Expansion Rapid Transit Remastered

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  1. simontreanor81

    simontreanor81 Well-Known Member

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    As one of the oldest routes in the game, I feel like there's a lot of potential here, were the route to be brought up to modern standards. A few small additions to the route would help.

    a) Leipzig Hbf main terminus, as we have the asset now. This would create huge potential for additional playable and AI services.
    b) Dessau Guterbahnhof, which, with the sidings at Leipzig-Mockau, would give us some freight runs and shunting. This is immediately north of the passenger station.
    c) branch from Leipzig MDR to Leipzig Stoetteritz, which half of the services in the city tunnel take.

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    Based on 2017, services in the core section (Leipzig Hbf to MDR) could be increased to the full 12tph, 2tph each on (playable section of each line shown).

    S1 Leipzig Hbf - Stoetteritz
    S2 Bitterfeld - Stoetteritz (of which 1tp2h starts at Dessau)
    S3 Leipzig Hbf - Gaschwitz
    S4 Leipzig-Nord - Stoetteritz
    S5/S5X Leipzig-Messe - Markkleeburg (continuing through Gaschwitz without stopping).
    S6 Leipzig-Messe - Gaschwitz

    Other playable services
    S8 Dessau - Bitterfeld (1t2ph), combining with S2 for an hourly service
    RE13 Dessau - Leipzig Hbf terminus (1tph)
    ICE Bitterfeld - Leipzig Hbf terminus (1tph but only a couple per day stop at Bitterfeld) - ICE1/ICE-T
    IC Bitterfeld - Leipzig terminus (1tpd)
    IC Dessau - Leipzig terminus (1tpd)

    AI at Bitterfeld:
    ICE running through (1tph) - ICE1/ICE3
    ICE stopping (1tp2h) - ICE1/ICE-T
    S8 (2tph), of which 1tp2h is the playable service to Dessau

    AI at Dessau (all 1tph):
    RE7 (143+Dostos/Red 442)
    RB51 (Red 442)
    RB50 (642)

    AI at Leipzig as per the TSW6 route.

    New rolling stock could come in the form of a silver 442 with red doors

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    Or the older DR Dostos

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    Plus, most importantly of all, an improved version of the original silver and green 442.
    This would be a great route for announcements, conductor mode, and all the other improvements in TSW since.
     
    Last edited: Oct 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
  2. star#5823

    star#5823 Well-Known Member

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    We need those damn older DR Dostos
     

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