Route The Riviera Line: Exeter - Paignton

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  1. Ilba8765

    Ilba8765 Well-Known Member

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    Wouldn't it be great, to have a route that is right next to the English coast line?

    The Riviera Line is a UK route that runs largely along the edge and offers views of some beautiful open spaces and cliffs.


    The Line connects the historic city of Exeter with the sandy beaches and pastel-hued buildings of Paignton.

    Bidding farewell to Exeter, the train races along the banks of the River Exe towards the romantically named village of Starcross. Keep your eyes peeled for seals and sea otters as you skim the water’s edge. From Starcross, the track hugs the coast as it weaves through the seaside resorts and fishing ports of Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, and Teignmouth. This section of the route is especially scenic

    It goes along the coastline for a few kilometers the main intermediate station is Dawlish where many tourists spend their holidays. This place has the most impressive landscapes, tunnels and small villages along the railway line.In particular the open plain and the rocks together with the sea make this really unique, especially for a railway line in the UK.


    This route is also known among TS classic fans, but with the visual effects of TSW 5 this route could really become a top DLC





    Stations

    • Exeter Central
    • Exeter St David's
    • Exeter St Thomas
    • Marsh Barton
    • Starcross
    • Dawlish Warren
    • Dawlish
    • Teignmouth
    • Newton Abbot
    • Torre
    • Torquay
    • Paignton






    Most trains on this line are GWR marked, a return of these would be fantastic!





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    A fun opportunity to add new gameplay effects such as water effects. Depending on the weather conditions


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    Info about the Line
    28 mile (45km) long
    non electric
    Operating speed 60 mph (97 km/h)
    Opened 1846
    Stations 11









    The rolling stock
    classes 150, 158, 166, 43, 220, 221, 800, 802


    Some unique opportunities to convert existing trains to tsw such as the class 150, 166, 800, 43





    Please feel free to give your opinion about this subject.








    source reference:Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera_Line
     
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  2. steve08

    steve08 Well-Known Member

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    Had it on TSC it’s a very nice route.

    You have st. Thomas and st. David’s so I think adding Exeter Central to Paignton would be good for a modern route.
     
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  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Logically to do the South Devon Metro justice you should go all the way to Exmouth.
     
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  4. lacky#9009

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    DTG wont include eight trains. It's probably going to be the 150, 158 and 802.
     
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  5. elarthur

    elarthur Well-Known Member

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    Great suggestion seen many times before. To give even more variety, how about putting the Dartmouth steam railway to Kingswear into the same pack. This would give you mainline services and a heritage line all in one.
     
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  6. Ilba8765

    Ilba8765 Well-Known Member

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    Good idea!
    The area surrounding Dartmouth looks really incredible.

    Maybe a GWR steam locomotive would be cool too.
     
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  7. razmatus#2517

    razmatus#2517 Well-Known Member

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    the speeds suggest a chill ride, but overall seems nice :)
     
  8. david5150

    david5150 Well-Known Member

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    Add the Avocet Line to Exmouth and it’s a day one purchase for me.
     
  9. brfan#9132

    brfan#9132 Active Member

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    For someone who lives not far from this line yes I would love it but playability wise there's nothing much like longer distances between stations like have any Paddington to Penzance/Plymouth services
     
  10. THM334022

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    I think he means those are all the the trains in-game that could be layered on I.e 166 and 43, the 150 and 158's would just be re-skins, the only new trains should probably be the 800, 802 as they're basically the same train and their models are basically already if the game, just a few tweaks needed.
     

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