What Type Of Routes Do You Like

What type of routes do you like as in commuter or express etc mine is commuter

 

Long single track runs through remote or at least hilly scenery.

Which is why I would like to see something from the Highlands or West Highlands preferably in the Class 26/27/37 loco hauled era. Or Salisbury to Exeter in the halycon transition period when both Class 33’s and 50’s ran over the line.

Or something like the Cambrian/Cambrian Coast or the Central Wales line with Class 120 Cross Country DMU’s.

 

I prefer scenic and commuter routes, scenic for relaxing and the nice views and commuter for the more busy gameplay.

 

Scenic routes something like settle/carlisle or west highland line

 

4 track fast line & slow lines where there's plenty of expresses, local's and freight giving the opportunity for overtaking and being looped

 

with bypasses, branches, network... aka routes with multiple possible routings - London Commuter, Frankfurt S-Bahn, SE Highspeed, Morristown, new NEC... of course LIRR and such... and with variety of services, ranging from all-stoppers to long distance... I generally prefer sth like limited stops (or regional express as it is often called around here) that skips some stops but not all, giving you ample room to stretch the loco's/MU's legs but with enough stops

of course if there is variety in speeds, changing tracks, maybe a power changeover... all of it is nice

 

My preference is slow or high speed commuter routes.
I’m still waiting for the day for when they add the Portsmouth direct link, with the 444, 450 and 455/8. To this day this route is still one of my most played in TSC.

 

Rugged rural and mountain routes, preferably dual track with loco- hauled freight and passenger. Sand Patch Grade is still my favorite and I hope someday it will see the Capitol Limited. Also would love to see vintage E and F series locos on that or a similar route.

 

I´m a fan of routes with an industrial, gritty feel and especially historic routes but I personally don´t like to drive freight trains myself, more like early mornin´ commuter trains and shunting through industrial areas, something like that. The other thing I really like, are routes with a coastel setting, maybe with some bigger harbours, to have lots of shunting operations.

 

I can't say yet but when I get Cardiff city it will probably be my favourite but right now though I love East Coastway

 

For me, I'm mostly drawn to freight focused routes, or at least routes with a lot of freight, as for scenery a mix of both to be honest leaning more towards rural tho.

 

Commuter with branches (I'm putting this in bold because I think it's important) with several types of services together especially regional express trains I love driving them and see and overtake the local trains, a bit like the razmatus' post wrote

Although I would add that in my case, + trains that can travel at high speed (100-160 km) and in EMU I also like DMUs, but I prefer electric ones.

 

I like high speed long distance runs, but long routes with all-station stops are great too. Freight sends me to sleep.

My top 3 routes:

1. WCML Preston - Carlisle (Class 86 & 87 tap changers ftw!)
2. Blackpool Branches (Class 101 and Class 142)
3. Tees Valley Line (Full length class 101 runs)

 

Love a commuter route, bit of fast, bit of slow.

 

I prefer heavily detailed US freight routes based in farmland with slower speed single track spurs that have a few industries to switch out. I also don't mind the larger routes if they are super detailed, but that is hard to find since there is not a real Editor in TSW.

 

I love routes with both express and commuter options (mainlines really), but I also do quite like routes such as the overground ones, dense commuter ones.

 

Usually like to expand beyond my comfort zone, but if I had to choose:
- Medium-length, scenic routes, single track (diesel) that allow you to enjoy a peaceful run.
- Busy mainlines, but focused on particular locations (really love riverbanks, like LFR).
Liberec-Stara Paka has been that latest gem I've taken advantage of. An incredible route

 

which reminds me, I also tend to like those routes more which have realistic endpoints... like that some services on them are whole, as IRL... I mean, I can live even with partial routes, but when a service is truly complete, it just feels better (tho I am aware of the game's and development limitations)

as for Liberec - Stara Paka, even tho not all services are complete (since many go further, like to Pardubice and such), many are indeed complete and those that arent still take a significant amount of time, like you feel you have done some good work and got somewhere, and not just gotten a quick glimpse (cant wait for more Czech content)

 

Basically anything that looks and feels like this

 

so Niddertalbahn and Liberec - Stara Paka ?

 

Yeah

 

I do love network routes so much you can do like South London Network route from Train sim classic

 

I like high speed routes best. Love going at speed.

But they must be long enough and still have variety. Unfortunately, only Preston-Carlisle truly scratches that (SEHS as well to an extent but it's more a commuter route than a high speed one).

 

I like slower German routes (i.e between Bingen and Koblenz on LFR or the entirety of RSN) that focus on alot of freight. Preferably semi modern (2005 ish) and a massive freight yard for shunting is what I really like!

 

you reminded me that I also enjoy Riviera Line a lot... there is the hilly and winding section with lower speeds, and then you get onto the coast and flats and you can blast at 100 mph, which is not technically highspeed, but as anyone who has ever ridden a train as a passenger at that speed would testify, it's a blazing speed IRL

also, a quick thought detour to Liberec - Stara Paka, which has some of the best implementations of perception of speed... like, I remember riding a tram or even local trains, when it goes like 80 kph it already feels kinda fast, and this route captures that

 

I quite like main line routes with a decent amount of traction/ stopping patterns (though not WCML as thats been done to death).

I like 4-track routes where you overtake other trains.

 

Don’t mind as long as you’re doing end-to-end runs. I can’t stand just doing a small bit of a service (ECML, for example). Unless it feels like you’ve actually gone somewhere like WCMLOS or Riviera Line.

 

Tough one for me because I like routes that have a variety of things to do, but generally lean to commuter & regional style routes because it gives me more to do other than maintain speed for a long stretch!

 

Same I love commuter because it feels more calm and less long

 

The Czech route must be just your favourite.

 

Time goes faster too when you're focused on stopping everywhere and watching the signal changes!

It's why I still like Brighton Mainline, even though by today's standards its a bit dated, still has a busy timetable which keeps me coming back

 

The Southern Region main lines out of London are some of my favourites to travel on with all the variety and overtaking, and despite the horrific scenery in places, the BML has been the only route that has captured that.

Once blurred textures and all that are sorted I'd like to see the Southeastern main line from Charing Cross to Hastings or Ashford International, and the South West Main Line from Waterloo to Southampton Central, but at this rate I feel there's a better chance of there being a Stourbridge Shuttle route.

 

Also a good opportunity to finally add the missing 465 variants too if we're going back to Southeastern territory, having just a /9 just doesn't cut it

And a 375/8 so we can finally finish off all these 375 variants lol

 

The 465/9 could also do with a bit of touching up such as fixing that horrible flange sound and making the front destination screen look a bit better as currently it looks nothing like the real thing.

As well as the 375/8 we'd also need the 375/7 which is basically a 375/6 without a pantograph.

 

Could even go another mile and bring the 377/5 in too!

 

My mind would automatically turn to Swiss mainline routes, but that's a wish.

As of current, my preferred routes are German mixed services routes that don't stick out, basically think of Rapid Transit.
Not sure why, but I quite enjoy the dullness of it. It's not trying to impress you with scenery.

 

I'm on Xbox one

 

I really need to revisit Rapid Transit, it's been a while since I've touched it

 

Personally I’ve always enjoyed commuter-style routes that offer both express and stop-and-go services. Routes that typically begin in an urban area and end in a rural one. Morristown and LIRR are my go to’s and good examples. Manchester Airport with all layers is a good route i run sometimes. (Hoping to pick up NEC:MNR sometime)

 

I honestly can't say I prefer one style of route or another. I like both high speed express routes and commuter routes. I will say I have a preference for UK routes, though.

 

almost forgot about that one, looks like my next purchase sometime soon

 

Commuter with a mix of service patterns. If it includes some end to end services that is a bonus.

SEHS, GWER, ECW, Dresden-Leipzig would be my favourites right now although access to the branches on GWE would take it to perfection for me.

 

thinking back to when i first bought the game for ECML..."i want to drive a train really fast, sounds like fun". turns out these are these are the dullest routes in the game and the ones i play the least. i need variety, and i need busy, and for that birmingham-crewe is perfect (in spite of the performance issues). special mentions to LIRR, SEHS, brighton commuter & frankfurt-fulda too.
i've always imagined there to be 2 types of people: one sees TSW as more a simulator, the other as more of a game. the love for the new medway line i imagine to be largely from 'simulator' crowd whereas i've seen a few comments indicating it's a bit quiet, whom i imagine to be the 'game' crowd. i'm definitely one of these hence i'm yet to buy it. i care less about factual inaccuracies and how 'pretty' a route is and more about how much there is to 'do'. it's why i'm still raging about how random signal delays was never really implemented

 

i think when the day comes that we get the waterloo - southampton route we're going to be disappointed. whilst it's the most logical part of this line to do (good mix of services and still get the 220 layers) the quickest services that do this trip are 1h20m - DTG rarely have routes this long. if the day ever comes i imagine it'll just be waterloo to basingstoke, if we even get that...more likely they'll just do something like bournemouth to winchester so they don't have to put the effort in to doing waterloo and it's about the right length they typically do

 

Any UK route than can combine Electric and Diesel services, on a network route, long stretches with higher speed and suburban and city sections. To me a perfect route, and don't forget freight variety! Anyone who can do that can consider my £30 theirs!

 

Routes that are scenic. I love routes that are in a rural setting. The Czech Route is perfect for this and so is Niddertalbahn. Preston - Carlisle too. The approach to Carlisle is just lovely with the big hills. Arosa would be another good one if it got a TOD4 update.

I also really love Metro / Underground type routes and we only have a few of them in TSW currently. I’d really love to see some German U Bahn routes being made for TSW such as Munich or Frankfurt. Berlin has been made in SubwaySim2 as has the Hamburg U Bahn. But they’d still be nice to see in TSW.

 

I have a feeling they'll copy and paste the sounds from the 350 for the SWR desiros as well....

 

I would say routes which are more than a simple A-B run with lots of branches or alternative paths, and also a good mix of passenger and freight workings, including shunting. It's why I kept on coming back to routes like Cornish China Clay for Export in TSC (which would make an excellent route in TSW, see my suggestion post).

 

the type of routes what i like is
dutch the Netherlands of course,
because my dad raised me up with Hardcore Music
in the Netherlands in Noord Brabant and Noord Holland as well

 

In this game commuter or semi express. I also enjoy freight especially if there is some switching/shunting.