Experience one of South Eastern Trains prized routes for 32 miles on famous British EMUS along the famous route of the old William duke of Normandy in Train Sim World 3: The 1066 line: Tonbridge - Hastings Greetings all, This is a route that, while yes in modern operated by south eastern, Once had some of the most interesting EMU's (imo) to ever grace these isles. This suggestion would take place in 1990 around 4 years after being electrified. Anyway enough of that lets get into the suggestion!!! Rolling Stock: Class 421 in South Eastern trains livery Class 411 in South Eastern trains livery Class 423 in South Eastern trains livery Trainings and Introduction: --1066 LINE-- 1066 line introduction (Class 411) --Training Centre-- Class 411 introduction Class 423 introduction Class 421 introduction Scenarios: Operation Sealion (difficulty: 2) Take this 411 from Hastings to Tonbridge non stop and let another driver finish the special service up to London - A slightly rainy day Shuttling around Hastings (difficulty: 1) Take this 423 from Hastings to West St Leonards and back stopping at St Leonards Warrior square - A clear day FLASH FLOODS (difficulty: 3) Take this 421 between Tonbridge and Hastings however due to flash flood warnings due to the extreme rainstorm you will be terminating at Crowhurst All in a day (difficulty: 2) Take this 423 calling all stations between Tonbridge and Hastings after changing over with a driver on this clear late afternoon. Nightly Stopper (difficulty: 2) Take this 423 calling all stations between hasting and Tonbridge this winters night, there is a small snowstorm going on so there may be minor delays Potential DLC: South-eastern Expansion: An expansion to allow you to turn into the modern version of the route using the pre existing class 375 as well as the 377 and 313 for services in the hasting area. That's about it for that part: Its station list time: It Theoretically should take 2 pages.
PAGE 2: Tonbridge railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the town of Tonbridge, Kent. It is 29 miles 46 chains (47.6 km) from London Charing Cross via Sevenoaks. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern and Southern. Tonbridge forms a junction between the South Eastern Main Line, the Hastings Line and the Redhill–Tonbridge line. There are four platforms. Platform 4 is a terminating platform. High Brooms railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves High Brooms and Southborough in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is 32 miles 70 chains (52.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Tunbridge Wells railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It is 34 miles 32 chains (55.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Frant railway station is on the Hastings line in East Sussex, England, and serves the civil parish of Frant (although the station is actually located some 1.2 mi (2 km) from the village of that name, in the hamlet of Bells Yew Green).[1] It is 36 miles 53 chains (59.0 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern Wadhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Wadhurst, East Sussex. It is 39 miles 23 chains (63.2 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Stonegate railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England. It is located between Witherenden Hill and Stonegate in the parish of Ticehurst, East Sussex. It is located 43 miles 66 chains (70.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
PAGE 3: Etchingham railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Etchingham, East Sussex. It is 47 miles 34 chains (76.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Robertsbridge railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Robertsbridge, East Sussex. It is 49 miles 47 chains (79.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Battle railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Battle, East Sussex. It is 55 miles 46 chains (89.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Crowhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Crowhurst, East Sussex. It is 57 miles 50 chains (92.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. West St Leonards railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve Hastings, East Sussex. It is 60 miles 59 chains (97.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. St Leonards Warrior Square railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve Hastings, East Sussex. It is 61 miles 55 chains (99.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station is operated by Southeastern but is also served by trains operated by Southern. Hastings railway station is the southern terminus of the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve the town of Hastings, East Sussex. It is also on the East Coastway Line to Eastbourne and the Marshlink line to Ashford International. It is 62 miles 33 chains (100.4 km) from London Charing Cross measured via Chelsfield and Battle; and 82 miles 33 chains (132.6 km) from Charing Cross via Chelsfield and Ashford. The station is managed by Southeastern, which is one of two train operating companies at the station, alongside Southern.
If you want to make this modern there is an option since everyone has Southeast high speed extended owners of this route plus the base game Southeast high speed extended you automatically unlock the second time table which is be the present day. 1990 trains 4CEP 4VEP 4CIG Hastings line with BML assuming they have the rush hour ticket purchased they get a second time table where the slam door trains dominate the Brighton main line or early 2000s with Hastings line slam door working alongside 377/1 377/4 from BML Brighton Main line
That.... Makes sense.... sort of? I mean yeah... I sort of ,meant a modern version when I mentioned the Expansion Pack but yeah the auto one could work better as for the BML I kind of forgot its existence while writing this.... Weird considering its one of my local routes but yeah..
Another addition could be the Class 33 in a BR Blue livery for light freight, or for something a bit unique add the Class 73!
Good suggestions! Would love to see the other variants of the 375 too with those taillights! They also can be layered on SEHS for more variation! The route itself is interesting too, with Southern & Southeastern operation on the route!
I live on this line, and I have wanted to see it in Train Sim World for a long time. Personally speaking, I'd prefer to see the line continue to London Charing Cross than end at Tonbridge. It would feel incomplete, and TSW has enough incomplete routes already. Rolling stock I would love to see include... - Hastings Thumper - 421 - 423 - 375 (white) - 375 (blue)
Thumpers are a must have if this route is ever created. Class 201 to 203 were specifically built with the narrower Hastings gauge compared to their Class 204-207 counterparts which were standard loading gauge (except a couple of ex Hastings cars in Class 206 Tadpoles).
