Need a 106.3 KM route that crosses an international border I present the Gotthard Railway Bellinzona Milano Centrale Route. Forms the international section of Hauptstrecke Basel Muttenz Olten Sursee Luzern Mailand Maps Description LAMP process from April 2023 roadmap Rolling Stock DLC Layered Trains Service Pattern Pictures Videos Final Thoughts Maps Italian section Description Gotthard Bahn Bellinzona Milano Centrale runs for 106.3 km. Starting from Bellinzona the route Northern Terminus the line splits into two parts one via the Ceneri Summit Tunnel which actually requires Banker locomotives to be attached both Northbound and southbound. The other Branch takes you via the 2020 opened Ceneri Base Tunnel and merges with the old Summit tunnel track at Lugano SBB CFF FFS Station. After that station, you reach the Border of Italy and Switzerland at Chiasso where Milano Suburban trains Terminate from the Italian side of the route. Border Station also serves as the endpoint of the Swiss 15kv 16.7hz ZUB123 ETCS Level 1LS and Integra Signum and the beginning of Italian 3kv DC SCMT RS4 electrification and train Protection Systems. The Chiasso Border Station Line splits into two Como Station routes and a Bypass Tunnel then Merges with each other after the station and then straight to Milano Centrale for Passengers but freight to Milano Yard. LAMP Process Licensing Route needs SBB CFF FFS for just one section of the root while the Italian section needs FS and FNM licenses Anticipation Play this route you need to get familiar with changing voltages and Signal systems from one country to another. Followed by locomotive swaps for Single voltage trains. Offers different gameplay from Singapore Italian trains up to the Swiss border and also true traffic by multiple voltage trains Mix Gotthard Railway International offers different types of gameplay starting from the commuter rail operations out of Milan into the Swiss border followed by selected Swiss Italian true running International services including commuter trains. Route itself offers tilting train actions in the form of Rabe 503 Pendolino. Low floor intercity trains RABE 501 commuter Rabe 524 Prominence The main route for Zurich and Basel via Luzern and Sursee routes to Italy via the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland Ticino Rolling Stock RABE 501 SBB-CFF-FFS Low floor International High Speed train. Key feature is its platform height being 55-76cm Is equipped with Swiss German/Austrian PZB and Italian systems. On the roof top this Train is equipped with 1.45 Copper Strip FS/SBB-CFF-FFS and 1.95 Carbon/Metalized Carbon strips for Germany Austria 15kv 16.7hz AC wires. Link is from the German Wiki SBB CFF-FFS Rabe 524 Cross border Commuter/Regional Trains built from 2007-2022 with different styles. 2020-2022 builds are the Filrt 3 platform. Information is from the German Wiki 2nd version Filrt 1 platform Swiss Freight SBB Re 474 The swiss version of DB BR189 locomotive weight is 86 metric Tons and has 6.4 mw of power. Approved for Italy since it has RS4 & SCMT train protection systems information taken from the SBB Cargo Website Re 482 runs Switzerland to Germany freight. built from 2001-2006. On this route run to Chiasso and get replaced by the E494 loco On the Italian Side E464. Italian Commuter locomotive has a Digital Automatic coupler on the front built by Bombardier now Alstom from 1997-2015. Pulls Italian equivalents to the N-wagen Operated by Trenord from Chiasso to Milano Centrale. Can be used as a lead/trail unit by the E.402B/A locomotives or the 15kv capable E412 Freight Locomotive E494 This is the Italian cousin of the SKA DB BR187 used by Mercitalia the Freight Division of FS Italian Railways. Built from 2017 onwards at Vado Ligure. Max speed is the same as it’s SKA cousin DB BR187 140 km/h 85 mph. Source is Italian wikipedia TAF Treno Alta Frequentazione Italian Double Decker EMU used by Trenord out of Milan for commuter work. Built from 1996-2004 Max speed 140 kmh. Source is Italian Wiki. ETR610 Italian Designation for the FFS Rabe 503 built from 2008-2011. Max speed is 250 KMH 155 mph used for High Speed train runs to Zurich and Frankfurt am Main Hbf via LZN full form Hauptstrecke Basel Olten Sursee Luzern. Source is italian wiki. Swiss version Rabe 503 is layered here if one owns Mighty Zurich Freight DLC. Layered Trains comes from Mighty Zurich Freight BR 193 Vectron Built from 2018 onwards has two versions Red and Blue paint The Blue Paint version is the Vectron A22 which has the equipment to run in the Netherlands via Duisburg Oberhausen Emmerich am Rhein Zevenaar and Monchengladbach Venlo DB Germany OBB Austria FS Italy and SBB Switzerland A16 version Red Paint is only allowed to run in Germany DB Netze OBB Infra Austria RFI FS Italy SBB Infra Switzerland Also the Riesa-Dresden version if fitted with SCMT RS4 Aem940 Built by Alstom Belfort from 2018 onwards. Was ordered to replace ageing Am861 and Ee 6/locomotives from the 1970s-1980s alongside early 2000s 1990s Am 841s. Information is taken from German Wikipedia. For this route works the Chiasso Yard under diesel power. Is Equipped with Caterpillar C18 engines together with a Pantograph which makes it a Code E locomotive Electro-Diesel. Rabe 503 subs for ETR610 provide services for Voarlberg Bahn as an ECE from Lustenau to Lindau DLC Loco SBB Rae TEE 1053. Classic Swiss quadvoltage electric train. On this route it can do a special TEE Gotthardo Runs via the Gotthard and Ceneri Base Tunnels and voltage changing at Chiasso. Home depot is Olten. Source is SBB Historic. Service Pattern on the Trenord Website 1hr 8 for S11 Milano to Chiasso but 1hr 30 from Chiasso to Rho via Milano. For the SBB side which runs Bellinzona to Milano Centrale Services take 1hr 36 if using Rabe 501s/503 directly to Milano Centrale from Bellinzona but 2hrs if S90 S-bahn Ticino Rabe 524s Pictures Bellinzona Start point of the route Ceneri Base Tunnel bypasses the Ceneri Summit Tunnel used by tilting trains S-Bahn Ticino and Freight Chiasso Border Station end of Swiss 15kv 16.7 HZ AC ZUB123 Integra Signum and ETCS Level 1 LS start of 3kv DC SCMT RS4 Italy signals Milano Centrale Endpoint of the route major station in Milan. Built in 1931 during Mussolini’s fascist rule. Videos Freight Train on the Swiss section by Lorirocks Pre Ceneri Base Tunnel Cab view Milano to Chiasso Southbound version both by Rail Relaxation Trip reports Paul Lucas SNCF Employee Thibault Simply Railway shows inside of RABE 501 Final Thoughts The Milano Centrale to Bellinzona route must be added to TSW 4 for various reasons. One of them is that it explores Canton Tessin German name for Ticino the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Additionally, it introduces Italy a heavily requested country into the game. For this route, Italian trains are represented by E.464 TAF ETR610s and E494 locos. Since these trains are new to the game and must be supported by the training centre as introduction levels. Overall these are the reasons why Milano to Bellinzona must be made into TSW4.
Anything that includes my favorite company, the SBB, I will wholeheartedly support. This route post is amazing!
Took time to develop and post it however my problem is that the northern section might be made by Rivet Games. If they made this route this would end up being unplayable in the long term.
That is correct they've been making the Swiss routes for TSC and TSW. however that would render it unplayable in the long term. Happy New year
You are correct on that but the problem is very simple you will have a route that has problems in the long term. therefore you would need someone who has knowledge of the Swiss and Italian signaling systems which is present on this route
I think the Gotthard base tunnel would be one of the most interesting and unique spots to look at this route (apart from the beautiful alpine scenery of course) and if the route would be taken over it. It's the world largest railway tunnel (with 57,9 km in total length) and deepest traffic tunnel. Imagine driving through it with a high speed loco. Then you can relax and take a coffee at the bord restaurant while the train continues to even come close to the other portal.
You mean the Northern segment of the route. This is the Southern segment of the Gotthardbahn Bellinzona Chiasso Mailand (Milano Centrale). Voltage change is Chiasso
