Hi everyone. I would admittedly love a modern version of Northern TransPennine but I also believe that the existing 1983 version of the route also needs some tlc. The lack of ai really takes away the immersion for this route and even though I do still love driving this route as it is my local route, the emptiness of Leeds and Manchester Victoria do feel slightly frustrating. Here are some of the ai services I would like to see added to certain stations: Leeds: Leeds-York (via Garforth) (DMU) Leeds-York (via Harrogate) (DMU) Leeds-Hull (DMU) Leeds-Knottingley (via Wakefield) (DMU) Leeds-Knottingley (via Castleford) (DMU) Leeds-Sheffield (via Barnsley) (DMU) Leeds-Sheffield (via Rotherham) (DMU) Leeds-Nottingham (DMU) Leeds-Lincoln Central (DMU) Leeds-Doncaster (DMU) Leeds-London King's Cross (Loco or HST if we get a BR HST) Leeds-London St Pancras (Loco or HST if we get a BR HST) Leeds-Manchester Victoria (via Bradford) (DMU) Leeds-Blackpool North (DMU) Leeds-Bradford Forster Square (DMU) Leeds-Skipton (DMU) Leeds-Ilkley (DMU) Leeds-Morecambe (Loco) Leeds-Carlisle (Loco) York-Blackpool North (Loco) Skipton-London King's Cross (Loco or HST if we get a BR HST) Bradford Interchange-London King's Cross (Loco or HST if we get a BR HST) Cross Country services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Bristol TM, Plymouth and Penzance (Loco) Huddersfield: Huddersfield-Sheffield (DMU) Huddersfield-Clayton West (DMU) Stalybridge: Stalybridge-Stockport (Once a day DMU) Manchester Victoria: Manchester Victoria-Leeds (via Bradford) (DMU) Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North (DMU) Manchester Victoria-Liverpool Lime Street (DMU) Manchester Victoria-Southport (DMU) Rochdale-Clitheroe (DMU) Blackburn-Kirkby (DMU) Oldham Loop Services (DMU) Manchester Victoria-Bury (Not sure because we don't have the Class 504 so maybe just a DMU?) Along with ai services we need more driveable services on this route too so here are some driveable services I'm suggesting: Extra TransPennine service between Leeds and Manchester Victoria (Loco) Extra TransPennine service between Leeds and Stalybridge (Continuing to Manchester Piccadilly) (Loco) Huddersfield-Manchester Piccadilly (Between Huddersfield and Stalybridge) (DMU) Wakefield Westgate-Huddersfield (Between Mirfield and Huddersfield) (DMU) Another thing to add to this route is another potential dlc, this being the Class 124 to run alongside locomotives on TransPennine services. These DMUs were still in service in 1983 and were withdrawn a year after the route was set so it would make sense for them to be an occasional appearance along the route. Another nice feature would be to have departure boards that work, like on Blackpool Branches for example.
Also desperately needs Class 123 and 124 Transpennine dmus for Transpennine services as well as the Class 141 Pacers for Huddersfield to Leeds services. Great suggestion, perhaps you could add this to my Northern Transpennine remaster Masterlist thread?
Sure yeah, though the 141 didn't enter service until 1984 which is a bit frustrating, but perhaps we could have a couple of test services for it.
I believe that the route is supposed to be 1984 based on the dates displayed when doing services. Therefore it fits perfectly.
