West Coast

[Backfoot2002]

After ruining the Morning Commuter activity, I decided to start all again and have completed this activity, running from Liverpool to London. All traffic, minus the freight in based on real timetables. I originally took over 40 shots, but Ive just posted a small selection. You will probably notice some new stock in there too, which is going to be part of the activity.

Activity is set around 2003/2004 with a mix of mainly Class 90s & 87s, and the odd 86. No Pendolinos though!

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Comments welcome...

[sjbaker34]

Looks good, is that the Thames Mersey route?

[Ricardo]

Looks good, is that the Thames Mersey route?

West Coast Express by Europeanbahn methinks.

[Backfoot2002]

Looks good, is that the Thames Mersey route?

West Coast Express by Europeanbahn methinks.

Yes, its West Coast Express.

[niclouse3]

Looks Excellent!

[158881]

Excellent work there. Great to see no 390s

[jbilton]

Excellent screenshots.
Cheers
Jon

[NiallGray]

Good work there, Anton.

[Backfoot2002]

Just out of interst, would people like to see more activties using the loco hauled stock? A few idea I have are:

- 1999/2000 Mixed and matched sets, running a Class 87 from London to Wolverhampton

- 1999/2000 Holyhead - Euston HST, mixed and matched sets.

- 1994 A rush hour service from London to Rugby (Via Northampton using the NSE Class 321 from Great Eastern.

- 2001 - Class 86 rescue on the mainline, using a Virgin Class 47

Im not expert on the WCML, so if any stock seem out of place let me know, or drop any suggestions you may have.

[RobertM]

The last time I went to London on a loco hauled service (just as the Pendo's were half way through being introduced), we were having power problems with our 87, we got to Rugby & stopped in the loop, with a replacment 87 in the road next to us. Stopped there for 10mins with nothing happening, then we suddenly started to move off without swopping units, only to stop 5-10 mins later on a level crossing (literaly) with the power unit dieing completely on us, and having to wait 15mins for a thunderbird to come from the South (London) & rescue us.

I was planning on making that into an activity, but if your after ideas, then theres my idea if you wanna go at making it

Rob

[Backfoot2002]

I like that idea Robert. Should make a good activity.

The activity has now been uploaded

VT8 Liverpool - London Service [477225 bytes] - VT8_Liverpool_London.zip File ID: 20943 Date: 27 Mar 2009 - 449 Downloads

Stock

FreightLiner HHA - from Making Tracks™ [3520046 bytes] - Making_Tracks_WW_Freightliner_HHA.zip File ID: 12211 Date: 06 May 2005 - 5511 Downloads

EH2 87027 'Wolf of Badenoch' [2617818 bytes] - TC_EH2_87027_Virgin.zip File ID: 17612 Date: 08 Oct 2007 - 1661 Downloads

Class 90 No.90019 [RES] [2804540 bytes] - Class90019_RES_installer.zip File ID: 15714 Date: 12 Dec 2006 - 1637 Downloads

Class 90 No.90013 [Virgin] [10963253 bytes] - Class90013_virgin_installer.zip File ID: 20941 Date: 27 Mar 2009 - 821 Downloads

Class 90 no. 90012 [Virgin Trains] [3153300 bytes] - Class90_90012_VT_Installer.zip File ID: 19015 Date: 21 May 2008 - 1054 Downloads

Class 90 No.90020 [EWS] [14892187 bytes] - Class90020_EWS_Installer..zip File ID: 20939 Date: 27 Mar 2009 - 778 Downloads

Class 90 No.90040 [EWS] [15531869 bytes] - Class90040_EWS_Installer..zip File ID: 20938 Date: 27 Mar 2009 - 761 Downloads

Virgin Trains DVT [82122] [4976235 bytes] - VT_DVT_V2_Installer.zip File ID: 19016 Date: 27 Mar 2009 - 2553 Downloads

Virgin Mk.3 Coaches [Weathered] [3839345 bytes] - VT_Mk3s_Weathered_Installer.zip File ID: 19002 Date: 20 May 2008 - 2275 Downloads

Class 321418 [Silverlink County] V1.1 [5055891 bytes] - Class 321418 [Silverlink County]1.1.zip File ID: 16860 Date: 02 Jul 2007 - 2086 Downloads

EH2 - 86627 & 86628 Freightliner Green [6465283 bytes] - SE_86627_86628_FLGREEN.exe File ID: 17809 Date: 21 Nov 2007 - 2494 Downloads

Class 86 No.86419 [Parcels] [2758522 bytes] - Class86419_Parcels_Installer.zip File ID: 17983 Date: 16 Dec 2007 - 927 Downloads

FSA FTA Freightliner Container Wagon [3398149 bytes] - SFWW_FSA_FTA_FL Part 1.zip File ID: 14243 Date: 16 Mar 2006 - 3929 Downloads

FSA FTA Freightliner Container Wagon- Part 2 [1577742 bytes] - SFWW_FSA_FTA_ Part 2.zip File ID: 14244 Date: 16 Mar 2006 - 3604 Downloads

FSA FTA Freightliner Container Wagon- Part 3 [4536157 bytes] - SFWW_FSA_FTA_ Part 3.zip File ID: 14246 Date: 16 Mar 2006 - 3665 Downloads

Class 508 no.508302 [Silverlink] [12416397 bytes] - Class_508302_Silverlink_Setup.zip File ID: 18975 Date: 18 May 2008 - 907 Downloads

Class 47 No.47786 [EWS] [2906146 bytes] - Class47786_EWS_Installer.zip File ID: 20376 Date: 30 Dec 2008 - 502 Downloads

Rail Express Systems [Collectors Edition] [15042786 bytes] - RES_Collectors_Edition_Installer.zip File ID: 17159 Date: 26 Jul 2007 - 2314 Downloads

Plus you will need the MT HST Stock Pack & Class 66 Pack

[gswindale]

The fifth item of stock appears to be the activity?

[Backfoot2002]

The fifth item of stock appears to be the activity?

Sorry about that. Copied and pasted all the way down and forgot to change one. Now corrected.

[158881]

Just out of interst, would people like to see more activties using the loco hauled stock? A few idea I have are:

- 1999/2000 Mixed and matched sets, running a Class 87 from London to Wolverhampton

- 1999/2000 Holyhead - Euston HST, mixed and matched sets.

- 1994 A rush hour service from London to Rugby (Via Northampton using the NSE Class 321 from Great Eastern.

- 2001 - Class 86 rescue on the mainline, using a Virgin Class 47

Im not expert on the WCML, so if any stock seem out of place let me know, or drop any suggestions you may have.

The 1994 one sounds good but I don't have Great Eastern!

could possibley make a seperate one with the WCE 321 too?

[gswindale]

You could substitute the stock yourself if you so wish. I'd rather use the 321 from GE as it is
a) a better sized model (the EB one seems a little too large)
b) better ENG file

(this is a personal opinion).