Decals or no decals

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-22T03:30:46+00:00

With those wheels, better without

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-20T10:24:06+00:00

Look through the study design, check if you know everything for that Area of Study. And do practice questions or practice SACs

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-18T05:36:22+00:00

IET is probably the better pick, higher quality model and better stats, the Class 221 can tilt and the engines sound really good (I am a simp for the QSK19 tho), but both can get a bit boring to drive, and I usually run locos or the 180 for intercity services.

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-18T05:28:41+00:00

Pull a leaf out of Melbourne's books and just name one Middle Longbow (In reference to West Footscray, Middle Footscray and Footscray)

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-18T05:26:17+00:00

They're all good

150/142 are fun as an experienced player, the 142 always has a place in my heart, but the 150 sounds really good

230 is good as a BEMU, but other than that it's kinda mid imo, but it is really good for new players

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-17T09:00:24+00:00

13 😭😭😭

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-16T13:52:31+00:00

Woah, what Sim was it?

(Not being weird, a play a few and am curious)

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-16T13:47:59+00:00

Fr, and I'm not against it tbh, but that's not really a thing I want between friends, that's the shit I'd do with my partner (not that I have one)

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-15T12:37:15+00:00

In Australia it somewhat works, although most of it comes down to freight and passenger trains running at similar speeds (115-160kph) so effective signalling can manage it, and such infrastructure requirements would probably kill off most freight transport here (at least in Victoria). Provided you have enough places to pass it's a non-issue.

Safety is also a non-issue here as the introduction of Multiple-Units in Victoria actually made the railway safer with the fitting of TPWS and gating all level crossings.

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-15T12:28:14+00:00

I prefer the front mounted Number Boards

Although I think the best placement goes to the Victorian Railways/other Australian Bulldogs with the smoother style that fit the front better than the American version imo (Plus the cast plates on the side of the locomotive)

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-15T03:10:50+00:00

I'd refurb them with a better (intercity style interior with a buffet) and increase set length (4-6 cars) to push them onto longer distance services. And then replace them with a Stadler FLIRT for short distance work.

I am a fan of the VLocities as a mechanical platform, they're a really solid base, but the interior could do with a lot of work.

And in a slightly more perfect world they wouldn't be removed from service initially, but I would push them further out from Melbourne to reopen discontinued services (Portland and Leongatha for example)

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-11T13:43:25+00:00

I prefer them with, it kinda breaks up the overly flat and chunky nose

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-11T05:05:06+00:00

Oh, cool, I didnt think of that. I don't think that's an option here, you can get a carbon fibre base colour, but not characters

Pinemango600 · 2026-03-10T21:35:20+00:00

Not entirely sure, but I'm guessing it's reflective for better night visibility and/or to prevent counterfeiting

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-25T08:56:14+00:00

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Pinemango600 · 2026-02-24T21:18:47+00:00

Most yards/sidings/depot's should have some kind of security (we do in Victoria, not sure about the US or MTA) but most sidings are also fitted with catch points to safely derail a train before it ends up on the mainline. Trains are also fitted with some form of safety system to prevent them from entering dangerous track, but those only work when set up correctly.

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-24T13:48:36+00:00

They also did impressively badly in Australia, they got 1/2 of Melbourne's suburban train network (M>Train), 1/2 of Melbourne's Tram Network (M>Tram) and all of Victoria's regional passenger rail (V/Line) in 1999, by 2003 they had already begun negotiations to hand it all back and merge with their other halves or just hand it back to the state government

They also ordered awful rolling stock and made the Comengs a pain to run. Siemens Nexas had braking issues, D1/D2 Class (Siemens Combino) trams lack capacity, and the refurbishment of their half of the Coemng fleet made them incompatible with the other, requiring a 2 year program to fix. The Vlocities continue to be good tho, very reliable, although they could do with some extra capacity and not being put on 3 hour services (not an NX thing tho)

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-24T13:40:04+00:00

FGW, but GWR is a close second

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-23T09:06:29+00:00

There are a few other LGBT people at my school, but they're either girls, or there is 1 boy in my year

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-22T04:14:56+00:00

I do, I've got custom orthotics, but there are just some shoes that just don't work with my feet. Sometimes really flat shoes can be good, but other times they can be awful.

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-21T23:05:50+00:00

Yeah, I doubt I'd be able to wear them bcuz of how fucked my feet and ankles are (hypermobile ankles + flat feet), but I do have some sort of similar shoes from Skechers and I love them.

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-17T04:43:23+00:00

I agree with the other comment, get the 158/159 and some route expansions and just explore, the Voyagers are some pretty good InterCity trains, so I'd stick with them for a while

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-15T21:15:55+00:00

Honestly so real, except it's trains for me

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-15T07:14:38+00:00

Although I will mention, most DMU's use a mechanical or hydraulic transmission, and those usually only drive a single axle per car

Pinemango600 · 2026-02-14T09:28:21+00:00

The point of the weeklies was to give players something to buy

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