Geml Modern Day

My second UK route suggestion would be the GEML from London Liverpool Street to either Ipswich (including colchester town) or ending at Colchester ( and Colchester Town) set in 2022. Either would be great and it would be up to DTG to decide wether it could go all the way to ipswich or end at colchester.


The route would have the following 3 trains as standard:

• Class 345 - Elizabeth line metro services
• Class 720 - Greater Anglia commuter services
• Class 745 - Greater Anglia intercity services.

Possible future locos for the route would be:

• Class 321 - Greater Anglia commuter services

The route would have either 22 or 24 stations depending on its length, listed below in order from South to North/East to West.


London Liverpool Street

Stratford

Maryland

Forest Gate

Manor Park

Ilford

Seven Kings

Goodmayes

Chadwell Heath

Gidea Park

Romford

Harold Wood

Brentwood

Shenfield

Ingatestone

Chelmsford

Hatfield Peverel

Witham

Kelvedon

Marks Tey

Colchester Colchester Town

Manningtree

Ipswich


This route would have a variety of services from metro style elizabeth line services using the Class 345 Aventra, greater anglia commuter services using the Class 720 Aventra and the Class 745/1 Stadler Flirt for greater anglia intercity services. All trains are unique in their own ways and are iconic to the modern GEML. The class 321 renatus would run alongside the Class 720s on greater anglia commuter services if added as a dlc loco.


This route would most likely be extremely popular due to its variety in trains and services aswell as its anglian and suburban london scenery. Price would be the new standard route price for TSW3, so £30. If anyone else has any other suggestions/additions for the idea of the geml then comment below.

 

Why would the 345 be included... it runs 2 stops it'd be ai services at most

 

the 345 operates shenfield metro services?

 

I would knock it back a few years when you still had the 90s with mk3s on expresses and it would be an instant buy for me.

 

something is missing here the Class 86 & 90 locomotives since it will do freight jobs towards Felixstowe & Harwich

 

i would love that a lot too, with the 90, 321s and 360s would be very cool

 

i’m just trying to be realistic as i doubt they’d make more than 3 new trains

 

They could come as DLC though

 

yeah maybe a 90 as a dlc but as it runs only a few freight services i doubt they would

 

But it could though

 

it could yes and i would love it as 90s are one of my fav locos of all time but i just can’t see it happening

 

That's fair, the 90 doesn't have to come if DTG doesn't want it as DLC but it was only a idea