Your videos are some of the most relaxing on KZfaq, 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

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.

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.

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

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...

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!

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.

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

Loved that Knebworth

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

That intro does things to my body.

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

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.

Farming Sim 17 looks absolutly amazing

do you simulate delays from strikes?

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

Very well done mr. Squirrel

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! :)

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

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.

brilliant introduction man

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

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.

Gotta love the Intro there Mr Squirrel :)

Hey Squirrel nice video and keep up the good work

Yes more train sim!

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. ;-)

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

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

Nice new introduction clip

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

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

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

I love your train sim videos

Your the best keep up the simulators

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

holy crap that intro is awesome!

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.)

the new remix of squirrel’s intro

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

Awesome intro Squirrel

i love your new intro Squirrel

Love the new intro

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

Love the intro

new intro is very awesome

Still loving the new intro

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.

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

They might have had tea, you never know.

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.

LOVE NEW INTRO :P

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

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

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

I love the new intro

didcot power station is still there, they only removed one of the boilers and it's cooling towers.

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.

3:14 Pensive man!

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

I love your videos

Has anybody seen/heard about the herne bay plane crash? Thankfully the pilot survived.

0% sex 0% nudity 100% EPICNESS!

Nice =)

FINALLY A TRAIN SUMULATION

your my favorite sim youtuber

I think I failed this route 3 or 4 times (with a lot of time between (rage quit)) before I finally redid it in the same day just so I could remember how the engine worked.

Some trains IRL have drivers at the front and back though.

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

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

I live around this area!

you're the best gamer

New INTRO = BAD ASS

I've always found getting gold in this scenario impossible without moving off before the doors have shut

I live in Oxford, Radley is in between Oxford and Abingdon

Accelerated on 10% braking and decelerated under 79% throttle

-30% is idle and under is breaking and -10%and over is axelaration

Keep going

It just proves your human Paul haha

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

theres a new train sim comeing out

I love ur new intro

technally i have driven a scotrail class 170 (i was 6 and it was just to move it slightly and my dad worked at the do pot and he was with me in the cab)

1:14 D'oh!

Can you do more OMSI 2 with mods please