The Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford line is a major line branching off the WCML and going towards the city of Manchester, with a route length of 53 miles. It also links Birmingham - Crewe and Manchester Airport Commuter together. **LOCOS** (NEW) BR Class 221 "Super Voyager" The BR Class 221 makes an appearance on this route, doing fast services between Stafford and Manchester Piccadilly. This is the tilting, 5 car variant of the already in game Class 220 in Riviera line. (REUSED) BR Class 323 "Hyper Networker" The BR Class 323 EMU makes its way back into TSW, in its familiar northern livery, this will do local stopping services between Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke on Trent. **STATIONS** MANCHESTER PICCADILLY LEVENSHULME HEATON CHAPEL STOCKPORT CHEADLE HULME BRAMHALL POYNTON ADLINGTON PRESTBURY MACCLESFIELD CONGLETON KIDSGROVE LONGPORT STOKE ON TRENT WEDGEWOOD (ABANDONED) BARLASTON (ABANDONED) STONE AND STAFFORD **LAYERS** This Route has a LOT of layers from other routes Class 390 (WCMLS) doing Express services between Manchester Piccadilly and Stafford, with the occasional stop at Stoke on Trent and Macclesfield (Also AI at Stafford for WCML Traffic) Class 350 (Including WCMLS and the Variants from Birmingham Crewe) doing services between Stafford and Stoke on Trent (with AI at Stafford for WCML Traffic) Class 220 (RIV) Subbing in for XC Services between Manchester Piccadilly and Stafford. EMT Class 158 (MML) Playable Services up to Stockport TFW Class 153/150 (CCN) Playable Services up to Stockport BR Class 86/2 (WCMLOS) perhaps maybe a railtour service between Manchester Piccadilly and Stafford? BR Class 66 (Basically Every UK route at this point lol) Freight layers added to the route? **ROUTE HOPPING** Stafford - For Birmingham To Crewe Cheadle Hulme - For Manchester Airport Commuter Stockport - For Manchester Airport Commuter Heaton Chapel - For Manchester Airport Commuter Levenshulme - For Manchester Airport Commuter Manchester Piccadilly - For Glossop Line and Manchester Airport Commuter. Thanks all for viewing!
I have a feeling that the inclusion of the 323 yet again would be enough to put people off. It's slowly becoming the next Class 66. Although if its realistic to the route I'm all for it.
Unfortunately, with this route for commuter services, it seems to be mostly the 323 in real life, there's 331s but they are rare on the Manchester - Macclesfield and Stoke on Trent services.
