Class 166 Commuter Run to Oxford (Train Simulator 16) 

Your videos are some of the most relaxing on RU-vid, perfect with a cup of tea. Thank you for making amazing content, Squirrel!

Nice to have train simulator back. Do more of these videos

I'm from Reading- it's awesome to see the RDG-oxford route in the colours of engines when I was young enough to be kayaking on the river next to tilehurst station and visiting friends who live close to Pangbourne. then there are the memories of visiting Didcot as a child for the steam railway they had/have there. Thanks for the flashbacks :)

My uncle was a 1st north western driver for 10 years, yes they do all know each other. He drove Holyhead - Chester/Crewe. At the end of the shifts they ride back in groups haha. Even the guards and ticket officers get involved. Like one big family. My other uncle was a steam coal man before WW2. During WW2 he learned to drive tanks and HGV's so much so he automatically got his HGV licence and Drove trucks the rest of his life. Ill never forget he reversed his truck with tanker into my aunties urban street, so tight it was unreal.

Always a treat to come home after a long day and relax with a squirrel video :D Please never stop uploading

It was quite cool to see some of my local area :D Three of the cooling towers at Didcot Power Station A were demolished two years ago. Part of the boilerhouse was demolished a few months after that. Half of what was left of the boilerhouse collapsed in February of this year and what was still standing was demolished in July. There are still three cooling towers and a few chimneys, as well as the still active Didcot Power Station B. The quarry at 29:00 was just that, not sure why it looks like it was filled with water though since it is active in real life. There's a landfill site nearby too.

Great to see you playin' in TS2016. The reason a lot of switches in the cab of this train don't work, is most likely because this train (and route) is one of the default trains that came with Kuju Rail Simulator from back around 2008. I heard that the TS group won't be attending any gaming events due to lack of funding. That's just what I heard, I'm not trying to start rumors. Anyway, great video as always, Paul! PS: The Class 166 is the Renault of the train world. ;-)

Great to have the variety back Paul! Hope you're enjoying your break!

Another great video Squirrel, you are one of a select few who inspired me to start up my own channel. Thank you for providing us with great content on a regular basis. You are a champion!

Actually Paul, you can say it with Euro Truck. I remember when you were driving around near London somewhere and SCS added a water-tower that you recognized into the map.

A refreshing reminder that even guys as good as you screw things up! GG!

The guy in the back is kind-of accurate, as that's usually where the conductor lives when he's not collecting tickets or working the doors, at least that's how it was on Northern Rail trains I used from Colne...

do you simulate delays from strikes?

On the physics of the class 166: I've been on these trains a lot irl (they operate into Paddington and Marylebone, my two local commuter lines) They actually accelerate faster in real life than in the game - the simulation gives weirdly non linear acceleration as if the engine takes ages to throttle up, which it shouldn't (between Twyford and Maidenhead stations the real trains get right up to the rev limiter, 90mph). However the braking seems pretty realistic - actual GWR drivers tend to be pretty cautious when slowing for stations. I've found in order to stop well you need to be doing 25-30 mph on full service braking to stop in the middle of the platform. I'd recommend looking for steam workshop scenarios for this route as some of them are MUCH better than the stock ones (search "no sleep till London", that one's excellent but long).

I know people who worked anf drove these units in the late br era The chiltern units are far better accelerating the 165/0s only 75mph due to the gradients on the route. The 166s and other 165s are very slow at accelerating in real life but their brakes are very good. Very poorly modelled in train simulator. However braking and acceleration are very accurate. Lots of them have had incidents over the years but they are some of the most reliable diesel units on the British rail network to this day. Big fan of your videos thanks for uploading.

nice to see train sim back on the channel keep it up! good for as usual

Great video glad to see more train sim on the channel keep up the good vids paul

Squirrel plz plz plz do a flight in a airbus a320 from Edmonton(yeg) to Vancouver (yvr) thanks

The BR Class 166 is powered by a 350 hp Diesel engine coupled to a hydraulic transmission, powering 2 axles on each car via a drive shaft and final drives. The transmission device would switch from hydraulic mode into mechanic mode at around 50 mph, linking the engine, drive shaft, final drive and axles mechanically, hence the drop in engine RPM while accelerating.

That marshalling area near oxford is usually quite empty, but it usually has a rail/ballast replacement vehicle sat there at least and occasionally a freight train.

Great video!! Some very valid and interesting points made about train simulator.

Farming Sim 17 looks absolutly amazing

If only all game developers followed the example led by SCS who update their game over time, instead of forcing paid upgrades.

You should try to find a Norwegian scenario. We might not have a track along the western coast. We might not have a line further from Oslo than Bodø. But what we do have, are the great 72 and 73! They slide quickly along the southern line with all the speed the terrible terrain will allow them - but dang it, we never give up! We can accelerate like mad and break so hard gran will spill her coffee. Ungå en 166 - Ta 73 toget But seriously, my local (Stavanger) train time table is incredibly lenient. I often take the train back and forth to kill an hour. I did it today, - just after the morning rush. The train was going at maybe 75% speed or less and it was on schedule. The is apparently some scenarios - though, I con`t have the game so I can`t test it. Wish it was good, because the type 73 (ICE) and 72 (Local) are fast and agile (120-160 kph with top speed of 210 around Oslo-Gardemoen.)

thanks for the trucking videos squirrel they've helped me with my truck simulator games

I managed to find a way to get to Tilehurst 3 about 10 seconds before due time using trail and error judgement and a lot of luck regarding timing. Soon as the game starts at Reading instantly reverse the train at the station before anything else for about 20-30 odd yards backwards then break quickly at 84%. Soon as it stops quickly allow the passengers on. Push direction forward but don't move until you hear the doors shut. At the same time judge the Class 47 train ahead causing the red light, especially the last waggon when clear changing track. Open the 166 up whilst the lights are still red and hope you get around 8 to 10mph leaving Reading passing the light just as it changes. Have tried everything even putting the Sander on but haven't found a method after arriving at the first two stations of keeping time after that.

Very entertaining vid as always. I recently bought this route and am glad it is not just me struggling with the timetable!

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This is a passenger announcement please make your way to the back of the train as we are going to miss the station

You barly ever stop at Appleford, Culham and Radley on all those stoppers, What they d in real life is the drivers get the revs up with the brakes on and then they get nippy acceleration! :)

Loved that Knebworth

Hey Squirrel nice video and keep up the good work

I love the new intro I haven't watched any of your videos in like 2 months

Gotta love the Intro there Mr Squirrel :)

That intro does things to my body.

Very well done mr. Squirrel

It's funny I started watching you and hated train sim, now it's probably my favorite RU-vid series you do

holy crap that intro is awesome!

Hahaha... Career mode is totally brutal squirrel. To be honest, the 3rd party dlc is usually better quality than the dovetail stuff.... re-edit, u just totally said it. Glad you did.

I love these videos, Squirrel is the best!!!

brilliant introduction man

lol. Another good video from Mr. Squirrel him self.

Love the fact that he overshot the station, tried to get away with it by reversing but got penalised anyway.

To anyone reading this: There is a route called Cajon Pass (for those of who don't know) it cost 40 dollars on launch and now you can get it for 9 dollars, I am not joking this true. There is no sale going on so it is going remain for 9 dollars. This might not last, I'm not sure. But you can quickly get it for only 9 dollars.

I live very close to Oxford and Didcot and they both looked very authentic and realistic

Yes more train sim!

31:02 LOL! I live in the U.S but I have heard about that power station I believe the cooling towers are still there.

I just gotta say I LOVE the new intro!!!

Nice new introduction clip

Still loving the new intro

Love the new intro

I seem to remember a long while back, there was an unofficial patch for the 166 released, as the acc and brakes are not right. I remember this scenario as well and I believe the timings are unachievable. Enjoying hearing your opinions on DTG, you sum them up very well. IMO, they're, lazy, slack in their offerings & are uninterested in the end user and other companies, DLC show them up, time and time again.

Awesome intro Squirrel

i love your new intro Squirrel

new intro is very awesome

Wil the video the 10 nicest routes to drive in ets2 ever come?

I love your train sim videos

the new remix of squirrel’s intro

Your the best keep up the simulators

LOVE NEW INTRO :P

Love the intro

I love the new intro

i was on this line trackside two weeks ago they are electrifying the track between reading to oxford .

Finally, some more Train Sim - its been far too long :D

The reason there are so many flaws with this DMU and Route are due to the fact this was included in the original 2009 Release of Railworks.

the actual score here was -142 crazy deduction of points!

FINALLY A TRAIN SUMULATION

They might have had tea, you never know.

YAY MORE TS2016!!!'im really happy now :P

I love your videos they are better than some youtubers with millions of subscribers

your my favorite sim youtuber

New INTRO = BAD ASS

1:03 - 1:12 lol XD 3:13 - 3:20 lol and also that guy looking into empty space with his hands behind his head, that guy looks so chill it's hilarious XD 9:40 you nailed the brakes so much that it confused the game lol gg 19:21 lol :/ 20:22 - 20:36 just imagine Dovetail were getting on in that platform and you just left them behind, they probably deserve it and it just wasn't worth your time. Simple as that. 21:23 👍 31:20 lol -96 pts and your reaction to that XD 34:22 - 34:38 lol 37:29 XD lol that's a bit weird 37:40 - 37:55 'next gen' XD 40:58 - 41:12 XD 43:40 XD 45:22 - 45:57 ouch! XD oh well

I love your videos

3:14 Pensive man!

Is this a new intro? It looks awesome!

you're the best gamer

I have been wondering about the DLC aspect as well. Theoretically they could re-implement their scripting system for the old scenarios and just run them in the engine. The main difference seems to be the switch in the game engine, their scenario editor / world editor is something they will probably have to write from scratch. So technically it should be possible to carry the scenarios forward into the new version. Now if they WILL be doing this remains to be seen, but if not, I can tell you I will be pretty pissed as I do have a lot of their scenarios, but I have also stopped buying more until they can actually clarify what will happen. Way back two years ago when they first talked about "rebuilding it from scratch" they did hint that you may not be forced to automatically upgrade to the 2017 version as it has been thus far. Now if they said this so that people could "continue to play the old routes and scenarios" or if it was because people were concerned about HW requirements, who knows. But Dovetail really runs a risk to alienating a whole lot of people. Oh, and a few months ago they did had a video on the XBOX detailling that Trainsim would be coming to the XBOX as well in the fall, which makes me think that we will see the new version this year.

It is my daily commute route LOL, from Radley to Oxford, only a 6 minutes journey.

I love ur new intro

Nice intro :)

The hell with that huge gap between the train and the platform

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Nice =)

Would you ever consider doing the Victoria to Brighton route! Would be good to see as I use that service quite often!

It just proves your human Paul haha

squirrel the reason why the class 166 is not good is because it was released during the train sim younger days with old graphic engines and stuff

Its always commutertrains that is late and stuff. Its never the trams, the busses, the metro, the boats. Its always commutertrains.

At the minuet April 2018. Didcot power station still exists but they are blowing it up soon

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Cannot wait for the Xbox version of Train Simulator. Usually, I buy train simulator for $20 at Walmart. Maybe they'll sell it at Walmart again.

theres a new train sim comeing out

33:24 look at the other platform #lol

Keep going

I just got back from DC. You should do union station to NYC in the Acela

1:14 D'oh!

About new train simulator: delayed game releases are not an uncommon thing in game industry.

Hi Squirrel am pretty sure that DTG will expect you to buy everything again and there will be no discount option. Their track record on doing their own code is not great.Flight school was a knock off from FSX and train sim is just a recode of Railworks so am not confident about the new train sim or flight sim for that matter. They use the products as a cash cow.

Enjoying the return to Train Sim very much!

I've actually been on a platform when a commuter train I was waiting on missed the platform.