Cumbrian Coast: Carlisle-Whitehaven Route

Welcome to our November Development Update for the Cumbrian Coast: Carlisle – Whitehaven route and today we can finally bring what many people have been asking for - more details on the Class 108!

Yes, the Class 108 DMU will be included with the Cumbrian Coast route and not only are the Kingmoor allocated units included (as seen with window bars, three car variants and the one off BR Green Livery) , but a wide selection from other depots, for use on our previously released products are also included….more details in the upcoming updates!

This update focuses mostly on the sounds that our 3D Vehicle Artist and Audio Engineer, Alex Riley has been hard at work developing across the board, he made trips to visit a stationary Class 108 at Peak Rail and then had a running day on the Llangollen Railway, whilst Chris Gallagher once again assisted (thanks Chris) with a variety of additional sounds ensuring that we’ve covered all bases when it comes to a fully authentic sound set.

This video features an array of the external audio that you can expect to hear, Alex has taken great care to deepen some areas of sound within the simulation, one of the key features is audio range. Unlike previous content you’ll be able to hear the horn at a more realistic greater distance, faded to match, whilst attention has gone into the engine fading sounds, in quieter areas away from Towns and Cities (and the audio pollution they invoke!) you’ll hear that famous “rasp” from a distance, gradually increasing in volume as the unit approaches, before other sounds fade in at a realistic level, whilst that familiar blue haze of exhaust can be seen filling the air!

We’ll let the video below do the talking for now, sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Cumbrian Coast graced by the Class 108, in all it’s glory!

As ever, please do remember this is a Work In Progress update and by no means should the content be considered absolute final.

 

Welcome to the next Development Update for our Cumbrian Coast: Carlisle - Whitehaven route. We're excited to be able to show you more of the route and this update focuses on revealing more of the work that our team have put in across all aspects of the route.

We're excited to say that the scenery is now ready for testing whilst gameplay is almost complete and we're looking forward to upping the ante with these updates in the coming weeks! For now please enjoy this new set of screenshots, we've featured a good cross-section of the route, from the sea wall near Parton and Bransty station at Whitehaven to the scenic Ellen Valley east of Maryport.

We're also now able to show you the all new stock included with the route, including your first glimpse of the one-off BR Green Liveried Class 108 that was allocated to Carlisle Kingmoor during the target period of the route! Furthermore you'll find images that show the new freight wagons that are included, namely the BDA Steel Carriers and OTA Log Wagons, accompanied by the new Class 47/0 variant, which can be seen in a number of the screenshots, including the version which carried a white roof, applied by Stratford Depot.
 

Welcome to our next Dev Update of the Cumbrian Coast: Carlisle-Whitehaven. Here we're pleased to share further screenshots of the upcoming route, with extra emphasis on the highly anticipated Class 108, our first fully in-house DMU for Train Sim World, and one that we're very excited for people to experience in TRAIN SIM WORLD 7!

We're currently busy working on making a nice raspy sound set, recorded at Peak Rail and the Llangollen Railway. We look forward to sharing that with you all soon! The Class 108 will feature a raft of different variants for use across our library of routes, the Cumbrian Coast version of course will feature the famous window bars given to these units for work through Bransty Tunnel at Whitehaven, with it's notoriously tight clearances, whilst versions both with and without the former headcode box will feature.

As with previous routes, we're using the 1986/7 Working Timetable, featuring several fun and challenging services, including the former Sellafield Workers trains which saw a service in each direction between Barrow and Carlisle operate with 3 Class 108's coupled together. Beyond this a fully featured freight timetable marries up nicely with the passenger, railtour and shunting services across the route, a far cry from the sterile nature of the Cumbrian Coast in 2026!

The route itself is progressing very nicely and we're sure you're going to enjoy the perfect mix of scenery as you explore the 40 miles between Carlisle Kingmoor and Whitehaven Bransty station, passing through the industrial steel making town of Workington along the way.

We're excited to share more with you in the coming weeks so keep your eye on the Just Trains "In Development" page for further news!

Here's our very first In-Development update for our Cumbrian Coast: Carlisle to Whitehaven route.  We just wanted to give you a glimpse of the Dalston station area and also a further view of the deep valley between Maryport and Aspatria, work continues apace on scenery and also on the Class 108 DMU which we're pleased to be able to confirm will be included with the route at launch.  Enjoy the pics!

 

We're happy to announce our next in-house TSW developed route - Cumbrian Coast: Carlisle - Whitehaven Route.  We'll be bringing you development updates as and when they're ready, beginning in the New Year.