GCR London Extension.

Hello all,

I intend that this will run in parallel with the continuing Woodhead V4 thread on UKTS.

I have now managed to lay track through Nottingham Victoria station and am setting up the Nottingham Midland area.

Tim Mitchell.

Hi Tim,

I'm looking forward to hearing about how the Woodhead is progressing.

Justin

. . . ditto . . .

Alec

Im exited that the GCR is being done, surely one of the most deserving of mainlines?

Just so people can get a feel for the Nottingham area, some WIP shots:

Nottingham Victoria with station shape template to be textured:


Weekday Cross looking south:


Nottingham Midland constructed using Thames Trent/Burton Derby as templates:


Track has been laid to the start of the Meadows goods yard just south of Arkwright St station, and am looking for some photos of the goods yard, can't see any online apart from sundaypm's old thread on the other forum so books it is...

Tim Mitchell.

Andy
Those are fascinating shots in showing us how routes develope.
Thanks, Alec

This looks like another splendid route for MSTS Tim. Looking forward to its progress.

Updated BR Blue era activity pack now downloadable from UKTS.

I have laid track from Woodhouse Junction to the ME+ interface near Shireoaks and am starting scenery.

Tim Mitchell.

Track has now been laid to Loughborough. An example of an island platform station, model by Sundaypm:





Tim Mitchell.

It's looking good.
Alec

Delighted to see Sundaypm's Great Central buildings have a home!

Woodhouse Junction to MEP interface i.e. near Shireoaks on the line to Worksop complete.

Kiveton Park and Bridge respectively:





Now concentrating on the GCR main line.

Tim Mitchell.

Looking very good.

Alec

Excellent work so far Tim. Loughborough Station looks brilliant. Keep up the good work. This is one major route that is missing from MSTS, so nice to see it is finally being built.

Good to hear from you Geoff.
Alec

Thanks folks.

At the moment - working on decals from Woodhouse Junction southwards and sorting the levels out.

Tim Mitchell.

Scenery now in to just north of Killamarsh station, after fiddling about putting in the two parallel routes between here and Woodhouse. Also improvements to the semaphore signalling on existing Woodhead. B1 on the southbound South Yorkshireman in 1959:







Tim Mitchell.

Just a bit more scenery to do on the approach to Staveley Central, and correcting the levels around Gorton (cutting too deep...) before I prepare V4.2 for release hopefully forming my contribution to MSTS June.

Following the very welcome release of the full set of Class 506 livery variations, I am working on updated activity packs which will make use of the range of new 506, EM1/76 and EM2 models.

Tim Mitchell.

Hi Tim,
That's great news
We are really being spoiled this month!
Well Done

Cheers,
Ged

Keep at it Tim, you are progressing nicely.

V4.1 update has now been uploaded at UKTS.

Tim Mitchell.

Downloaded and will be looked at later in the year as I have a lot of other tasks to complete. However please accept my thanks for uploading an excellent route, and I look forward to appreciating the hours(!) that you have lovingly spent on it.
Thank you, Alec

The without aerial photos version of the V4.1 route update, and updated 1950s and 1960s activity packs, are now available to download from UKTS. The BR blue era activity pack is in hot pursuit, then it is on to Nottingham...

Tim Mitchell.

Tim
I shall add this to my stock of routes, and this is one I am looking forward to driving in my retirement. All the screenshots prove that this will be a superb addition to the vast array of available routes.

More updates...

Staveley Central:




Arkwright Town/Duckmanton Junctions area:



Arkwright Town station:



Approaching Heath:



Tim Mitchell.

Still carrying on, now fully scenerised to New Hucknall Sidings (about 13 miles to go to Nottingham Victoria). Now working on Kirkby Bentinck and soon Annesley.

Tim Mitchell.

It's good to hear of the progress, keep up the excellent work.

Scenery done to Kirkby Bentinck but spending a while setting up the Annesley complex (appropriate word   )- due to noticing someone doing a fairly detailed representation of this area in 'that there other sim', to save time, sanity and frame rates I will be doing a basic representation that will have fewer sidings but the overall form (i.e. the mpd etc), and the Robin Hood line (Nottingham-Worksop) running past as a present day version (no promises to extend that in future, but it is being set up to enable i.e. following markers).

More pics soon.

Tim Mitchell.

Hi Tim,
I'm really looking forward to this route,I always liked the Great Central a pity  it was transferred from the Eastern Region to the Midland,they just did a hatchet job on it,replacing good Ex LNER loco's with clapped out Royal Scot's,just think how handy it would be to day,being built to the continental gauge.

There could be both freight and ICE trains running to and from the Midlands and the Continent,also there could be rolling road trains as well taking numerous trucks off the roads.

Mike

Good to hear from you and your extension progress, and like Mike looking forward to adding further to my routes. Thank you.

Heath:





New Hucknall Sidings:



Kirkby Bentinck:





Tim Mitchell.

Continues to look good, thank you for the screenshots.

a214sli wrote:Heath:



Tim Mitchell.

Actually Tibshelf....

Tim Mitchell.

Annesley North Junction:




Tim Mitchell.

Tim,

Many thanks for the update looking good,like the grounded coach on the platform.

Mike

First loco into Annesley  





From the left, GCR London Extension, Annesley complex, Great Northern line to Nottingham Victoria (just to the right of the signalbox), and on the extreme right the Midland line to Nottingham Midland (the current Robin Hood line):



Tim Mitchell.

Now at Hucknall, 6-7 miles more to do to get to the centre of Nottingham, but just to get a feel for the Nottingham urban area:









Tim Mitchell.

Tim,Great pictures to what I'm sure is going to be a great route..One question though,"which dmu cab view are you using"? please  .

neanderthal wrote:Tim,Great pictures to what I'm sure is going to be a great route..One question though,"which dmu cab view are you using"? please  .

The cabview is from the Making Tracks North Wales Coast pack.

Tim Mitchell.

Now scenerised to Bagthorpe Junction, a couple of miles north of Nottingham Victoria.



Sundaypm is now setting up Victoria station scenery.

Tim Mitchell.

Hi Tim,
Looking good well done
Mike

Nottingham City Centre:

Weekday Cross Junction:



Arkwright St station looking north to the Midland station:



Nottingham South Goods:



Tim Mitchell.

Hi Tim,
What can one say??!!   WOW!!  Love the arches in the first screenshot and in the second, Arkwright Street station looks very realistic - not that I can remember what it looked like  

Cheers,
Ged

Excellent stuff.

Track now laid to just before Leicester Central, and scenerising Swithland southwards.

Tim Mitchell.

I (and sundaypm) am working on the area between Swithland and Leicester Central.  Screenshots of Quorn & Woodhouse, Swithland, and a WIP Leicester Central,  are below:







Tim Mitchell.

Hi Tim,

Looking good so far and Sundaypm's stations are 1st class,are you still planing to meet up with Doc Martins route at some time,(it seems ages now since he has posted any thing on UKTS,regarding his route)or will you be planning to go to Marylebone now.
Thanks for making the Great Central Route.

Mike

mikehendle wrote:
Looking good so far and Sundaypm's stations are 1st class
Mike

Totally agree with that!   

Really love this extension to Tim's route as have long wanted to see the Great Central in MSTS.

"Ditto" to all previous comments. Thank you.

Looking really great! A really great few Routes in the Pipeline with this route, with Niall's and Danny's Routes!! I just hope someone someday does the Midhants Route...
Cheers
Andy