Wcml South: London Euston- Milton Keynes Central And St Albans Abbey

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  1. HamioSamio098

    HamioSamio098 Well-Known Member

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    The Line
    Running for a total of 98km (58.40 miles), this section of the WCML takes us from London Euston towards Milton Keynes. The Abbey Line and the branch through Watford High Street are also included for extra passenger workings.

    Stations
    Major Stations in Bold

    London-Milton Keynes
    London Euston
    South Hampstead
    Kilburn High Road
    Queens Park
    Kensal Green
    Willesden Junction
    Harlesden
    Stonebridge Park
    Wembley Central
    North Wembley
    South Kenton
    Kenton
    Harrow & Wealdstone
    Headstone Lane
    Carpenders Park
    Bushey
    (Watford High Street)
    Watford Junction
    Kings Langley
    Apsley
    Hemel Hempstead
    Berkhemstead
    Tring
    Cheddington
    Leighton Buzzard
    Bletchley
    Milton Keynes Central

    Abbey Line
    Watford Junction
    Watford North
    Garston
    Bricket Wood
    How Wood
    Park Street
    St Albans Abbey

    Operators and Rolling Stock

    Three operators will be featured, these being: London Northwestern Railway, Avanti West Coast and TfL (London Overground). 4 trains will be included, these being the: Class 390 'Pendolino', Class 350 'Desiro', Class 319 and Class 378. The 1973 Tube Stock can be layered in for Underground services between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone and the Class 66 can be layered in for freight.

    Services
    Avanti West Coast (operated by Class 390)[all end at Milton Keynes]
    London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 1tph
    London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent: 1tph
    London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street: 1tph [some peak hour services call at Watford Junction]
    London Euston to Glasgow Central: 1tph [2-3tpd call at Milton Keynes so A.I will mostly do this service]
    London Euston to Preston/Edinburgh Waverley/Glasgow Central via Birmingham New Street: 1tph
    London Euston to Blackpool North via Birmingham New Street: 2tpd
    London Euston to Crewe via Trent Valley Line: 1tph [Sunday nights only]
    London Euston to Crewe via Birmingham New Street: 1tph

    London Northwestern Railway
    WCML (operated by Class 350) [All end at Milton Keynes except for Tring services]

    London Euston to Tring: 2tph
    London Euston to Milton Keynes Central: 1tph
    London Euston to Northampton: 1tph
    London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 1tph
    London Euston to Crewe: 1tph
    Abbey Line (operated by Class 319)
    Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey: 1tp45mins

    London Overground (operated by Class 378)
    Watford DC Line (Euston to Watford Junction): 4tph

    DLC opportuntities
    Marston Vale Pack: comes with 16.77 mile extension to Bedford and Class 230)
    Class 710 (substitutes Overground services)
    Class 221 (substitutes existing Avanti services and adds new ones)

    Pictures
    [​IMG] Euston


    [​IMG] Watford Junction


    [​IMG] Milton Keynes Central


    [​IMG] St Albans Abbey


    [​IMG] Class 319


    [​IMG] Class 390


    [​IMG] Class 350

    Final Words
    This route (well, the WCML) has been suggested heavily but I have seen a lot that don't have much detail and some that are brilliant, so I thought I might as well hop on the WCML bandwagon! Enough Waffle, this route is an interesting one, with both passenger intercity, commuter and branch workings, this can provide a lot of play time. Also, the Pendolinos will be able to hit max speeds on 110mph, according to OpenRailwayMap, on this section and tilt (yes, tilt, but the major tilty section is at Linslade just after Leighton Buzzard)

    Links for Further Info or if you're bored
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line
     
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  2. ARuscoe

    ARuscoe Well-Known Member

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    No freight on the line?
     
  3. creeperblox2710

    creeperblox2710 Well-Known Member

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    No Class 377 on the Line?
     
  4. HamioSamio098

    HamioSamio098 Well-Known Member

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    HamioSamio098 Well-Known Member

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    There are but the ones used on here are fitted with a Pantograph unlike the 377 already available in game.
     
  6. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    Excellent idea and for the returning train from East Coast Way it's a Class 377 in the dual voltage 25kv 50hz 750v DC Third rail Top Contact 377/2 & 377/6 variant. The easy way to make them for WCML is adding a Pantograph to the existing 377/4 ECW/BML therefore turning those into 377/2 377/5 & 377/6. Then the American equivalent to the class 377 the Metro-North M8
     
  7. ARuscoe

    ARuscoe Well-Known Member

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    I was being Ironic... there are huge freight yards South of Wembley and just about all freight that comes over the North London lines and heads north does so up the WCML
    But most people who do route suggestions (outside of the US) don't bother putting freight runs in the suggestion
     
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    London to York, York to Edinburgh, Scotland
    Two-year production cycle, laying the line to York in 2022, and laying the line to Edinburgh in 2023
     
  9. trainsimplayer

    trainsimplayer Well-Known Member

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    What's that got to do with the WCML?
     
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