Ecml South: Kgx - Peterborough + Hertford Branch

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  1. Migsithepigsi

    Migsithepigsi Well-Known Member

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    One of the most suggested routes due to it's popularity, this makes total sense.

    ECML South is a primary rail corridor linking London to Peterborough and onwards to Edinburgh, the Midlands and many destinations.

    It's objection surprise people want this route: the combination of commuter, passenger and freight will make a route so enjoyable it may as well be the default route for TSW5 (not saying there would be one, but you never know)

    Stations:

    Peterborough

    Ely–Peterborough line
    [to Ely]

    [Nene Valley Heritage Railway]
    Huntingdon
    St Neots
    Sandy
    Biggleswade
    Arlesey

    [Cambridge line]

    Hitchin
    Stevenage
    [ Hertford Loop Line]
    Knebworth
    Welwyn North
    Welwyn Garden City
    Hatfield
    Welham Green
    Brookmans Park
    Potters Bar
    Hadley Wood
    New Barnet
    Oakleigh Park
    New Southgate
    [Hertford Loop Line]
    Alexandra Palace
    Hornsey
    Harringay
    [Gospel Oak to Barking line]
    Finsbury Park

    [Northern City Line to Moorgate]

    [North London Line & High Speed 1]

    [Thameslink via London St Pancras]

    London King's Cross

    It's a lot, then you also have to either include the Hertford Loop Line, or have a seperate route from KGX to Cambridge.


    Trains:

    -Class 800-802 Hitachi - Working express diagrams of multiple operators Between London, Peterborough and beyond.

    -Class 91 [New Addition]: Working LNER diagrams out of KGX. This is one of the most suggested trains and would probably explode the sales of the route.

    -Class 717 [New addition]: Working Great Northern diagrams on the Hertford Loop and Welwyn branches. If the Hertford Loop were to be a separate addition, this would be included in that route instead.

    -Class 66: Working freight diagrams of multiple companies from NLL, Peterborough Yard, Ferme Park and across the nation.

    -Class 180 [DLC]: Working on Grand Central


    Positives
    -Destined to bring huge sales if the route is executed properly
    -Can be merged with Peterborough - Doncaster
    -Variety of trains, diagrams and routes, keeping the player busy on the route!

    Problems
    -Requires a new function of merging both the GOBLIN and ECML Central routes.
    -Lots of stations: time consuming
    -requires a lot of AI to feel busy: basically a second London Commuter
    -Lots of trains to be built - even more time consuming
     
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  2. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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