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Hello,
somebody currently working at Teamwork?

No, I am planning on working next week

Erik has not uploaded a new version after his build time. Should I start building with Sascha's version 53?

Just do it! (from my side)

Edit regarding my new IC1 trains:
trains are numbered 101 to 104 and 201 to 204,
train names are Morning ... and Evening ..., according to the time of day,
train names must be swapped between Morning ... and Evening ... while stabled for the day/night, otherwise they will get lost when shunting in Torkham (see existing timing points for a sample),
trains must be stabled in LIFO (Last In First Out), which means you can shunt them all into a row onto the same track to save space,
a cream-and-burgundy liveried locomotive from Montspoor Railways would be welcome,
names and routings of the TR23 trains are just suggestions and open to change,
the luggage vans of TR23 are supposed to be driving trailers (AKA cab cars), so no loco runaround needed for these trains.
Everybody be careful, as similar sets of additional rush-hour business/tourist trains might show up on other cross-border routes as well.

A new version of the network has been uploaded today, version 54! It's been a while since the last update from Montspoor. This time I implemented many changes I had prepared many months ago (talk about being late ).

Changes this time are full implementation of R42 and R43 from Haltwhistle (in the mountains west of Coates) to Redbanks (R42) and Keswick (R43). Both services are operated using Desiro multiple units. Haltwhistle now sees something like a "takt" every hour around :00 in most directions.
Preparations for ICE through service has also been made, and there is even one ICE already in service! From the border (Strone) via Redbanks and Haltwhistle to Coates, ICE 34 and 39. Since the goal for this ICE is not to be fast to Coates but rather provide direct connections to the mountain resorts, it has longer travel times and more stops until Haltwhistle than the IC train usually on this route.
It also makes use of tilting (being an ICE-TD) on the mountain route, a remnant of the infrastructure widely used before the new line from Coates along the coast via Selden and Keswick to Redbanks.

With this update the only lines with no train service west of Coates are the coastal line north of Selden, and some cross-border regional lines (trains from Warstones to Pembroke when, Sascha? )

If you want to see some activity, take a look at Redbanks (@ 14464 x 5881), there is shunting, coupling, decoupling, full use of platforms. This station hasn't been expanded in many decades other than the platforms 11-14, and has a hard time coping with all the traffic. When IC services are implemented it will really be crowded!

@Erik: What services did you want on your bypass of Cairndow to me? Regional services, freight services or maybe just a few services per day? I'd welcome anything, but space in Redbanks is very tight.

PS: Schedules have also been updated in case you are curious.

Hello & Happy Easter,

1993matias hat geschrieben: Freitag 11. April 2025, 14:43Preparations for ICE through service has also been made, and there is even one ICE already in service!

will we see an ICE with the specially crafted Montspoor Railways livery soon?

With this update the only lines with no train service west of Coates are the coastal line north of Selden, and some cross-border regional lines (trains from Warstones to Pembroke when, Sascha? )

As soon as the new rush-hour IC1/IC12 trains and their accompanying TR23 halves are running in Montspoor.

I'd welcome anything, but space in Redbanks is very tight.

Some of the platforms seem to be long enough to accommodate two trains at once, if they are short enough.

Meanwhile, as everybody (me included) was busy searching for easter eggs and whatnot, I silently extended my time without asking anybody for permission, to test my changes to the layout. Torkham Central station saw some trackwork to reduce the distances for IC1(101-114) shunting locomotives and (I'll hope) to reduce the time needed there for shunting. The regional trains there were reshuffled to the final timings, maybe they will also stop running 24/7 at a later date.

An intermediate version is available as 54½ in the drive, and as nobody has claimed time, I’m keeping the layout some more days. Any objections?

I will be busy for the foreseeable future, so don't worry about me until i reserve some days in the calendar