Didn’t mean to. I need to catch up with your videos I feel a binge is about to happen (got a long weekend). I agree they look so much better!

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3230632084 if you want to play along.

Things are starting to get busy on the map! Appreciate the support!

I’m great thank you. I appreciate the support :)

When I was advised of such an arrangement, the reason being was that double slips are too expensive to maintain and unreliable... and really weren't brought into general usage until the end of the Century, but then only in special situations :)

Your right they are incredibly expensive I actually know someone who manufactures cross overs and it’s insane how much money they cost.

So I never install triple tracks. I usually go straight to quad. What do you think? Also when you’re watching and the train just sits there when it should be clear and a new adventure begins to find out what you have messed up. I used to think the game had glitched but since learned it’s something I have always done (or not done haha) thanks for the support Stephen!

@@StevesTycoonTerminal yeah, it's usually something you've done LOL That's half the fun, working out what you stuffed up!!!

I can just picture you screaming at how badly I fudged up the shipping line (I have fixed it)

@@StevesTycoonTerminal Nice bridge ;) LOL

Really appreciate it. It’s starting to really grow nicely. It’s not the prettiest thing in the world but I think I am going to focus on some decoration as additional episodes to fill between the main Episodes. If you see any money making opportunities I miss feel free to shout up. More money means more trains!

And we all love trains! :) will do tho!

Cheers, starting to find my feet with it all. Thinking of doing something with ships but not sure where to start any ideas of what you would like to see?

I will have to correct that. I have been a bit train heavy so far so currently looking at some kind of ship route.

Haha, Eyeball it.

Hi, Thanks for watching you can get it from the steam workshop. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3230632084

@@StevesTycoonTerminal thanks

Well spotted, Keeping you on your toes!

Should be all good now :)

Good idea! But will people still be able to get to where they need to be if make smaller lines? Could build a central hub and spider web design?

Cheers, what do you think of using mod locomotives? Is a vehicle that’s doing 50mph when the vanilla game only offers 25mph cheating?

@@StevesTycoonTerminal Yeah I saw that... no problem with that... except it was an early loco... I do have a problem with modded passenger wagons etc which have 180 pax on board LOL

@saspry Haha, That would be a bit silly

Thanks it was rather grand!

A better train station would certainly help with the constant M62 traffic!

That’s right. The ships now run full along the entire route. Expensive investment but it pays off big time.

Thank you

It seems like there's a surge of railway enthusiasm, akin to Britain's historical railway mania, with plans for a mainline to Birmingham and Stafford in the works. I think in the future Dr. Beeching will be making a visit to that passenger line when the newer, faster lines open. This was mostly to connect what was already built to get the ball rolling. While I'm currently away, next week's episode might have some audio hiccups too with the bulldozer, but overall, the audio quality is improving. Adjustments have been made to balance the levels and refine the audio for future. I have found it to be a particularly challenging . Your support is greatly appreciated, and keep up the inspiring videos! I have a feeling you might like my next video and keen to see what you think.

Absolutely, rebuilding that bridge multiple times was quite the task! Hopefully, once everything settles in, it'll prove to be a profitable venture. Definitely time to kick back and enjoy a brew after all that construction work!

Totally agree! Monitoring passenger flow definitely helps optimize routes effectively. (I diverted from my usual two clockwise/anticlockwise routing.)

Audio is giving me massive problems, although I am going to use a new editor going forward so hopefully will fix it and I will re visit this video see if I can fix it.

Thank you so much, More TF2 Content to come!

I was indeed surprised by the track costs, but considering the locomotive's lack of power (it is by far the worst locomotive in the game), keeping things gradual does mean it costs a bit more than I'd prefer. I've taken your advice and added more vehicles, which I've already implemented. Due to work travel, I had to make several videos at once, which I'm not a fan of because I might forget my fanciful plans, like extending the line to Cambridge I was considering a few episodes back. I'm thinking of spending some time soon on adding more decoration to the setup. I think when the finances are just a little bit better I will start focusing a little more on passengers. Manchester has grown so much in such a small amount of time. Thanks again for your support!

@@StevesTycoonTerminal Fanciful plans? Try a pen and notepad LOL I use one all the time to jot down ideas :) Cheers.

Do the operating costs not escalate with older vehicles?

@@StevesTycoonTerminal Not in TF2. Thankfully LOL

Lucky I have my train. When you’re using horse and carts the roads become pretty crowded pretty quickly when you are meeting demand. Would you beef up the existing routes before exploring new ventures?

@@StevesTycoonTerminal I would maximise existing routes and make a heap more money before doing too much expansion... because those routes will continue to be good earners for the life of the game!

Thanks, will do!

I'm glad you're enjoying the TPF2 journey, and I appreciate your patience as I fine-tune the mic levels. I believe I've improved the mic adjustments for Episode 4. Checked out your channel too, and I'm hooked! Planning to do some serious binge-watching. Keep the great content coming! 🚂

I do like the idea of industry workers, Would add a bit of realism. Also thank you for being my first subscriber. I’m trying to get the audio levels right as my mic seems to have a bit of a mind of its own.

Very good question, I am more used to playing the later era and distance of goods traveled pays off better. Hence moving further away, But you can see that it’s taking a long time to pay out but when it does pay out it pays out big for this stage in the game.

@@StevesTycoonTerminal you can speed that up by locating the train/road depot MUCH closer to the first pickup point - NO travelling empty for so long at the start :)

@@sasprythat first load of cargo seems takes 2 years haha