l would love to see the route from Lucerne - Lugano on TSW 2 because it is one of my favourite route for travel and for holidays to Italy. It cludes from EuroCity till S-Bahn Services. While you are traveling you spot Rotsee,Lake of Zug,Lake of Lucerne, Church of Wassen, Rigi, the river called Ticino, Lago di Lugano, Gotthard, Verkehrshaus Lucerne, The mountains Brunnistock,Oberalpstock,Sustenhorn,Lepontinische Alpen,Cima di Bri,Torrone Alto,Marmontana,Monte Tamaro and the castles Castelgrande,Montebello. Data: Total Distance: 170 km Maximum Speed: 250 km/h Trains: SOB Traverso/Treno Gottardo (Stadler Flirt 3.5 RABe 526) Stadler Giruno EC 250 (SBB RABe 501) Bombandier Twindexx (SBB FV-Dosto RABDe 502) SBB Stadbahn Zug and Tilo (Stadler Flirt 1 RABe 521 / RABe 523) SBB Cargo International (Siemens Vectron BR 193) Lines: S1 Lucerne - Rotkreuz S2 Arth-Goldau - Erstfeld S3 Lucerne - Brunnen S10 Biasca - Lugano InterRegio 26 Treno Gottardo Lucerne - Bellinziona (via old Gotthardline and lake Rotsee) InterCity 21 Lucerne - Lugano (via Gotthard Basetunnel and lake Rotsee) EuroCity Lucerne - Lugano (via Gotthard Base Tunnel and lake Rotsee) Several Freight lines (starts at Arth-Goldau and via Gotthard Base Tunnel) Stations: Lucerne[S1,S3,IR 26,IC 21 and EC), Ebikon(S1), Lucerne-Verkehrshaus(S3),Buchrain(S1),Gisikon-Root(S1),Meggen-Zentrum(S3),Meggen(S3),Merlischachen(S3),Küssnacht am Rigi(S3),Immensee(S3),Arth-Goldau(IC 21, EC,S3,IR 26,S2), Root D4(S1),Rotkreuz (S1), Steinen(S3,S2),Schwyz(S3,IR 26,S2),Sisikon(S2),Brunnen(S3,IR 26,S2),Flüelen(IR 26,S2), Erstfeld(IR 26,S2), Göschenen(IR 26),Airolo(IR 26), Ambri-Piotta(IR 26), Faido(IR 26), Lavorgo (IR 26),Bodio TI (IR 26), Biasca (S10,IR 26),Castione-Arbedo(IR 26,S10), Bellinziona(IC21,S10,IR 26, EC),Gubiasco(S10), Lugano(S10,IC 21, EC) Depots: Freight tracks at Arth-Goldau Freight tracks at Bellinziona FFS Depot at Lucerne Depot at Erstfeld Depot at Biasca Depot at Bellinziona
The route is 105 miles (170 Kms) and are you planning to include the base tunnel or not? Third-party developer that has an experience in making this is Rivet games because they made Erstfeld Bellinzona for Train Sim 21 which is part of this route
I am planing to include the Gotthard-Basetunnel. That's why i wrote V/max: 250 km/h . And the Treno Gottardo will take the old line of the route. IC 21,EC and Cargo goes through the Basetunnel.
Ok then and for another 250 km/h 155 mph Capable Train why not the RABe 503. For the old route heavy freight is a double formation Re474/484s
I actually don't want to pay 30 Euros to run trains through an endlessly long tunnel. Same issue with the Channel tunnel. I don't see the point why such lenghty tunnels are attractive for a simulator.
The ETR 610 or well known as RABe 503 SBB Astoro no longer runs on the Gotthard route, they have been replaced by SBB Giruno. Re 474/484s would be fine for the old line.
Thank you for telling me but they are used for Frankfurt Am Main Hbf Milano Centrale via Gotthard Base Tunnel service since 2017. The problem is this if the RABe 501 Giruno has to operate to Frankfurt Am Main Hbf-Milano Centrale via Karlsruhe and Gotthard Base Tunnel can only operate to Basel SBB due to the RABe 501 Giruno lacking PZB LZB Sifa 15kv 16.7hz 1.95m pantographs for Germany and Austria. On the Other Hand Re 474 ES64F4 and Re 484 Traxx will need to do Banking locomotive services at Erstfeld towards Milan and Chiasso southbound Services via the old tunnel being detached at Bellinzona. Bellinzona for Northbound services to Zürich and Basel via Bözberg Bahn & Aargau Südbahn then banking locomotive is detached at Erstfeld.