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Other Games / Re: Minecraft

« on: November 09, 2011, 02:39:37 am »

I'm obsessed with it. Minecraft is plain awesome.

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Other Projects / Re: RouteBuilder: November 2011 issue

« on: November 09, 2011, 02:34:47 am »

O,O" i suppose this is a nice idea to go about with.

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Station Talk / Re: What Was Your Username Before?

« on: January 02, 2011, 10:35:45 pm »

I'm holding onto the same username, except for the fact that i dropped the underscore in between 'nickgoh' and '45'.

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Transit / Re: Would You Accept Screen Doors For The NYCTA?

« on: January 02, 2011, 08:47:18 am »

I personally agree with the idea of full-height platform screen doors being installed in New York.

Yes, it will require standardised train lengths as well as precise stopping. It wouldn't be easy to stop exactly at the point where the train doors match the screen doors.

However, screen doors can prevent people from jumping onto the rails and thus allowing for smooth train traffic without much disruptions from these fatal incidents.

Platform screen doors are expensive to maintain. The screen doors require manpower to regularly clean it as it collects dust all the time. If any of the screen doors shatter, it will cost quite a huge sum of money to replace them.

Overall, I think the idea of platform screen doors is great for a long run, especially for subways with long networks of underground lines. You may choose half-height platform screen doors for elevated and at-grade stations, these are used in Sunny Bay station in Hong Kong as well as quite a number of elevated stations in Singapore.


Platform Screen Doors at CC6 Stadium on the Circle Line [Underground].


Half-Height Platform Screen Doors at EW26 Lakeside on the East West Line [Elevated].

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Other Projects / [Harbourvale City Routes] Blackton Line for openBVE

« on: January 01, 2011, 08:18:07 pm »

I'm getting down to work on my next route, the Blackton Line.

The Blackton Line is a 10 kilometres long line that stretches from Townsville to Promenade. It runs through the city centre, and serves the residential districts on the northeastern and western parts of Harbourvale City. This line was built at the same time as the Kegstone Line, thus both lines will utilise the Caroye Depot built within Caroye District. The lines will have crossovers between each other to allow for the Blackton Line to use the depot.

The Blackton Line and Kegstone Line are the first two lines to fall under the new category of 'Medium Capacity Lines' as they both are served by the three-car C591s. These two lines are also among the first to feature unique station designs, as the emphasis now is on design and architecture rather than functionality.

Here are some pictures to start off, these two photos are from BL1 Townsville station.





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