Hello, TrainGeek08 here after a week away from suggestions due to other commitments needing priority but I have been busy on the Creation Centre as dividence but today I'm back to suggest the Crewe-Derby line for TSW3 as it could possibly merge with Skyhook's upcoming MML route at Derby (but that's up for discussion below) and a new train would be introduced in game Stock included in base route: The British Rail Class 170 'Turbostar' DMU And the British Rail Class 158 'Express Sprinter' DMU Training (In Training Center): Class 170 Introduction Class 158 Introduction Scenarios: Shuttle to Stoke: (Difficulty - 2) Drive a 158 from Crewe to Stoke-on-Trent and back during overcast conditions Midland Turbo: (Difficulty - 1) Drive a 170 from Derby to Crewe showing off the new EMR purple scheme they've been given Crewe Combo: (Difficulty - 3) Drive a 158/170 combo from Crewe to Derby during a torrential rain shower, watch those rails Empty Sprinting: (Difficulty - 2) Drive a 158 empty from Derby to Etches Park Sidings after a day's work on the line Services: 2019 Working Timetable Potential DLC, Layers and Stations coming up on Pages 2 & 3...
Potential DLC: The British Rail Class 156 'Super Sprinter' in EMR livery Training (In Training Center): Class 156 Introduction Scenarios: Sprint to Uttoxeter: (Difficulty - 1) Drive a 156 from Derby to Uttoxeter on a special express service Crewe Shunting: (Difficulty - 2) Two 156's are stabled in Crewe LNWR Depot overnight, those two need coupling, drive the 156s from Crewe LNWR Depot to Crewe Snowy Sprinter: (Difficulty - 4) Drive a 156 from Crewe to Tutbury & Hatton vice Derby due to the adverse weather conditions, like it's quite bad Layers: The British Rail Class 323 'Hyper Networker' EMU (BCC) in Northern livery at Stoke-on-Trent And the British Rail Class 43 (MML: DLN) for intercity layers at Derby Stations: Derby: Derby railway station, also known as Derby Midland) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, the station is also used by CrossCountry services. It lies 127 miles 68 chains (205.8 km) north of London St Pancras. It is situated to the south-east of Derby city centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. Peartree: (least-used station in Derbyshire) Peartree railway station is a railway station serving the areas of Pear Tree, Normanton and Osmaston in the city of Derby, England. It is one of three stations remaining open in the city (the others being the main Derby station and Spondon), and is situated about one mile south of Derby station on the main line to Birmingham. For a short period Derby - Birmingham local services called at Peartree, but it is now served by two trains each way on Mondays to Saturdays on the Crewe to Derby Line, a community rail line also known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. Tutbury & Hatton: Tutbury and Hatton Station is a railway station in England, served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line, which is a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. Uttoxeter: Uttoxeter railway station serves the town of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is on the Crewe-Derby Line, which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. Blythe Bridge: Blythe Bridge railway station in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, England, is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line; it is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. The station was opened on 7 August 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR). Until 1907 the spelling of the station name was Blyth Bridge. The station buildings were demolished in the early 1990s and today it is unstaffed. In 2010 it won East Midlands Trains' Best Small Station award. Longton-Crewe on Page 3...
Longton: Longton railway station is a railway station in England at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. Stoke-on-Trent: Stoke-on-Trent railway station is a mainline railway station serving the city of Stoke-on-Trent, on the Stafford to Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line. It also provides an interchange between local services running through Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Longport: Longport railway station serves the areas of Longport, Middleport, Tunstall and Burslem, all districts in the northern part of Stoke-on-Trent, England. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line, which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station also has two trains a day on the Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Piccadilly line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. Kidsgrove: Kidsgrove railway station serves the town of Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, England. The station is 7.5 miles (12.07 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. In the year 2009–10 the usage of the station grew by almost 58% to over 100,000 recorded journeys, in addition more than 6,434 passengers used the station to change trains. The increase in usage (followed by a similar increase for 2010–11) has been attributed to improved timetable in December 2008 (specifically the introduction of London Midland's service to London Euston via Tamworth). Alsager: Alsager railway station serves the town of Alsager in Cheshire, England. It stands next to a level crossing and is approximately 600 yards from the town centre. The station is 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) east of Crewe on the Crewe to Derby Line which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. The station is unstaffed. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. Crewe: Crewe railway station is a railway station in Crewe, Cheshire, England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most historically significant railway stations in the world. Crewe station is a major junction on the West Coast Main Line and serves as a rail gateway for North West England. It is 158 miles north of London Euston and 243 miles south of Glasgow Central. It is located at the point where the lines to Manchester Piccadilly and North Wales diverge from this route, and is the last major station before the branch to Liverpool Lime Street diverges. It is also served by lines to Stoke-on-Trent and Shrewsbury. Crewe railway station has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. Passengers access the platforms via a footbridge, stairs and lifts. The platform buildings dating from the 19th century contain two bookshops, bars, buffets and waiting rooms. The last major expenditure on the station was in 1985 when the track layout was remodelled and station facilities updated. And that's it folks, I hope you enjoyed this one, put your thoughts below as per usual, I've been TrainGeek08 and I'll see you next time for another suggestion, goodbye
Nice suggestion- would like to see it happen but a two operators in a row kinda thing seems unlikely to me. Maybe in the future?
Good suggestion mate! I think this would be quite a nice route to have due to the layers it would have and it would include the 170 which are key for any modern regional route!
Excellent idea now for the question they were to merge this with the Midland main line where would the common origin point be otherwise you would have Köln Koblenz and Frankfurt am Main Koblenz Hbf inability to merge with each other due to a different common origin point.
YES. I would pay so much money to see this route come to see this route (my local line) come to TSW3. but where there is a pro, there's a con and this con is that not many people know of the route and that it isn't a very famous line. Would be interesting to see this route set in the BR era..
