The West Rhine Railway (Linke Rheinstrecke) is a 152km (94 mile) mainline north-south route on the left bank of the river Rhine. We recently received the 57 mile section from Koblenz to Mainz. I am proposing the 47 mile section from Köln to Koblenz. This route would be released as a modern route however owners of the new Linke Rheinstrecke would get a new timetable set in 1997 using the 103, 110 and upcoming 628. And this would work for the Mainz-Koblenz route vice versa, so owners of this route would get a modern timetable for that route. Similar with the GWE route that has the old timetable using Diesel Legends This route would start at the Köln Messe/Deutz station, leaving this station you cross the Hohenzollernbrucke, a 500m arch bridge over the Rhine. It is the busiest railway bridge in Germany and can see over 1200 trains per day pass. After crossing the Rhine we arrive at Köln Hauptbahnof, the busiest railway station in the city and the 5th busiest in Germany, a hub for Regio, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, IC and ICE services. Leaving the Hauptbahnof we head to Köln West and then Köln South station before heading towards the former capital of West Germany, Bonn. Bonn is another station with significant long distance services, seeing around 75 ICE and IC services per day including 3 ICE lines, 10-31-91. After Bonn the line heads into the Mittelrhein region. Full of vineyards for producing wine. The line also leaves the state of North-Rhine Westphalia and enters the state of Rhineland Palatinate, the first station in this state being Rolandseck. Then the town of Remagen, known for the Ludendorff Bridge, the first intact bridge captured by the Allies across the Rhine in March 1945 and collapsing 10 days after its capture. The bridge towers on both sides of the Rhine now serve as a museum and distinctive landmark of the region. Remagen is also the starting point of the Ahr Valley railway. Leaving Remagen we pass Sinzig, Bad Breisig, Brohl, Namedy and Andernach. Andernach is also the terminus for the Cross Eifel Railway.After Andernach we reach the suburbs of Koblenz and eventually Koblenz Hauptbahnof Pictures of the route here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/197929641@N04/albums/72177720306814233 Modern Rolling Stock to come with the route: DB BR 146 with Doppelstock coaches DB BR 185 Bombardier Talent 2 in National Express Livery Photos found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/197929641@N04/albums/72177720306795090 Layers for the route ICE 1 (Kassel-Wurzburg) ICE 3 (Köln-Aachen and Munich-Augsburg) DB BR 628 (Traffic Red reskin for the upcoming 628 from Niddertalbahn) N-Wagen and DB BR 110 (Bremen-Oldenburg) DB BR 612 (Dresden-Chemnitz) DB BR 204 DB BR 423 S-Bahn (New Journeys) DB BR 422 (Rhein Ruhr Osten) DB BR 101 Just about every modern German Loco can substitute on this route Images here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/197929641@N04/albums/72177720306795400 Opportunities for further DLC ICE 2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/197929641@N04/albums/72177720306809339 DB BR 111 and Bnrdzf 483 Cab car: https://www.flickr.com/photos/197929641@N04/albums/72177720306792731 Siemens Desiro ML in TransRegio: How the route would feel? It would feel alot like the new Linke Rheinstrecke, max line speed of 160kph, relatively close stops, opportunities for non-stop and commuter.
Awesome suggestion! In TSC this route is there too and its absolutly an amazing one! Lot of stock can be used on it and new stuff can be added to, 146.0 for example! And maybe high door dosto's? Desiro ML would be cool to see too, an EMU that i miss in TSW! Overall great suggestion, hopefuly one day it'll come!
If I were you make it the 1990s that way you can drive all the way to Köln Hbf from Mainz Hbf via Koblenz Hbf.
