[OTTD] W_t 's screenshot thread

[Martin]

Some more great shots. It's good to see Lancaster getting a mention (well, several) on here as well!

[W_t]

Some more great shots. It's good to see Lancaster getting a mention (well, several) on here as well!

Cheers . Well as you know Lancaster being on here is all down to the good old British Town names grf . Makes it more interesting and realistic, whilst also adding some variety to it compared to the orginal names where you had every other town ending in springs

[W_t]

Three more from the same game.

17) Windsor. A large town situated in the south west. The station is situated on both the Watford - Reigate - Sittingbourne line, and the line from Horsley Cross down to Darlingbury.

On view here is a 4-4-0 express with a Watford via Horsley Cross service waiting for the single track section to the north to be cleared by A1003 working a Windsor non stop express service.

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18) Warwick - a small railway village south of Windsor. The bay platforms are used for services between Horsley Cross and Darlingbury, either side of the station this line is singled meaning the 4-4-0 express in the middle platform is slightly delayed as it waits for one of its classmates to clear the north section of the line.

The Single through platform (raised above the rest of the station) will be served by trains in the future on the line between. Penrith, Norwich, Holmes Chapel and the West.

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19) Another shot of Watford. A new line linking watford to Penrith (to the south) and Didcot (to the North)is under construction. This line will see services from Didcot to Watford High and from Didcot to Watford Kingston road (the new station seen here) to Penrith.

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[W_t]

Two more and an updated map. All three are larger than usual.

20) Didcot. A growing town north of Watford and like the town of Penrith it is an alternative terminus for trains, this time in the north. The main station is the terminus for the mainline that Currently goes as far as Alfreton (with intermediate stations at Lincoln and Leeds) - a 4-4-0 express is seen just departing as it heads towards Lincoln with an Alfreton bound service.

The smaller station (and in this shot the busiest part of the station) was originally the terminus for the line to Watford and Penrith, however a few years back this line was extended to Banstead. To the north it dives underneath the town centre - one of the five 0-6-0 tank engines that work on this line is seen poking out of the southbound tunnel- while To the south two masiive viaducts take the line over the Watford Reservior.

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21) Beaconsfield. Another shot of Beaconsfield and also parts of Sandford, showing how things have changed over the past 20 years. The most noteable thing is the new Freight Line which tunnels underneath Beaconsfield town centre and station.

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22) A newer map.

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[W_t]

Another three (still from the same game).
This time taking a look at the mainline that leads out from Didcot and heads towards Camberley.

23) Lincoln. The first stop west from Didcot, Lincoln only sees a few passenger services each day. However despite being only a small town it is the center of the Oil Industry, and two of the oils trains that deliver here are on show. A 0-4-0 saddle tanker (first time I've ever used one whilst using UKRS ) arrives at lincoln oil (2) while a 20 tanker long, 0-6-0 freight engine hauled oil train heads into Lincoln oil (1) having just looped round the Northern loop that allows trains from the West to Turnaround meaning no shunting is needed.

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24) Alfreton. Alfreton Halt was here a long time before Alfreton Central. It was one of the earliest stations and still sees the same service nowadays as it did way back then. Alfreton Central was a far more recent construction due to the original station being inaccessible for the mainline from Didcot. It is far busier and two 4-4-0 express hauled services are on view heading west.

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25) Camberley. Like Alfreton, Camberley linked to the railway a long time ago and was one of the first routes operated on by GER. The original station layout is still used - this is the part of the station on the lowest level. The three platforms raised above the station were created as part of the Didcot Mainline project. And unlike the original platforms these are all used as through platforms. Five trains are on view in this shot - a mix of A1s (4-6-2 'Pacific's), 4MTs (2-6-4 Tank engines) and 370s (4-4-0 'Express's).

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[W_t]

Last two of this game (for now at least).

Recent Developments have seen the mainline between Watford, Beaconsfield, Telford, Horsley, Dorchester and Beeston upgraded to a four track railway. Watford High has seen continuing developments to bring it to its current state today, while the old Steam tenders and rolling have been gradually phased out or updated to newer models.

26) Dorchester. The station was demolished and rebuilt in a totally different position when the railway gained an extra two tracks. A more uniform station was built as opposed to the staggered platforms that were originally there. Two Standard Fives haul passenger services into the station. One heading east for Watford High, the other heading west to the new terminus at Cresswell. (old station is seen in this post http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=725882#p725882)

27) Watford. Watford Kingtson Road was moved north in order to accomodate the expansion of Watford High to its current state. It (watford high) now has severn mainline platforms which see regular use, and despite the large numbers of trains using the station, it reamins pretty efficient with little queing (all thanks to YAPP)

[Badger]

I would hate to be the crossing keeper at Watford

[Ameecher]

I would hate to be the crossing keeper at Watford

You'd never be sitting on your arse too long though would you.

[W_t]

I would hate to be the crossing keeper at Watford

You'd never be sitting on your arse too long though would you.

Gives the locals something to do

I lied earlier when I said there were no more from this game as here are another three.

28) Norwich. The city has grown a bit and in the future could see the expansion of the docks so that oil can be transported from Norwich towards lincoln by tankers.

The station has seen an extra platform added, and now sees a greater amount of traffic serving it. On show are two old steam engines still limping around and also one of the new DMUs with a Watford to Norwich service.

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29) Oldham Junction. The station is one of the first to be connected to a new tram network, and has generally changed abit as the approach to Watford has been widened. On view is a 4-6-2 pacific with a through service to Watford.

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30) Aldershot. Newish station down in the south east, which is planned to be a major part of the network as it develops into the south of the country. The main station is on one of several mainlines that eventually continues to Watford, while the airport station is linked to the nearby town of Sunderland.

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[W_t]

Its the 1970s and a massive reorganisation of the network has taken place to coincide with the introduction of new rolling stock and Electrification on the Watford to Beeston to Cresswell as well as the Watford to Camberley line.

Here's two screenies from this era (more to come in the future) and also a guide to all the routes that the railway operate. Not to much new stock is that visible... but hopefully in a few years time when the HSTs come along there will be some more busy shots of Watford and the surrounding lines showing a nice mix of rolling stock (Watford currently sees 101s, 20s, 25s, 47s, 81s, 86s, 302s and 310s)

31) Oldham. As part of the massive electrification scheme which included updating and modernising the mainline from Watford to Beeston (via Beaconsfield) the station at oldham was completely redesigned. In the above post is a shot of Oldham 20 years ago showing no through tracks despite the fact that all trains on the fast line never call here which led to delays around the station. As well the junction to the west of the station where the line splits into two added to delays as several slow trains had to cross over the fast lines. With this in mind the new station was designed in a such a way that no fast services had to travel through the station or wait for slow trains to clear the line ahead.

To the west of the station the slow line to Sandford crosses underneath the fast lines to Beaconsfield while the down fast from watford to sandford crosses underneath the up fast from Beaconsfield to Watford. Fast trains then pass using the three passing lines to the north of the station (the middle line is bi directional).

On view here is a 8 car 310 service from Beaconsfield to Watford approaching the station from the west. An unidentified fast service (possibly an 86) is seen heading in the Beaconsfield direction, while looking at the actual station itself we see a 10 car class 310 service to Watford.

32) In between Templeton and Leyland. A shot of two 302s on the viaducts between the two stations - this line was the first to receive electrification partly down to the fact that electric stock needed to be tested before being introduced onto the mainline and also due to the fact that the rolling stock operating on the line was in urgent need of replacement.

33) Route guide thingy. Showing route number, operates between, engines working on it and where it calls it at, if you have a look at one ofthe maps attached earlier it should make more sense

[W_t]

Some shots of the new stock.

34) Watford. Some of the new HSTs are on view... 20 were introduced into service within the first year.

35) Aldershot. The South West "hub" has grown a bit, electric trains operate out of Aldershot with a mix of services to the far west. Two EMUs are on show along with 43009 and 43011 (the two HSTs - one bound for Motherwell, the other for Watford).

36) Winsford. Currently a major bottleneck between Norwich and Warwick, soon to be redeveloped into a state of the art station that will cause minimal congestion.

[W_t]

Its now the mid 80s... stock replacement is long since completed and the railway has looked towards continued extension west and increasing the effiency of its major routes...

The first two shots show the changes made to the area around Horsley Cross.

37) Horsley Cross (The Before Pic). Some of the track has already been taken away as the new route that bypasses the north of the town is under construction. This was the orginal site of the station for around 80 years.

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38) Afterwards... The station and line have now been moved to the north of the town, the position is less central for Horsley cross residents but nevertheless remodifiying the railway around the town was vital to decrease journey times between Watford and Beeston. The original route headed south then back up north as it banked round the town - Now it cruises on a straight course between Telford (to the east) and Dorchester (to the West) which has slashed journey times through reducing the distance travelled and reducing the time lost by express services having to slow down to negotiate the zig zagged route to the original site.

On view are two 310s on the slow lines, a HST that will branch off in the direction of Windsor, a class 47 (hidden under the glass platforms) heading to Watford and an espress to watford hauled by an 86.

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39) Didcot. A final shot of the City northof Watford. Class 47 hauled services to Horsham have been replaced by HSTs (one is on show); class 20 hauled local services are now operated on by the newish Sprinters; and BR C321s working on the Didcot - Watford - Penrith route.

[W_t]

Penultimate post this game... this time focusing on the new electric railways in the West which operate out of the main "hub" at Aldershot.

40) Motherwell Station... Motherwell is the furthest town west on the Map. Despite Watford being on the other side (1000ish tiles) of the map, it still sees a regular express service to the capital city. All services are HST operated due to the lack of electric rail between Aldershot and Chatham (town near watford) and operate out of the main glass covered platforms at Motherwell.

The smaller, cheaper platforms on the other side of Station road are used by the EMUs that work on local services to Aldershot. Two 310s are on view departing the local platforms, both heading for Aldershot with there next stop being St Catherines.

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41) St Catherines. Only local trains call here at the junction station of St Catherines. Fast services use the passing loop north of the station - a Watford bound HST is on show here. The Line splits at St catherines into two. One line heads to Motherwell, while the other heads towards Cromer. Cromer bound slow trains head west out of the station where they cross underneath the line to motherwell before rejoining the Fast lines towards cromer.

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42) Carlisle. The only intermediate station between Motherwell and Aldershot to be served by both local and fast services. One of the Watford Express services is just arriving while two 310s load up on the other platforms.

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[W_t]

The last ones... I know I said this before but this time they really our the last ones .

43 & 44) Eurostar has arrived. A massive new project begain in 1982. Its aim was to link the two major towns of Aldershot and Watford, with a non stop dediated passenger line. To make this dream a reality, GER began development on the Eurostar and promised that the first Aldershot Non Stop service would roll out of Watford on the 1st January 1995. A whole new line had to be built and this was no way near as easy as it might sound. The eventual plan for the route was for it to leave Watford, head north and curve round so it could begin heading south once in the Beaconsfield area. Here it would then dive underneath the whole town, before emerging out of the other side and heading South West in the direction of Aldershot. The line had to bypass Warwick, Oxford, New Brighton and Dudley before it finally arrived in Aldershot.

Despite numerous rumours that the project was years behind schedule, the first train rolled out of Watford dead on time on January 1st 1995.

The two shots here show firstly the new terminal at Watford Central. One of the eight eurostars dedicated to the line is seen loading up at platform one having just returned with a service from Aldershot.

The second is in 1994, showing the test train at Beaconsfield. The original plan here was for the the lines to complete tunnel out of the whole town. However the local council refused to allow this, so in a bid to bribe the council the railway proposed to build a station on the route under the town, with 50% of its services making a stop here.

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45) Final Shot. Eccles was the newest station built before the railway consortium sold up. It lyed on the new Cross City Mainline between Motherwell, Cromer and Preston; and the future line from Beeston to Exeter (this line never got built). On show are some of the newly built class 91s and the fairly new BR C321s.

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[W_t]

A few bits and bobs here

[W_t]

New game now... similar to before although im now using pb_build and terrain set to hilly to provide a bit more of a challenge.

The company is only in its early years but already has a nice mix of passenger and frieght routes.

VR 1) A shot of the busy railway town of Louth. The early years of the railway were centered around making enough money to keep the company afloat. In order to achieve this valley railways centered the railway around the local coal industry. The busy power station at Louth sees regular deliveries from the coal pits near keighley, york and old fletton. While the passenger station sees services from Keighley to lydiate; services to Old fletton and services to Redditch. All of the current services are either operated by saddle tankers or 0-6-0 tank engines - they may be slow but they're damn cheap

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VR 2) Teversham. Transportation of Oil for the oil industry became a lucrative market for the railway company. Shortly after enough money had been raised through coal transport, the railway set about creating there longest frieght route, transporting Oil from Old Fletton in the east to here, Teversham (west of Louth).

On show here is one of the four saddle tankers working on the oil route. As soon as enough money comes in, these will give way for a bunch of faster, more powerful 0-6-0 and 0-8-0 freight engines.

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VR 3) The Map. so you don't completely lost

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[jvassie]

Nice start you've made W_t!

Looking forward to seeing more!

[W_t]

Nice start you've made W_t!

Looking forward to seeing more!

Cheers jvassie

Well... here's some more.

The lates 20s saw the railway making a healthy profit. This enabled the expansion of the route from Louth to Redditch. The line was extened over the mountains around winchester onwards to the town of Saxondale.

VR 4) Louth. Another shot of the main railway town. With the line to saxondale complete and the spur to saxondale factory close to completition, work began on new freight lines around Louth, that would mean plastic trains bound for saxondale factory would not have to take the congested route through the town.

On show, several trains, a 0-6-0 freight engine hauled plastic train on the freight lines; another 0-6-0 freight engine working an empty oil train through Louth back to the oil wells at Old fletton; and two saddle tankers hauling coal trains to Louth Power Station.

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VR 5) Redditch. A busy shot here of the growing town of Redditch - the railway board plans for this to be a major station on the network. A 0-6-0 tank engine heads for the Southern bay with a passenger service from Clevelys, while an oil train heads north towards Teversham Plastics and a plastic train heads south towards Saxondale.

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VR 6) Winchester. High up in the mountains is the town of Winchester. Tunelling was too expensive and economically unviable. As a result all trains heading towards Saxondale have to go up and over. Here we see A1001 - the powerful 4-6-2 'pacific' heading towards Saxondale with an express service. Note the Junction immeadiately south of the station is where the spur towards saxondale factory begins. Passengers trains continue straight (or fork right if using the winchester avoiding lines) while plastic trains and the future goods trains fork left.

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[W_t]

Its the late 30s now and the railway is booming. The line westwards to Teversham was extended to Halifax, while a new separate freight line between Teversham Plastics and Louth was constructed to ease congestion and enable newer, faster passenger trains to work services from Halifax/Teversham to Louth (and back again).

Shot VR 7 shows the seperate freight and passenger lines that now exist. Two 0-6-0 tank engines with passenger services to/from louth are on view, while a saddle tanker drags an empty coal rake back to Keighley mines.

The line to the west of Louth wasn't only line to see modification in the early 30s. The line east to Old Fletton was extended to OXford (A shot of Old Fletton and the railways newest locomotive - the standard five steam engine - is seen in VR 8).

In the future a new line serving both local pax, fast pax and freight services will be built to the north and south of Oxford - hence the large station that has been built here - VR 9.

[W_t]

The last game is on hold for a while... 'twas becoming a bit tedious when I last played it.

Meanwhile here is a shot from a game from a while back which I've dug up...