East Coast Mainline

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  1. chris#1436

    chris#1436 New Member

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    I like to see the Official Grand Central Train on the East Coast Mainline upload_2025-8-5_20-1-52.jpeg upload_2025-8-5_20-3-14.jpeg [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     

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  2. kt#5875

    kt#5875 Member

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    Need more information than that otherwise dovetail won't do it
     
  3. Folup1372#8582

    Folup1372#8582 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah Exactly
     
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  5. eMAyTeeTee

    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    That Grand Central Pendolino looks incredibly cursed.

    As for Grand Central themselves, they'd have to come with a new route. Most Bradford services run fast from Doncaster to King's Cross, and Sunderland services from York to King's Cross, so there'd be very little actually playable services. Whilst they'd add much needed variety to the current Peterborough to Doncaster route, a Hull Trains Class 802 "Paragon" unit or an LNER InterCity 225 set would make more sense to having a lot more actually drivable services.

    (I will mention of course that both the 802 and 225 services are drivable already, as is one Grand Central service, heading southbound. I'm not sure of the exact time but it's around 16:10 from Doncaster if memory serves and it sticks out like a sore thumb because it's from the other Bradford station, and the description says "drive this service from Doncaster to Peterborough" instead of "drive this LNER service...". Even the Hull Trains services say "drive this LNER service from Doncaster to Grantham.
     
  6. star#5823

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    1980s would be better
     
  7. chris#1436

    chris#1436 New Member

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    hey KT#5875 that's the only info i know about East Coast Mainline and Grand Central trains.
     
  8. eMAyTeeTee

    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    There's not even any info there to begin with, aside from a few pictures. One of which is a train they never used, and the other a train they no longer used, and probably wouldn't get in the game due to the route being set after hsts were removed
     
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    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    Research is your friend.
     
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  10. jedi247

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    1960s-80s with Deltic Class 55, Class 47, and Class 37. Deltics are desparately needed in game.
     
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  11. star#5823

    star#5823 Well-Known Member

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    Yep
     
  12. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Amen.
     
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  13. Wivenswold

    Wivenswold Well-Known Member

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    Early 1980's era East Coast Mainline South of Peterborough or north of Newcastle (all the way to Edinburgh please) would be ideal. By far the most interesting sections of the route.

    Grand Central services can take a back seat until we get some more proper ECML traction in there; The Class 91 sets, the Deltics and some HSTs are needed first.
     
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  14. trainfan#6965

    trainfan#6965 Well-Known Member

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    Agreed!
     

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