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Removed feature There's no way to view this in-game and it's unlikely to be added back in again. Information is definitely outdated and you shouldn't really take it to heart. |
Edgemead Siding was one of six sidings in use on Stepford Connect and one of nine sidings in use on the whole network prior to its removal. It was just outside Edgemead. In V1.7.2, with the Edgemead upgrade, the siding itself was demolished.
Siding Component[]
Siding Slot | Routes | Next Station |
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Lane 1 | R004 | Edgemead (Platform 1) |
R009 (Class 68 only) |
Trivia[]
- Until Northshore Depot opened in V1.4, this siding was the furthest point away from Stepford that a player could spawn at.
- Due to the track settings, trains using this siding could only head to the terminus at Edgemead, thus players could not spawn trains going to Westwyvern nor Llyn-by-the-Sea here, they had to spawn them at Faymere Green TMD (Southbound).
- This siding didn't serve any Stepford Express trains, which also call at Edgemead. This is because the siding only led to the terminating platform and not the mainline, and no Stepford Express services terminate at Edgemead. All Stepford Express trains also had to use Faymere Green TMD instead.
- The siding was busy in the past as there was only one track, plus Edgemead was the furthest terminus of Connect at that time until Express came into the game in V1.4, and Connect was extended to Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea.
- After the release of V1.4, this siding was speculated to be the least used in the game, as it only served R004 (which only can be purchased after unlocking R003) and R009 (one of Class 68's exclusive routes at the time), and these two routes were rarely driven back then as more players were willing to drive to Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea to enjoy the scenery.
- This siding was added in V1.1 and was the first siding to be added to the game.
- Ironically, this siding is also the first siding to be completely removed from the game.
- V1.7.2 brought the upgrade of Edgemead, which ultimately saw the siding being removed, most likely due to it being very rarely used after the opening of the Llyn Extension. It is the second spawning location in the entire game to be fully removed, the first being Bodin Depot.
- Drivers wishing to start affected routes from Edgemead can now spawn at the nearby Faymere Green TMD, bypassing Faymere on the skipping tracks to reach Edgemead.
- The demolition of this siding was controversial because at the same time, R009 became a free route, making the station much busier.
- Drivers often used the siding for grinding points (continuously driving to the terminus, by driving R004 or R009 from the siding, waiting to get points, despawning their train, and doing it all over again). Nowadays, many players use Willowfield Station Depot instead as it also has this trait.
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