Now for a long awaited update on the next version of the Central Line and our other routes. This may be a bit of a long read but we have so much to talk about. While some of this might be ‘old news’ it has been a while since we outlined our plans. However, we thought you should hear this …
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First, the bad news Last weekend our inbox filled up with people experiencing crashes on the Jubilee Line. We were concerned by this and deployed our amazing new set of testers to find the issue. Over the next week they went above and beyond what we had asked of them. They discovered that it’s an issue with the latest release …
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We often get asked about return journeys. While they aren’t impossible in BVE, they aren’t as easy as they ought to be. This subject isn’t one that can be quickly answered. You may find this to be a bit of a long read. It will be worth it though as it explains how this works. Let’s set the scene. We’ve …
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One of the most frequently discussed subjects around London Underground routes for BVE is that of Automatic Train Operation (ATO). First, a history lesson Until the Victoria Line first opened to passengers in 1968, it was nothing more than a concept that was being trialled out on a small section of the Central Line. It wasn’t until some years later …
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The wait is almost over! It has taken us a lot longer than we’d originally planned, but I can finally announce some good news. The next release of our Jubilee line for Open BVE is now in testing. The intention is to release this imminently. Can’t wait any longer? While our existing testers are mostly adverse to social media, a …
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Where to begin… Due to life events, development of phase 3 of our Jubilee Line for Open BVE somewhat stalled for a while. This was coupled with the fact that this station wasn’t quite as easy to make as we originally thought. Whilst photographing the platforms is very easy, trying to get views of the various buildings that surround the …
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Once again a lot has been going on behind the scenes. However, we are aware we haven’t been posting as often as we were but with good reason. Sadly BVE is a labour of love that we do in our spare time and occasionally the outside world must intrude. This time our main task was relating to stripping down and …
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Just a small update this time. A lot has been going on behind the scenes here at BVE Western Region with our Central Line update, but work on the next phase of the Jubilee Line is also continuing. The previous release covered the line from Stratford down to Waterloo. We can now reveal some of the details of what can …
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