Route Inverclyde Line: Glasgow To Gourock And Wemyss Bay

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  1. bdlhouston#8691

    bdlhouston#8691 Well-Known Member

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    Introducing the inverclyde line, a scenic coastal link between the bustling glasgow city center, and the coastal towns of gourock and wemyss bay.

    The route:
    Spanning around 35 miles, this scenic route contains 22 stations, 3 of which being terminus stations, those being Glasgow central, wemyss bay and gourock.

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    Stations:

    Glasgow central
    +0mi
    The largest station in glasgow, and the main terminus, it has 17 platforms. With 16 and 17 being low level platforms, normally, for inverclyde services platforms 9-15 are used, with 1-8 being used on some occasions.
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    Shields road TMD
    +1mi
    Shield's depot is scotrail's main electric multiple unit depot, with classes 318, 320, 334, 380 and 385s being stored here.

    Cardonald
    +3mi

    Hillington east
    +4mi

    Hillington west
    +4mi

    Paisley gilmour street
    +7mi
    Paisley's main station, it is where we branch off of the ayrshire coastline, and has a bus link to glasgow airport

    Paisley st james
    +8mi

    Bishopton
    +13mi

    Langbank
    +16mi

    Woodhall
    +19mi

    Port glasgow

    +

    (To gourock)

    Bogston
    +21mi

    Cartsdyke
    +22mi

    Greenock central
    +23mi

    Greenock west
    +24mi

    Fort matilda
    +26mi

    Gourock
    +27mi
    A terminus station on the inverclyde line, it is served by 4tph to and from glasgow central (2 in the evening) and has 3 platforms.
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    (To wemyss bay)

    Whinhill
    +22mi

    Drumfrochar
    +23mi

    Branchton
    +24mi

    Inverkip
    +28mi

    Wemyss bay

    +31mi
    Wemyss bay is another of the terminus stations on our route, and is somewhat famous for its unique architecture.
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  2. bdlhouston#8691

    bdlhouston#8691 Well-Known Member

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    Rolling stock:

    Included on release:

    Class 380 "desiro"

    The class 380 is a 3 or 4 car electric multiple unit, operated by scotrail for services around glasgow, motor sounds could be reused and slightly modified from the 700.
    Top speed: 100mph
    Services operated: Glasgow to gourock (driveable)
    Glasgow to wemyss bay (driveable)
    Glasgow to ayr/large/ardrossan (driveable as far as paisley gilmour street)
    Layers: Cathcart circle (driveable and AI) Edinburgh glasgow (Substitutions only)
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    Layers:

    Class 385 "at200"
    The class 385/0 would layer from Edinburgh glasgow, allowing for more variety.
    Services operated: Mostly glasgow to gourock, with services to wemyss bay as well, AI to edinburgh and lanark.

    Class 66 "shed"
    The class 66 would operate RHTT, and a few freight services around the route.

    Class 801 "azuma"
    The class 801 would have a few layers as AI at glasgow central.

    Future DLC:

    Class 320

    The class 320 is a 3 car electric multiple unit, and would operate the same services as the 385.
    Layers: Cathcart circle, mostly as AI around newton and glasgow central, sounds could be sourced from the AP sound pack if possible.
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    Class 318
    The class 318 is a 3 car electric multiple unit very similar to the class 320, and would work alongside the 320, sounds could be used from the new AP soundpack if possible
    Layers: Same as 320
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    Overall
    A route with a good variety in stopping and express services, it would be a nice route to drive, with a lot of nice scenery across the clyde, and would also bring a brand new scottish route to the game, which i could see being pretty popular.
     
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  3. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    The route itself looks similar to East Coastway, but in Scotland and increased frequency.

    I'll take it.
     

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