The North Wales Coast Line (Welsh: Llinell see Arfordir Gogledd Cymru),[1] also known as the North Wales Main Line (Welsh: Prif Linell Gogledd Cymru or Prif Linell y Gogledd),[2] is a major railway line in the north of Wales and Cheshire, England, running from Crewe on the West Coast Main Line to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey. The line has 19 stations, with all except two, Chester and Crewe, being in Wales. This is Will be a never before seen route for train sim world OverviewOther name(s) North Wales Main Line Holyhead–Crewe line Owner Network Rail Locale Isle of Anglesey Gwynedd Conwy County Borough Denbighshire Flintshire Cheshire Termini Crewe Holyhead Stations 19 ServiceType Heavy Rail System National Rail Operator(s) Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales Rail Rolling stock Class 67 Class 150 "Sprinter" Class 153 "Super Sprinter" Class 158 "Express Sprinter" Class 175 "Coradia" Class 221 "SuperVoyagers" TechnicalLine length 105.5 miles (169.8 km) Number of tracks Double track mostly (except on the Britannia Bridge where there is single track) Character Mainly coastal Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Operating speed 90 mph (140 km/h) maximum Page two South Wales main line
The South Wales Main Line (Welsh: Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. It diverges from the core London-Bristol line at Royal Wootton Bassett beyond Swindon, first calling at Bristol Parkway, after which the line continues through the Severn Tunnel into South Wales. This will be a never before seen route for TSW 3 OverviewStatus Operational Owner Network Rail Locale South Wales South West England Stations 18 Service Type Heavy rail System National Rail Operator(s) Transport for Wales CrossCountry Great Western Railway HistoryOpened 1850; 173 years ago (Chepstow-Swansea) 1903; 120 years ago (Swindon-Patchway) TechnicalLine length 84 miles 30 chains (135.79 km) Number of tracks Mainly double track, though quadruple track from Severn Tunnel Junction via Newport to Cardiff Central. Operating speed 125 mph (201 km/h) in England 100 mph (161 km/h) in Wales Route map
Nice very interesting but before anything with sprinters west Cornwall 150/2 still needs a lot of work this needs to be vastly improved so that we can trust that sprinters won’t be a bodge job
North Wales needs to be done in the 80s or it will be dead. Imagine the variety and timetable we'd have with all our current BR blue stock layering in!
south wales in 2022 is mainly electrified. swindon to west of cardiff is electric and the rest is diesel