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		Title				: Modern England Activity: Cardiff to Kings Cross XPT
		Author			: B. Halpin
		Date				: 13-Jan-2003
		Date Last Modified	: n/a
		Version			: 1
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Description
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The grain season has begun so your usual late afternoon XPT roster Cardiff to King's Cross,
with a stop at Manchester, may have some delays.

All the usual traffic at this time of day will be running, including many loco-hauled
regional V/Line passenger services.

The Australian XPT is not as highly powered as its British parent so you'll have to
concentrate to maintain your speed, yet at the same time, adapt your driving style to any yellows.
As well, your XPT's power cars have just been fitted with new Valenta engines so need some
more time before they're fully run-in.

From Manchester to King's Cross you'll be driving directly into the setting sun - bring your sunnies.

Installation:
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Before extracting the APK files, check you have the necessary rolling stock - see below.

Extract the APK file to your downloads folder, and either Run the APK from the
Start/Programs/Run.. box or double-click the APK file.
Before getting involved in these activities, do a check with ConBuilder to make sure
you have all the necessary rolling stock - see the list below.

If you haven't yet installed the TSUnpack fix, which corrects a problem with file association,
download tsunpack-fix.zip (4Kb, 21-Aug-01) from here.

Requirements:
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Included in the download archive with this activity are:

Countrylink blue XPT, modified by web TrainSim with updated horsepower, tractive effort,
and one power car rated for head-end power, to be installed in the folder "XPTBlue": xptblue.zip. 
The XPT cab and sounds are aliased to the following cab and sounds.

Cabview by James Hunt, aliased so once installed in the "Common.Cab" folder, it is available
to all Class 43 Intercity 125 and XPT trainsets: intercity-cab.zip.

Class 43 sounds, modified for less volume by webDotTrainSim and to be installed in the
"Common.Snd" folder: intercity-snd.zip.

The following rolling stock - all Australian-liveried - must be downloaded, unless you've run
other Modern England activities by webDotTrainSim:

	B60 & B74 VR diesel-electric locos: Au_b_loco.exe (29-Nov-02, 2.34Mb) from Victorian Rail for MSTS 
	CountryLink Endeavour railcar: auendvr.zip (27-Sep-02, 7.4Mb) from Train-sim.com 
	Freight Australia G513 diesel-electric loco: gclass.zip (21-Dec-02, 585kb) from Train-sim.com 
	Freight Australia VHBF rice/grain wagons: AU_faVHBF_Setup.exe (16-Dec-02, 747kb) from Australian Add-ons to MSTS 
	National Rail NR53 & NR82 diesel-electric locos: AU_NR_Setup.exe (16-Jan-02, 1.1Mb) from Australian Add-ons to MSTS 
	ROCY flat container wagon: AunrROCY_Setup.exe (21-Jan-02, 577kb) from Australian Add-ons to MSTS 
	V/Line S313 diesel-electric loco: Au_s_modern.exe (28-Dec-02, 2.69Mb) from Victorian Rail for MSTS 
	V/Line carriages: AU_vicBS_setup.exe (15-Nov-02, 638kb) from Australian Add-ons to MSTS 
	VHGY grain wagons: vhgy.zip (26-Jun-02, 1.4Mb) from Train-sim.com 
	VR VLCX louvre van: Au_vlx.exe (06-Dec-02, 858kb) from Victorian Rail for MSTS 

Credits:
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James Hunt for the Modern England route.
All the designers of the Australian rolling stock used in this activity.

Disclaimer:
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Every effort has been made to ensure the installation of this file on your computer or its use will not cause any harm to your computer system. However, you install this file at your own risk and the author cannot accept any liability for any harm that may be caused to your computer as a result of you installing and using it.

Freeware:
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This file is distributed as freeware and is for personal use only. It may not be distributed or provided from any site for commercial purposes. Some files in this archive may be
copyright by other parties and these copyrights must be followed under international copyright law.

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			Bernard Halpin (webDotWiz on the Trainsim.com forums)
			www.webDotTrainSim.com
			mailto:info@webDotTrainSim.com
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