With peak Forrest around the corner id like to hopefully see longer steam routes im think somewhere else of the west coast mainline in my opinion im thinking preston to Carlisle it would be an mpressive 85 miles and could come with the lms stanier 8f Previously included with spirit of smeam the 8f would work on all mainline frieght services the other loco that could be included could be the black five which would be brand new to the game and work mainline passenger services the lms fowler 4f could also be included in the route or as a layer and could work local shunting,passenger and frieght services
why not an ECML steam route with one of the more impressive steam locos like the Tornado, Flying Scotsman or Mallard.
Fully support this, Peak Forest promises to be good, various caveats aside, but no real test of a driver’s mettle. Of course SoS would need proper implementation of coal and water consumption and levels which we don’t have at present. Either WCML North or over Shap, Preston to Carlisle. Have mentioned the Somerset and Dorset previously but worth another shout and no halfway to Templecombe. Give us the full 71 miles from Bath Green Park to Bournemouth West. I do suspect if we got anything it would be the Settle & Carlisle even though it’s a bit of a cliche.
The design is from 1948. There were 49 locos classified A1 (and one slightly different A1/1). None of them were preserved, so someone decided to build a new one. Tornado was the result. So if your proposed route was set in the 1950s you could have the A1 class, but it would not be realistic to include Tornado.
oh ok.. sorry.. Yeah.. none of the original Peppercorn A1s were preserved so in the mid 90s, the A1 Locomotive Company decided to build the next Peppercorn A1 and after around 10 Years of hard work, we had 60163 Tornado - the first new build steam locomotive since 92220 "Evening Star" in 1960.. The A1 Locomotive Company are now building the next of the Gresley P2 2-8-2s - 2007 "Prince of Wales" which is due to be steamed in 2025 hopefully in time for the bicentenial of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. After 2007 PoW, the A1 LC are then building the next Gresley V4 2-6-2 - 3403 "Highlander" https://www.a1steam.com/prince-of-wales/home
British route how about London Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay 9F Murdoch 7F locomotive Hook Continental service. In Germany why not do it as the entire Bahnstrecke Gutenfürst former Border Station German Democratic Republic Hof (former Border Station federal republic Germany US AFN & British BFBS use the FRG) Bamberg since you have a Railway Museum at Schiefe Ebene Deutches Dampflok Museum. On the opposite side of the Iron Curtain why not do the entire Bahnstrecke Werdau Chemnitz Dresden Tharandter Rampe.
