Show us your network maps

[Level Crossing]

I don't mean for passengers, I mean rerouting the express service.

[Pilot]

I don't mean for passengers, I mean rerouting the express service.

Don't think so as the line through Elstree looks like it would be windy.

[Level Crossing]

Will straightening it work?

[Pilot]

Will straightening it work?

Need to ask EXTSpotter for that.

[Badger]

If the bragging right for the express service is Gillingham to Elland, wouldn't the Gillingham - Elstree - Elland line be faster?

It's a diagram, probably not showing the real nature of the routes.

[darkequi]

Here is one I made in paint. I wish there was a better programme I could use that was free. Any ideas?

try http://dia-installer.de/
i did my network map with that. somewhere on page 11 in this thread ^^



hth
darkequi

[EXTspotter]

The route via Bolton is a shorter route, however it is much more congested with slow freight trains especially just south of Bolton where the Concentration Yard joins the main line over a flat junction. Also the stations which the express service stops at are much larger (all in towns of 3000+ people) whereas the only station with long enough platforms on the other route is Bolton which has a population of ~700, another problem would be that the service would have to change direction at Gillingham which wouldn't be ideal in real life for such a (relatively short) journey another reason is that the Bolton line is up against the edge of the map and Chippenham is on the shores of the sea hence above there there is no need for passengers, unlike Camberley which when expansion occurs will be the point where passengers come into and out of the southern network penninsula. Hopefully I can do some more today, I might also jump it forwards another 5 years as I am using Chill's patchpack which means that a year can last a very very long time.

[MetGreatCentral]

Hi there! Joined this forum primarily to posts screenshots and network maps, so here is mine!

Royal Railways
The company was set up in 1920 by The Crown to accelerate economic growth of the Kingdom.

This is how the network looks after the building of the first InterCity Line, the Eastern, in 1934.

[welshdragon]

One from a recent network game:

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[The Irish]

Nice one. What software did you use for that?

[welshdragon]

Railway Operations Simulator. I'm looking at taking over the development as the guy who started it has stopped, even though the app has so much potential!

[SkeedR]

Like this one I made...

[welshdragon]

[teccuk]

Hi all,

Long-time lurker just turned mapmaker... I hope you like this effort.

It's very early days on the North Eastern Railway. The moneymakers (three coal and one wood/goods route) are not shown, because I'm mostly into passenger traffic. As it's only 1843, 13 years in, there's not that much passenger traffic out there, but it's building slowly and turning a decent profit in spite of the best efforts of my Planet 2-2-0s!

I'm really into 1980s British Rail and this is the style I'm hoping to emulate - a very anachronistic map style at the moment

Best,

Toni

I'm loving this one! Plus Ashington finally has a railway service!

[Norfolkadam]

I hate that this thread has died so here's something to revive it:

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It's a map for services surrounding one of 4 major cities in this scenario. I'd like to think it's quite realistic to the British style I'm trying to emulate. Made on Adobe Illustrator.

[Supercheese]

I hate that this thread has died so here's something to revive it:
It's a map for services surrounding one of 4 major cities in this scenario. I'd like to think it's quite realistic to the British style I'm trying to emulate. Made on Adobe Illustrator.

Nicely done.

[Seeker]

nice map

[JGR]

If only Oxford and Ipswich were that close together IRL

Nicely done map though ^^

Edit:
Also adding some content...

[Chris]

Here's a little something from my current game - it is 1921 and we have a map of the metro tram system in Kirkburton, which is the largest conurbation on the map. Kirkburton station is the largest station with 5 platforms and is a major hub for Great Eastern Railway services to the south, west and north as well as being the northern terminus for SR's Southern Main Line.

[Norfolkadam]

Another map from the same region. This time it's my InterCity network which is operated by 100mph EMUs on the 'vanilla' trunk lines and 187mph sets on the three express lines.

Hope you enjoy, some constructive criticism might be good as I've never had much feedback on my maps.

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