Route Crosscountry Commuter - Birmingham New Street - Sheffield

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  1. MrSouthernDriver

    MrSouthernDriver Well-Known Member

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    Hello Everyone, today I am going to be suggesting the Crosscountry Corridor.

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    This Route Runs for 65 Miles, from the 2nd Largest City in the UK, Birmingham, to the City of Sheffield in the North. Crossing from the South of England, into the North.




    Why this Route?


    The Birmingham To Sheffield line is a key corridor for Crosscountry routes across the UK, and having a Crosscountry oriented route would make very good use of a new operator in game.


    What is the Stations?



    BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET, WATER ORTON, WILNECOTE, TAMWORTH, BURTON ON TRENT, WILLINGTON, DERBY, CHESTERFIELD, DRONFIELD AND SHEFFIELD.

    TOTAL LENGTH: 65 Miles

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    What is the Rolling Stock?

    BR Class 220/221 “Voyager” XC (NEW)

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    The Class 220/221 is the main locomotive on this route, doing a majority of the services between Birmingham and Sheffield.


    BR Class 170/5 and /6 XC (REUSED)
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    The Class 170 returns for this Route, doing Playable Stopping services as far as Derby


    Points of Interest Along the Route.


    Burton Wetmore Sidings

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    Burton Wetmore Sidings houses a lot of Heritage Locomotives and Rolling Stock, which could add some variety in the sidings with the current BR rolling stock we have in game.



    Tamworth Station


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    Tamworth Station is unique in it having both high and low level platforms, Low Level being for WCML Traffic and the High Level Platforms for Crosscountry Routes. It could make use of the current WCML stock we have from Euston - Milton Keynes



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    Route Hopping



    Birmingham New Street - For Birmingham Cross City

    Derby - For Midland Mainline.





    PRICE


    as this Route includes a Heavily Requested Locomotive, and has a decent length of 65 miles, the price for this Route would probably be the standard £29.99



    Thank you all for Viewing this Suggestion.


     
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  2. parder#4923

    parder#4923 Well-Known Member

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    Presumably you could get some MML layers at Derby and Sheffield too along with all the Birmingham New Street layers.
     
  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Sure it's further than 61 miles. Birmingham to Derby is 41 miles. Derby to Sheffield is 36 miles, so 77 altogether. Still doable I guess.
     
  4. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    Fat chance of it happening, but how about it going to Doncaster as well and link to ECML?
     
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  5. tomlner#7327

    tomlner#7327 Member

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    This is a good idea
     
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    tomlner#7327 Member

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    Maybe Sheffield to derby with guard mode
     
  7. blibbles#5319

    blibbles#5319 Member

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    Unless skyhook make a layer on the MML for XC services at Derby, Nottingham and Leicester, this route could finally make Derby look more complete as well as adding the 221 which was annoyingly emitted from the 220 pack.
     
  8. eMAyTeeTee

    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    MML is massively in need of a new TT, basically any non-playable EMT service is missing, then of course the XC services as you mention.

    I don't see it happening, unfortunately
     
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  9. tomlner#7327

    tomlner#7327 Member

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    When will we get this route
     
  10. eMAyTeeTee

    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    Well this aged like milk
     
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  11. joffonon

    joffonon Well-Known Member

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    You keep asking this. These are community suggestions for possible future routes, nothing more. Questions of when are therefore irrelevant and nonsensical.
     
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  12. rhwinner#3952

    rhwinner#3952 Well-Known Member

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    imo Brum to Sheffield is perfect as a standalone route. The short branch up to Matlock with an EMR 170 would be a welcome addition but not a requirement as we alr have that section in PFR.

    Maybe later we could get a frankfurt sbahn style network route connecting Sheffield, Doncaster & Leeds

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  13. eMAyTeeTee

    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    I would love that so much
     
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  14. jaccam#5396

    jaccam#5396 New Member

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    Do the 810s and the 222s run here (we could definitely have one of these a dlc)
     
  15. tomlner#7327

    tomlner#7327 Member

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    When would that be
     
  16. blibbles#5319

    blibbles#5319 Member

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    Mate, these are suggestions, there's no confirmed dates for anything on here, these are suggestions, you've asked on multiple submissions when they are coming, they are suggestions, not official yet-to-be-released DLC
     
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  17. tomlner#7327

    tomlner#7327 Member

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  18. blibbles#5319

    blibbles#5319 Member

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    its fine, u just gotta remember
     
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