exeter, Bristol, Westbury, and Cambridge (1980s TT) as a step less intensive than the "big" sims (KX, Saltley, CScot), and Southampton, Cambridge (2000s TT), and Peterborough as a step less intensive again.
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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 10:17 #42805 | |
moonraker
370 posts |
Gloucester is probably the best intermediate Sim after you've had a go at the smaller ones to get an idea of what you're doing.
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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 11:44 #42810 | |
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Sam Tugwell
494 posts |
georgeb said:e.g. KX is impossibleDebatable, all depends on the experience of the user. For instance, when I first started off a few years back, I struggled on even the basic areas like Gloucester. Its all about playing the sims and almost 'learning' the area, like a real signaller would have to do. Im sure that once you have a bit of practice of Kings Cross (perhaps on a multiplayer sim when you can explore the area a bit more), you'll get to the stage where it'll be easy! Just keep at it 
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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 12:34 #42812 | |
Peter Bennet
5402 posts |
Like Sam says - experiance, experiance, experiance. Certainly with a modern timetable once you know the pattern of the service you just look at the TDs and you know where they go (jut need to check platforms). KX is my home area so I find it easy to cope. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply The following user said thank you: UKTrainMan |
| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 13:35 #42813 | |
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John
884 posts |
In the download section there's a timetable called Kings Cross Winter Sat 2004 [Hertford Diversions] where practically everything goes via the loop - it's much easier to handle.
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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 17:15 #42815 | |
Temple Meads
307 posts |
Another recommendation for Gloucester here, I find that manageable, but still engaging, the same goes for Westbury. I find Exeter easily managed, but that might be down to it being my local area. I don't think I could ever control KX single handed, not fluidly anyway. Username TIM in multiplayer Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 18:32 #42819 | |
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Albert
1315 posts |
Carlisle can still be done single-handedly. It may be boring at times - when you speed it up, don't forget Floriston level crossing. If you clear it late (after the train passed the last green signal) for Scotland-bound trains, the signal will stay at red for a while. Brighton and Cowlairs are also fine as single player. North London Line is a bit busier, but can still be done quite well.
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| A suggestion please? 28/03/2013 at 20:00 #42820 | |
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delticfan
476 posts |
Peterborough is one of my favourites, and Cambridge as I know both areas. But as others have said, probably best to try a smallish sim and get the hang of it.
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| A suggestion please? 29/03/2013 at 15:55 #42849 | |
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Rickurd
128 posts |
Being fairly new myself, I find that Sheffield offers a challenge, but not to the point where i can't keep on top of it, Euston is fun in solo mode if you turn on bad weather 
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| A suggestion please? 29/03/2013 at 16:37 #42852 | |
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Wells
82 posts |
Hi I would agree with all sims that are mentioned I like Saltley and Bristol and I do like Carlisle. what about Stafford paul Paul Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 30/03/2013 at 20:05 #42889 | |
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bugali
78 posts |
i would say Westbury, it is one of my best sims to play. alli PS my brother (triss) can play "any" sim, i.e. Edinburgh 2 niches + probes. 
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| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 07:32 #42890 | |
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mandark
1 posts |
Brighton gets tricky at peak hour. Try that one :-)
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| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 09:54 #42894 | |
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Rickurd
128 posts |
" said:Brighton gets tricky at peak hour. Try that one :-)Every time I run Brighton all my Headcodes get replaced with "****" when a train leaves the station. Its really annoying. Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 09:57 #42895 | |
postal
5265 posts |
" said:" said:But just like the real panel. Have a look at the Train Describer section of the Manual.Brighton gets tricky at peak hour. Try that one :-)Every time I run Brighton all my Headcodes get replaced with "****" when a train leaves the station. Its really annoying. “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 user said thank you: Rickurd |
| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 10:13 #42896 | |
Red For Danger
172 posts |
It's all about experience on the sim. I always play on beginner mode with no delays with each new sim I try to get familiar, and then crank up the difficulty. After a while, even the most complicated and difficult sim becomes familiar and you 'learn' where each headcode and destination is without even thinking about it. Beware though - on max difficulty, you can sometimes complete a TT some 8 - 10 hours after it is supposed to finish...! Log in to reply The following user said thank you: postal |
| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 11:52 #42899 | |
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jwsetford
164 posts |
euston is fairly easy. but if you want to go very easy well lancing and royston are good with the difficulty level high. but on lancing you dont change points
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| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 12:03 #42901 | |
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Rickurd
128 posts |
" said:euston is fairly easy. but if you want to go very easy well lancing and royston are good with the difficulty level high. but on lancing you dont change pointsEuston can be challenging if you run bad weather with failures on Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 15:21 #42907 | |
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jwsetford
164 posts |
in euston there are no trains on the fast until 06:37h on the summer 2003 tt. do you know why this is?
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| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 19:00 #42913 | |
BarryM
2158 posts |
" said:in euston there are no trains on the fast until 06:37h on the summer 2003 tt. do you know why this is?It appears that the Up Fast is dedicated to long distance/sleeper services. The first not arriving till after 6:30am. Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 20:22 #42916 | |
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Sacro
1171 posts |
" said:in euston there are no trains on the fast until 06:37h on the summer 2003 tt. do you know why this is?Most likely an overnight block for engineering works, if you look at the 15/10/2009 you'll see quite a few lines aren't used until around that time. Log in to reply |
| A suggestion please? 31/03/2013 at 20:51 #42917 | |
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birchy74
151 posts |
South Humberside can be quite fun as well
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| A suggestion please? 01/04/2013 at 11:09 #42932 | |
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jwsetford
164 posts |
if you want a rreal challenge with south humberside play with all the closures listed.
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