Class 43 Route Suggestion

NozomiSeries500 · Post by **NozomiSeries500** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:10 pm

Does anyone have any route suggestions for me to try with the Class 43 HST (Intercity 125 Livery)?

I have looked around in the route database and I am not sure what to download.

RobertM · Post by **RobertM** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:12 pm

You could run a HST on the highland Mainline, as they did the 'Highland Cheiftan' service from Inverness to Kings Cross (the route only goes as far as Perth)

Alternitavley there is ECE, parts 1 & 2, both avalible from the CD ordering section only, which goes from Kings Cross as far as York atm. There is also Mideast UK which runs from Kings Cross as far as Redford, but this is about to be superseeded by MidEast plus

I'm sure there are more, but there the only ones I know of

Cheers...

Robert

ArthurC · Post by **ArthurC** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:20 pm

Hi

There is Thames Mersey (Merseyside Railways) and North West England (NWE) . On Thames Mersey you can go from Euston to L'pool or Manchester.
Hope this helps.
Regards Arthur

NozomiSeries500 · Post by **NozomiSeries500** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:41 pm

Thanks...I will look into those routes.

Are there any routes that run from South Wales to London (Paddington) as well?

Been on that route in real life way back, before BR was taken over by FGW.

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:47 pm

there is paddington to penzance when that comes back on the cd ordering page (could be a while yet) that goes from paddington to penzance via bristol. then you did have the south wales route from swansea to carmarthen both are set in GWR/BR steam though

spartacus · Post by **spartacus** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:56 pm

West Coast diversions over the S&C? One of the greatest sounds I've ever heard on the railway was a HST accelerating from a stand over the Ribblehead viaduct!

hurrella · Post by **hurrella** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:36 pm

nice idea - but the MSTS S&C is hardly detailed; I certainly never use it for anything now...!

simont · Post by **simont** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:32 pm

There's also Dorset Coast between Basingstoke and Poole.

charlierc · Post by **charlierc** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:28 am

There Scottish Central between Edinburgh and Dundee/Falkirk Grahmaston.

On SC, you can reach Glasgow Queen Street as that happened in BR days.

Simon, the new Dorset Coast can allow you to travel from Poole to Reading via Basingstoke.

danny390 · Post by **danny390** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:09 pm

NozomiSeries500 wrote:Thanks...I will look into those routes.

Are there any routes that run from South Wales to London (Paddington) as well?

Been on that route in real life way back, before BR was taken over by FGW.

Modern England runs from Cardiff to Kings Cross.
This is a fictional route though.