Norwich

[utora 0]

Aahh! Finally! Awesome update Andrew, you're the king of transport (and Matt has done a trmendous job as well!) I like those pics of Thistlehurst, especially the residential highrise building in the Seven Sisters area (on the left side of the picture) What is it?

I'm glad to see Norwich moved up one place on the ranking: it's now comparable to Madrid and Berlin in size!

Too bad btw that my beloved Parkstone Rangers are on the bottom of the league table!!! I hope they win their first points against Bradwell!!

 

[Dark Avatar 8]

Yay! An update after so long. I love the way you make Norwich ring Road. It looks great especially in Thistlehurst. Looking forward to more updates keep it up!

[andrew george 0]

Date:9/30/2004 8:06:29 PM
Author:uncrazycooper13

Hey Norwich is looking better then ever! However I would suggest that you should probably finish up  the ring road before you start the subway system. I vote for Norwich Tube because I think it's really cool and Norwich is getting to be a really big city, and tube seems to be well suited for a big city.  Keep up the good work! I can't wait to see more updates!!!!

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Uncrazycooper13!! Long time no see! How have you been? Thanks for the advice - it was the plan anyway. Come back soon!

Mattc005 - I know what you're going to say - it sucks and I should delete it from my hard drive. Suspense is definitely the order of the day, I feel.....

Utora - I will find out the name of that building and let you know. I get the feeling Parkstone are in for a long, tough season....

Dark Avatar - thanks for the compliments.

 

Another update soon......... (yeah, right!)

A

 

Don't forget to cast your vote for the name of Norwich's new subway system!!!!!!

a) Norwich Metro (3)

b) Norwich Subway

c) Norwich Subrail

d) Norwich Subterrail (1)

e) Norwich Tube (1)

f) Norwich Underground (4)

g) N.U.N. (Norwich Underground Network)

h) NorMet

 

[andrew george 0]

Hey guys just a bit of fun - my region data in excel format.....

 

 

 

[GingerBlokey 30]

I vote for Norwich Metro. Here is a logo I designed for you:

PS this is my first time on Photoshop so I would quite like some feed back

 

EDIT: I did not realise you finally updated it. Your city has been an insperation to me and I hope you can continue to provide more stunning screenies, info, football results and traffic signs.

[andrew george 0]

Date:10/1/2004 3:31:36 PM
Author:GingerBlokey

I vote for Norwich Metro. Here is a logo I designed for you:

PS this is my first time on Photoshop so I would quite like some feed back

 

EDIT: I did not realise you finally updated it. Your city has been an insperation to me and I hope you can continue to provide more stunning screenies, info, football results and traffic signs.

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Why thank you for the kind words and suggested logo - looks great!

You all flatter me so much - I really don't deserve it!!!!

Thanks

A

[insane clown 0]

well
what can i say
your regions is the best
here have bunnies

[iguana_labrat 0]

So when is the next update?

Keep up the good work

[andrew george 0]

......And Back To Oakhill - Ring Road Project Complete!!!

 

Hi folks it's just a short update to show you the finished project. After many weeks and approximately

[andrew george 0]

Date:10/2/2004 6:09:00 AM
Author:insane clown

well
what can i say
your regions is the best
here have bunnies

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Thanks! I believe this is your first visit to Norwich? I could be wrong, there have been so many...

Come back soon you are most welcome

Iguana_labrat - I think you might have missed the Thistlehurst update - page 11 pal!

A

[iguana_labrat 0]

That was right in the nick of time.

I wonder if you were reading my mind.

Great update!

300th post.Yay

[andrew george 0]

The region views.....

 

 

 

 

 

What do you all think????

 

Region Census info.....

 

 

 

 

And population league table - Norwich now above Madrid!

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

A

[mattc005 2]

what do you want from me now? I've run out of comments

so how does the queen feel about having a highway in her backyard?

This is a truly inspiring journal.... if you get to the top 20 population wise, then it'll be more then impressing...

Might I say that the water colour changing from Oakhill to the not-yet-built city towards the left is ugly... just go into it and save it to fix the water colour... please!!

Umm... yeah

[andrew george 0]

Date:10/2/2004 11:27:03 AM
Author:mattc005

what do you want from me now? I've run out of comments

so how does the queen feel about having a highway in her backyard?

This is a truly inspiring journal.... if you get to the top 20 population wise, then it'll be more then impressing...

Might I say that the water colour changing from Oakhill to the not-yet-built city towards the left is ugly... just go into it and save it to fix the water colour... please!!

Umm... yeah

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I'm afraid the Queen didn't get a choice in the matter - Mayor George rules the roost, so to speak!

Water? You're just nitpicking now aren't you??!!!!

Thanks for the bunnies again - and everything else you've helped me with - your support has been crucial to me - I just wanted everyone alse to know that as I know you do already!

 

A

[Dark Avatar 8]

How did you get junction 11? It looks great!

[andrew george 0]

Date:10/2/2004 11:45:04 AM
Author:Dark Avatar

How did you get junction 11? It looks great!

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It's in the Network Addon Mod. In the highways section - customs interchanges where you get the orthoganol x diagonal highway interchange - tab until it appears.

[andrew george 0]

SPORTSCENE

 

Good afternoon everyone. I'm here to round up this afternoon's football fixtures in the Simtropolis Football League Norwich District. Clarendon Athletic maintained their unbeaten record with a tense goalless draw at Barton Hatch Rovers. Meanwhile, the top two both lost their 100% records - Stokesbury United picking up a valuable point at East Statham while Norwich City will be slightly disappointed to only gain a 1-1 draw at home against Maidenwell. Salham moved into fourth with a solid 2-0 home win over Pentney. Possibly the best performance of the day saw Norwich United, much improved on last season, come away from Swanton with a 3-1 win.

Classified results and league table.....

 

 

 

 

Yes, in tomorrow's feature match we run the rule over bottom-of-the-table Parkstone Rangers and find out if they might have what it takes to be successful in this league.

[GingerBlokey 30]

Another 100% update

I love the new avatrar

[uncrazycooper13 0]

Hey Andrew George! I've been gone a while you're right. I've been starving myself of sim city waiting for rush hour to come out for mac (it's ALMOST out!!!) and also my other internet server always screws up when I try to post on simtropolis. Luckly I have 2 different servers but this one is slower. I've been keeping up with your journal though, I just haven't been posting. Those last few updates have been awesome too! Keep it up!

[einstein2000 1]

Date: 10/2/2004 11:16:56 AM
Author: andrew george

And population league table - Norwich now above Madrid!

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You'll reach Montr

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for the comments!

 

Ginger Blokey - thanx for the compliment - I had a feeling you would appreciate the new avatar more than most....

 

uncrazycooper13 - Internet problems are so frustating - I've had a few myself not so long ago. Glad to see things are getting back to normal (sort of).

 

einstein2000 - The list is compiled of information from www.world-gazetteer.com - which gives a complete source of census information from all districts of all countries of the world.

 

Thanks for commenting guys!

 

A

[andrew george 0]

Ok guys and gals it's last chance saloon time, voting will close at the end of today (midnight) - so if anyone else cares at all then vote for the winner to decide what named subway service Norwich's millions of residents will be riding.....

 

 

a) Norwich Metro (4)

b) Norwich Subway

c) Norwich Subrail

d) Norwich Subterrail (1)

e) Norwich Tube (1)

f) Norwich Underground (4)

g) N.U.N. (Norwich Underground Network)

h) NorMet

 

Have your say!

 

A

[Dannato 4]

Ooops,  I'm late again, as usual...

 

Norwich Underground is quite natural, it's just the way people would call it in everyday conversations. For an official name, however, I would go for NorMet - a modern, short and advertisable name for a public trasport network in a modern city. So I vote for NorMet.

 

Norwich keeps growing well, nice to check back now and then to see what's new. Interesting use there of that NAM avenue Y interchange... 

[Mikeaut1 261]

WOW Andrew George! Look at those population counts! And that region view is amazing! Great job!

 

Also I vote for Norwich Metro. Good luck and awesome job!

 

[MrCinatit 30]

i haven't checked back here for a while, andrew george, and as usual, i'm amazed. it is spectacular what you are doing with your transportation network...you have some great stuff there. and i like how your region is coming together..looking quite realistic.

[GingerBlokey 30]

Wow Norwich (SC4) is 18 times bigger than Norwich (UK). Thats quite an acheivment

[London_Wyverns 0]

Your list is not up to date Andrew, I just looked at it and I saw that Madrid is now bigger then Montreal.

Madrid     3 290 900

Montreal  3 256 300

You see, so Norwich is still smaller then those city's.

Norwich fits between these:

Ibadan   3 201 500

Harbin   3 129 300

Good luck updating the list!!

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for the votes and the great comments!

 

So, we now have:

 

a) Norwich Metro (5)

b) Norwich Subway

c) Norwich Subrail

d) Norwich Subterrail (1)

e) Norwich Tube (1)

f) Norwich Underground (4)

g) N.U.N. (Norwich Underground Network)

h) NorMet (1)

 

London Wyverns - It doesn't surprise me that it is slightly out of date - this data was obtained probably 2 years or so ago, so I'm sure there would be many changes in that time. Oh well!  I will have to update my list but it's a very large job, as you probably suspected!!!!

 

Thanks again to all!

 

A

[andrew george 0]

SOCCER SUNDAY

 

Good evening all and we report to you tonight on the match between Parkstone Rangers and Bradwell. It was a scrappy affair with no team ever really gaining the ascendancy over the other. The first incident of any note came after 15 minutes, when a mistake from Brookes in the Bradwell defence gifted the ball to Amundssen. After carrying the ball forward for twenty yards, he tried a low drive but scuffed his shot badly wide of the goal. With ten minutes of the first half remaining Bradwell produced some neat passing, only for Hasluck to see his stinging shot fly straight into the 'keepers arms.

Half-time: Parkstone Rangers 0-0 Bradwell.

 

The second half started in similarly frustrating fashion, with both defences definitely having the upper hand over the forwards. Parkstone managed to win a flurry of corners on 65 minutes - the final one produced a stretching header from Davis which landed on the roof of the net. Minutes later Watson made a mazy run in the Parkstone half before being brought down by Davis. The Bradwell man picked himself up to take the free-kick, and sent a curling effort narrowly wide of the left-hand post. The match petered out with both teams failing to create any more real clear-cut chances.

Full-time: Parkstone Rangers 0-0 Bradwell.

 

 

So after that wholly uneventful match the league table looks like this.....

 

 

 

 

So we see that next week's fixtures all take place on Saturday, and the obvious pick of the bunch is the top two clashing - Stokesbury United v Norwich City. Join us next Saturday where we'll have a special match report to see who comes out on top.

 

Thank you and goodnight.

[andrew george 0]

Oil And Petroleum Leaders Tap Into Abundance Of Human Resources - Malaysian Giants Petronas Set Up New HQ In Central Norwich

 

Good evening everyone, a brief update to show you a new development in Central Norwich.

 

PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Bhd, is Malaysia's national petroleum corporation established on 17 August 1974. Wholly-owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources.

Since its incorporation PETRONAS has grown to be an integrated international oil and gas company with business interests in 35 countries. As at end of March 2004, the PETRONAS Group comprised 93 wholly-owned subsidiaries, 19 partly-owned outfits and 55 associated companies.

The Group is engaged in a wide spectrum of petroleum activities, including upstream exploration and production of oil and gas to downstream oil refining; marketing and distribution of petroleum products; trading; gas processing and liquefaction; gas transmission pipeline network operations; marketing of liquefied natural gas; petrochemical manufacturing and marketing; shipping; automotive engineering; and property investment.
 

The company has bought an area of run-down industrial developments in Central Norwich, close to the junction of the A13 (east-west) and the A147 Inner Ring Road, which runs north and south across Chapelhurst Bridge.....

 

 

 

 

Mayor George said: This is a very exciting day for everyone here in Norwich. To have a foreign government invest in our city like this is evidence that Norwich is very much the place to be, and further underlines our ambition to make this city the business capital of the world. He added This, among other projects such as Norwich Metro, will make Norwich the most unique and attractive city in the world.

The purchase of the land cost Petronas