Route Birmingham New Street-machester Picadilly

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  1. dylandd06

    dylandd06 Active Member

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    Introduction
    This route will take approximately an hour and 30 minutes to drive end to end with a huge variety of services and layers to make UK routes have a bit more to see in terms of rolling stock in a single route like in the German routes. It will be a relatively long route which there also isn't a lot of with UK routes approximately 100 miles.
    Stations
    Birmingham new street (route hopping hub)
    Smethwick rolfe Street
    Smethwick gallon Bridge (posible route hopping hub in future)
    Sandwell and dudley
    Dudley port
    Tipton
    Closely
    Wolverhampton
    Stafford
    Crewe
    Wimslow
    Stockport
    Manchester picadilly (route hopping hub)
    Train
    This route will come with a singular train which will be cross country's 220 voyager
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    The 220 voyager has been a highly requested train and is one of the main ones which operate between new street and Manchester picadilly.
    Layers playable
    This is where I beleive this route will stand out from others as there are many layers that can be added into this (if I have missed any that could be added please let me know)

    Class 390 pendolino operating all the way from new street to manchester picadilly in addition to partially playable services to Blackpool North.
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    Class 350 operating a large variety of services including
    New street to Crewe
    Walsall to wolverhampton (partially playable)
    New street to Liverpool lime Street (partially playable
    ECS moves to soho depot
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    Class 323 (northern) services between Manchester picadilly and crewe
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    Class 323 (WMR)
    ECS move to soho depot
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    Railtours originating from Crewe works
    Class 08 Crewe shunting
    Class 150 tfw between new street and Wolverhampton going to various locations in Wales.

    Class 66 freight and RHTT
    37 ROG
    Unplayable services
    390 pendolino in new street going to unreachable locations
    323 birmingham new street going to unreachable locations
    350 birmingham new street and Manchester unreachable locations
    220 unreachable locations
    Railtour static stock in Crewe
    Class 08 static shunter
    323 (northern) Manchester picadilly unreachable locations
    158 (emr) Manchester picadilly unreachable locations)
    150 tfw new street and Manchester picadilly unreachable locations
    I may have missed some please fill me in below.
    If this gets a positive interest I'll expand my ideas in terms of scenarios and points of interest on this route, thank you for your interest
     
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  2. razmatus#2517

    razmatus#2517 Well-Known Member

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    instant buy... nice length, even if not full, I like the rolling stock, nice :) ... what are the average speeds?
     
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  3. dylandd06

    dylandd06 Active Member

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    key features
    to expand further on this the average speed on this route ranges between 70 and 90 mph and passes through multiple major cities and rail hubs where route hopping can be applied, due to the multiple operators running routes on this stretch there is a large amount of variety from DMU's to EMU's which provide slightly different driving experiences. The scenery is constantly changing from city skylines to vast countryside as you travel through the route with a lot to see.
    Gameplay opportunities
    commuter focused gameplay
    tight schedule with a packed timetable
    both long distance and short distance services with different playtimes
    highly requested soho depot
    scenarios
    Signal failure: Transport an engineer in the cab of a 66 to Crewe where there has been a signal failure. You will need to contact signallers to arrange to switch tracks to divert around commuter services queued in a huge delay.
    Festival Express: Transport passengers from Manchester to Birmingham for a music festival, dealing with increased passengers and potential delays.
    Farewell tour: Operate the class 323 from Birmingham to Crewe on a leg of its farewell tour, be sure to use your horn when passing enthusiasts to gain extra points.
    Overnight freight: transport a freight train from Birmingham to Crewe works during nightfall, however a surprise hits at Wolverhampton when another freight train is in need of being rescued ahead.
    Mastery reward
    action in the Crewe heritage centre (Minatare railway in operation and APT.
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