East Coast Class 91 - Released

I am delighted to announce that Daniel Conner (Startours) has kindly allowed me to host his all new East Coast Class 91 reskin. Thankyou Daniel!!

It can be downloaded by following this link.

Please note that along with the normal installation of copying over .geopcdx files for security reasons, an extra step has to be taken in order to remove the Intercity logo from the DVT.

To remove the InterCity logo from the DVT, you will need to open the copied mk4_dvt.GeoPcDx file with RW_Tools. Change the line:

..\..\..\class 91\default\engine\textures\[00]class91_icslogo

To

..\..\..\class 91\EastCoast_Grey\engine\textures\[00]class91_icslogo

This can be done with RWTools or RWTextEdit. However, make sure that the mk4_dvt.GeoPcDx is not set to 'Read Only' as it won't save if this is the case.

Class 143 Reskins - Released

I have just uploaded three fantastic all new reskins from Richard Fletcher for the Class 143 which is included with the Riviera Line. They are in Provincial, Metro and Tyne & Wear livery and as you would expect, are of the highest quality.

They can be downloaded by following this link.

DPSimulation Prize Draw - Result

The winner of the second prize draw has been chosen, at random. All those with qualifying donations were assigned numbers, in some cases extra numbers were given to those who had donated multiples of £5. 

Congratulations to the winner, Tobias Shaw who has the choice of either £25GBP of gifted Steam Add-ons or £25GBP Steam Wallet Funds. The winner has been contacted via email, and I am awaiting their choice.

Once again, thanks to all who did donate during the past two months in order to help support the site.

DPSimulation Prize Draw

The second bi-monthly prize draw is now upon us and it will be drawn tomorrow, Saturday 1^st March at 5pm GMT.

This prize draw is available as a way of thanks to everyone who has donated £5 and above to DPSimulation between 1^st January and the closing time of the contest tomorrow so there is still time should you wish to donate and receive an entry. For those donating in excess of £5, an extra entry is given for every £5 above the minimum, so £10 = 2 entries and so forth.

The prize is for £25GBP of gifted Steam Add-ons or £25GBP Steam Wallet Funds.

Good luck to everyone who has an entry for this draw.

East Coast Main Line: North East - Version 1.2 Released

I am pleased to announce the release of the V1.2 of the [DPS] East Coast Main Line: North East** route on the Steam Workshop. This latest version is available to everyone and those already subscribed should receive an automatic update.

Version 1.2 adds a further extension to the Darlington to Saltburn line, this time as far as Middlesbrough. Although the Middlesbrough area is still work in progress, there is sufficient scenery placed to enable a cab view run both to and from Middlesbrough. This now means that on top of the original Newcastle to York route, a stopping run between Middlesbrough and Darlington adds nearly 30 minutes of further driving.

If you encounter any issues after the update, please follow the troubleshooting steps outlined here: http://dpsimulation.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/east-coast-main-line-north-east_21.html

** Please note that the update is applied to the main release version of the route only, not the early access version.

East Coast Main Line: North East - Middlesbrough Development

Just a few shots of the approaches to Middlesbrough on the East Coast Main Line: North East route. This will form part of the next update which will be available soon.........