Race through scenic countryside while sticking to the varied timetable, this is Leeds to York and Selby. (please tell me in the replies a better route name than this and I'll edit the thread) Hello, today I will be suggesting the route from Leeds to York with a branch to Selby and sherburn-in-elmet which connects the 2 branches to add extra services. This route is located in West and North Yorkshire and is 36 miles long. (Leeds to York-25 miles, Micklefield (where the line splits) to Selby-11 miles). The route will be based in present day, it's coming up onto 2023 so the timetable I will show could be outdated if the timetable changes next year. Top speed is 100mph which is achieved between Church Fenton and the approach to York. Also, the ecml is in this route The route map. Stations (Leeds to York) Leeds Crossgates Garforth East Garforth Micklefield Church Fenton Ulleskelf (no trains on this route stop here) York (Micklefield to Selby) Micklefield South Milford Selby Leeds Selby York Church Fenton Page 1: Route introduction and stations Page 2: Operators, trains, services and scenarios (coming shortly)
Operators The main operators on this route are Northern, Trans-pennine express and Crosscountry. The trains Northern Class 195 Northern Class 158 Trans-pennine express Class 185 Crosscountry HST Services (Northern) 2txx Leeds to York calling at Crossgates, Garforth, East Garforth, Micklefield and York. 31 minutes, first service at 5:20, last service at 21:16 and there are a total of 28 services. It's the same the other way and there are 25 services for that way from 08:07 to 22:08 1bxx Blackpool North/Blackburn/Halifax to York calling at Garforth (Blackburn and Halifax services), Church Fenton and York, there are 15 services for this and 13 the other way. Leeds to Selby calling at Crossgates, Garforth, East Garforth, Micklefield, South milford and Selby, there are 24 services and 24 the other way. Trans-pennine express Manchester vic/Liverpool lime street/Leeds to Hull non-stop from Leeds to Selby, there are 20 services and 20 the other way. Leeds to York non-stop, 58 services and 59 the other way Crosscountry Leeds to York non-stop 13 services and 12 the other way. Scenarios Changeover difficulty +2 -Drive a Class 185 from Selby to Leeds Leeds change to a class 195 going to York. Ecml diversion difficulty +4 - Drive the hst to York while getting diverted to the ecml when engineering is going on on the other lines. Yorkshire weather difficulty +5 - the route to Selby is very stormy and busy, get there without issue Start-up difficulty +1 - set up the Class 158 at nevvile Hill depot and start rhe first service of the day to York Back and forth difficulty +3 - Drive the 185 to York and back again on the HST
Why not include the line through Sherburn-in-Elmet towards Selby that way as well, overall, great suggestion there, I see some inspiration has been used by the good ol' route/loco suggestions by the one and only me, nice to see that, yeah, good route choice too
It would make sense because you can make Northern's York-Hull services drivable instead of them being AI only services, which would be pointless in my opinion but I agree with you here
Maybe they could remake Northern Transpennine as an extension with it looking like its current self IRL
looks like a great route which era though modern or serco aellio northern and old TPE colours? either way both are great would buy
Though I'd love to see an 80s timetable as like an extension of NTP. Maybe not quite merged but at least have services that continue on the other route
Excellent idea time to bring this part of the United Kingdom into the game These services are the Calder Valley Line trips over the Pennines.
I would love to see this route! It sounds amazing! I love the trains! An Express Sprinter sounds like heaven!