"West Highland Line and North Clydeside Electrics" - NEW Gallery Pics

Long time no update! I've been working on scenery for this and I've uploaded some screen shots of the route taken from the cab of the excellent 37416. You can find them in the image Gallery. Scroll to the bottom of the WHL gallery for the latest screen shots.

"West Highland Line and North Clydeside Electrics" - NEW Gallery Pics

Craig has completed the OHLE for the North Clydeside section, so this along with the fact that most of the trackwork is complete, all of the overbridges and most of the station buildings are finished and have been added, means we are getting there!

There are 6 new screenshots and they can be found in the image Gallery

Mind, very little of the actual terrain is complete, so there's a lot of ballast in those pics! Enjoy anyway! :)

Note the latest images have a red box to the left of them!

Class 57

I really am sorry, but I still haven't had time to do anything with this! This week, I hope! :(

Time flies...

I'm sorry about the lack of information. Has it really been over four months since the last report?

Craig and myself were busy away from the PCs so I'm afraid that there hasn't been much progress made on the WHL project lately, but now Craig is working on it again and I hope I can get back into it soon. I'll post information when I have some to post.

I had to remove the 390 (Pendolino) from the "Work In Progress" section because I honestly can't finish this project, but I have asked someone else to have a go with it and I'll leave it up to them to announce the details.

Incidentally, if I get time this week, I'll upload the 57. I'm sorry about the delay with that. From now on, I'll try to resist posting details about projects until I can be sure that I'm going to be able to complete them! ;)

See you around, in less than four months, hopefully!

"West Highland Line and North Clydeside Electrics" - NEW Route Pics

I've added a few more screen shots to the "West Highland Line and North Clydeside Electrics" image Gallery These show some of the detail on Cowlairs Bank (around 1994) - This is the 1 in 45 incline out of Queen Street station.

Note the latest images have a red box to the left of them!

Enjoy! :o)

"West Highland Line and North Clydeside Electrics" Route Pics

I've added a new section to the image 'Gallery' showing some screen shots from a project that Craig Allan (www.northern-railways.co.uk) and myself are currently working on. The title gives it away really...

The line is currently a work in progress and as yet, only the track, signalling and OHLE is actually complete. However, a good deal of the station buildings and bridges have been built and added and work is underway on building and adding the scenery as well.

No expected release date can be given yet, but I will add information and images as work progresses.

Thunderbirds Are Go (almost!)

David White (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/) has kindly given me permission to use the run sounds that he recorded for his excellent simulation of Class 37408. I just have a couple of other things to do (tweak performance, sort out permission for other sounds) and the train should be ready to download.

So I just need sounds for the Pendolino now! Any offers? :o)

For more info about these trains, visit the WIP page.

New BVE Object Creation Utility

For the object modellers amongst you and anyone wanting to get started, have a look at the brand new "Tools" section on David White's website. There you can download an excellent utility, written by David, that will convert objects created using the popular 3D modelling program, Milkshape 3D, into a format suitable for use in BVE.

For Milkshape, go here: http://www.milkshape3d.com/
And for David's utility, visit: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/ and follow the path to "Tools"

I recommend reading the documentation for both Milkshape 3D and David's utility, carefully! Once started in Milkshape though, you should find you get into the swing of things pretty quickly, and with this utility to hand, the difficulties that come with hand-coding objects should become a thing of the past for you. Hopefully! :o)

Other News

Head over to the home of Railsim news, Vern Moorhouse's "Trainsim UK", for an excellent review of BVE: www.trainsim.org.uk

Steve Jones' Photo Galleries

I was sorry to hear that Steve Jones' website is no longer available to peruse. Steve undoubtedly maintained one of the finest collections of railway photos on the internet, and personally, I've spent ages just browsing through his extensive collection of high quality images.

As well as making the collection available to all to see for free, he was even kind enough to allow BVE developers to use photos from his collection as 'class photos' for their own trains, myself included (Class 156).

My thanks to him for providing lots of viewing pleasure, and good luck to him for the future!

New Stuff

Just some details regarding projects for this year. Three new trains are in the works: Classes 58, 60, and 390 "Pendolino", and I'm also hoping to get the Class 57 finished soon.

Feedback on the 57 has been very good, with regards to the engine sounds and panel, but I'm a bit stuck with the performance of the thing and I'm also having a hard time finding suitable run (track) sounds for it. I even tried to synthesise these, but the results were not very good. If you can help with either, please get in touch.

More details about the Class 57 and the Class 390 can be found on the WIP (work in progress) page, along with screen shots of the 58 and 60.

More News

Just in case you haven't already heard...

David White released three new trains just after Christmas. The Class 37 (diesel-electric), MK3DVT (Driving Van Trailer) and Class 90 (AC Electric) can be downloaded from David's "BVE in Glasgow" website: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/ (That Class 37 has to be heard to be believed, by the way! ;o)

Mark Milmine added scenery and more detail to his fine Drongan-Curstairs route. Version 2.0 is available and you can download it from Mark's "BVE In Scotland" website: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.milmine/Index.html

And finally, there's a new website based on the Scottish scene, this is George Drummond's "BVE In West Scotland": http://www.freewebs.com/bveinwestscotland

The End

Thanks for visiting the site. I hope you enjoyed your holidays. Happy new year! :o)

Sandymill to Invermay (Electric) Fixes

(How many times have I written that? Don't tell me!) ;o)

I've corrected a signalling problem with the routes, and now hopefully, that is all the bugs out of this project. If you find any more, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Guess what you have to do now! Here's a reminder: Download the route files from the Sandymill - Invermay "Electric" download page, install them to your BVE folder and overwrite the originals.

Thanks to Viktor for notifying me of this problem, and thanks to Simon Townsend for patiently testing a load of solutions! ;o)

Talking of Simon...

Locomotives To Download

His BR Class 33 and EWS Class 67 locomotives are now available to download from the BVE UK Train Collection: www.bvetrains.co.uk

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Robert (bughunter), signing off.

More Sandymill to Invermay (Electric) Fixes

I've corrected the AWS errors approaching Invermay in the Class 47 and HST 'Day' and 'Night' route files.

Get the files here: Sandymill - Invermay "Electric" All you have to do is download the route files (88 KB) from the Sandymill - Invermay "Electric" route page and install them to your BVE folder, overwriting the originals.

I apologise for the problems this caused!

More stuff to report...

Sandymill to Invermay (Electric) Fixed

On the Sandymill - Invermay (Electric) route page, you can download a replacement set of route files. It seems that there were problems with the timetable showing "0:00:00" and doors not opening/closing. The errors in the route files that were causing this have been corrected and now things should work okay!

It's been nearly four months since I uploaded the route to this site, and that's me just getting around to fixing those files. Thanks to everyone who reported this to me, I can only apologise for the problems this has caused!

For the updated route files, head to the 'Routes' section on this site, find the Sandymill Electric section, click on the appropriate link and take it from there! Alternatively, click here and it'll take you straight to the page! :)

Class 158 DMU News

I have removed the Class 158 DMU panel ugrade from the site because I'm pleased to report that a fully upgraded version of the train is now available from the BVE UK Train Collection website.

This is v2.0 and in addition to the newer cabs (day and night), the unit now features a brand new set of door and engine sounds recorded and arranged by John Owen (www.rwysnd.btinternet.co.uk), and brand new, excellent track (run) sounds recorded by David White (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/). Finally, the unit is also fitted with the simulated AWS system developed by Nathan Whitington and Steve Green (www.trainsimcentral.co.uk).

Head over to the BVE UK Train Collection website for more information and the download: www.bvetrains.co.uk

Class 158 things and stuff...

Some users might have had a problem with the panel corrupting when they operated the controls on the Class 158. I've fixed this problem and also completed a new night cab complete with all the usual refinements.

The 'fixed' files and the 'night cab' are both are available in a single archive that can be found at the usual place... Go to the 'Trains' section on this site and scroll to the 'upgrades' section at the bottom of that page!

More New Stuff...

I've been busy again, folks! Been working on a brand new 'Night' panel for the Class 156 Supersprinter, and sorted out a few niggles with the existing 'Day' panel...

Anyway, head into the 'Trains' section on this site and scroll to the bottom for the new archive download! Or just click here and wait: 156 Panels

Sandymill-Ashfield Fix

Craig Allan (www.northern-railways.co.uk) has addressed an issue with the Sandymill to Ashfield 'Daytime Class 318' route file (318_SM-Ashfield.csv). Existing users can download the updated route file by clicking on this link: Sandymill to Ashfield (60 KB)

New users, please proceed to the Sandymill to Ashfield and Cardross download page - the updated file is included in the main archive and you don't need to download the patch above: Sandymill to Ashfield and Cardross

Things and stuff...

Long time, no update! Two replacement cabs for you! Replacements for the existing Class 156 'Supersprinter' and Class 158 'Express' diesel multiple units. These come complete with all the usual refinements, including animation and simulated AWS sunflower/DRA.

Head over to the "trains" section of this site and scroll down to "upgrades", or alternatively, just click here: "Replace My Panels" :)

Plus, thanks to John Owen (www.rwysnd.btinternet.co.uk) and David White (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/) there will be a nice new set of sounds for the Class 158, including a totally brand new set of track (run) sounds! These will be available along with the updated cabs from the BVE UK Train Collection website, in the very near future!

Sandymill-Ashfield Updates and Fixes

Craig (www.northern-railways.co.uk) has been busy addressing issues with certain route files, and I'm pleased to say that the download has been updated with the corrected files! Go here for the download: Sandymill to Ashfield Thanks to Steve Green (www.trainsimcentral.co.uk) as well for spotting and correcting some errors! :)

X-City V1.2 Released

Anthony Bowden has released V1.2 of his stunning Birmingham Cross-City South route for BVE, along with an updated Class 323 and brand new passenger views to run on it! Head over to Anthony's 'Railsim Routes UK' website for all the details of these excellent add ons and of course, the downloads: www.railsimroutes.co.uk

1960's Class 303 and 5-Car HST Available

Two new trains from David White...

The 1960's Class 303 "Blue Train", or AM3, features a superb full-height (480x440), animated cab and authentic Class 303 sounds! The 5-Car HST is based on Steve Green's (www.trainsimcentral.co.uk) original, but comes complete with a brand new sound-set and performance data to simulate a Virgin Trains' 5-car HST formation. Both can be downloaded from David's 'BVE In Glasgow' website: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/

Class 334 'Juniper' Available

David White has uploaded a Class 334 'Juniper' AC Electric Multiple Unit for BVE! As well as fully authentic sounds and a full-height (480x440) photo-realistic cab, this superb addon also has working AWS and is BVETSS v1.0 complaint! Head over to David's 'BVE In Glasgow' website for more details, plus the download: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/zerosignal/bve/

Sandymill - Ashfield Available Now

Craig Allan (www.northern-railways.co.uk) has completed the first stage of the route from Sandymill to Ashfield and Cardross: Sandymill to Ashfield Central

There are nine different diagrams over the Sandymill-Ashfield section to choose from, set in Dawn, Day and Night, each using different traction in a variety of roles!

Sandymill to Ashfield Central, is now available from this site, and the download can be found on this page: Sandymill-Ashfield Central

Please take a little time to read the information on the download page and the 'readme', paying particular attention to the section on driveable traction and AWS. And remember, you'll need to have the main Sandymill Electric (Sandymill-Invermay v2.0) installed as well!

Enjoy!

Next up: Ashfield to Cardross :)

Sandymill Electric Updated and Fixed

I would like to say thanks to several members of the community for pointing out some errors and problems with the route! In particular, a problem that caused the route not to work properly when loaded via the BRR program. This was not a fault of the program, rather a result of some sloppy coding on my part! Ahem, we'll say no more about that, eh? ;)

Anyway, I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that all the issues raised have been addressed and sorted, and I am delighted to point you in the direction of the download page, where you can download the latest versions of the files: GET THEM HERE Note you should only need the files dated 'post 25th May'.

Thanks to everyone for their support! :)

Sandymill Electric Available

It's been over a year since work on this project began, but now it's finally complete and it's a pleasure to share it with you all!

You can download it by visiting the 'Routes' section and clicking on the screen shot: HERE

Please take a little time to go read the information on the download page and the readme!

Enjoy! :)

Other News

The Class 26 by Wulf and myself (panel) is available now! A Saxon Locomotive Works / Scotrailsim production, you can download it from Wulf's own 'Saxon Locomotive Works' website: http://www.zodiac-infosystems.co.uk/rail/bve/ and it should also be available shortly from 'The BVE UK Train Collection' website: www.bvetrains.co.uk

Steve Green released his long-awaited Southern Route v2.0 earlier this week. It's been well worth the wait, and you can find out more and download it from Steve's 'Train Sim Central' website: www.trainsimcentral.co.uk

Edinburgh Route Extended

Don Clarke has extended his excellent Edinburgh route, taking it to a massive 77 miles all the way up to Arbroath! Head over to Don's site for more information plus the downloads: www.gotopcs.net

Milngavie to Springburn Released

Mark Milmine has released his Milngavie to Springburn route for BVE. The route takes you from Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow, into (and under) the city and then back out to Springburn, some 13 miles away! Head over to Mark's new look site for more information and the downloads, plus his superb Class 320 EMU (soon to be updated with working AWS): http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.milmine/Index.html

Railsim Routes UK Updated

Anthony Bowden has updated his site with information about his latest masterpiece: "Cross-City South V1.2" As well as a large selection of stunning screen shots taken from the various versions of the route, there's a superb one and a half minute video to download as well! Visit: www.railsimroutes.co.uk for all the details!

BVE Developer Guidelines Revised and Updated

The BVE Developer Guidelines have been revised and updated and are now supported by more people who have produced add ons for BVE (including myself). The guidelines, plus, information on how you can support them as well, can be found by visiting the BVE Developer Guidelines site!

Scotrailsim News

Site open again! Sorry about the delay, again! ;)

New WIP Route for BVE

I'm delighted to announce a new route for BVE that is currently a work in progress. "Sandymill to Ashfield and Cardross" by Craig Allan (www.northern-railways.co.uk), is a 16 mile journey. You drive through familiar terrain on the electrified Sandymill to Balfearn line until you reach Greenhills, where the line branches off to Ashfield. Here the catenary ends, but the line continues on to Cardross with a superb mix of urban and rural scenery to enjoy along the way! :)

Galleries Updated

Head into the Gallery section of this site to see views from "Sandymill to Ashfield and Cardross", "Loop" by Jean-Louis Coste, and "Sandymill Electric (Day and Night routes)" by myself and Anthony Bowden (www.railsimroutes.co.uk).

'About' Section Renamed

The 'About' section has been renamed 'References'. I haven't been able to add to it, or even sort it out, but it's there if you need it and the information is correct anyway! Hopefully, I'll get something done about it soon!

News from past months can be found here: Archived News

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