Route East Coast Mainline: Newcastle To York (2005)

Description:

Route:
ECML: Newcastle to York

"Link Newcastle to the historic city of York using classic diesel and electric locomotives in Train Sim World 4."

The route length is 73 miles.
The time it takes complete the route is roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Map:


Rolling Stock:

This route would be set in 2005 when ECML services were operated by GNER.

Class 91 “Electra” in GNER livery

Updated Class 43 “HST” in GNER livery


Layers:

Class 91 layers onto ECML Peterborough to Doncaster in LNER livery

DLC:

Class 373 “TGV TMST” in GNER livery

Stations:

Newcastle: Situated next to the Tyne Bridge, which at the time of construction was the world’s longest span bridge.

Durham: Next to the grade II listed Durham Viaduct.

Darlington: Winner of the “Large Station of the Year” award in 2005.

Northallerton: Plans published in 2020 to build two new fast lines through the station and to move both platforms.

York: National Railway Museum next to the station. The station is also a listed building, with it originally being opened in 1839.

Depots:

Heaton Depot: Used to stable some units. The nearest station is Manors.

 

the licensing would be hard to get, due to genr being under ownership of a defunct cargo company
plus, they are controversal

 

Agree on the licensing, but that paint scheme was always a favorite of mine

 

This would be amazing. Both Newcastle and York are iconic stations on the ECML. The Class 91 is very much needed. Very puzzling why this part of the route wasn’t released in the first place.

 

With the licence being a slight issue I reckon it'd be easier for DTG to do it either modern day or perhaps Virgin Trains as VTEC still used the same stock as GNER apart from the 373 if i remember rightly.
Plus you still get the lovely route which is a much nicer section of the ECML than we currently have.

 

Newcastle to Edinburgh would IMHO be a better shout, more of a contrast to what we already have. York to Darlington is one of the most boring stretches of route in the country, dead flat scenery and just a case of up to line speed and hold it there.

 

The license for GNER would be with the DfT (as with all other defunct TOCs) so can't see how that'd be an issue.

 

That.... is actually a smart way to get the eurostar into the game.