Intro This section of the ECML (York to Newcastle) is the most popular suggested section of the ECML. There is a lot of options and detail to this section of the ECML. It is one of the most famous rail lines in the world, it is major rail connection for the North of England. I would recommend that you read my York Extension suggestion first: https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/ecml-extension-to-york-and-possible-add-ons-for-ecml.80527/ Trains These are the train operating companies that will run on this route: LNER Grand Central CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern Tyne & Wear Metro *EMR* (This will occasionally run as AI at York for trains to Scarborough & Sheffield if you own Midland Mainline) I have decided not to include Lumo because after Newcastle, it stops nowhere until Stevenage, not even York, which would make Lumo pointless on this suggestion. These are the locomotives that will run on the route: Class 801/800: For LNER Class 802: For LNER & TransPennine Express Class 180 Adelante: For Grand Central Class 220 Voyager: For CrossCountry Class 185: For TransPennine Express Class 195: For Northern Class 150s: For Northern Nexus Trains: For Tyne & Wear Metro Tyne & Wear Metrocar Stations These will be the stations: York: York is one of the most important stations on the ECML serving the City of York. It has 11 platforms and when it opened on 25th June 1877, it was the largest train station in the world. These trains will operate here: LNER Grand Central CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern (As AI) EMR (As AI) Thirsk: Thirsk is a station on the ECML serving the Town of Thirsk. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Grand Central TransPennine Express Northallerton: Northallerton is a station on the ECML serving the Town of Northallerton. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER Grand Central TransPennine Express Yarm: Yarm is a station linking the ECML with the Middlesborough and Sunderland. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: TransPennine Express Eaglescliffe: Eaglescliffe is a station linking the ECML with the Middlesborough and Sunderland. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Grand Central Northern Middlesborough Branch: Thornaby Thornaby is a station on the Middlesborough Branch on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER TransPennine Express Northern Middlesborough Middlesborough is the main station on the Middlesborough branch and it started being served by LNER in 2021. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER TransPennine Express Northern Sunderland Branch: Stockton Stockton is a station on the Sunderland Branch on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Northern Billingham Billingham is a station on the Sunderland Branch on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Northern Seaton Carew Seaton Carew is a station on the Sunderland Branch on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Northern Hartlepool Hartlepool is a station on the Sunderland Branch on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Grand Central Northern Seaham Seaham is a station on the Sunderland Branch on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: Northern Sunderland Sunderland is the terminating station on the Sunderland Branch on the ECML. It has 4 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER Grand Central Northern Tyne & Wear Metro Green Line Newcastle Branch: Darlington Darlington is a major station on the ECML. It has 4 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern Durham Durham is a major station on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street is a station on the ECML. It has 2 platforms. These trains will operate here: CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern Newcastle Newcastle is one of the most important stations on the ECML. It once had the largest amount of level junctions/diamond crossings in the world. It has 12 platforms. These trains will operate here: LNER CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Newcastle-Sunderland Branch Gateshead Stadium Gateshead Stadium is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Felling Felling is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Heworth Heworth is a major Tyne and Wear Metro Station. These trains will operate here: Northern Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Pelaw Pelaw is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Fellgate Pelaw is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Brockley Whins Brockley Whins is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line East Bolton East Bolton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Seaburn East Bolton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line Stadium of Light Stadium of Light is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line St. Peter's St. Peter's is a Tyne and Wear Metro station. These trains will operate here: Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line I'm sorry I didn't add images for every station because the thread doesn't allow me to post more than 20 images.
Can't say owt for Middlesborough or Sunderland, but York to Newcastle is a lovely section of track on the whole, though the racetrack can be, and is a bit dull with the 80xs. Would prefer it with Valentas and Deltics but still a good suggestion mate.
I can see your point, and I think I might have made this a bit too big for Dovetail to handle, and I also think there should be deltics as well. I chose it to go to Sunderland because it would give the full Grand Central route before going straight down to London, and Middlesborough because it's not far from Eaglescliffe.
