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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 15/05/2017 at 18:37 #95112
Matt3417
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Hi Everyone,

Can someone please provide some screenshots of Cardiff, I want to see if it's beyond my capabilities.

I would be over the moon if SimSig could put pictures with the info of a sim so that we could quickly have a look before purchase.

Many thanks,
Matt

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 15/05/2017 at 18:55 #95113
TUT
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Here ya go:

https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Media/Wiki%2Fusertrack%2Fareainfo%2Fcardiffpsb.png

The image is at the top of this page:

https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:areainfo:cardiff

You can find equivalent pages for other sims here:

https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:areainfo

Most of which have a similar high quality image at the top.

This last page also groups sims by difficulty, although I personally disagree with some of the assignments. I think Portsmouth with the default timetable is quite challenging - definitely on the level of Shrewsbury I'd say.

There is also the signal number plan available in the manual of each sim which can serve more or less the same purpose.

Last edited: 15/05/2017 at 18:57 by TUT
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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 15/05/2017 at 19:53 #95114
Dick
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Matt3417 in post 95112 said:
Hi Everyone,

Can someone please provide some screenshots of Cardiff, I want to see if it's beyond my capabilities.

I would be over the moon if SimSig could put pictures with the info of a sim so that we could quickly have a look before purchase.

Many thanks,
Matt
Why do you need pictures, all payware sims have a few minutes free trial which can be run a limitless number of times. Ample opportunity to assess the sim.

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 15/05/2017 at 20:47 #95119
Matt3417
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That last link is what I've been looking for. Thank you so much
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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 17/05/2017 at 01:36 #95153
ozrail
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Has anyone seen original panel photos? I remember seeing them on YouTube or somewhere.
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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 17/05/2017 at 02:03 #95154
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ozrail in post 95153 said:
Has anyone seen original panel photos? I remember seeing them on YouTube or somewhere.
Not YouTube but static photos here: http://photos.signalling.org/index?/category/139-south_wales_main_line

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 17/05/2017 at 03:05 #95156
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I really meant the panel photos on which the Cardiff Sim was designed.
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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 17/05/2017 at 03:47 #95157
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ozrail in post 95156 said:
I really meant the panel photos on which the Cardiff Sim was designed.
I'm not sure what you mean then as there are over 90 panel photos there! Example: http://photos.signalling.org/picture?/11887/category/1154-2008_set_2

Karl had more data than panel photos though.

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 02/06/2017 at 18:12 #95577
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hi all just wondering if there will ever be an update to the layout at cardiff central to what it is like today with all platforms being bi-directional and new platform 8,
please be an update
this will be a lot more fun to have

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 02/06/2017 at 19:32 #95579
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arrivatw in post 95577 said:
hi all just wondering if there will ever be an update to the layout at cardiff central to what it is like today with all platforms being bi-directional and new platform 8,
please be an update
this will be a lot more fun to have
I admire your optimism - but a simple update it is not.

The original simulation took 18 months from start to release. I've no doubt an updated layout would take just as long.

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 16/06/2017 at 20:48 #95870
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this is update to Cardiff Queen Street & Cardiff Central




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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 16/06/2017 at 20:55 #95872
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arrivatw in post 95870 said:
this is update to Cardiff Queen Street & Cardiff Central



Updating the 'picture' is the easy bit, it's all the stuff to then make it work that's the time-consuming part.

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 16/06/2017 at 21:33 #95874
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arrivatw in post 95870 said:
this is update to Cardiff Queen Street & Cardiff Central



Just for clarity these pictures are in no way officially connected to any updates to the Cardiff simulation to account for a new era.

As much as I admire arrivatw's optimism. There is much more work than just using photoshop.

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Cardiff SimSig Pictures 16/06/2017 at 21:34 #95875
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arrivatw in post 95870 said:
this is update to Cardiff Queen Street & Cardiff Central



There have been many more changes than that.

For those unfamiliar with the area, there has been a substantial re-modelling of the whole of the Cardiff Central station area, and the Cardiff/Ninian Park/Grangetown triangle area. Roughly double the previous number of signal sections are present on the Valley lines in the Cardiff area. In addition, the layout at Pengam has been altered, including new and higher speed crossovers between the Main and Relief lines between Pengam and Cardiff, these lines are also bi-directional for some if not all of that section.

Virtually every signal that was controlled by Cardiff PSB has been scrapped and replaced, often in a different position to the equivalent PSB signal. Notably, the Newport- Cardiff section is now mostly 3-aspect, spaced more widely than the dense 4 aspect arrangement previously used.

It really would be a case of starting again from scratch- think of the difference between at London Euston between the Euston and Wembley Mainline simulations.

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