Not that this should be a problem it simply gives passengers more time to appreciate their surroundings.įrom Little Coverston the line runs east and then south, with a station at Seogyeo where that double section of line can be found, allowing trains to pass one another. This means that passenger services often have to wait at the one double section of track to allow the freight service to pass. One of the reasons the service may appear slow is that – like many narrow gauge lines – the ZZR is predominantly a single track, one that is shared with goods trains. The rolling stock on the ZZR is all designed and built by Zen herself, and is incredibly well detailed Roughly three passenger trains an hour run along the ZZR, so if you arrive between services, you can take a wander along the street below and maybe pop into the Welsh Dragon to refresh yourself or, if it is open, the local corner shop to grab a sandwich or snack to enjoy on the train.
#Train simulator 2019 talyllyn railway update#
I’ve been lucky over the last few years to have some help with a few bits and bobs the passenger carriage update last year couldn’t of been done with out a friend. It’s very much a passion project that grew into something I could never imagine. Incidentally, it was also the first narrow-gauge railway in the UK to be authorised by Act of Parliament for the transport of passengers. Here, above a small Welsh coastal hamlet (complete with RNLI station) sits a stone built station, the entranceway to which is lined by posters advertising places to Ely, Whitby and the famous Rheilffordd Talyllyn – Talyllyn Railway, itself a narrow-gauge railway and Welsh tourist attraction that runs along the line that original carried slate from the quarries to the port of Tywyn. This last point can be seen on arrival at one of the two terminus points for the railway, Little Coverston, located in Gaori. There’s also the fact it offers something of a celebration of UK in the most subtle of ways. Riding Zany Zen’s Railway – April 2021Ĭreated and operated by fellow “Brit” Zen Swords-Galway (ZenriaCo), it’s one of the most unique lines to be found in Second Life, being a) almost entirely scratch-built by Zen (with rolling stock scripting by Dizzi Sternberg, Janet Rossini and NightShade Fugu) and b) it is and narrow-gauge service, something of a rarity in SL. However, had I gone ahead with that series, I would have started with the Zany Zen Railway (ZZR), located in the heart of Jeogeot.
#Train simulator 2019 talyllyn railway series#
However, in June of 2020 the Lab launched a video series on the subject, prompting me to put the idea onto the back burner. I ended the article by musing the idea of doing an occasional series about the Second Life Railroad (SLRR) network, even going so far at to contemplate a title for the series: From the Footplate. Back in April 2020, I wrote about Rydia Lacombe’s work in mapping all of Second Life’s railway networks (see: Mapping Second Life’s mainland railways).