Binliner Grid: Calvert-south Ruislip/oxford

Discussion in 'Suggestions' started by tardisgaming07, Nov 12, 2021.

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  1. tardisgaming07

    tardisgaming07 Well-Known Member

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    Calvert was a station on the former Great Central Main Line, but is now the centre for Binliner traffic in the area. Nowadays, these are almost exclusively operated by EWS Class 66's, but I decided for something different, to set the route back in 2012, when DCR had multiple services a day running in and out of the terminal. The 66 would still layer in on other services, but wouldn't be the main focus of the route.

    Proposed Rolling Stock
    • Class 56 in unbranded grey livery + MEA wagons (weathered)[​IMG]
    Operates all services out of Calvert by default, although would be replaced on the majority with an EWS Class 66 if the user owns East Coastway.
    • Class 121 in Chiltern Railways 'Blue' livery[​IMG]
    Operated a shuttle between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury up to May 2017. Also ran services to Quainton Road when a special event was on at the Buckinghamshire Rail Centre.
    • Class 165 in Chiltern Railways livery[​IMG]
    Operated all services to Aylesbury at this time, although due to no 168 in this DLC it will also operate services to Bicester North
    • Class 166 in First Great Western livery[​IMG]
    Operated services between Bicester Town and Oxford up until 2014, when the link to Marylebone was re-established and Chiltern Railways took over all services.

    Possible DLC
    • Class 168 in Chiltern Railways (Old) livery[​IMG]
     
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  2. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Good suggestion though personally would prefer see it pre Evergreen era, i.e. when the remnant of the Oxford to Bletchley line was still single track. Also would need to decide if or how the MOD at Bicester would be shown.
     
  3. elarthur

    elarthur Well-Known Member

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    Nice suggestion but needs to be extended to include the branch line from Southall to Brentford Waste Terminal which many are unaware even exists.
     
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  4. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    That Livery is actually in-game code although not implemented in actual use. If this route you proposed is made then it 's going to be accessible for this route and livery option for GWML
     
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