Hey everyone, TG08 here as always, and today I am suggesting the third and final leg of what is known as the Scottish East Coast Mainline from Aberdeen-Edinburgh/Glasgow, this one takes us from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee via Stirling & Perth... (albeit with a backdated twist ) 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 158 (NatEx ScotRail) Introduction Class 170 Introduction Scenarios: Swishy Sprinter: (Difficulty - 2) Drive a 158 from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street on a cloudy day Aberdeen Express: (Difficulty - 3) Drive a 170 in the rain from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee, where another driver will take over for the run to Aberdeen Broken Turbo: (Difficulty - 2) Drive a 158 from Glasgow Queen Street to Croy to pick up a failed 170 then take it back to Eastfield Depot Down tae Glasgow: (Difficulty - 1) Drive a double 170 consist from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street full of Aberdeen fans watching the Aberdeen-Rangers game Timetable: Early 2000s Working Timetable There would be no Potential DLC for this route I'm afraid, so it's Layers & Stations coming up on Pages 2 & 3...
Page 2: Layers: The British Rail Class 66 'Shed' (we've had a break Sheddy boy, now you're back again, what's this about ) (ECW, GWE, SEHS, RHTT) for freight traffic from Grangemouth freight terminal (intermodal, oil) Stations: (all these photos will be of the modern day counterpart) Dundee: Dundee railway station serves the city of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is situated on the northern, non-electrified section of the East Coast Main Line, 59+1⁄4 miles (95.4 km) northeast of Edinburgh. Dundee is the tenth busiest station in Scotland. In January 2014, the former main station building was demolished to make way for a new building as part of the Dundee Waterfront Project which opened on 9 July 2018. Dundee railway station is where the Edinburgh–Dundee line meets the Glasgow–Dundee line, via Perth. It is also the start of the Dundee to Aberdeen line. Invergowrie: Invergowrie railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Invergowrie, west of the city of Dundee, Scotland on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. It is the only intermediate station between Dundee and Perth, on the Glasgow to Dundee line, approximately 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) from Dundee, and just over 17 miles (27 kilometres) from Perth. ScotRail, who manage the station, provide all the services. Perth: Perth railway station is a railway station located in the city of Perth, Scotland, on the Glasgow to Dundee line, and the Highland Main Line. It is managed by ScotRail, who provide almost all of the services (along with LNER and the Caledonian Sleeper). It is sited 151 miles 25 chains (243.5 km) from Carlisle, measured via Stirling, Cumbernauld and Motherwell, and approximately 47 miles 68 chains (77.0 km) from Ladybank (thus approximately 86 miles 77 chains (140.0 km) from Edinburgh Waverley via Kirkcaldy and Inverkeithing). Gleneagles: Gleneagles railway station serves the town of Auchterarder in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Dunblane: Dunblane railway station serves the town of Dunblane in central Scotland. It is located on the former Scottish Central Railway, between Stirling and Perth and opened with the line in 1848. It is the northernmost station on the National Rail network to be electrified. Bridge of Allan: Bridge of Allan railway station is a railway station located in the town of Bridge of Allan, north of Stirling, Scotland. It lies between Stirling and Dunblane on the Highland Main Line, Glasgow to Aberdeen Line and Edinburgh to Dunblane Line. Stirling: Stirling railway station is a railway station located in Stirling, Scotland. It is located on the former Caledonian Railway main line between Glasgow and Perth. It is the junction for the branch line to Alloa and Dunfermline via Kincardine and is also served by trains on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and long-distance services to Dundee and Aberdeen and to Inverness via the Highland Main Line. Larbert-Glasgow QS on Page 3...
Page 3: Larbert: Larbert railway station is a railway station serving Larbert near Falkirk, Scotland. From here on out, we follow the routing of Rivet's ScotRail eXpress: Edinburgh-Glasgow route: Croy: Croy railway station serves the village of Croy – as well as the nearby town of Kilsyth and parts of Cumbernauld – in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. It is served by services on the Glasgow–Edinburgh mainline and services between Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling. Train services are provided by ScotRail. Lenzie: Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line, 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served by ScotRail. Bishopbriggs: Bishopbriggs railway station is a railway station serving Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) north of Glasgow Queen Street, but is currently only served by services on the Croy Line. Glasgow Queen Street: Glasgow Queen Street (Scottish Gaelic: Sràid na Banrighinn) is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals (the larger being Glasgow Central) and is the third busiest station in Scotland behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley. It connects Glasgow with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, via the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line and the North Clyde Line. Other significant connections include the West Highland Line for services to and from the Scottish Highlands, the Highland Main Line and Glasgow–Dundee line. The station is split into two levels with high level trains predominantly serving the Edinburgh shuttle and further afield destinations, while the low level platforms serve trains covering the Central Belt of Scotland. That's it for this one folks, I hope you enjoyed this different one, no more SECML suggestions now as I've done them all, this one is backdated as well to spice it up a bit you know, anyway, I've been TrainGeek08 as always, see you next time for the next suggestion, bye
I have never seen that Scotrail livery before it looks very nice! someone needs to remind DTG and Rivet about pink track ballast though disappointingly Rivet are based in Stirling they shouldn't need reminding even more surprising you can't go to Dunblane and Alloa which goes through Stirling In the new route
Think it’s a good Route suggestion & as much as I liked that livery, I think modern day to populate Queen Street would make more sense
That is the National Express ScotRail livery seen in the late 1990s/early 2000s before First took over, it is a nice-looking livery
I understand that, I would love a modern day version but my previous SECML suggestions were modern day so wanted to change it up a bit, the modern day would feature the same trains though, albeit adding an HST and 800s/Sleeper for DLC
Why not make this present day that way it can merge to scotrail express route with Common Origin Point being Glasgow Queen Street or Edinburgh Waverly Station. This can be made by Rivet Games since Stirling Railway station is a 15min walk from their office
Fair point, regarding development, I'd give this to DTG as I don't trust Rivet with the train side, the scenery is awesome, just don't want the route to be let down by badly sourced sounds like the 385, let's hope Rivet's mega fix will get through QA testing ASAP so we can receive it, ScotRail NEED to agree to a recording session or else...
Get your point now and for the scenery that can be done by Rivet Games while DTG handles the rolling stock exactly giving it Cathcart Circle treatment. Here's a quote on that To sum that up Rivet Games should be a second party for DTG when it comes to the Scottish Routes for scenery
Yep, that's what I mean, Rivet can handle scenery as they are confident doing that and DTG can do the trains by sourcing sounds, which they are good at, similar to Cathcart Circle, yes
I would personally prefer Dundee to Edinburgh as it would include both the Tay and Forth bridges, but anything diesel-focused would be my next preference for another Scottish route
Yep, the highlight of going to Edinburgh is the Tay and Forth Bridges, whereas going to Glasgow, it's just countryside and a few built-up towns and cities
Just any backdated British route would be amazing I am not sure I can cope with many more post 2010 routes, though I am looking forward to MML!
