UK Railway Set

The UK Railway Set (UKRS 2) is the updated version of the UK Renewal Set. It is currently in development.

GRF History

Scale comparison of various steam locomotives

Development began in mid-2009, with the intention of making a NARS-compatible version of the UKRS. This version would have NARS-style variable running costs, a 19th-century start date, and slightly rescaled vehicles to represent the difference in loading gauge between the UK and the rest of the world.

The first vehicle I drew for the updated version was the 4-4-0 Edwardian, based on the Midland Railway 1000 Class. As I wanted a new name for the set (to get away from that horrible "renewal" word), it became "Project 1000", after this locomotive. Later, I decided the UKRS acronym was too well known to give up. :)

Changes from UKRS

• All vehicles have been redrawn to a slightly smaller scale, reflecting the smaller loading gauge found in the UK and moving away from the modified TTD graphics found in UKRS. Vehicle lengths are also more representative.
• Variable running costs. Locomotives have higher running costs while moving than while stationary, and also become more expensive to run as they age.
• Takes advantage of new OpenTTD features such as wagon running costs and auto-refitting.
• More variety in rolling stock and special train layouts (driving cabs, etc). More livery pattern variations over time, and a real-world-like colours feature.
• Earlier start date. PJ1K is fully playable from 1830.
• NARS compatibility. NARS 2.1 and PJ1K will have comparable running and purchase costs, the same variable cost routines, and recognise each others cabooses and other special vehicles.

Version History

•  ??/12/11 - pa 0.9

• Added 4-6-2 Britannia and 2-10-0 Star , BR Class 321 and BR Class 325, and Costar Junker and Costar Droplet.
• Added auto-refit support for recent OpenTTD nightlies.
• Added buy-menu hint text for locomotive usage (English only at this stage).

• 25/07/11 - pa 0.81

• Added sprites, liveries and real-world-like colours for GEC Class 91, Turbostar and Electrostar.
• Real-world-like colours and livery patterns for coaches made aware of addon set locomotives.
• Corrected a sprite error on the Monster Box wagon.

• 19/02/11 - pa 0.8

• Added GEC Class 91, Long Boiler, Turbostar, Electrostar and later freight cars.

• 28/12/10 - pa 0.7

• Added Class 66, some other vehicles.
• Added real-world-like colours feature.
• Added correct smoke position for DMUs and shunter.

• 19/09/10 - pa 0.60

• Added a few more DMUs and EMUs, added action 14 parameter settings.

• 13/07/10 - pa 0.41

• Added 3rd rail EMUs, early rolling stock, and a few more wagons and locomotives. First mass-release (ie bananas) version.

• 31/10/09 - pa 0.3

• Added some early diesels, fixed a couple of sprite errors.

• 25/10/09 - pa 0.2

• Fixed the maximum speed of the 8F

• 25/10/09 - pa 0.1

• Includes all steam locomotives and steam-era rolling stock

GRF Parameters

Number	Function	Details
0	disable features; add the numbers together.	1 = disable running sounds
1	N/A
2	Livery options; add the numbers together.	2 = Trains will use real-world-like colours instead of Transport Tycoon company colours.
3	N/A
4	safeguard overrides; add the numbers together.	1 = allow the set to be used with potentially incompatible trainsets in OTTD (Dynamic Engine Pool)

Download links

You can download the current alpha version from the forum thread.

Features and Vehicles

Feature Pages

• Caboose
• Control Car
• Finescale standard gauge and 3rd rail
• Flat Wagons, Tanker Wagons, Vans and Brake Vans
• Open and Hopper Wagons
• Passenger and Mail Cars
• Real-world-like colours
• UKRS2 Extended Tracking Table
• UKRS2 text strings
• UKRS in the Sun
• UK Railway Add-on Set
• UK Renewal Set
• UK Revival Set