Welcome everybody to another of my suggestions, I'm TrainGeek08 and today I am suggesting the Fen Line which runs through Cambridgeshire and Norfolk in the east of England Route Information: The Fen Line is a railway line in the east of England that links Cambridge in the south to King's Lynn in the north. The line runs through Cambridgeshire and Norfolk and the name of the line refers to the Fens which cover parts of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. It is 41 miles 47 chains (66.9 km) in length and has eight stations. Route Map: Stock included in base route: The British Rail Class 365 'Networker Express (Happy Train)' in Great Northern livery And the British Rail Class 317 in Greater Anglia livery Training (In Training Center): Class 317 Introduction Class 365 Introduction Scenarios: Networker to the Bridge: (Difficulty - 2) Drive this Great Northern service bound for London King's Cross as far as Cambridge during a foggy day Shunting at Three Seventeen: (Difficulty - 1) Class 317s are needing shunted at Cambridge Sidings, shunt units around to get the correct formations ready for the start of service The Lynn Anglian: (Difficulty - 3) Starting at Ely, drive this peak-time Greater Anglia service to King's Lynn however earlier in the day, a Class 365 failed on the single-track Fen Line near King's Lynn so is causing problems, beware of red signals... Ely Divider: (Difficulty - 2) Drive this Class 365 pair from Cambridge to Ely, where the train will divide and the front unit will continue to King's Lynn and you will take control of the rear unit to head back to Cambridge bound for London Timetable: Below is the May 2019 Working Timetable for this route (You are interested in section LB03 for the Fen Line) 2019-05 WTT LB | Network Rail Corporate Archive Potential DLC, Layers, Stations & POI on Pages 2 & 3...
Page 2: Potential DLC: The British Rail Class 170 'Turbostar' in Greater Anglia livery Training (In Training Center): Class 170 Introduction Scenarios: Give Us A Breck: (Difficulty - 2) Drive this Greater Anglia service to Cambridge having come off the Breckland Line from Norwich The Turbo is King: (Difficulty - 2) Greater Anglia are running a special tour for charity utilising two of their Class 170 Turbostars, drive the tour from Cambridge to King's Lynn and return, all should run smoothly and no delays are expected Night Star: (Difficulty - 1) Drive this Class 170 from Cambridge to Ely on the last Ipswich-bound service of the day Timetable: Incorporated into base route timetable Layers: The British Rail Class 43 'HST' in EMT livery (MML) to mimic ECML diverts between Cambridge and Ely The British Rail Class 158 'Express Sprinter' in EMT livery (MML) as AI at Ely on Norwich-Liverpool (and vice-versa) services The British Rail Class 66 'Shed' in EWS livery (SEHS/ECML) for freight services going to/from Middleton Towers and for RHTT duties in Autumnal months (for those that own the RHTT DLC) Stations & POI on Page 3...
Page 3: (Principal) Stations: Cambridge: Cambridge railway station is the principal station serving the city of Cambridge in the east of England. It stands at the end of Station Road, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the city centre. It is the northern terminus of the West Anglia Main Line, 55 miles 52 chains (89.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street, the southern terminus. The station is managed by Greater Anglia. It is one of two railway stations in the city (the other being Cambridge North, approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) away). Cambridge is noted for having the third-longest platform on the network in England. Cambridge is also the terminus of three secondary routes: the Fen line to King's Lynn, the Breckland line to Norwich and the Ipswich–Ely line to Ipswich. It is the thirteenth busiest station in the UK outside London. Cambridge North: Cambridge North railway station is a railway station located in the Cambridge suburb of Chesterton, close to Cambridge Science Park. The station is on the Fen Line, which runs from Cambridge to King's Lynn. It connects to the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, and provides an interchange with Park & Ride and local bus services. The station was approved in December 2013; construction commenced in July 2014; and it opened on 21 May 2017, delayed from December 2015. It has three platforms: platform 1 on the eastern side of the station serves southbound fast services to Cambridge, Stansted Airport, and London King's Cross as well as some morning peak-time services to London Liverpool Street; platform 2 serves northbound services to Ely, King’s Lynn and Norwich; platform 3 is a south-facing bay serving semi-fast and slow services to London Liverpool Street via Cambridge and Bishop's Stortford. A few services King’s Lynn to or from London King’s Cross pass through without stopping. All Cross Country services to or from Birmingham New Street and Stansted Airport also pass through without stopping. The line speed through Cambridge North is 75mph (120km/h). Ely: Ely railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is 70 miles 30 chains (113.3 km) from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Waterbeach and Littleport stations on the Fen line to King's Lynn. It is an important junction for three other lines: the Ely to Peterborough Line, the Ipswich to Ely Line and the Norwich to Ely line. Ely is a busy station with trains running to a variety of destinations including London, Cambridge, King's Lynn, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool. It is managed by Greater Anglia, which is also one of four train operators that serve the station the others are Great Northern, CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway. The station was opened in 1845 by the Eastern Counties Railway at a cost of £81,500; the land on which it was built being a marshy swamp. The station was modified substantially by British Rail in the early 1990s, at the time that electrification of the line was taking place. King's Lynn: King's Lynn railway station is the northern terminus of the Fen line in the east of England, serving the town of King's Lynn, Norfolk. It is 41 miles 47 chains (66.9 km) from Cambridge and 96 miles 75 chains (156.0 km) measured from London Liverpool Street. The station and all trains calling here are operated by Great Northern (with service to and from London King's Cross.) It has been the only station in the town since the closure of South Lynn railway station in 1959. Points of Interest (POI): Cambridge Coldham Lane: Coldham Lane Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The depot is situated on the eastern side of the Fen Line and is to the north of Cambridge Station. The depot code was CA. River Great Ouse: The River Great Ouse (/uːz/) is a river in England, the longest of several British rivers called "Ouse". From Syresham in Northamptonshire, the Great Ouse flows through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk to drain into the Wash and the North Sea near Kings Lynn. Authorities disagree both on the river's source and its length with one quoting 160 mi (260 km) and another 143 mi (230 km). Mostly flowing north and east, it is the fifth longest river in the United Kingdom. The Great Ouse has been historically important for commercial navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows; its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens and has been extensively modified, or channelised, to relieve flooding and provide a better route for barge traffic. The unmodified river would have changed course regularly after floods. The name Ouse is from the Celtic or pre-Celtic *Udso-s, and probably means simply "water" or slow flowing river. Thus the name is a pleonasm. The lower reaches of the Great Ouse are also known as "Old West River" and "the Ely Ouse", but all the river is often referred to simply as the Ouse in informal usage (the word "Great" – which originally meant simply big or, in the case of a river, long – is used to distinguish this river from several others called the Ouse). I hope you have enjoyed this suggestion, put your thoughts on this route below as always, I've been TG08 as always, enjoy the rest of your day, and goodbye
I agree, this would be a great route in TSW4 and with a mix of old and new, I would think that many people in the community would enjoy it
Back with a bang TG mate! Brilliant suggestion as usual and would bring an absolute legend on EMUs to the game: the class 365s. I am not a fan of commuter trains generally but have always taken a liking to these units so would be lovely to have them in game. Would be a great dlc to have made.
Definitely agree mate, the 365s are a must-have in TSW now that they have long left the railway network (except for a couple of preserved coaches at the East Kent Railway)
This could provide some class 365 layers onto Edinburgh to Glasgow! Also Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the class 700 run on this line?
Yep, all it needs is a relivery into SR livery As of today they do but when the 365s were around the 700s only operated to Cambridge In fact... the Class 700 could layer in at Cambridge as AI services heading to/from Brighton
Excellent idea overall end this might be the ATS route mentioned in the roadmap. Speaking of TSC Fen Line ATS merged it with ECML South basically allows Kings Cross to King's Lynn runs. Why not consider Class 387/2 layer here for King's Lynn run
Hopefully it is, I've seen YouTubers (including Alan himself) play this route and it looks fantastic which could be why ATS are taking that little bit longer in developing the route The 387/2 could work but it would have to either a) be unbranded or b) have GN logos on them as having them with GX branding would look a bit wrong but I see where you are coming from
