The Paddington to Bristol line is a railway route in England that connects London Paddington station in London to Bristol Temple Meads station in Bristol. The line is operated by Great Western Railway and covers a distance of approximately 118 miles (190 km). The Paddington to Bristol line serves several stations along the way, including Reading, Swindon, and Bath Spa. The line is part of the great western mainline, but would require an overhaul of the current GWE and an extension to Bristol Temple Meads. We are well aware of the stations between paddington and reading, so i will cover the stations to be added in this extension: Tilehurst Tilehurst station is a railway station in the town of Tilehurst, which is located to the west of Reading in Berkshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Great Western Railway. Pangbourne Pangbourne station is a railway station located in the village of Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Great Western Railway. Goring and Streatley Goring and Streatley station is a railway station located in the villages of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley-on-Thames, in the county of Berkshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Great Western Railway Cholsey Cholsey station is a railway station located in the village of Cholsey, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Great Western Railway. Didcot Parkway Didcot Parkway is a railway station located in the town of Didcot, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Great Western Railway. Trains on the Great Western Main Line stop at Didcot Parkway regularly, with services running to destinations including Reading, London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, and Cardiff Central. The station is also served by local trains that run between Oxford and Didcot, as well as by the CrossCountry service from the north of England to the south coast. Swindon Swindon station is a railway station located in the town of Swindon, in the county of Wiltshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Network Rail. Chippenham Chippenham Station is a railway station located in the town of Chippenham, in the county of Wiltshire, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Great Western Railway Bath Spa Bath Spa is a railway station located in the city of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England. The station is situated on the Great Western MainLine. Oldfield Park Oldfield Park Station is a railway station located in the suburb of Oldfield Park, in the city of Bath, Somerset, England Keynsham Keynsham Station is a railway station located in the town of Keynsham, in the county of Somerset, England. The station is situated on the Wessex Main Line, which runs between Bristol Temple Meads and Southampton Central, and is managed by Great Western Railway. Bristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple Meads is the main railway station serving the city of Bristol, in the county of Bristol, England. The station is situated on the Great Western Main Line, which runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, and is managed by Network Rail. Bristol Temple Meads is a major railway station that serves as a transport hub for the local community and provides connections to other parts of Bristol, the South West, and beyond. The station has 13 platforms. Trains on the Great Western Main Line stop at Bristol Temple Meads regularly, with services running to destinations including Reading, London Paddington, Swindon, and Cardiff Central. The station is also served by local trains that run between Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa, as well as by the CrossCountry service from the north of England to the south coast. Trains The Class 800/802 bimode hitachi train is a multiple unit built by Hitachi rail for High Speed Intercity operations around the country, they have a max operational speed of 125mph (201km/hr) but a top speed of 140mph (225km/hr) Due to a lack of in cab signalling. The Class 387 Electric Multiple Unit is a train designed by bombadier for commuter and long distance services in the south east, they are dual voltage and have a top speed of 110mph The British Rail Class 345 is an electric multiple unit train that was introduced in 2017 and is operated by Transport for London's Elizabeth line (Crossrail) service. The trains are manufactured by Bombardier Transportation and are part of the Aventra family of trains. Class 166 The British Rail Class 166 is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) train used in the United Kingdom. It is part of the "Turbo" family of trains, which are designed for medium-distance commuter and regional services. Class 43 HST (layer) In conclusion this is a good route for train sim world as most of the trains are already in the game, and also it is long, has a variety of services and freight, but is also much easier to build up as we have a line that runs as far as reading.
This is a great idea, it has been discussed many times on here so the community want an extension made to Bristol, Oxford etc. If JT were to make the extension, in my opinion, they'd do the Berks & Hants route through Newbury, Bedwyn, Pewsey to Taunton as they did for TSC but you never know... they could go to Bristol instead
Well, that is an option, just based off what they did in TSC, may as well do in TSW but like I said, they could do Bristol though
Excellent idea but you should make Class 166 as Layer from GWML London Paddington to Reading 2015 version with HST & Class 66. For the route itself make 345 387 800/802 standard and freight a class 70.
This still neglects to address the missing branch lines of the existing route. They really should be included at some future stage. Otherwise a superb idea.
Or it could be to Cardiff Central or just an extension to it with more trains the 387 and 800 would go perfect with it but yes cross fingers its Bristol Temple Meeds
Since Reading-Paddington is already in game I would suggest Swindon-Newport, including Bristol TM and Parkway, which would allow 385s to run the entire route over Badminton as well as 800 (diesel mode) terminating services through Chippenham and Bath to Bristol TM. Also 166s run from Bath through Bristol TM to Parkway towards Gloucester and would have the added feature of having to change ends at BTM. Also stopping services from Newport through to Bath using Patchway and Severn Tunnel Junction (and Pilning twice a week)
