Isle of Wight Fantasy Steam Railtour (Rail Simulator) HD

Take a fantasy alternate reality steam railway journey across The Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, via Rail Simulator.

Best viewed in HD (720p).

This journey shows what might have been if the present steam railway had been able to inherit the lines from Newport to Freshwater and from Newport to Ventnor West.

After a view of a 1914 railway map. we join the short train pulled by the IOS Steam Railway loco Invincible at Ventnor West.

The train heads west along the south coast of the island, before heading north through St. Lawrence Tunnel. Passing the junction with the line to Sandown at Merstone, we head to Newport where the engine runs round its train to the north of the station (towards Cowes), and then reverses, passing the former Newport (FYN) station and then west to Yarmouth and Freshwater.

The video ends as it started, with a map of the island's former railway network.

The route was recorded using the Island Line route to be found on www.uktrainsim.com. Look around, you'll find it, but you need to register. The route needs the commercial Isle of Wight product.

The routes in the west and south of the island were closed in the 1950s, and the rest of the network was severely rationalised in the 1960s leaving a short electrified line from Shanklin-Ryde Pier today, and the steam railway.

The orginal video was recorded at 1280x720 at 30fps using Fraps.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• msts
• godshill
• blackwater
• shide
• carisbrooke
• watchingwell
• disused
• railway
• southern
• FYN

[sxscally]

very accurate - Freshwater had only one platform - to the right of the train (as it approached from Newport)... and Godshill Station didnt have a level crossing at the end.

[IvanMorgan1966]

So I understand; I did not create the route however.

Some of the route is unfinished, which is why I did not show some of the stations. There are problems with the level crossings, kamikaze cars just cross in front of the train, which is why the video has to abruptly end at the junction station Merstone. Also, I coupled the train up incorrectly and filmed a substantial portion of the journey before I noticed that the connecting door was facing rear! Great fun, nevertheless.

[RedGemAlchemist]

Strange you should put this up, because my model railway series is set on a fictional island between Wales and Ireland in St. George's Channel; I find it funny that you should do a fictionalised version of the very island that inspired me to do the series in the first place.

[CWOTheo]

on the uktrainsim website,there are four downloads, which one do i download and how do i install it plz help!!!

[matthew376]

@elliottbatistee Just open an account at UkTS, log in, and from the right hand side bar, choose the blue link that says 'H E R E', it is part of text saying "Click H E R E to find out about becoming a Premium Account Holder with Atomic Systems and the benefits it offers to UK TrainSim,..."

[elliottbatistee]

@matthew376 sorry to be a pain but how can i upgrade?

[matthew376]

@elliottbatistee I upgraded to a premium membership

[elliottbatistee]

@matthew376thankyou om more thing after i click one download file it says Important: Please disable your download manager (e.g. GetRight, DAP etc) before proceeding, it will NOT work with non-premium downloading did this happen to you if so how do i fix it?

[matthew376]

@elliottbatistee It's available for download on UKTrainSim

[elliottbatistee]

@matthew376 how did you get the rest of like the island i brought the IOW ad on then i dunno how to get the rest of the network that you said is free could you please help?

[MrJames5001]

very clever

[matthew376]

Freshwater has a loop, and two sidings, but just one platform not two. Still looks like a good station though