Cumbrian Coast & Furness Lines

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  1. Inky Scrolls

    Inky Scrolls New Member

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    The Furness line, running from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness, and the Cumbrian Coast Line, running from Barrow-in-Furness via Millom and Workington to Carlisle on the Scottish border, would together be an ideal route for Train Simulator. At 114 miles long and with 36 stations (many of them requests), the line travels through some of the United Kingdom's most dramatic scenery, with views across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man and Galloway, breathtaking cliffs and headlands, and a fine mixture of low-lying coastlands and the mountains of the Lake District. The Cumbrian Coast and Furness lines are on par with the Settle to Carlisle and Fort William to Mallaig lines.
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    Beginning on the busy West Coast Mainline (WCML) in the ancient county capital and Roman city of Lancaster, the Furness line soon curves away to the west, crossing the mouth of the River Kent, before following the coast of Furness via Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston before reaching the bustling industrial town of Barrow-in-Furness. Here the line sweeps sharply to the north, hugging the Copeland coast before entering the Lake District at Silecroft. Thence the line clings closely to the sea, with many sharp turns and speed restrictions, including a mile of single-track at 15mph.
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    The line travels through the important towns of Sellafield, Whitehaven and Workington, before meandering back inland to reach England's Border City, entering Carlisle via an incredibly tight 13 chain radius curve.

    Most of the passenger services on the line are operated by class 150 and 153 Sprinters, with a number between Barrow and Carlisle utilising BR MkII coaching-stock hauled by class 37s or class 68s, with some of the last remaining DBSOs on the network.
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    Its continued use of loco-hauled stock, beautiful and astounding scenery, semaphore signals, single-line sections, manually operated level crossings, and copious request stops, all combine to make the Furness and Cumbrian Coast lines two of the most interesting and enjoyable railway lines in the country. They would make for an ideal route for Train Simulator, and I hope that we may see such an addition to the Simulator soon.
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