Train Simulator: East Midlands Coal: Sherwood - High Marnham Route Add-On

When I saw this was coming out, it went to the top of the want list. At the time I purchased it, there were already a couple of negative reviews. I took a chance. The ideal behind the route is good. Different people play this game in different ways. If you like getting into an engine and driving nonstop for an hour at high speed, this route won’t be for you. If you like shunting and short trip working this will be of interest. Yes, the overall route is short, but there is plenty to do with many of the included scenarios being in excess of an hour. Others have commented on the use of the old European asset pack. Driving on the main route, you don’t really notice this. The route is set in a bleak, misty, rural industrial landscape and in the main looks fine. However there are a couple of areas that appear to completely unfinished. The class 37 scenario instructs you to pick up some fuel wagons at a fuel depot. The fuel depot consists of a grey ground texture and 2 small fuel tanks, No other industrial equipment, pipes or valves, no buildings, workers, fence or vehicles. It looks really poor. With regards to the scenarios, the class 20 ones loads with a track.bin error that you can F2 past and seems to run ok. However the major flaw, given that this route is supposed to be about coal operations is that not one scenario contains a load or unload instruction. Following the instructions having driven from point A to B and carefully reversing through a yard, only to then be told to drive out again, You are halfway to the next destination and way ahead of time, before you realise you were meant to load your wagons. The shunter, better than I could do!, but for a payware product it’s really bad. If you are buying this DLC for the shunter, DON’T! The external textures are poor and the internal view is nonexistent, apart from the most basic controls, which you cannot even operate with the mouse. It would have been poor quality 10 years during the railworks days! There’s an old saying sometimes less is more, why this was ever included I don’t know. A class 08 or 03 would have been better. I appreciate this is third party content but somebody at Dovetail should have really stopped this being included. It does the DLC or the game no favours I’ve had fun playing this DLC, but I can’t recommend it. If you are reading this in five years time and you can pick it up in a sale for a few pounds then you have nothing to lose, but at fully price, sorry there is just too much wrong.

I purchased this for the Sentinel diesel shunter in NCB Blue livery. WARNING: This loco is not quick drive compatible and is barely finished. Please DTG, sort this out. ALSO: All autumn scenery assets seem to be missing. Choose autumn, welcome to a world of black. Idea: 10/10 Execution: 3/10 (at least it loads) Will probably get this refunded unless the two above issues are sorted out.

The route does come with a few nice custom assets and semaphore signals but sadly that is it. The Track textures were a good attempt but the colour choice completely ruins it. But the rest of the route is really poor in terms of quality, Heavy use of Kuju assets, The short route length of 25 Miles, Not allowing the likes of AP or any third party developers to enhance/improve the stock included with route. Do not buy this route not even in a sale.

In my opinion the scenery along the route is more than satisfactory. as is the route itself. The trackwork looks great, is smooth and signals that I have seen all worked properly. While the route is not overly long, it has plenty of variation in places to drive to and do shunting. I am more than happy to give the route full marks. With further thoughts I wish to reduce the marks to about 8/10 due to discovering the stations are not attached to the track. Further I have noticed remarks about not being able to add rolling stock from AP, I presume that refers to Armstrong Powerhouse. I have just created a scenario using just Loco and wagons from AP.

This add-on has come in for a lot of stick and I am not quite sure why. Yes, the Sentinel is awful and I avoid it but the actual route is fun packed and as well modeled as any Trainsim route, IMO. There is lots of rumbling and thunder from some of BR’s classic heavy goods traction and the sounds are great – particularly the class 20s There is lots of enjoyable loading-unloading action as you go about from pit to power station, The signalling is excellent and superior to other routes, particularly the Falmouth branchline where conflicts abound. In this route they have actually been programmed by someone who understands railway signaling and its purpose, which is clearly not the case with other Trainsim add-ons. As the blurb for the route says, the operation of the signals reflects their use to control speed, about which the programmers of the Falmouth branchline have not a clue. Also the signals facing the opposite direction don’t change when passed – a major improvement on much Trainsim signaling. One black mark is that the straight ahead signal at Warsop Jct can be off when a train is crossing from Shirebrook – fie fie. The rolling stock and train formations are good but for the stated year –– 1980 –– I would really expect to see many grey Coal Sixteens with BR brake vans. To me, lacking in familiarity with the locale, it all seems quite realistic and fits in with the descriptions and pictures in David Monk-Steel’s excellent book Merry-go-Round on The Rails. I see someone has made the bizarre criticism that coal isn’t/wasn’t actually loaded at collieries. Well, it is/was, and if you don’t believe it there are numerous books about coal and collieries that will tell you it was, starting with David’s book. I am not sure how coal is meant to get from the pithead to the railway if it isn’t loaded in something…? Tanya Jackson Author; British Rail: The Nation's Railway

I purchased this game for $56. I have never been able to get it working. I asked for a refund and was told I was not entitled to refund. I asked for support to get it working and never received a reply.

horrible, the track just goes away, its so basic it is unreal, tbh iv seen 5 year olds do a better job, was looking forward to the class 20 and 31 scenario neither load right, someone also needs to learn about the placement of signals as some of the are just not right i.e why is a signal for a line going onto the mainline controlling the main line i drive past and boom fail no the signal in question protects the main line not control it, cant believe iv payed £25 for the route the class 31 and 20 are OK but charging for a route of such poor quality very unhappy not enjoyable to drive when you can't even drive the route properly.

Agree with most of the negative comments; however I found no problem in adding other manufacturers assets when in editor mode and playing in free roam.

Scenario NCB Sherwood Colliery Sentinel_NCB does not work! When started it says: Failed to load consist builder can't load rail vehicle - [class 20] 16t mineral wagon fitted.

Well I am enjoying creating on this route, and am having success. I cannot comment on playing any scenarios, as I only create on routes now. I like the signalling, and like the 'mood' of the route. Loading 4 hoppers at a time is great. Unfortunately for me, I get an annoying 'Texture Missing' box that appears during creating, which I have now discovered, is present for people who subscribe to my Workshop Scenarios. Does any one have an opinion on this? I have never had this on any other route. I must add that I bought this in a sale and NOT full price.

Well i would say, this route is a bummer. It lacks of detail and reaks of unfinished things, the sentinel being absolutely unfinished and the Class 56's horn is broken, it only works when the train is moving towardsthe camera. Talking about the Class 56, it's actually just IHH's Class 56, which also is weird, considering they could've made liveries for the original 56????? Anyway, i don't recomend it at all. I only bought this route for the 80's MGR action, but it is barely any MGR, either way you cannot fill coal hoppers while moving... There are also TWO vehicles unused! A Class 11, which have textures and sounds, and a CDA hopper wagon that also is unused, but only exists with some folders with names and numbering textures. Shame that they cut that stuff out of the DLC!

Waste of money !! highly anticipated and massively let down, Can't add other stock or AP products to the route.

It's amazing, you have all these facilities and you made a piece of c*** like this. Awful Class 56 which has broken horn and broken speed control. Awful Sentinel shunter with barely finished interior and functions. Avoid, even with the discount from the bundle.

A huge a thankyou to creative rail for developing this route no matter what negative comments if any come what matters is you brought back from the past what I disagreed losing you have made a wrong a right being from a mining back ground family and a resident of the area, its been a long wait but worth it. I am absolute over joyed upon hearing the release of this route for the love of coal which runs in my veins coal will never die or fade once again thankyou so much and great time and effort to the developers my hat off to you guys

The challenges open in edit mode. Why is this as I can't run the scenarios

I purchased this game never got it to work asked for refund told not entitled to one done waste your money on it

the game will not open i keep getting scenario failed to load why is this happening ?

1. Poor quality Sentinel shunter. 2. Horrible track. 3. Not recommended!!

Absolute pile of sheet poor performance old stock give this one a miss wasted my money don't waste yours

I LIKE THE SHUNTING LOADING AND UNLOADING WAGONS BUT YOU DONOT LOAD COAL WAGONS FROM THE MINE

This DLC ist broken