DRIVING AROUND THE ENTIRE MAP (S060) - Derail Valley: Simulator
I was just crazy enough to try this...
Definitely not a perfect run by any stretch, but then again, not exactly...terrible? (will let you watch and be the judge - no spoilers!)
Route knowledge coming out of Food Factory was very lacking so unfortunately I faltered with the boiler pressure and speed management. I also realise I was very reactive on the damper and firing in the beginning given the changes in grades, due to said lack of route knowledge - also: a result of me wanting to run the most economical fire as possible to save coal and water as I was still working out the consumption of the engine and wanted to keep on the 'safe side' and not run out of said coal/water. I almost ran out of coal by the time I had reached Iron Ore Mine West...and we were VERY close to running out of water...
Towards middle/end of the run I was more familiar with the route so like to think I did a little bit better.
Summary provided in video, but to be frank, I could have used a few more notches on the damper (open it more) to keep the boiler pressure higher, especially in the beginning. And the run out of Iron Ore Mine West I did let the boiler pressure slip exceedingly low before I picked-up on it (I blame 'sleep deprivation'....) :P
All that said, the limited range of this locomotive makes runs like this quite a risky proposition, especially if running at high energy consumption rates and with heavy haulage loads.
NOTE: this is not meant to be a speed run! This is more about making the trip successfully with reasonable economy and without 'issues'. 😅
Moral of the story: if you see a water tower, FILL UP! 😂
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Previews
00:03:12 - Intro
00:06:28 - Loco & Train Departure Prep
00:08:59 - Leg #1: Iron Ore Mine East to Food Factory
00:42:31 - Service #1 (water): Food Factory
00:46:20 - Leg #2: Food Factory to Iron Ore Mine West
01:15:25 - Service #2 (coal and water): Iron Ore Mine West
01:24:00 - Rest at Iron Ore Mine West?
01:25:00 - Leg #3: Iron Ore Mine West to Machine Factory and Town
01:38:11 - Leg #4: Machine Factory and Town to City Southwest
01:46:33 - Coal-check and park-up at City Southwest
01:48:55 - Rest at City Southwest
01:49:45 - Trip Status
01:51:19 - Loco & Train Departure Prep
01:54:04 - Leg #5: City Southwest to Sawmill
02:05:00 - Sawmill Arrival (!)
02:09:33 - Service #3 (coal and water): Sawmill
02:19:54 - Leg #6: Sawmill to Harbor and Town
02:34:00 - Bob's Garage!
02:34:40 - Leg #6: Sawmill to Harbor and Town
03:03:50 - Service #4 (coal and water): Harbor and Town
03:10:18 - Leg #7: Harbor and Town to Iron Ore Mine East
03:47:03 - Iron Ore Mine East Arrival
03:50:13 - Coal and Water Total Costs
03:51:11 - Summary and Outro
Enjoy!
PC Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 2700k 3.5 - 3.8ghz
RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GTX 3070 8GB
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