Route The Furness Line - Lancaster To Barrow In Furness (1986)

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  1. MrSouthernDriver

    MrSouthernDriver Well-Known Member

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    The Furness Line is a railway line between Barrow in Furness and Lancaster, the start of the route runs along the WCML. It serves various towns along the Furness coast, including Barrow in Furness, Ulverston and Grange over Sands.

    ROUTE LENGTH: 28 MILES


    ROLLING STOCK:

    BR CLASS 108 DMU
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    Being seen on the Upcoming Carlisle to Whitehaven route, The British Rail Class 108 DMUs were built by BR Derby from 1958 to 1961, with a final production quantity of 333 vehicles.

    BR CLASS 101 DMU
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    Seen on WCML: OS and Tees Valley Line, this loco does services alongside the Class 108, this time, in the Reigional Railways livery, and the classic BR Blue Livery.


    STATIONS:

    LANCASTER
    CARNFORTH
    SILVERDALE
    ARNSIDE
    GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
    KENTS BANK
    CARK AND CARTMEL
    ULVERSTON
    DALTON
    ROOSE
    AND BARROW IN FURNESS

    SPAWNABLE LOCATIONS:


    Siddick Junction (Workington): Served the extensive coal, steel, and industrial, network of the Cumbrian Coast, including connections to the former Moss Bay steelworks.

    Barrow-in-Furness Salthouse Jn: Crucial sidings for freight, including traffic for the Barrow steelworks and nuclear traffic to the BAE site.

    Arnside Viaduct:
    a 505-meter-long railway bridge that carries the Furness Line over the River Kent estuary near Morecambe Bay

    Leven Viaduct:
    a railway bridge which carries the Line over the River Leven. The viaduct was opened as a single track structure as part of the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway back in August 1857.

    ROUTE HOPPING:

    LANCASTER:
    For WCML: OS

    CARNFORTH:
    For WCML OS

    AI/LAYERS:

    there are a lot of layers from other Just Trains Routes on this line.

    CLASS 86/87 AI between Carnforth and Lancaster

    Various Loco Hauled Freight and Passenger layers from Blackpool Branches, WCML:oS and Preston - Crewe.

    THE ROUTE IRL:

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    THANKS ALL FOR VIEWING
     
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  2. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Good shout. Probably 31's on Regional Railways Mark 2's as well.
     
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  3. blibbles#5319

    blibbles#5319 Member

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    Can't fault this, and if JT want to stick in Lancashire for their routes, then this could definitely be an upcoming route
     
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