Good afternoon everyone! Today I'm here to propose you the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo Railway, for Train Sim World. We're in Lombardy Region, Brescia Povinciality, on the picturesque Iseo Lake and historical Camonica Valley. The route represents one of the most characteristic and interesting lines (due to location and valuable landscape/scenery) in Northern Italy. Furthermore, the first third of route passes through the Franciacorta Territory, famous for its wines! An exciting and challenging journey, starting from Brescia city centre, crossing its North-West suburbs, passing through the iconic Franciacorta vineyards, alongside Lake eastern coast; reaching the highest point of the Camonica Valley (near Tirano and Bernina Line). Along the way, you'll have to manage Trenord's Regional and RegioExpress services, from Brescia to Edolo and Iseo. Braving some steepy climbs, impressive passages overlooking the lake (60m+ some sections!) and inside tunnels. This is the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo Railway! GENERAL FEATURES - 103km(64mi) mainline length. - 6km(4mi) Bornato-Rovato branch length. - Single track served, standard gauge (1435mm/4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), no electrification on site. - 2,1%(21x1000) max gradient. - 30km/h(19mph)-90km/h(56mph) max speed. The line is equipped with: - BCA (Axle-Count Block), CTC (Centralized Traffic Control) operated. - SSC(line)(Conduct Support System) SSC/SCMT(units) safety system adopted. The line is managed by: - Ferrovienord s.p.a (FNM Group). Passenger service & railtours are operated by: - Trenord s.r.l. (FNM Group). STATIONS There are 32 active stations/stops on mainline stretch + 4(mainline) & 3(Bornato-Rovato branch) closed/under reactivation. The calls are, as follows: - Brescia (FN) terminal. Independent from main station (Brescia RFI) - Brescia Borgo San Giovanni - Brescia Violino (2023) - Mandolossa (closed) - Castegnato - Paderno Franciacorta - Passiriano ----Bornato-Rovato branch------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Cazzago San Martino (reactivation in progress) - Rovato Centro (reactivation in progress) - Rovato FN (new terminal built) ----Mainline-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bornato-Calino node station - Borgonato-Adro - Provaglio-Timoline - Iseo FN node/terminal (Km0) - Pilzone - Sulzano - Sale Marasino-Monte Isola - Marone-Zone - Vello - Toline - Pisogne - Piancamuno-Gratacasolo - Artogne-Gianico (closed) - Darfo-Corna - Boario Terme - Erbanno-Angone (closed) - Pian di Borno - Cogno-Esine - Cividate-Malegno - Breno - Niardo-Losine (closed) - Ceto-Cerveno - Capo di ponte - Sellero - Cedegolo - Forno d'Allione - Malonno - Sonico - Edolo FN terminal. Reference depots are: - DL Iseo (diesel units) - IMT Rovato (hidrogen units) - Edolo shed (backup) ROUTE PLAN General route map, all stations/stops and major points are indicated. PASSENGER SERVICE The following services are present (2025): - RE3 Trenord RegioExpress Brescia-Iseo-Edolo: 1Tp2h Brescia<->Edolo each direction. Service run: 35-120min. Stops only at main stations. - R3 Trenord Regional Brescia-Iseo-Breno(Edolo): 1Tph Brescia<->Iseo /1Tp2h Brescia<->Edolo each direction. Service run: 50-130min. Stops at most stations. The two service patterns are overlapped, so 1/2Tph each direction! 2025 Timetable HERE - Trenord "Flavors Train" Iseo-Borgonato-Bornato(culinary railtour): 1Tpd each direction, February-December on weekends, holidays and selected weekdays. Iseo-Pisogne occasional runs are also operated. "Flavors Train" Website HERE ROLLING STOCK The following rolling are included: - ATR 115 GTW 2/6 DMU, Trenord Regional & RegioExpress services. Number in service: 6 (8 built) Seats: 104+7 Cars: 2+1 diesel module Max speed: 140km/h(87mph) - ATR 125 "Besanino" GTW 4/12 DMU, Trenord Regional & RegioExpress services. Number in service: 2 (20 built) Seats: 231+12 Cars: 4+2 diesel modules Max speed: 140km/h(87mph) - ALn 668 130/140 Series Diesel-mechanical railcars, Trenord Regional services. Number in service: 2+6 (3+8 built, 3 out of service) Seats: 68 Cars: single (can be coupled to another railcar) Max speed: 95km/h(59mph) [130 Series], 120km/h(75mph) [140 Series] STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES STRONG POINTS - The route is long - There are a good number of stations along the line - Fairly dense passenger traffic throughout the day - Immersive landscape, full of details - Steep slopes, especially in the last half of the route. - Variety of landscape: city, countryside, lake, valley - Possibility of reusing the ATR 115/125 on other Trenord diesel routes (for example the Como-Molteno-Lecco R18). WEAK POINTS - Complex landscape, difficult to model - The last stretch, towards Edolo, is a bit lacking in detail (mountain environment) - Lack of freight service ROUTE VIDEOS R3 Regional service Edolo-Iseo-Brescia Introducing the route (there should be English subtitles)! CONCLUSIONS This was just a brief introduction, to give an idea of the context and structure of the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo Line. For further informations, I leave here the link to the dedicated Wiki page, where you will find all the informations required (unfortunately it's in Italian): https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrovia_Brescia-Iseo-Edolo I hope that this post will be an incentive to bring this map to Train Sim World 4, finally giving space to the Italian railways too! Caravatt .
Just think that almost the entire section from Iseo to Pisogne is like this! There are tunnels that literally pass under the villages, with points where you pass more than 60m above the lake!
Lainzer Tunnel in Vienna is like that and the one after that, Wienerwald Tunnel, passes under the hills and forests of Wienerwald thus forming a crucial part of new Westbahn from Vienna to St. Polten and further
Consider that here you will have some slope points and sections where you will be almost flat. I'm not familiar with the route you mentioned, but I think there are good slopes there too, right?
if you mean those tunnels, not sure what gradient they are... I know that after Meidling station in Vienna trains dive right into Lainzer Tunnel... as for gradients on the route, not sure if you mean Badner Bahn, it has an underground section shared with some trams, and outside of Vienna it mostly runs on dedicated tracks winding in between small towns, sometimes running on the streets of some of them, last section also street running in Baden and terminating on the main square there and here is my own video taken pretty recently, from the position of a passenger aka me - the whole route from Oper/Karlsplatz in the very center of Vienna all the way to the terminus in Baden, Josefsplatz:
However, I assure you that this route is different from the one you showed. It's much more like a hill/mountain course in the final two thirds. While in the first section it is substantially suburban. Here's a video for you, from Edolo to Brescia central station:
INTEGRATIONS Starting from January 2025, the new Alstom Coradia Stream H2O have arrived in Lombardy. The first HMUs in regular service in Italy! These will enter in service in 2026/27. For a total of 14 4-car+hydrogen/fuel cell module trains. They'll replace all diesel units here. A new dedicated depot/workshop has been built in Rovato; 3 new hydrogen refueling point are under construction in Rovato, Iseo and Edolo. This upgrade of the fleet is part of the H2iseO Project, started in 2020. Here's the first image: It's named HMU 214 (Hydrogen Multiple Unit). Trenord commercial name is yet to be revealed. It's similar to Trenitalia/Trenord's "Pop"/"Donizetti". Have a good day!
An Italian route? I would love one with such diverse scenery. The length is a plus! The only thing is that their is no freight service…
Oh, I was wrong! You meant HMU 214 speed! It will be limited to 140km/h, like ATR115/125s. Its autonomy will be around 600km.
