Route Length: ~132 km (82 miles) Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Memmingen: ~32 km (20 miles) Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Buchloe: ~47 km (29 miles) Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Immenstadt: ~20 km (12 miles) Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Pfronten-Steinach: ~33 km (20 miles) Rolling Stock: New - BR 633 (Pesa Link) - Memmingen, Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Buchloe, Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Immenstadt Reused - BR 612 - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Memmingen, Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Buchloe, Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Immenstadt - BR 642 - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Pfronten-Steinach - BR 628 - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Pfronten-Steinach Layers - BR 218 + IC coaches (for occasional IC services) Gameplay: Diesel network route, regional passenger services, tilting, steep gradients Scenery: Transition from the rolling hills and dairy farms of the lower Allgäu to the dramatic, jagged peaks of the Allgäu Alps. Includes the iconic "Illertal" (Iller Valley) and the terminus at the foot of the mountains in Oberstdorf Licenses: DB Time Period: Modern Similar Add-ons: Cardiff City Network (diesel network route) Main-Spessart Bahn (for the hilly diesel feel) Why this route: This would be a modern network-style route in a highly scenic Bavarian setting, with the unelectrified nature of it making it a unique experience compared to Frankfurt S-Bahn for example, and the network aspect making it busier than the average unelectrified route. Kempten would be the busy hub at the centre, allowing players to drive in four different directions. It also showcases "splitting" operations at Immenstadt and provides a much-needed home for various existing German DMU's, as well as featuring one new one (the BR 633). There would also be occasional appearances of IC trains pulled by the BR 218, which could layer on. The route would feature four branches and 21 unique stations in total: - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Memmingen - primarily served by RE 75 (Ulm - Oberstdorf) Stations: Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf, Kempten (Allgäu) Ost, Dietmannsried, Bad Grönenbach, Memmingen - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Buchloe - served by RE 7 (Lindau/Oberstdorf - Nuremberg) and RE 70 (Lindau/Munich) Stations: Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf, Kaufbeuren, Buchloe - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Immenstadt - served by most RE lines passing through Kempten, such as RE 7/17, RE 70/76, RE 75, RE 79, RB 73, RB 94, etc Stations: Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf, Martinszell (Allgäu), Immenstadt - Kempten (Allgäu) ↔ Pfronten-Steinach - served by RB 73, part of the Außerfernbahn Stations: Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf, St Mang, Durach, Sulzberg, Bodelsberg, Zollhaus-Petersthal, Oy-Mittelberg, Wertach-Haslach, Maria Rain, Nesselwang, Pfronten-Weissbach, Pfronten-Ried, Pfronten-Steinach BR 633 (Pesa Link) Country/Region: Germany Operator(s): DB Type: Diesel-mechanical multiple unit Era/Years in Service: 2018–Present Top Speed: 140 km/h (87 mph) Power Output: 1,130 kW (1,515 hp) Notable Features: Three-car articulated set, low-floor accessibility, distinctive "shark" nose design The DB Class 633 is a three-car variant of the Pesa Link family, designed to replace aging diesel fleets on regional and mountainous lines across Germany. Its aggressive, modern front-end styling and modular construction make it a standout on non-electrified routes, particularly in the Sauerland and Allgäu regions.
Since this is literally my home ground, i can provide some additional information The 633 would indeed be the big star and main focus for a route/hub like this. Nowadays it can be found on all of the mentioned routes. It's not very popular among the maintenance crews, as I've heard... Sadly the 628 is no longer common in this area, it's all down to 633, 612 and occasionally 642 in that order. Also, the 628.2 we've got ingame is not powerful enough for Kempten-Pfronten with its steep gradients. The route is mostly run by 633 (which are too heavy for it and wreak havoc on the tracks, leading to frequent closures for repairs) and 642. Other than that, I like the idea a lot! Not just because I'm from the area, but because I love network-style routes and all these routes would offer a very different driving experience each Buchloe-Kempten-Immenstadt is a double-track main route but also very curvy and scenic in parts. And as mentioned being equipped with GNT, the 612 could really shine there! Kempten-Memmingen is very straight and fast, but single-track, and still features oldschool mechanical semaphore signalling mostly. Kempten-Pfronten is a single-track, slow, windy, steep and incredibly scenic route! Think Niddertalbahn in almost Mittenwaldbahn-esque terrain. It would also be an opportunity to add another feature to TSW: Most of the stations along the route are on-demand stops I think Maintalbahn also has on-demand stops but it hasn't been implemented there ingame. Although I have to say, Kempten-Pfronten without the extension of Pfronten-Reutte-Garmisch or Kempten-Immenstadt without the rest of the Allgäubahn from Immenstadt to Lindau (or the branch to Oberstdorf) would be a crime against humanity. Although those would surely blow the length of the route up way too much...
The part from Pfronten to Garmisch is electrified (or before 2022: from Reutte to Garmisch), so nowadays all the services are being split at Pfronten-Steinach. Kempten to Pfronten-Steinach is serviced by 633 and 642, while on Garmisch to Pfronten-Steinach you'll find 442. In the 90's, the route was in bad shape, to the point that the OHLE had to be shut off for years due to it being dangerously unsafe. At that time, the 628.0, 628.1, 627.1 and ÖBB 5047 railcars serviced the whole length of the route, occasionally supported by Kempten's fleet of 218 with n-Wagen One more thing about this suggestion: Freight lovers will be disappointed. If the time period isn't being set to sometimes before 1995, freight services will be very sparse. Simply put, one pair per day between Buchloe and Kempten, and one pair between Kempten and Memmingen. BR 294 with closed freight cars and tankers, that's it.
This is sad news. Although this is just a route proposal, I would be happy to offer any diesel route.
That's another reason why I'm longing for more German routes to be set in the past (especially 60's to 80's). Much more active and diverse freight business. More shunting in larger railyards, and more point-to-point freight deliveries to smaller stations and companies Take this route suggestion here as an example. If it would take place in the mid-70's (in or shortly after 1974 to have a wider variety of existing rolling stock), not only would most of the branches have many more underway stations, but most of these stations would have some sort of daily freight delivery/pickup And those stations which still have freight service today (that's only Kempten, Memmingen, Buchloe, Günzach) would have had much, much more of it back in the day.
Would love to see it because I really love the flair of the Allgäu and it would be a Diesel Mainroutes.
