Bakerloo Line: How To Make It More Interesting

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  1. tardisgaming07

    tardisgaming07 Well-Known Member

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    Bakerloo Line was one of the original routes for TSW2, and has only the 72 stock in it's timetable. The line looks empty in places, especially with the vast yards at Willesden & Wembley. So I thought I'd put together a list of how to make playing Bakerloo more interesting:

    Option 1: Class 377 Layering
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    As has been pointed out a few times before, Southern operate services on this route between Watford and Clapham, although some services journey between Hemel Hempstead and Selhurst, which could be an ideal route to make for TSW with the addition of Tring & London Euston which would make it around 40 miles long. Currently there are 32 services operated by Southern, 16 each direction with all of them calling at Harrow & Wealdstone and Wembley Central. This would also provide an opportunity to see a 377 in game with it's pantograph raised.

    Option 2: Class 378 & Willesden Depot
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    The addition of a Class 378 to the game would add an additonal 100-150 services to the Bakerloo timetable (based off real world timetable) and would also provide a new depot at Willesden TMD. A Class 09 is based here although I'm unsure what exactly it does so it could add a couple extra shunting services if required. This would also provide a new variant of Electrostar, leaving only the 357's and 376's not being represented in game. This is discounting all the AI services this would provide for Willesden High Level.

    Option 3: Class 66 & Wagon manoeuvres
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    As mentioned previously, this area has ginormous yards, not all of them currently in use however. Often loco changes will occur here, as well as engines running around in the Wembley Receptions to head into Willesden Euroterminal. The latter services would be drivable between the two locations, with the other services AI operated.

    That's all I have for now, if you have any other suggestions then put them in a reply to this thread.
     
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  2. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    Willesden has a Royal Mail Marshalling yard perfectly suited for mail coaches Mk2s. In real life one will find Class 325 Parcel Trains there
     

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