<kuid:56603:100117> WeddinNSW V6 for TRS22 SP4

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Incorporating updates/restorations of the following routes, with permission (and thanks) ...

'Boorowa Branch' by P.Gibbons
'Lines to the Lachlan' by NSWGR_46class
'Southlines' by tomtre
'WeddinNSW' by FootplatePhil


This route is a virtual real scale model of the now closed NSWGR cross country line linking Blayney on the Main West to Demondrille on the Main South line, and the two branch lines linking Grenfell and Eugowra to Cowra. In addition to the cross country line the route includes a 70 km dual track section of the Main South, from Galong to Cootamundra, and the Galong-Boorowa branch. Total route length is over 400 kms.

The creators intent has been to use only content included with the game (TS2022 base + TANE Assets pack, without any optional/regional route downloads), or content available to registered Trainz users for free via the DLS. If you find that an asset which doesn't meet this criteria has snuck in please let FootplatePhil know.

There are several AI driven 'lineside' demonstration sessions also available on the DLS. These sessions are set across the period 1959 to 1967. In addition to show casing the various rolling stock typically in use on the lines modelled, the sessions reflect the continuing changes in railway infrastructure over that decade. As a result, some infrastructure appears only in the relevant sessions, and is not included in the 'base' route. Therefore, for the 'full' WeddinNSW experience, you should also download these sessions...

'WeddinNSW: 1959, Lithgow Coal'
'WeddinNSW: 1963, The Boorawa Branch'
'WeddinNSW: 1965, Daylight Diversions'
'WeddinNSW: 1967, Harvest Gold'
'WeddinNSW: 1994, Better Days'
'WeddinNSW: Base Session'

I make no claims about the operational accuracy of any of these sessions! If you would like to set up your own session I suggest you start by cloning the 'Base' session. This includes some basic session controls, such as those required for turntable operations. It also includes the buildings and infrastructure still in place in the late 1950's.


What's changed in this release? :

Version 6.0 Updated for operation in TRS22 SP4. Various fixes and tweaks.


Background:
'WeddinNSW V6' is nominally set in the mid 1950's to late 1960's, when both steam and diesel operated simultaneously. The model probably presents a rosier picture than is strictly accurate. At that time government spending on infrastructure and maintenance was low, and the rail network was looking a little run down. While innovations in grain handling provided an economic boost to the rural rail network, and new diesel locos and bulk grain silos were being introduced to handle it, general rail traffic had declined in recent years, due to competition from road transport and the motor car.

The Grenfell, Eugowra, and Boorowa branch lines were classified as pioneer lines. Parts of the lines are unfenced, and they were built using light (60 pound) rail, with ash and earth ballast. Passenger operations on all three branchlines ceased in 1974. Goods services were withdrawn in 1987 (Boorowa branch) and 1991 (Grenfell and Eugowra branches), and the lines 'mothballed', although some parts were subsequently reopened for a period for limited traffic (seasonal wheat haulage out of Greenethorpe for example, which continued into the new century). Passenger services on the Blayney-Harden cross country line were replaced by a bus service in 1983, and goods traffic was suspended in stages, between 2007 and 2009.

'WeddinNSW' has been lovingly hand crafted (over 20 years) by its creators using data from topographical maps, and the NSW 1932 Curve and Gradient Diagrams. More recently Google Earth and DEM data has also been helpful. Detailing is based on historical research, numerous site visits (with camera), and the memory of the creators. However, there are some details of the route which have been difficult to substantiate so many years later, and are therefore based on a semi-educated guess. If you have photographic evidence that would help improve the accuracy of the model please contact FootplatePhil.


References:
'Lines to the Lachlan' - Lawrence Ryan - Australian Railway Historical Society
'The Day of the Goods Train', Grenfell Goods - R.G.Preston - Eveleigh Press
'Essays In Steam', A Day on the Eugowra Branch - R.G.Preston - Eveleigh Press
'Country Branch Lines of NSW Part 5 Blayney to Harden Cross-Country Line', Vols 1 and 2 - Richard Barrack - Train Hobby Publications
'Australian Model Railway Magazine April 1986', Koorawatha - Bob Cooke
'Branchline Modeller Number 2', Greenethorpe - Bob Cooke
'A Short History of the Boorowa Branch Line', - N.J.Pollard - Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Sep 1977
'NSW 1932 Curve and Gradiant Diagrams' (CD) - Australian Railway Historical Society
Various Topographic Maps
Google Earth

Acknowledgements:
Thanks to all the great content creators out there, without whom the creation of 'WeddinNSW would not have been possible. Thanks to my fellow route builders NSWGR_46class, tomtre and P.Gibbons for their permission to proceed with this merged route. Thanks to NSWGR_46class for his encouragement and enthusiasm in the early days of Weddin. Also a big thanks to ad602000 for his contributions to Trainz NSWGR content over many years. Many of the custom models, and much of the NSWGR rolling stock used in the route were provided by him (or produced in collaboration with him). Thanks to the many Trainz Forum members who have provided feedback and suggestions for improvements. Finally, thanks to NV3 for a great piece of software.

'WeddinNSW' is dedicated to the memory of trainzer mentor Warrick Howser (Wazzer), sadly passed away August 2009.


FootplatePhil, Sep 2024.