Routes from south to north in UK

wilkinson · Post by **wilkinson** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:48 pm

I seem to remember someone, a good while back, asking if it were possible to travel the length of the UK by using available routes. Can anyone remember where that thread might be? Perhaps, in the light of new routes which have appeared, there may be more answers to the question. Anyone able to shed some light, please?

Jock

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:30 pm

Hi Jock
I'll start it off .....Penzance to Bristol
Route is Paddington 2 Penzance (currently unavailable)
Then Bristol to Birmingham (mslwvr) available from the library.

Or
Southampton to Waterloo ( Dorset Coast) download library
KX to York (ECML parts 1 and 2) commercial

Or
Brighton to Victoria (L2B) commercial
Euston to Manchester (TM v4) download library

Cheers
Jon

Post by **codrivermike** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:48 pm

You could add Manchester to Lancaster. NWE2. Or TM4 to Warrington and then onto NWE2

(then catch a bus to Carlisle)

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:54 pm

GWR Penzance to London.

Missing link

Thames Mersey London to Warrington.

NWE Warrington to Lancaster.

Missing link to Carlisle.

Carlisle to Glasgow Central.

Scottish Central Glasgow Central to Ladybank via Edinburgh.

Missing Ladybank to Perth.

Highland Perth to Inverness.

Far North line Inverness to Wick.

USRailFan · Post by **USRailFan** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:57 pm

ianmacmillan wrote: NWE Warrington to Lancaster.

Missing link to Carlisle.

Default S&C? Or Pat Dalton's S&C 1930s, alternatively Skipton - Carlisle?

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:38 pm

Missing link to Carlisle.

Northern Rail Routes covers this bit....

David

wilkinson · Post by **wilkinson** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:19 pm

Thank you all for your interest and suggestions.
I seem to have started something here! I can see this one running and running.

Jock

seagulls2000 · Post by **seagulls2000** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:45 am

All we need is to find out how EB combined LBE and WCE so easily (in relative terms) and join everything up. (yes I know nobodys PC could cope with it

)

Gary

ajax103 · Post by **ajax103** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:04 am

One thing that I won't mind seeing EB do is release a patch so in the future if you have both GNER ECE from Kings Cross to Edinburgh and Virgin WCE, you could join the two mainlines at York if this was at all possible.

Just waiting for WCE, Midland Mainline to be done then I will be very happy.

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:01 am

Wasn't the District/Circle Line in production? That could get you from Paddington to Euston Square...!

widdicombe · Post by **widdicombe** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:18 am

I'll start it off .....Penzance to Bristol
Route is Paddington 2 Penzance (currently unavailable)
Then Bristol to Birmingham (mslwvr) available from the library.

Or
Southampton to Waterloo ( Dorset Coast) download library
KX to York (ECML parts 1 and 2) commercial

With DCv4 you'll be able to change at Reading for Waterloo!

What is interseting is that it is a historical journey too.
Starting in the steam era at Penzance. Modern day on Dorset Coast and then recent past for ECE.

Come to think of it if you wait for Mideast Plus you could take a Deltic up to York!

nath9425 · Post by **nath9425** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:33 pm

Which Route is the bristol to birmingham on???

I cant seem to find it in the library

Nath

Website · Post by **Easilyconfused** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:13 pm

nath9425 wrote:Which Route is the bristol to birmingham on???

I cant seem to find it in the library

Nath

Well the clue is in the first post :

jbilton wrote:Then Bristol to Birmingham (mslwvr) available from the library.

Off to the file library under Route / MLSWVR there are 4 files to download :

MLSWVR Route 1 Part 1 [4224013 bytes] - MLSW1.zip
File ID: 4887 Date: 19 Feb 2003 - 5964 Downloads

MLSWVR Route 1 Version 2.0 [13776866 bytes] - MLSWVR Version Two.zip
File ID: 5620 Date: 04 May 2003 - 2352 Downloads

MLSWVR MISSING .sd & .ace Files for Version Two [711443 bytes] - Missing SD files for Version Two.zip
File ID: 5637 Date: 05 May 2003 - 2324 Downloads

Paths for Version Two [12114 bytes] - PATHS.zip
File ID: 5641 Date: 06 May 2003 - 1900 Downloads

Be sure to search the forums for MLSWVR since there are 19 topics referring to it that probably need reading before, during or after installation.

Kindest regards

John

jpilborough · Post by **jpilborough** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:20 pm

At one time there was a daily Penzance to Aberdeen service & return. This must have been the longest train in Britain both in miles covered and time taken. I always wondered about simulating the whole way!
So let's see:

Penzance to Bristol on P2P?
Bristol to BNS on MLSWVR
Missing - BNS to Burton upon Trent
Burton - Derby on well... Burton - Derby
Missing - Derby to Wakefield Westgate
Wakefield Westgate - York EB ECML Pt 2 or Mideast Plus when it comes out
York - Newcastle - KRS when it comes out
Missing - Newcastle to Edinburgh
Edinburgh - Aberdeen on BVE using the Edin-Aberdeen route.

Let me know If I've got any of this wrong.

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:35 pm

seagulls2000 wrote:All we need is to find out how EB combined LBE and WCE so easily (in relative terms) and join everything up. (yes I know nobodys PC could cope with it )

Gary

Never mind PC's....

Who's got the time to run that distance?

In reality not even REAL drivers would have driven that distance....even before the days of HSE.

I think the fact that these sectors are provided means we can sample the activities of each sector and appreciate the differences.

BTW Great Eastern neither covers N/S nor the periods that I prefer but it's the "Dogs" IMHO for the state of the art MSTS route. You probably will need bin1.6 and a reasonable spec machine but I think it's the perfect "model" of a route combining Freight, Commuter and Express traffic.

Never mind the mileage......what's the traffic?

Geoff