The Line Running for a total of 79.59 miles, this combined high speed and regional route runs from Gütersloh Hbf toward Hannover Hbf via Bielefeld and Minden. Stations Major stations in Bold Gütersloh Hbf Isselhorst-Avenwede Bielefeld Brackwede Bielefeld Hbf Brake bei Bielefeld Herford Hiddenhausen-Schweicheln Löhne (Westf) Bad Oeyenhausen Porta Westfalica Minden (Westf) Bückeburg Kirchhorsten Stadthagen Lindhorst Haste Wunstorf Dedensen-Gümmer Seelze Letter Hannover Leinhausen Hannover Nordstadt Hannover Hbf Operators and Rolling Stock 2 operators will be featured, DB (under S Bahn Hannover and Fernverkehr banners), and WestfalenBahn. 3 trains will be featured: DB BR 101, DB BR 424 and Stadler KISS The DB 146, DB BR 425 and DB BR 185 can be layered in for passenger and freight operations respectively Services Fernverkehr (operated by DB BR 101) IC 55 Cologne-Dresden [starts at Gütersloh, ends at Hannover Hbf] IC 32 Berlin Südkreuz-Cologne [starts at Hannover Hbf, ends at Gütersloh Hbf] S Bahn Hannover (operated by DB BR 424) S1 [starts at Hannover Hbf, ends at Minden (Westf)] S2 [starts at Hannover Hbf, ends at Wunstorf] WestfalenBahn RE 60 Rheine-Braunschweig Hbf [starts at Löhne (Westf), ends at Hannover] RE 70 Bielefeld-Braunschweig Hbf [ends at Hannover Hbf] Layered RE 1 Norddeich Mole-Hannover Hbf [starts at Wunstorf] (operated by 146) RE 8 Bremerhaven Lehe-Hannover Hbf [starts at Wunstorf] (operated by 146) RE 6 Minden-Cologne/Bonn Airport [ends at Gütersloh Hbf] (operated by 146) RE 78 Bielefeld-Nienburg [ends at Minden] (operated by 425) DLC Opportunities Rolling Stock ICE 2 (ICE 10 trains between Bielefeld and Hannover then as A.I through Gütersloh) eurobahn pack (Stadler FLIRT and Desiro DMU) [RB 61, RB 67, RB 69 and RB 71] Pictures Gütersloh Hbf Bielefeld Hbf Herford Minden Hannover Hbf DB BR 101 Stadler KISS DB BR 424 Final Words Even though it does bear a resemblance with Köln-Aachen with the combined high speed and regional trains, I feel this route would make a brilliant addition to TSW2. With multiple large stations and services, this route will definitely keep people going for a decent amount of time.
I’d enjoy any Hannover route - and you beat me to suggesting this! In my opinion though, a Hannover - Bielefeld route then a Bielefeld - Hamm - Dortmund would have more opportunities in the long run with the addition of the ICE 2. Still an amazing route suggestion you’ve brought, keep up the good work
Excellent idea and why not link this route to Rhein-Ruhr Osten and Riesa-Dresden Dresden so that if you decide to operate IC55 Köln Dresden you're given an option at the end points of this route. At Hannover you are given an option would you like to continue the service to Dresden yes or No put on. Yes permits the loading of Riesa-Dresden if you chose No these choices continue journey return to free roam and quit to main menu. Same is said at Gütersloh yes boots up RRO but no the same standard option continue Journey free roam and return to main menu
What you're suggesting there is linking routes on the complete opposite sides of the country. This suggestion is already to long for a single route DLC but with linking in mind we would need to have around two years of only German routes being released for this link until you could drive from Dresden via Hannover to the Ruhr area.