Great Western Railway Route

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  1. davidjamesgoodfellow

    davidjamesgoodfellow Member

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    Hi just asking can you make the Whole of the Great Western railway mainline please If that is in possible
    Thanks
     
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    tallboy7648 Well-Known Member

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    Well DTG have said they do want to do route extensions. So probably we could get an extension from Reading To Bristol Temple Meads. Including the entire system would probably be in phases. Also we haven't gotten any GWR licensed content since the route came out in 2017 which is quite odd
     
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    formulabee#1362 Well-Known Member

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    If so it would probably be set in 2015
     
  5. seandouglas

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    As much as I like the 2015 route, a route set on present times (or even in the near future when crossrail opens in 20......) with 800s, 345s and 387s on the mainline as well as the cascaded stock in the Western regions.
     
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    If DTG do this, I think they should include the branch that goes down to Oxford as that is my local train station
     
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    Oxford would be an ideal inclusion, considering as how it's present on the original GWML route for TS20XX but was omitted from the GWE DLC.
     
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    Reading - Bristol with a HST is something that I really want to see!
     
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  11. irldriver#1216

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    I think an update to GWE is much needed. 800s, 387s and route extension to at least Didcot with some branch lines (Henley, Windsor and even Heathrow etc)
     
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    Totally agree with the branches but you did miss a few, namely Greenford, Brentford, Colnbrook and Bourne End/Marlow. The Heathrow branch is unlikely as licencing is near impossible to get from airport owner Ferrovial as it is their line and not Network Rails. Also unlikely is a GWE with full electrification and Classes 345/387/800 as this would require a full rebuild.
     
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  13. Tasr

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    I'd be perfectly happy if the route extention stayed set in 2015, I prefer 166s to 387s, I think to bristol would be pretty cool, but If I had to choose between Redding to Bristol, and Reading to Oxford plus all branches, I'd choose that
     
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    Alex_m30x#7297 Well-Known Member

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    who says its going to be this century huh?
     
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    I was thinking you meant the "proper" Great Western Railway not this young pretender!

    I had visions of Castles, Kings, Manors, Halls, Prairies, Panniers, Autotanks, 28xx's etc.

    I think you would be extremely lucky to get anything more than something like Paddington to Oxford or Bristol to Taunton at the most judging current route lengths, they haven't managed to get past Reading yet.
     
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    Alex_m30x#7297 Well-Known Member

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    I was talking about crossrail! delayed 4 billion times lol
     
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    Oh okay lol, it will be interesting to travel on it when it finally opens.
     

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