Route Snow Hill Lines: Worcester Foregate Street To Stratford-upon-avon/leamington Spa

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  1. bsevenrle#5148

    bsevenrle#5148 New Member

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    I know its been suggested before, but I'd like to show my strong support for this route being added and it was about 2 years ago that it was last suggested.

    Sat in the West Midlands region, the Snow Hill Lines are lengthy services running from the city of Worcester (Worcestershire) to the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon (Warwickshire), the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and Leamington Spa (Warwickshire). The line offers a contrast of beautiful rural scenery at each end and the bustling city of Birmingham as it travels through the West Midlands. If roughly 2 hour long end to end services aren't for you, then don't worry, the majority of services don't do that. Perhaps you want to start in Worcester and go as far as Dorridge, or start in Birmingham and go to Leamington Spa. Or perhaps you want a break from the mainline... the Stourbridge Shuttle is located on the Snow Hill Lines, its Europe's shortest branch line and runs for 0.7 miles from Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town, taking 3 minutes to complete - that really is unique and it should be added with the Snow Hill Lines if it were to release. One last thing, Claverdon and Bearley are served a few times a day by West Midlands Railway, and they are request stops (normal stops for Chiltern however).

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    Rolling Stock:
    WMR Class 139
    WMR Class 172
    Chiltern Class 168

    Route Hopping:
    Birmingham Snow Hill (SHL) - Birmingham New Street (BCC)
    Birmingham Moor Street (SHL) - Birmingham New Street (BCC)

    Scenarios:
    WMR 172 - Following delays on the network, this unit needs repositioning. Take it from Stratford-upon-Avon to Kidderminster

    WMR 139 - Due to safety concerns, there is a maximum speed limit of 5 mph on the Stourbridge branch line - make sure you don't overspeed

    Chiltern 168 - Operate this service from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone, as far as Leamington Spa. There is a slow train ahead, don't SPAD

    WMR 172 - Its matchday and its chaos on the network. Try and keep to time, and remember to call at Bordesley



    I hope I have convinced you that this route should be added to the game. It really would be one of the best routes purely because of what it is.
     
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  2. azzax333

    azzax333 Well-Known Member

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    This would be an incredible route to add for the TSW franchise however I believe it'll be out of their limitations as the project may take too long with the amount of stations. Having that said though this would be an impeccable route to play with the amount of terminus' and the Stourbridge shuttle. Until DTG do huge big-scale routes' I believe that this could be in the works but I think the project may be to big, you never know they could surprise us. I believe they are capable of something like this, they would have to cut back releasing future add-on's for more intense routes' and to be honest I would much rather prefer that.
     
  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Don't forget George, the famous ginger and white station cat at Stourbridge Jn. By all accounts a totally mental character!
     

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