Experience 63 miles of the Scottish highlands while dealing with tourists and commuters alike in Train Sim World 3: The Kyle line: Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness. Greetings all: Today I will be suggestion the Kyle line, located in the highlands of Scotland this line runs for 63 miles between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness. This line is Single Rail in a lot of areas and not to mention not electrified. Onto the suggestion. Rolling Stock: Class 158 in Scotrail Livery Scenarios: The Kyle Express Train: 158 Difficulty: 2 Take this very rare service between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness non stop to get a feel for the route without having to worry about passenger operations. Night in the Highlands Train: 158 Difficulty: 3 Take this late night service between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh with a semi fast service. Far North: Train: 158 Difficulty: 1 Take this train from inverness to Dingwall before changing over with a different driver to finish the journey up to wick. All aboard: Train: 158 Difficulty: 3 Take this train at rush hour calling all stops between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness. Irregular Change: Train: 158 Difficulty: 2 Take this train between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh HOWEVER due to a station accident this train will have to terminate at Durinnish. Timetable: 2019 (pre-Covid timetable) (stations to be added on new pages for more detail( TRUE - TRUE MASSIVE shoutout to TrainGeek08 for A. Feedback on my past few suggestions and B. Amazing suggestion layouts which has inspired me for this one.
Thank you very much, it's nice to hear people are inspired by my threads, just keep doing what you are doing and keep up the good work
PAGE 2: Kyle of Lochalsh: Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 63 miles 64 chains (102.7 km) from Dingwall. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all of the services here. This station has 2 platforms. Duirinish: Duirinish railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line near the settlement of Duirinish in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is approximately 2 miles (3 km) inland of Scotland's west coast, near Loch Lundie. The station is 59 miles 58 chains (96.1 km) from Dingwall, between Kyle of Lochalsh and Plockton. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here. This station has one Platform. Plockton: Plockton railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Plockton in the Highlands, north-west Scotland. The station is 58 miles 22 chains (93.8 km) from Dingwall, between Duncraig and Duirinish. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here. This station has one platform. Duncraig: Duncraig railway station is a remote railway station by the shore of Loch Carron on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, originally (privately) serving Duncraig Castle, a mansion near Plockton, in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. The station is 57 miles 9 chains (91.9 km) from Dingwall, between Stromeferry and Plockton. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services at the station. This station has one platform. Stromeferry: Stromeferry railway station is a station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Stromeferry in the Highlands, northern Scotland. Stromeferry lies on the southern shore of Loch Carron, across from the ruined Strome Castle, near the west coast. The station is 53 miles 15 chains (85.6 km) from Dingwall, between Attadale and Duncraig. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has one platform. Attadale: Attadale railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Attadale on Loch Carron in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 48 miles 22 chains (77.7 km) from Dingwall, between Strathcarron and Stromeferry. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has one platform. Strathcarron: Strathcarron railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the small village of Strathcarron and the larger village of Lochcarron in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 45 miles 74 chains (73.9 km) from Dingwall, between Achnashellach and Attadale. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has 2 platforms.
PAGE 3: Achnashellach: Achnashellach railway station is a railway station serving Achnashellach on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, in Wester Ross, Scotland. The station lies between Strathcarron and Achnasheen, 40 miles 34 chains (65.1 km) from Dingwall. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has one platform. Achnasheen: Achnasheen railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland. The station is 27 miles 72 chains (44.9 km) from Dingwall, between Achanalt and Achnashellach. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has 2 platforms. Achanalt: Achanalt railway station is a geographically remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achanalt in the north of Scotland. The station is 21 miles 34 chains (34.5 km) from Dingwall, between Lochluichart and Achnasheen. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has 1 platform. Lochluichart: Lochluichart railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Lochluichart in the north of Scotland. The station is located at the north edge of Loch Luichart, 17 miles 20 chains (27.8 km) from Dingwall, between Garve and Achanalt.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This platform has 1 platform. Garve: Garve railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Garve in the north of Scotland. Garve is located at the eastern edge of Loch Garve, measured 11 miles 65 chains (19.0 km) from Dingwall, and is the first stop on the line before Lochluichart. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has 2 platforms. Dingwall: Dingwall railway station serves Dingwall, Scotland. It is located just south of the junction of the Far North Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, and is managed and served by ScotRail. The station is 18 miles 58 chains (30.1 km) from Inverness, and is the zero point for the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. It is sited after Conon Bridge heading northbound, with the next station being either Garve or Alness. This station has 2 platforms.
Page 4 Conon Bridge: Conon Bridge is a railway station on the Far North and Kyle of Lochalsh Lines, which serves the villages of Conon Bridge and Maryburgh in the Scottish Highlands. Initially known as Conon, it originally closed in 1960 and reopened on 8 February 2013. The station is 16 miles 21 chains (26.2 km) from Inverness, between Muir of Ord and Dingwall. This station has one platform. Muir of Ord: Muir of Ord railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is 13 miles 4 chains (13.05 mi; 21.0 km) from Inverness, between Beauly and Conon Bridge, and is the location of the sole remaining passing loop on the single line between Dingwall and Inverness. This station has two platforms. Beauly: Beauly railway station is a railway station in the village of Beauly, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Located on the Far North Line, it is 10 miles 12 chains (16.3 km) down the line from Inverness, and it is the first intermediate station on the line, before reaching Muir of Ord. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. This station has one platform. Inverness: Inverness railway station is the railway station serving the Scottish city of Inverness. It is the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen–Inverness line (of which the Inverness and Nairn Railway is now a part), the Kyle of Lochalsh line and the Far North Line.
That's just pure dedication... I have no timetable and on average spend 2 hours or so in a single thread. Albeit this took a bit more time but definitely worth it.
Excellent idea and why not go all the way to Inverness like the train simulator classic version 83 miles. The game really needs more Train Simulator classic Scotrail routes like this one Kyle Line
Yup! It's great! Love your suggestion! It's very scenic and we need more Scottish routes in the game. A Class 158 would be great too!
Yeah exactly - and if dtg where feeling generous we could also get ai trains along the far north line
Isn't the distance from Inverness to Kyle 82 miles? It's 63 from Dingwall to Kyle. A route I would like to see but set back in the days of diesel haulage (Class 26) especially when there was still some freight traffic across the route. The biggest problem, regardless of era and the same with any other remote Scottish route is that the service level of three trains a day each way is not going to offer a very comprehensive timetable. That said, the selling point is going to be the scenery and the operational challenges which is why, with all due deference, getting a loco hauled train across the route will be a slightly more interesting undertaking than a Sprinter.
Yeah for some reason I accidently just did dingwall-kyle mileage... But anyway I suppose diesel hualage wouldnt be that bad actually - It'd still be scenic which, as you rightly pointed out, is one of the selling points of the route.
You could have an additional timetable for people with Legends of the great Western/tees valley/nother trans Pennine/BR Heavy Freight Pack. That way you can drive ethier the Old style Desil hauled services or you can drive a modern day Scotrail sprinter.