Been Shopping

This arrived today along with some friends. Now I wonder what could be in the pipeline .....? 

NSM: Trentham MGR

Some more work in progress shots of North Staffs Minerals, our route for RailWorks Train Simulator 2012 have arrived in the inbox from the route builder this week.

This time we get to see a class 47 hauled MGR departing Trentham Colliery and heading past the Wedgewood ceramics factory.

NSM: Colliery Line

Not content with yesterdays offering another sreenshot has appeared. This time of one of the many colliery lines in the route as it crosses a local road on the flat.

The rolling stock doesn't form part of the route and has been used to give a feeling for the area and its operations.

AOT-01: 6M79 1610 Tyneside CFD to Toton Speedlink

My inbox has also been filling up with up with screenshots from the testing of our first Ages of the Train scenario addon pack from RailWorks 3 Train Simulator 2012.

Here we see the player train from the second of the scenarios under development for the first pack at Ouston Junction with class 25/3 25308 and Class 31/1 31315 making full use of their blue star multiple working equipment as the ER do their best to return the Sulzer back to the LMR.


A double headed Class 37 hauled iron ore train is glimpsed crossing the bridge behind on its way to Consett.

NSM: Railway Terrace

A couple more WIP screenshots arrived in the inbox the other day. This time they're of the area around Railway Terrace, off Brown Lees Road, Knypersley, Biddulph.

Obviously there's still a bit more tweaking to go with these but they do start to show the atmosphere starting to be added to the route.

NSM: Stoke Wagon Repairs

First post of the New Year after things tailed off in 2011 as we prepared the ZCAs for release.

It's always nice to find a pleasant surprise in your inbox, and this was one of them from the builder of our North Staffs Minerals addon for Railworks Train Simulator.

He just sent me this picture of a Class 02 with a worn VDA van on the traverser outside of the Paint Shop at Stoke Wagon Repairs with a note to say that the track work there was now complete.