Wouldn't it be great, to have a route that is right next to the English coast line? The Riviera Line is a UK route that runs largely along the edge and offers views of some beautiful open spaces and cliffs. The Line connects the historic city of Exeter with the sandy beaches and pastel-hued buildings of Paignton. Bidding farewell to Exeter, the train races along the banks of the River Exe towards the romantically named village of Starcross. Keep your eyes peeled for seals and sea otters as you skim the water’s edge. From Starcross, the track hugs the coast as it weaves through the seaside resorts and fishing ports of Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, and Teignmouth. This section of the route is especially scenic It goes along the coastline for a few kilometers the main intermediate station is Dawlish where many tourists spend their holidays. This place has the most impressive landscapes, tunnels and small villages along the railway line.In particular the open plain and the rocks together with the sea make this really unique, especially for a railway line in the UK. This route is also known among TS classic fans, but with the visual effects of TSW 5 this route could really become a top DLC Stations Exeter Central Exeter St David's Exeter St Thomas Marsh Barton Starcross Dawlish Warren Dawlish Teignmouth Newton Abbot Torre Torquay Paignton Most trains on this line are GWR marked, a return of these would be fantastic! A fun opportunity to add new gameplay effects such as water effects. Depending on the weather conditions Dawlish Sea Wall Cab View YouTube: Info about the Line 28 mile (45km) long non electric Operating speed 60 mph (97 km/h) Opened 1846 Stations 11 The rolling stock classes 150, 158, 166, 43, 220, 221, 800, 802 Some unique opportunities to convert existing trains to tsw such as the class 150, 166, 800, 43 Please feel free to give your opinion about this subject. source reference:Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera_Line
Had it on TSC it’s a very nice route. You have st. Thomas and st. David’s so I think adding Exeter Central to Paignton would be good for a modern route.
Great suggestion seen many times before. To give even more variety, how about putting the Dartmouth steam railway to Kingswear into the same pack. This would give you mainline services and a heritage line all in one.
Good idea! The area surrounding Dartmouth looks really incredible. Maybe a GWR steam locomotive would be cool too.
For someone who lives not far from this line yes I would love it but playability wise there's nothing much like longer distances between stations like have any Paddington to Penzance/Plymouth services
I think he means those are all the the trains in-game that could be layered on I.e 166 and 43, the 150 and 158's would just be re-skins, the only new trains should probably be the 800, 802 as they're basically the same train and their models are basically already if the game, just a few tweaks needed.
Now the GWR licence is back, this would be nice to see! Not so fond of a low speed limit, but the idea of driving alongside the Dawlish Sea Wall is nice - good scenery!
I´m always suprised that this has not been done yet... would look great in the game. Same goes for Pacific Surfliner by the way.
While I’m sure they’re all very nice trains, other than the 45 I don’t know what any of them are lol - I think they must’ve been and gone before my time
All my hopes are that this is a TSW6 core route or just trains are going to make it. The cherry on top would be that it includes the line to Kingswear and the introduction of a GWR steam loco or two, perhaps a Manor or Castle and being greedy a Pannier too.
For your assistance, here are the listed classes for your reference with necessary additional information. This is the Class 42 Warship. These were diesel hydraulic locomotives. There were actually 2 classes, 42 and 43 and they differed with BRs Class 42 having Maybach engines and Mekydro transmission, NBL built the Class 43 with MAN engines and Voith transmission. One Class 42 was unique being fitted with Paxman Ventura engines. All were withdrawn by 1972. The Class 46 Peak locomotives were practically the same as the Class 45 but had different electrical equipment, I believe by Crompton Parkinson. The Class 50 is much requested and was a regular performer on routes out of Paddington from around 1976. They replaced the venerable Class 52 Western by 1977. The Class 52 Western should be familiar as it is currently used with WSR and DLoGW routes/packs in Maroon and Blue respectively. Class 120 was a first generation diesel mechanical multiple unit built by Swindon Works for cross country diagrams. Mechanically very similar to Class 101 with longer coaches and interior specifications suitable for longer distance services. Often seen around the Western Region outside of London with Class 123 being used in the London area during the 1970s. Note the second car of the set in the photo is a buffet car. Hope this helps to give you an idea of the types mentioned.
I highly recommend the following books by Hugh Longworth as useful research material for anyone unfamiliar with older types of locomotive and units on BR.
I just came over all faint seeing that picture. And as we’ve mentioned previously, although mechanically similar to the 101’s, the AEC engines managed to sound a bit different, more throaty and of course the infamous brief rasp from the exhaust stacks on pullaway. Fantastic DMU’s.
