Cannon Street-cannon Street Via Greenwich And Woolwich

Hi guys today I’m gonna be suggesting a Southeastern route.
The route goes from London Cannon Street to London Cannon Street via Greenwich and Woolwich. The units in this suggestion will be the Class 465/0/1, Class 466, Class 465/9, Class 376.
A Potential DLC for this route will be the Class 707.
Let’s start with the class 465/0 and 1.

The British Rail Class 465 Networker is a class of 147 electric multiple units built by Metro-Cammell, British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) and ABB Rail between 1991 and 1994. Originally operated by Network South East,[6] these units are now run by Southeastern.
The Class 465/0 and 1 are formed as 4 coaches and a single unit. Sometimes a Class 465 can actually be coupled to a Class 466 as well. The Class 465/0 and 1 has some differences to the Class 466 and 465/9.

This is the driver cab of the Class 465/0 and 1 units. There are some differences to the Class 465/9 cab as well for the 466. The DSD has a different beeping sound on the Class 465/0 and 1.

This is the passenger interior of the Class 465/0 and 1. As you can see the Bars are actually blue, on the /9 units the Bars are actually Orange. The doors are more different to the /9 doors.
Each carriage is 20.89m long on these trains.
The maximum speed is 75 mph on this train as well.

This is the Class 465/9, This one was built by Metro Cammel, It goes up to 75mph same as the 466, 465/0 and 1 and the Class 376.

 

This is the driver cab of the Class 465/9 and It has a lot of differences to the /0 and 1 cab.

This is the passenger interior of the Class 465/9, It has the orange bars that you see in Tsw 3 for the class 465/9, This would be included in the route I’m suggesting as it actually does services on this route aswell.

This is the Class 466. It is also built by Metro Cammel. It has 2 coaches but on this route a Class 466 can actually be coupled to a Class 465. These trains have the same motors as the /9 units.

This is the interior of the Class 466, it has the same interior design as the /0 and /1 units on the network but with Metro Cammel Motor sounds.

This is the Class 466 cab, it has the same cab design as the Class 166 and 165.

 

This train is the Class 376.
The British Rail Class 376 Electrostar is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train manufactured by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is part of the Electrostar family, which are the most common EMUs introduced since the privatisation of British Rail. The units were ordered by Connex South Eastern, introduced in 2004/2005 by South Eastern Trains originally to replace Class 465 and Class 466 to be transferred to the Outer Suburban services to Kent to replace the Class 423 slam-door trains.
These are the trains that replaced the Class 423 slam door trains to provide better services and faster journeys.
These trains have the old southeastern livery with yellow doors and grey stripes at the bottom. These trains can go up to 75mph same as the 465 and 466.

This is the driver cab of the Class 376. It’s a bit like the Class 377 cab but there is no gangway at the front or back of the train. This is the only southeastern train to have the original southeastern livery which was white and yellow. The newest trains on southeastern have a dark blue colour.

This is the interior of the Class 375. It has yellow bars instead of Blue or orange. The seats have a pattern thats quite different to the current southeastern patterns that are used on 395s, 465s, 466s, 375s and 707 units.
It’s a bit like the London Overground but yellow.
Now let’s move onto a potential DLC which is the Class 707.

This is the Class 707 City beam unit for Southeastern. The British Rail Class 707 Desiro City is an electric multiple unit passenger train. Siemens Mobility built 30 five-carriage sets. Initially leased by South West Trains, its franchise successor South Western Railway began phasing them out of their network. Since September 2021,[7] 18 have entered service with Southeastern. The remaining 12 are due to be transferred to Southeastern in 2023.
These trains were originally part of SWR but they decided to phasing it out of their network, since that happened Southeastern decided to Claim the units that were being phased out of the SWR network. There are currently 12 707s left on the SWR but later this year SWR are going to give the rest of the 12 remaining units to Southeastern.

This is the interior of the Class 707. Well it still has the orange bars that were on the SWR Units. The seating pattern is quite nice and these units also have air conditioning which means these trains are better for doing journeys on the Southeastern network. The train also has the PIS Led Screen that is used on the Class 700.

 

This is the driver cab of the Class 707. It’s the same as the Class 700 driver cab aswell. When you reset the DRA a voice will play telling you to change the signal before moving which is quite important for drivers.
Now let’s move onto the train stations on the line.

This is London Cannon Street station.
Cannon Street station also known as London Cannon Street,[3] is a central London railway terminus and connected London Undergroundstation in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail. It is one of two London termini of the South Eastern Main Line, the other being Charing Cross, while the Underground station is on the Circle and District lines, between Monument and Mansion House. The station runs services by Southeastern, mostly catering for commuters in southeast London and Kent, with occasional services further into the latter.
This station for national rail only uses the Southeastern. The London Underground actually goes to this station, those lines are the District and Circle line.
There might be AI layers as well at certain stations. At Cannon Street there’s gonna be a Layered AI service as a Class 465 to Orpington from Cannon Street. Players will be able to ride this AI Layered service as far as London Bridge.

This is London Bridge station.
London Bridge is a central London railway terminus and connected London Undergroundstation in Southwark, south-east London. It occupies a large area on three levels immediately south-east of London Bridge, from which it takes its name. The main line station is the oldest railway station in London fare zone 1 and one of the oldest in the world having opened in 1836. It is one of two main line termini in London to the south of the River Thames (the other being Waterloo) and is the fourth-busiest station in London, handling over 50 million passengers a year.
There will be other layered AI services at this station, There will be Layered services to Charing Cross and Hayes, also Southern services layered onto the route, such as a Southern Class 377 to Caterham, a Layered Class 377 to Victoria

 

This is Deptford station.
Deptford is a National Rail station in Deptford in London, England. It is on the North Kent Line, 3 miles 7 chains (5.0 km) down the line from London Bridge, and has staggered platforms on the London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct, a high brick viaduct on which the line runs at this point above Deptford High Street.
This station is national rail only but there is a separate station in Deptford called Deptford Bridge and it’s for the DLR.


This is Greenwich station.
Greenwich station is about 400 m south-west of the district centre, in London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail between central London and Dartford (north Kent), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and Docklands and the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3.
At this station there are 2 other platforms and they are for the DLR to Lewisham and Bank.
This is actually a heritage station because of the Entrance design. This station is used by both Southeastern and DLR.

 

This station is Maze Hill.
Maze Hill railway station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the Greenwich Lineconnecting suburbs (e.g.: Deptford, Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, to Dartford, Kent) along the south side of the River Thames with central London stations (London Bridge, Cannon Streetand Charing Cross). The station is in the Maze Hill area of Greenwich, and is the closest station to Greenwich Park, being about 150m east of the north-east corner of the park. It is 4 miles38 chains (7.2 km) down the line from London Bridge.
This station is located near the Playground entrance to Greenwich Park.

 

This is Westcombe Park Station.
Westcombe Park station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the Greenwich Lineconnecting suburbs (e.g.: Deptford, Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, to Dartford, Kent) along the south side of the River Thames with central London stations (London Bridge, Cannon Streetand Charing Cross).


This is Charlton Station.
Charlton railway station is a railway station in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 7 miles 44 chains (12.2 km) measured from Charing Cross. The station is operated by Southeastern. Trains serving the station are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Near Charlton Station there is a football Stadium called Charlton Athletic FC.

 

Woolwich Dockyard railway station is in Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 8 miles 56 chains (14.0 km) measured from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. It takes its name from the former Woolwich Dockyard.


This is Woolwich Arsenal Station.
Woolwich Arsenal station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) paired interchange station in the heart of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It has two parts; its raised, south-western part of the station is on the semi-slow, commuter service, corollary of the North Kent Line and also in its Dartford Loopservices section between London and Dartford, run by Southeastern. Regular services beyond Dartford are to the Medway Towns, which start/finish in the opposite direction at Luton via the City of London, West Hampstead and St Albans. Its other part is the terminus of its own branch of the DLR, run by Transport for London.

 

Plumstead railway station serves the suburb of Plumstead, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, east of Woolwich Arsenal. It is 10 miles 1 chain(16.1 km) measured from London Charing Cross. It is served by Southeastern.


Abbey Wood is a National Rail station in Abbey Wood in southeast London, England. It is between Plumstead and Belvedere stations on the North Kent Line. It is 11 miles 43 chains(18.6 km) measured from London Charing Cross, with services to central London routed via Greenwich or Lewisham, and Elizabeth lineservices to Paddington and Reading via Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street. The station is managed by Transport for London with passenger services provided by Southeastern, Thameslink and the Elizabeth line.[4] It is the closest railway station to the suburb of Thamesmead, which is connected to the station by local buses. The station platforms are located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich with the station entrance in the London Borough of Bexley.

 

This is Erith Station.
Erith station serves Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London. It is 14 miles18 chains (22.9 km) measured from London Charing Cross.
The station stands between Belvedere and Slade Green on the North Kent line and is served by Greenwich line trains running from the station westbound generally to Cannon Street via London Bridge and eastbound to Dartford or to Central London via the Dartford loop and Sidcup.

The station buildings date from the opening of the line in 1849.


This is Slade Green station.
Slade Green railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, on the North Kent Line. It is 15 miles 30 chains (24.7 km) measured from London Charing Cross.


The station was built in 1900 to serve the developing community. It opened as "Slades Green" and it was not until 1953 that this was changed to Slade Green. There was a level crossing across the tracks at the south end of the station but this and the signal box closed in November 1970 when the line was resignalled.[4]As of 2019 the station and trains serving it are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

 

This is Barnehurst Station.
Barnehurst railway station serves Barnehurst, Northumberland Heath and northern parts of Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley; it is 13 miles 71 chains (22.3 km) from Charing Cross on the Bexleyheath line.[3] The station stands in a cutting: the small brick-built ticket office (in a similar design to others on the line) is above the up platform.


This is Bexleyheath Station.
Bexleyheath railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. There are ticket barriers at both entrances.

It is located to the north of Bexleyheath town centre on Avenue Road, and lies 12 miles 59 chains (20.5 km) from London Charing Cross.[3]

 

This is Welling Station. Welling railway station is situated in Welling, part of the London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, 11 miles28 chains (18.3 km) from London Charing Cross.[3] The station was opened with the line on 1 May 1895. The station is located in Station Road, just off Bellegrove Road (which becomes Welling High Street). This is one of the stations on the line with original buildings: the offices here are on the Up side of the station. There are ticket barriers to both entrances.

This is Falconwood Station. Falconwood railway station is situated in the suburb of Falconwood, London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line. It is 10 miles 27 chains (16.6 km) measured from London Charing Cross.[2] The station was opened much later than the remainder of the line, on 1 January 1936, to serve a growing area. A brick-built ticket office leads down to the cutting in which the station lies. Ticket barriers control access to the platforms.

 

This is Eltham Station.
Eltham railway station is in the Well Hall area of Eltham, South East London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 10 miles 68 chains(17.5 km) measured from London Victoria. It is in Travelcard Zone 4.
The station is operated by Southeastern. The station has two platforms: platform 1 for services to Central London and platform 2 for Dartford and Barnehurst.


This is Kidbrooke Station. Kidbrooke railway station serves Kidbrooke in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is 9 miles 51 chains (15.5 km) measured from London Victoria.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

 

This is Blackheath Station. Blackheath railway station is Grade II-listed and is in the south-centre of Blackheath, a village in southeast London. In traditional terms the area immediately south-west of the station around Lee Terrace and Lee Park is part of Lee;[3] a status challenged by the station's naming, buildings such as the Blackheath Halls and the development of Blackheath Park to the south east. It is 8 miles 52 chains (13.9 km) measured from London Victoria.

The tracks run through the village and are crossed by a road overbridge on which the station buildings stand.

 

This is Lewisham Station.

Lewisham is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station in Lewisham, south-east Londonwhich first opened in 1849. On the National Rail network it is 7 miles 61 chains (12.5 km) measured from London Victoria and is operated by Southeastern.[9]


This is St John’s Station. St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies 5 miles 47 chains (9.0 km) down the South Eastern Main Line from London Charing Cross, and is situated between New Cross and Lewisham.

 

New Cross railway station serves New Cross in south-east London, England. It is 4 miles68 chains (7.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is in London fare zone 2. The platforms are lettered rather than numbered to avoid confusion with those at New Cross Gate by staff who worked at both stations before privatisation of the stations in 1997. Platform D is used exclusively by London Overground services. Ticket barriers control access to all platforms. Platform D at the end on the right hand side is the London Overground but that won’t be layered into the game as the Overground has never came to TSW.

Now we are back at London Bridge as the loop has headed towards Cannon Street.
You will be able to explore London Bridge station if this route comes to the game.

Now we are back at Cannon Street which means that the Cannon Street loop via Greenwich and Woolwich has been completed.
Now let’s add one extra train to the suggestion. I think the Class 700 would actually be great to come to the route. In this route you will be able to Thameslink from Slade Green as far as London Bridge via Greenwich.

Now let’s move onto possible scenarios for this route.
Scenario 1: Football Madness! In this scenario there is a football match starting soon at Charlton Football Stadium, the journey will start at London Cannon Street, in the scenario you will operate a Class 465/1 to Slade Green via Greenwich and Woolwich, the football fans will get off at Charlton to watch the football game at the Football Stadium. After you terminate at Slade Green another driver will take over and continue the loop to Cannon Street via Bexleyheath.
Scenario 2: Broken Down! In this scenario a train has failed at Greenwich station which has caused delays for trains to Cannon Street via Deptford, your train is a Class 376 starting at London Cannon Street but due to the broken down train at Greenwich, your train will be diverted via Lewisham, Bexleyheath and Charlton, After you depart Charlton your train will be switched onto the track that goes straight towards Blackheath and will go back to Lewisham and then continue to Cannon Street to continue the loop.
Scenario 3: A Fire Emergency, in this scenario you will be operating a Class 700 and will start at Slade Green station and The train terminates at Luton but there’s a rare driver change at London Bridge but that goes wrong,
Between Deptford and London Bridge the fire alarm In the back passenger carriage has been pulled. The train will go to an emergency stop and you contact the signaller asking about the fire alarm being pulled, but and then you check the train and see smoke coming from the back of the train and then the people in the back carriage do the emergency release on the doors to evacuate the train, the driver contacts the signaller to stop all trains going through to keep the passengers safe on the tracks, the driver lets everyone evacuate and escorts them to London Bridge station.
Scenario 4: A Windy day, In this scenario you will operate a Class 465/9 to Slade Green from London Cannon Street but your train has to be stopped as far as Plumstead due to a trampoline being blown onto the tracks between Plumstead and Abbey Wood station. After you terminate at Plumstead and everyone has left the train close the doors and slowly drive into Plumstead Sidings to end the shift.
Scenario 5: A Landslide cancellation, in this scenario you will drive a Class 466 connected to a Class 465/1 and will operate as far as Woolwich Arsenal due to a Landslide before Plumstead station, it was caused due to heavy rain in the area. A Maintenance Class 66 has stopped infront of the Landslide to Clear all of the dirt off of the tracks.
Scenario 6: A slippery Journey, In this scenario it is winter and heavy snow has hit the area and you may expect wheelslips while leaving a station, to avoid wheelslips you have to leave a station slowly, The train your driving is a Class 465/0 connected to a Class 465/9.
You will drive from London Cannon Street to London Cannon Street via Greenwich and Woolwich but it may be slow due to the heavy snow.
Scenario 7: An Electrical Failure, This scenario is only available if you buy the Class 707 DLC that could be Potential, in this scenario you would drive a Class 707 from Cannon Street to Plumstead station due to a Electrical problem with the 3rd rail before Abbey Wood station, after you terminated at Plumstead you would drive into the sidings to complete the shift.
Thank you for looking at this scenario!
Remember to put your thoughts in the comments. Bye guys have a nice day!

 

Scenario 8: Engineering Night, In this Scenario the Bexleyheath line is closed due to Engineering Works, Rail Replacement buses have been provided from Dartford to Lewisham via Bexleyheath, You will operate a EWS Class 66 carrying Equipment for the Engineering works, Network Rail is only letting freight trains through the Bexleyheath line at this time, you will operate the Freight service from Slade Green to Lewisham.

 

At last is Scenario 9: Network Rail Strike, Today you will drive a Class 700 from Slade Green to London Bridge via Greenwich , well due to a train strike there will be limited services on the network today, Most trains are delayed or cancelled, Take time to operate this Thameslink service to Luton as far as London Bridge.

 

Here are my brutally honest thoughts on modern 3rd rail routes, I'll be honest I have just copy and pasted as the exact same applies to all three suggestions.
We already have more than enough SE modern Electrostar based commuter routes, especially when you look at the gaps elsewhere. A whole region of BR has no routes in it, whole decades aren't represented and even types of services are missing. I think DTG need to continue the halt of modern se 3rd rail routes for at least another year so that other areas, eras, and operations can be represented.