Colas Rail Class 56s '56113' and '56203' of the Electroputere LDE 3500 model on the front and rear respectively are in charge of 2 wagon RHTT (Rail Head Treatment Train) service 3S71 on the North Wales Main Line. Starting just outside of Chester, England in the United Kingdom on a lovely Autumns morning they will shortly cross over into Wales on an 85 mile run to Holyhead at the terminus of the line without stopping aside from facing adverse signal aspects. Motive Power: Electroputere LDE 3500 Route: North Wales Coast Revamped Scenario: 3S71 2113 Coleham Lmd to Coleham Lmd Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack + Train Sim Community AP Track EP Updated Textures, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Signal Enhancement Pack, Reshade
Installment 20 in a multipart pictorial depiction of a mid-Autumn morning stopping passenger service faux Heritage Rail Tour QuickDrive, from Crewe to Holyhead, on North Wales Coast Line, acquired during Steam's Winter 2023/24 sale. Having belonged to LNWR in pre-grouping days, I power the train with a favorite steam-era loco, Caledonia Works' LNWR "Greater Britain", No.3435 "Queen Empress" to be exact, seen in Lilac & Cream livery. Although Greater Britain appears to be a conventional 2-4-2 tender locomotive, it is, in actuality, a 2-2-2-2 three-cylinder compound locomotive. It pulls four LNWR coaches, the last of them an observation coach, which I failed to capture adequately. This installment sees us departing Llanfair and en route to Borogan. Departing Llanfair: En route to Borogan: as above: as above: RWE2, AP S&W2+Clouds+Veggies TO BE CONTINUED . . .
Southern Interloper - Selhurst Class 205 stands in for an unavailable NSE Class 117 on the last Barking-Gospel Oak service of a wet November night. Seen at, and departing, Leyton Midland Road.
A gloomy night of Spring rain sees British Rail Class 31/1 '31183' command a train of 11 YGH wagons loaded with ballast headed for Barnard Castle, England in the United Kingdom. Starting from the railway yards at Darlington the train has the difficult 17 mile climb to make over the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway stopping only once at the junction for the Forcett Railway to let another train pass. Motive Power: British Rail Class 31/1 / Brush Type 2 Route: Weardale & Teesdale Network Scenario: [BRB] 2. Toffee Apples Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, Reshade
Marsdonshire Railways Class 377 EMU nears Killymeara with an afternoon Marsdon Central to Portkeane working on 21st August 2025:
Peak Forest Cont.... 6H53 19:37 Ashburys - Dowlow quarry A run from Heaton Norris Junction through to Buxton, then collect single line token (Pic 1) & enter the single track section from Buxton Box - Dowlow Quarry.
A cloudy Summers morning in Los Angeles, California in the United States of America sees Metrolink EMD F59PH '200' operating service 600 hauling 5 Bombardier BiLevel Coaches starting from Los Angeles Union station and heading 25 miles southeast to Fullerton. The train will stop 2 times in between at Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs and Buena Park on the San Bernardino Subdivision of the Southern Transcon. Motive Power: EMD F59PH Route: Pacific Surfliner® LA - San Diego Scenario: [LA59] Service 600 Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
Installment 8 in a multipart chronological pictorial depiction of a faux "heritage" stopping passenger run QuickDrive, from Southampton to Bournemouth, on Dovetail's South Western Main Line: Southampton - Bournemouth. Motive power is Caledonia Works' LSWR 700 class 0-6-0 tendered steam locomotive. It pulls a short rake of LSWR coaches, which, if memory serves, are from GAD's LSWR 6-wheel Carriage Pack 1, sold through CW (but don't quote me). This mediocre installment captures us en route to, stopped at, and departed from Brockenhurst. En route to Brockenhurst: as above: as above: Stopped at Brockenhurst: as above: Departing Brockenhurst: RWE2 (gimped), AP S&W2+Clouds+Veggies TO BE CONTINUED . . .
Southern Pacific Railroad EMD GP9s '5801' and '5818' lead 6 coaches on a Directors Special passenger service transporting high ranking SPRR officials over the Donner Pass on the Roseville Subdivision of the Overland Route during a late Summers morning full of mountainous haze. The train began at the sidings at Bowman, California in the United States of America and traveled over 3 hours to Truckee with no stops in between traversing 77 miles on the long journey almost always running at a max of 25mph. Motive Power: EMD GP9 Route: Donner Pass: Southern Pacific Scenario: 1] Donner Pass Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, UTS Creations Donner Pass Enhancement Pack, Reshade
To get you in the mood for the upcoming Class 66 V2, here is my best shots of my most recent 66 run to Ratcliffe Power station..... Then a run to Toton
Freightliner Group Class 66 '66614' of the EMD JT42CWR model seen at the Grangemouth Intermodal Yard in Scotland of the United Kingdom preparing to move out with 8 loaded FEAB wagons on a seemingly clear Spring morning that will later become cloudy over the 21 mile trip to Cadder Yard. Motive Power: EMD JT42CWR Route: Edinburgh-Glasgow Scenario: [66 v2] Keeping Out of the Rush Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Alan Thomson Sim AP Track Patch for Thomson's Edinburgh to Glasgow route + Train Sim Community AP Track EP Updated Textures, Reshade
Combined Installments 21 & 22 bring to a close this long-running, multipart chronological depiction of an Autumn morning stopping passenger QuickDrive on Golden Age Developments' freeware West of England Mainline, Phase 2, which extends tracks further eastward to Yeovil Town. Our journey began there, stopping at all stations until the drive terminates at Exeter. Our train is powered by Caledonia Works' rendering of the LSWR 415/0415 class 4-4-2T steam locomotive, commonly known as the Adams Radial Tank. It is seen in Adams Brown livery, pulling six LSWR coaches. This final installment sees travel from within Pinhoe to our terminus at Exeter Station. Not terribly far beyond Pinhoe Station: En route to Exeter: as above: The end draws nigh: Approaching Exeter Station: Stopped at Exeter: RWE2 (gimped), AP S&W2+Clouds END OF THE LINE.
