Welcome everyone to my first route suggestion in 2023, I'm TrainGeek08, how is everyone doing and today I present, the South Wales Main Line... Drive between two of Wales' historic cities utilizing fast, modern traction in Train Sim World 3: South Wales Main Line: Cardiff-Swansea Hello, I would like to suggest the South Wales Main Line in Train Sim World 3 because Wales hasn't featured in TSW yet and this route would be a great start for the Welsh community with a potential expansion with the Valley Lines network Stock included in base route: The British Rail Class 800 'Intercity Express Train' BMMU And the British Rail Class 175 'Coradia 1000' DMU Training (In Training Center): Class 175 Introduction Class 800 Introduction Scenarios: It's Coradia Time: (Difficulty - 2) Drive a 175 from Cardiff to Swansea on a semi-fast service only stopping at intermediate stations Intercity Express: (Difficulty - 1) Drive an 800 from Maliphant IEP depot into Swansea, then drive to Cardiff on a clear day Bridgend Blockage: (Difficulty - 4) A train has broken down just after leaving Bridgend so drive a 175 from Swansea to Bridgend on a very rainy and wet day St David's Day (Difficulty - 2) Drive an 800 express special from Cardiff to Swansea to celebrate St David's Day in style Can I have some ton: (Difficulty - 1) Sandbox scenario around Cardiff Canton depot where you can drive 175s to and from the depot into Cardiff Central Timetable: 2019 working timetable as usual Potential DLC, Layers and Stations coming up on Pages 2 & 3...
Page 2: Potential DLC: The British Rail Class 158 'Express Sprinter' Training (In Training Center): Class 158 Introduction Scenarios: Local Sprinter: (Difficulty - 2) Drive a 158 on a local stopping service to Swansea, calling at all stations Why do I have to Sprint?: (Difficulty - 4) Drive a 158 from Swansea to Cardiff but you are on a tight schedule so get to those stations on time Cardiff Calamity: (Difficulty - 3) A 158 has broken down in the platform at Cardiff Central, get a replacement set out of Canton and resume it's now delayed service Layers: The British Rail Class 150 'Sprinter' from West Cornwall Local with updated sounds/physics (Rivet...) for substitution on all TfW services and for Valley Lines AI at Cardiff The British Rail Class 43 'HST' for substitution on GWR services The British Rail Class 66 'Shed' from Southeastern High Speed/RHTT/East Coastway/Great Western Express for steel traffic to/from Port Talbot Steelworks Stations: Cardiff Central: Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major station on the South Wales Main Line, located in the capital of Wales, Cardiff. It is one of the city's two urban rail network hubs, along with Cardiff Queen Street. Opened in 1850 as Cardiff station, it was renamed Cardiff General in 1924, and then Cardiff Central in 1973. The station is located at Central Square, in Cardiff city centre. The Grade II listed building is managed by Transport for Wales Rail, and is both the largest and busiest station in Wales. Cardiff Central is one of twenty railway stations in the city and one of two in the city centre, serving as a hub for the Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes. It is an interchange for services between South Wales, West Wales and North Wales, as well as other major British cities. Transport for Wales Rail operates services to most destinations in Wales and to Manchester; while CrossCountry operates trains to Gloucester, Birmingham and Nottingham. Great Western Railway runs all London Paddington intercity services via Bristol and to Swansea, as well as some regional services to Bath, Taunton and Portsmouth via Southampton Central. Pontyclun: Pontyclun railway station is an unstaffed, minor railway station in Pontyclun, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The station is at street level, on Station Approach, Pontyclun. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by trains on the Maesteg Line, and occasionally by the Swanline Cardiff to Swansea regional services, as well as one early-morning daily service to Manchester and a late-night daily service to Carmarthen. The station and all trains are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. The station was rebuilt and reopened under British Rail as Pontyclun on 28 September 1992. It was previously called Llantrisant station and was originally two separate railway stations that were merged in 1925, those originally belonging to the South Wales Railway and the Cowbridge Railway, whose successors, the Great Western Railway and the Taff Vale Railway respectively, had amalgamated in 1922. Llanharan: Llanharan railway station serves the village of Llanharan in south Wales. Funded in part by SEWTA and at a cost of £4.3 million, it opened in December 2007. It is 156 miles (251 km) from London Paddington. Pencoed: Pencoed railway station is a minor station in Pencoed, Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at The Square in Pencoed, 161.5 miles (260 km) from London Paddington. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by trains on the Maesteg Line, and occasionally by Swanline Cardiff to Swansea regional services, as well as the peak time Manchester to Carmarthen service. All trains are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. Bridgend: Bridgend railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf Pen-y-bont) is a main line station serving the town of Bridgend, south Wales. It is located approximately halfway between Cardiff Central and Swansea stations, at the point where the Maesteg Line diverges from the South Wales Main Line; it is also the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line from Cardiff. It is 165 miles (266 km) measured from London Paddington. It is the fifth-busiest station in Wales, after Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Newport and Swansea. Pyle-Swansea on Page 3...
Page 3... Pyle: Pyle railway station is a minor station in Pyle (Welsh: Y Pîl) in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at Beach Road in Pyle, 171.5 miles (276 km) from London Paddington. Port Talbot Parkway: Port Talbot Parkway railway station is a railway station in Port Talbot, Wales. The station is located at street level near Station Road in Port Talbot town centre. Baglan: Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is 180 miles (290 km) from London Paddington. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff. It is a relatively new station, opened in 1996. The station is located at street level but passenger access is from the Seaway Parade flyover. It is close to Neath Port Talbot Hospital. Briton Ferry: Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is 181.5 miles (292 km) from London Paddington. The station is located at street level at Shelone Road in Briton Ferry. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff. The station is sited within the Cwrt Sart junction complex where the Swansea District Line meets the South Wales Main Line. The present station opened on 1 June 1994, which replaced an earlier station that closed to passengers on 2 November 1964 and to goods services on 6 September 1965. Neath: Neath railway station is a main line railway station serving the town of Neath, south Wales. Managed by Transport for Wales, the station is located at street level on Windsor Road, situated back from the street fronting a small car park. It is 208 miles 20 chains (335 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud). Skewen: Skewen railway station serves the village of Skewen, south Wales. It is located below street level at Station Road in Skewen, 210 miles 26 chains (338 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud). It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff, which typically run every two hours. There is no Sunday service. Llansamlet: Llansamlet railway station is a minor station in Llansamlet, Swansea, south Wales. The station is located below street level at Frederick Place in Peniel Green, 212 miles 8 chains (341 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud). It is served by local trains operated by Transport for Wales on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff. Swansea: Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is 186 miles 7 chains (299 km) measured from London Paddington (via Stroud) on the National Rail network. In 2021/22 it was the third-busiest station in Wales (after Cardiff Central and Newport). That's it for this suggestion, I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I've been making it, put your thoughts down below, I have a little game for you, can you spot one difference in this suggestion compared to last years... be sure to comment below your answers and I'll tell you if you are right or wrong, anyway I've been TrainGeek08 writing this suggestion and I'll see you below as always, until next time, adios amigos
I'd kinda like this route pre electrification era personally but non the less a must needed tsw route.
I could have done that but DTG lost the Arriva license so I didn't have a choice in the matter in doing it in the modern day, I thought Cardiff-Swansea wasn't electrified yet
Nice to see you back in the new year mate! As always a brilliant and informative suggestion which I would love to see come to the game. Though there are people who wouldn't touch them with a barge-pole I have warmed to the 80xs or whatever you want to call them and would love to see them in game as in the past few years they have become a staple of Inter-City services and played a big role in improving the network.
Very good suggestion mate! Although I have absolutely no aspirations of taking the risk and crossing the border into wales there are some good hills there! Also the Azumas one of my favourite trains and if this route was built we could put the Azumas on an ECML route and have the best modern trains on the best route in the country!
Great suggestion just wondering does the class 175 do stopping services on the line or jsut semi fast as I know it as a express train. Also just letting you know that the route can be extended as it is currently 34 miels so if you want it to go to Carmarthen or bristol it would work.
Why not run this to Bristol just like the train simulator classic version South Wales Coastal. Owners of the route might get a 2017 timetable for Great Western Mainline if applicable
Thanks mate, I said I was going to be back I'm sure people would complain about the 80x being added so that's why the HST from GWE is layered on to keep everyone happy
Thanks mate, yeah Wales hasn't had a TSW route yet and I think the Welsh community would love this one
Funnily enough, I left Cardiff-Bristol out for that reason, a future expansion into Temple Meads would be a great addition, or you could do Carmarthen, Pembroke Dock and Fishguard Harbour
I saved Bristol for a future extension of the route which would come with the likes of 170s, 220s, 221s etc.
Haha yes you did! Yeah having both the 80xs and HST would give the best of both worlds so would be the best option.
