Uncoupling The Wrong Wagon & Booted Off Train Simulator | Sam'sTrains

Thanks for watching!

[DavidScholz-buix]

I personally just suddenly came to realization that that they certainly mentioned that there's a specifically wonderfully great balancing act between the regulator as well as the reverser to maintain momentum!

[SouthernRailSpotter]

Nice to see that Train Simulator videos are coming back. Lovely Locomotive and one of the best Sams Trains Thumbnails 😂

[jeffreysmith]

While this is not the kind of thing I am inclined to do, my wife and I enjoyed watching this. The images and detail are very good and it teaches you a fair bit about driving trains. Keep up the good work Sam!

[PreservedSteamUK]

Hey sam! Nice to see the Train Sim videos back! Also nice to see that you're driving a route that I'm very close to! In fact, I've actually been in the tunnel at 9:36, It's suprisingly easy to access and there's even an old signal bracket down inside of it!

[bobpayne]

First time I've ever commented on any YouTube video ever!
I can't even begin to express what an utter delight it has been for me to watch your video after having poured my heart and soul into this route for so many years back in the day. :)
The viaduct bit comes through Weekday Cross (I believe the trams use a similar alignment nowadays) into London Road High Level with LR Low level terminus beneath. The modern day Nottingham station is the Midland.
One of the main reasons for Colwick's demise was due to the 'issues' with Mapperley Tunnel which briefly resulted in the convoluted routing in the scenario you played.
(The locos you mistake for Black 5s are Thompson B1s.)

[thestainmorephoenix]

The loco will be red and the tender will have a greyed out coupling, showing that the loco and tender are one unit. Another thing in this game that you have to worry about is in the career scenarios, that you have to pay attention to signals and if you need to pass signals at danger, here's the tips I can give:

Press Tab if you're going forward
Press Control+Tab if you're running in reverse

As for other tips:

Watch the AI Traffic around you. You, as the player, may think you have priority, but AI trains will come out of nowhere and take over priority (if set up that way), forcing signals to danger.

Pay attention to your train's length. Longer trains require longer distances and greater amount of brake pressure to be applied

If driving an advanced engine (See CW or BMG or even VW), and the engine has an auto fireman, set the auto fireman to take care of the firing (or in the case of CW locos, the firing and water injectors), allowing you to concentrate on the rails ahead.

If driving in adverse weather, make sure you take all precautions into account. What's your visibility like, how much distance do you need now, what's the weather like and so on.

Check your train. Is it empty or is it loaded. If it's empty, you're not going to need as much distance as if it was a loaded train.

[SamCooperBennett]

I think the loco you were struggling to identify was a Thompson B1, there are some V2's and Robinson 04's in there too

[Steamer]

Sam, when uncoupling the loco in HUD you need to look for the red bar. That represent the engine.

[davekirk]

Noticed the Falmouth branch line on screen. I used to live near there a few years ago, and it would be great to see the scenery again

[foxhillrailway]

four hoppers and a brake van in the platform... Sam says"i think we got away with that"... excellent video Sam

[admiralmallard]

Good video. Learned some more of the controls. For uncoupling the loco is on the right side, have to scroll

[RCassinello]

The London Road High Level building survived till about 18 years ago as a Hooters bar. Then it was knocked down, and now it's Binks Yard / Cleaver and Wake. The old London Road Low Level is still there as a Virgin gym.

[NWRJ_WStudios]

Finally a train simulator video, it's been a long time since you did one :)

Cheer Jasper & Willow

[HALILPALAZZO]

when you go in reverse the coupling set up is reversed as well, when you uncoupled you actually uncoupled the brake van and the wagon next to it 🤣🤣🤣

[briancooper]

There are route speed limits (10, 20, 25, 50, 70) Maximums for all trains. And there are train specific speed limits (in this case 50 but could be less or more dependent on wagon type, load, locomotive capacity, etc..).

[Teesbrough]

Nice to see my Grandparents’ house - in the Heathfield Estate on the left before you crossed Valley Road. I just about remember hearing locos on the line when I used to stay there in the mid 1960s. I also remember catching a train from Victoria once and the fuss when the line was closed and the station demolished. Similarly, I remember London Road Station and the slum clearances along St Anne’s, which was the rows of houses you pointed out. Weekday Cross tunnel Southern portal is still visible, I believe. Looking forward to your next attempt!

[TexasCat]

Used to have fun with Microsoft TrainSimulator (2002 era), which isn't much older than DTG's Train Simulator (20xx, classic). Its locos and rolling stock files were text files. So a friend and I would modify some of the locos. We got the Acela to hit about 700mph. A steam loco with no carriages pushed to around 1, 200mph!! We used the "don't derail" option. When the map ran out of track and hit the bumper stock, it launched the loco about 300ft into the air and flew about a mile or so before it crashed into the ground. It was spinning, etc. Ah...

Train Simulator 20xx/classic is 2010 gaming tech. It's still pretty good, but the game has so little flexibility - even in "Free Roam" mode. Go a bit too fast, miss a stop, etc = game ends.

[TechJoe]

I'm from Nottingham too so will look at this one. I remember trying the Doncaster works and towing the class 37`s only to find out if taken another route to the next to pick up and I phased right through instead of coupling. Stupid thing😂

[greghilton]

You are right Sam and that's one of the things that gets up my nose about train simulator. One false move and its curtains. I suppose they think you are going to spend your life perfecting the game and ignoring the fun factor of it completely.

[ianstransporthistorystuff]

These are good and your one looks very detailed, I've had a go at one of my friends train sim, but as someone who has been lucky to drive some heritage locos I found this more challenging then the real thing! lol, and getting a penalty for blowing your whistle/ horn is annoying as did that a lot when people waved at us, so I should have a crew bag full of penalty notices 😂 and when going in/ out of a tunnel use the whistle 👍