Route York To Blackpool North Modern

Hi,

Today I would like to propose this route: York to blackpool north.

The route is approximately 80 miles long and serves 15 stations including terminus stations and takes approximately 2 hours 40 minutes.

The stations this route has are the following:

York
Church Fenton
Garforth
Leeds
New pudsey
Bradford interchange
Halifax
Hebden bridge
Burnley Manchester road
Accrington
Blackburn
Preston
Kirkham and wesham
Poulton le fylde
Blackpool north



The route is mainly served by Northern class 195 diesel locos which are part of the civity family of locos by CAF.

These have a max speed of 100 miles per hour.

What makes this route interesting to me is that at Bradford the train driver must change ends to join another line. This will break up the gameplay a bit and provide I feel something unique.

And the same goes with from Blackpool north to York bound.

Additionally, what I like is how it mixes urban and rural life. Having travelled before on this route I can tell you it has some interesting sights such as disused buildings and infrastructure trackside which still stand.

 

Doubt it'd go from Preston to Blackpool North as we already have a route for that.

 

It could come in the form of a new timetable like seen on some routes e.g. San bernadino weekend but that would also require some changes to scenery so it would be questionable.

 

although, it would be nice to see Preston - Blackpool set in the modern era as a comparison of 40 years of progress now that the line has been electrified and the Burn Naze branch as closed completely

 

Yes. I believe it can be done

 

Would hope we got a converted 801 to 800 if this came, as we could then also do LNER York to Leeds.

Doesn't look like many runs in the current timetable though, maybe more in previous iterations - https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C71591/2024-12-17/detailed#allox_id=0

 

York to Leeds would be fab..been watching the ts classic runs on YouTube and love them.

 

Might not be feasible - but OP, would the castleford line work in this suggestion too? I.e. York to Leeds via both options Castleford or Cross Gates, and then on to BPN? Not familiar with this route, so may have got the second via wrong.

 

I believe it would yes. I didn't factor that in but could edit this post if I investigated?

 

I didn't clock you were the OP lol. Worth adding to the post just so DTG see both are wanted

 

Let me guess you are trying to make the calder Valley Line extended to meet the East Coast main line

 

I didn't have that line in mind? I don't know and haven't researched enough the Calder valley line?

 

Unless that's the one I am meaning in my post: Blackpool to york

 

I've researched it to and you can click on my signature for that route

 

You missed out quite a lot of stations there

 

Ulleskelf, Micklefield, East Garforth, Cross Gates, Bramley, Low Moor, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Rose Grove, Hapton, Huncoat, Church and Oswaldtwistle, Rishton, Mill Hill, Cherry Tree, Pleasington, Bamber Bridge, Lostock Hall. Those are all of the stations you missed.

 

I feel like Manchester Victoria and Preston - Leeds/York would be more feasible

 

Thank you. Perhaps I have then. I used the timetable for reference and also used Google maps

 

We already have Manchester Victoria - Leeds in NTP don't we though? Albeit an older era.

 

Eras are important though, like Gwe

 

Do you mean as in its good to have routes in different eras?

If so, I don't disagree, but would hope DTG prioritised routes that are not yet in the game over routes that already are, but in a different era.

 

Yeah it can get really annoying

 

There are two lines between Manchester and Leeds, I mean the other one which is the Calder Valley Line which runs via Bradford Interchange