We need another high speed line in Germany that includes ALL ICE trains on train sim world 3 and maybe including a new one( by all ICE trains I mean the Br 401, Br 403 and 406). This high speed line should be an extension on the Koln- Aachen route and this extension should be from Koln to Frankfurt. This would bring 300 kmh for the first time on Train Sim World 3. If there is a new train it should be a new ICE possibly the ICE Neo. This would be greatttttt
Only ICE 3 and ICE 4 are approved to run on Cologne-Frankfurt but not ICE 1. Has to do with the gradients and eddy-current.braking, if I recall correctly.
One more feature of Schnnellfahrstrecke Rhein-Main is the Slab Tracks in German a Festefahrbahn. Think of this as SFS Hannover Wurzburg LZB with Metro runs thanks to the SRM tracks being comprised of Slab Tracks. For Freight Dispolok 182 tandem formation or 218 Tandem Formation with DAC equipped Habbins Zags Roos-T Kjils Tadgnpps if applicable
or we should have better layers where the br 401 is on koln-aachen along with munich and the the bf br 403 she be on koln to and the br 406 should be on kassal- wuizburg and Munich
I mean don't get me wrong. I am VERY MUCH in favour of variety on routes. That's why I look forward to the BR 420 or HMA. I would LOVE to see the 401, 403, and 406 on other German routes. They could fit in well into almost everyone (except Niddertalbahn and maybe Hamburg Lübeck). To me, SKW ist more like a technical showcase of TSW 3. High speed,new lighting. From a driving perspective it is not that challenging though. Turn on LZB and press Sifa, maybe brake yourself for a smoother ride. Cologne-Frankfurt would be the more or less the same, blasting alongside the motorway (it's cool in real life but game complexity would be low). Yes, it has several stops (Siegburg, Montabaur, Limburg Süd, FRA Airport and could theoretically include the WIesbaden branch (albeit barely in use). But you know what I mean... I like PZB'ing and that is what would be nice on a more "conventional" route. Thrashing the ICE 1 through a bustling Ruhr area (HRR, RRO) would be great fun I think.
You are correct speaking of Schnellfahrstrecke Rhein-Main Main Wiesbaden Mainz Branch that should be connected to a modern Linke Rheinstrecke Koblenz Bingen Mainz Frankfurt am Main Hbf what you do actually see on train Sim classic. Around Mainz Kastel you actually need a DB Baureihe 248/249 Vectron Dual Mode zweikraftlok because it is home to the US military ammo dump in the area that includes Wiesbaden Mainz Branch of SRM to access the Clay Kaserne fuel stations. Same thing if a Nürnberg Stuttgart route via Ansbach if made to access the Ansbach Kaserne fuel farm using Zacns tanker wagons.
I agree with the pzb part I love to have a challenge with it. I would just really love a german high speed line that has a lot of traffic and speeds where we can get up to 300kmh but also with traffic which most likely wouldn’t be possible but maybe a german route were half of the route we can get up to speed and the other half where pzb comes into play.
