UKTS Freeware Pack - Cumbrian Mountain Express

[Pjt1974]

Name: UKTS Freeware Pack - Cumbrian Mountain Express
Version Number: 1.0.3
File Name: UKTS Freeware Pack - Cumbrian Mountain Express v1.0.3.exe
Size: 1.29 Mb
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Description:
Version History
A full version history including the changes made in the most recent update is available on the UKTS Freeware Packs web site.

UKTrainSim Freeware Pack - Cumbrian Mountain Express
The UKTrainSim Freeware Project has a dedicated web site containing lots of information and resources. It can be found at uktrainsim.com/FreewarePacks.

What's this all about?
The UKTrainSim Freeware Project is here to make your life easier. By collecting together freeware items and re-skins for RailWorks donated by the community into simple to download and install packs we hope to achieve the following core aims:

• Free
• Simple to install
• Reliable resource for freeware developers
• Significantly increase the amount of free content available

There are packs of assets, rolling stock, routes and scenarios and each one covers a particular theme. If you want to browse the available packs visit The Packs web page.

What's in This Pack?
These trains recreate the early days of steam rail tours in the 1980’s when travelling over the Settle & Carlisle Railway was the icing on the cake in the main line ‘steam’ calendar. The tour starts with a high speed journey down the West Coast Main Line to Carnforth hauled by a class 86 electric blue locomotive. Then continues a circular steam tour outwards via Shap to Carlisle and back to Preston via the Settle and Carlisle line. It then returns to London behind the Class 86 electric blue locomotive again.

The tour leaves Euston at 07:10 hauled by a Class 86 electric blue loco. The train stops at Watford Junction, Milton Keynes, Rugby (where passengers from Northampton join by service train), Nuneaton, Crewe and Preston. We join the train at Preston. We continue north along the WCML to Carnforth where we change locomotives and LMS Jubilee 5690 'Leander' takes over the train.

On leaving Carnforth we begin climbing almost immediately and passing through Oxenholme Lake District encounter the first severe gradient up to Grayrigg. We then travel through the beautiful Lune Gorge, passing Tebay and gaining speed for the iconic ‘ascent to Shap’. After crossing the Cumbrian Fells we descend to Penrith, and then head for Carlisle. There will be around an hour and a half in Carlisle, providing time to explore this ancient city with its castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum and Lanes Shopping Centre.

Our train leaves Carlisle at around 14:30 and joins the Settle & Carlisle Railway, one of the most well known and best loved stretches of railway line in Britain. We soon begin climbing, and then at Appleby, we stop for our steam locomotive to take on water. The climbing continues through scenic Kirkby Stephen, towards the highest railway summit in England at Ais Gill, 1169 feet above sea level. We pass over high viaducts, including the famous one at Ribblehead, and through tunnels. There are magnificent views across the Fells and to the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. We should have a fast run out of the hills, through Settle, until we stop again for our locomotive to take on water.

The journey continues through Hellifield, Clitheroe and Blackburn to Preston, where we say goodbye to the tour as the Class 86 electric blue loco takes over the train for a fast run back to London.

Additional Considerations:

• Some of the AI services do not use typical rolling stock, this is a trade off between true life operations and keeping the amount of DLC required to a minimum.
• The timings within some of the scenario's have been condensed to keeping the scenario's interesting and engaging

The best way to find out what is in this pack is to browse the gallery of each asset it contains.

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Requirements for This Pack
The following DLC / Freeware Packs are required:
Required Steam DLC

• Class 325 EMU Add-On
  
• Class 390 EMU Add-On
  
• Freightliner Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On
  
• Settle to Carlisle Route Add-on
  
• West Coast Main Line Over Shap Route Add-On

Required Other DLC

• Just Trains: Class 20
  
• Just Trains: Voyager

Required UKTS Freeware Packs

• UK Carriages #1 version 1.1.2 or greater
  
• UK Classic Diesel and Electric #1 version 1.1.5 or greater
  
• UK DMUs-EMUs-Trams #1 version 1.1.5 or greater
  
• UK Wagons #1 version 1.1.6 or greater
  
• WCML North Scenario Pack version 1.1.4 or greater

Other Required Freeware Items

• DPSimulation: DRS Compass Class 37 Reskin
  
• Digital Traction OTA Wagon
  
• UKTS: Class 66 V2 Repaint Pack

A Very Big THANK YOU!
It goes without saying that the packs would not exist without the community coming together and supporting it. Many members of the community have offered words of encouragement, support, time, energy and much more.

Throughout the development of the Freeware Pack Project I have made every attempt to record the donations and support people have given. Please take a moment to acknowledge all the people who have helped by visiting the Credits page.

This pack contains donations from:

• Pjt1974
• Yerkes

How can I Get Involved
Full details of what you can do to help with the UKTrainSim Freeware Project are available on the Get Involved web page.

Licensing Conditions for Hosting Pack Downloads

The following conditions apply to anyone wishing to host the packs on an a site other than UKTrainSim:

• Permission must be granted by UKTS before packs may be hosted on alternative sites
  
• The download must be available for free
  
• No profit may be made by offering the download
  
• A link to the original UKTS download must be provided on the download page
  
• The date and version number of the pack must be clearly given on the download page
  
• You must email FreewarePacks@rwdecal.co.uk supplying a valid email address and link to the download - This ensures we can contact you (the host) when a new version is released making it easy for you to update your download
  
• You must remove the download at the request of a UKTS Freeware Pack administrators
  
• Hosting on alternative sites is at the discretion of UKTS Freeware Pack administrators

These conditions allow us to ensure users can obtain the pack freely and consistently. For the latest conditions visit uktrainsim.com/FreewarePacks.

[Pjt1974]

I'd just like to acknowledge the work put in by Michael (Yerkes) for his testing and superbly detailed reports to help iron out any problems and Jim for putting the pack together.

Hopefully everything runs as smooth as silk for all. Just let me know if it doesn't.

[Nobkins]

Excellent point Phil. I somehow managed to miss adding Michael on the credits in the download details. He is mentioned in the manual.

Sorry Michael and I shall fix that now.

Jim

[Pjt1974]

I didn't even notice Michael's name not being there.

[yerkes]

I wouldn't have noticed either! Very kind of you to credit me, but all the hard work was Phil's; my role was deriving a lot of pleasure and enjoyment. I am sure others will get the same - it's a great pack.