Friday 2010-10-08 Dev. update and Discussion

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by dflion

PS Foobar, can you twist Olegs arm to show some pics of your LNER A4 Pacific steam engine racing along the English countryside?

Only Oleg will decide what to show in fridays updates. I even don't know if the A4 will make it into initial release.

[dflion]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

Only Oleg will decide what to show in fridays updates. I even don't know if the A4 will make it into initial release.

Thanks Foo'bar - I hope Oleg puts the A4 into the sim. I have a particular interest in this steam engine. My father in-law (sadly now deceased) use to drive them. It was his favourite engine. He always said that they (A3's & A4's) had 'three beats to the bar' which meant they had three steam cylinders.

He told me a great story which should interest you - he was driving a steam engine with a goods train near Nottingham one night, I think after the Battle of Britain, and was strafed by a Luftwaffe nightfighter. He didn't realise that they had been strafed until they stopped at a signal and the guard came running up saying they had been attacked and the back of the train was on fire!
DFLion

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by dflion

Thanks Foo'bar - I hope Oleg puts the A4 into the sim. I have a particular interest in this steam engine. My father in-law (sadly now deceased) use to drive them. It was his favourite engine. He always said that they (A3's & A4's) had 'three beats to the bar' which meant they had three steam cylinders.

He told me a great story which should interest you - he was driving a steam engine with a goods train near Nottingham one night, I think after the Battle of Britain, and was strafed by a Luftwaffe nightfighter. He didn't realise that they had been strafed until they stopped at a signal and the guard came running up saying they had been attacked and the back of the train was on fire!
DFLion

That's a good story, thanks for sharing!

[Bloblast]

Foo'bar will we see more vehicles from you in SOW besides the trains ?

[robday]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

I even don't know if the A4 will make it into initial release.

Gresley's A4 Pacifics worked on the east coast main line from Kings Cross up to Scotland, as far as I am aware they never appeared on the Southern Railway routes to the south coast. Having said that Foo'bar's model is rather beautiful and it would be a pity not to include it in SoW at some time.
How many types of locomotive will be included in the initial release? (I've seen three on Foo'bar's 'site; M7, Great Western pannier tank and an 0-6-0 that I don't recognise). Yeah, I know it's not important to everyone, but besides being an aviation enthusiast, I'm also a railway nut!