Route North Clyde Line East - Edinburgh (via Airdrie)/springburn To Glasgow Queen St Low Level

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  1. THM334022

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    The North Clyde Line East is a 48 mile section of the North Clyde Line
    that runs from Edinburgh to
    Glasgow Queen St. (Low Level)
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    Stations
    Mainline
    The line is served by 21 stations these are as follows: Edinburgh Waverley, Haymarket, Edinburgh Park, Uphall, Livingston North, Bathgate, Armadale, Blackridge, Caldercruix, Drumgelloch, Airdrie, Coatdyke, Coatbridge Sunnyside, Blairhill, Easterhouse, Garrowhill, Shettleston, Carntyne, Bellgrove, High Street (Glasgow) and Glasgow Queen St. (Low Level)
    Springburn Branch
    The Springburn Branch is a 3½ mile
    branch line that serves the Springburn area of Glasgow it serves 7 stations these are as follows: Glasgow Queen St. (Low Level), High Street (Glasgow), Bellgrove, Duke Street, Alexandra Parade, Barnhill and Springburn


    Rolling Stock
    This route would come with 2 trains
    the Class 334 and Class 320, both are 3 coaches long. They run on 25kV AC overhead wires and have top speeds of 90mph.
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    Services
    The bulk of the services will be Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen St. Low Level (For Helensburgh Central)
    which runs every ½ hour and running up to every 10 mins during the evening peak (includes Edinburgh to Milngavie services), although there also other commuter services to Springburn, Airdrie, Bathgate and the off map locations eg. Milngavie, Helensburgh Central, Balloch and Dalmuir.
    A few examples of services are:
    2H41 - 18:23 Semi-Fast Edinburgh to Helensburgh.
    2H01 - 13:00 All Stops Edinburgh to Helensburgh.
    1Y11 - 04:50 Caledonian Sleeper Edinburgh to Fort William
    2E53 - 18:44 All Stops Airdrie to Balloch
    2V43 - 14:51 All Stops Springburn to Milngavie

    DLC
    Caledonian Sleeper Class 73 pack
    £9.99 - Includes 2 night services and Class 73 loco and Mk5a/5 coaches.
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    Cost
    The route would come a cost of a standard UK route at £29.99, including the Class 73 £39.99

    Overall

    I think route would be really fun to drive because whilst it's quite linear it still has very good service variety and brilliant countryside scenery especially between Blackridge and Caldercruix when passing Caldercruix Reservoir. Thank you for considering.
     

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