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  London Underground Northern Line 
  for Microsoft Train Simulator
	  Version 1.2
	
	by Sjoerd Ydema

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This is the London Underground Northern Line for Microsoft Train Simulator.

This release contains: 
- The entire Northern Line, including Morden Depot, Golders Green Depot and Highgate Depot
- The Waterloo & City Line (some scenery concessions where made at Waterloo station/depot, 
perhaps updated in a later version). 

Also in this release; a start on the Piccadilly Line for MSTS. It can be reached using 
Kings Cross Loop (a connection between the Northern and Piccadilly, situated between Kings Cross 
and Euston on the Northern Line). The Piccadilly Line will be completed between Barons Court and Cockfosters
in the next version of the route (which will probably be renamed "London Underground: Tube lines" at that time).

The underground platforms are mostly just 100 meters in lenght, so only suitible 
for 6-car trains (or shorter trains).
Recomended stock for use on this route is LU 73TSR (Refurbished 1973 stock), 
available from UKTrainsim.com.

Soon to be available; the 1992 stock and 1995 stock trains for MSTS, for use on the Waterloo & City 
and Northern Lines (no date of release known yet).

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This route is freeware. It may be downloaded and used freely.
Making own additions, and re-distribution is NOT allowed.

If you want to offer this release as freeware on your website, please ask me by email.


Sjoerd Ydema

Leiden, The Netherlands

email: sydema1@hotmail.com

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1) Check that you have XTracks 3.20 (or higher) and Newroads installed 
   (if not download and install them)

2) Place the folder "Northernline" in your "Train Simulator\routes"-folder 

3) Start MSTS and run the route! Have fun!

For the optimal driving experience, go to Options when running MSTS and 
optimize your graphics settings.

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Credits:


- Steve Green, Paul Jobber, Stephen Cross and Keith Hazelton, creators of the Northern Line 
		for the BVE train simulator, for use of station textures.

- Jimi Ibbit, creator of the District Line for Microsoft Train Simulator,
		for use of surface objects and signals.

- Ian Jenkins, creator of several London Underground objects.

- Patrick Timmermans, for the Northern Line Drivers Eye View DVD.

- Google Earth, for it's good visual information on Northern Line surface 
		surroundings and track layout.

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Some known bugs in the route:

The switch witch connects the Colindale siding to both mainline tracks does not 
work properly; you can drive it, but you can not always operate it. This problem won't affect
passing trains; only when you try to reverse your train here.

When you make an activity which includes reversing your train, the signals won't allow 
you to depart after reversing.

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