This challenging route links Sheffield to Manchester via the stunning Hope Valley before passing through Stockport and the suburbs of Manchester, finally reaching Piccadilly station. The route is over 55 miles in length and is Quick Drive enabled. 27 detailed stations are included, along with numerous new custom assets along the length of the route.
Twelve scenarios which require additional payware add-ons will be included as well as ten scenarios which only require default Train Simulator stock.
This route for Train Simulator does not require any additional route add-ons.
STATIONS
Dore and Totley
Grindleford
Hathersage
Bamford
Hope
Edale
Chinley
New Mills Central
Strines
Marple
Rose Hill Marple
Romiley
Woodley
Bredbury
Brinnington
Reddish North
Ryder Brow
Belle Vue
Ashburys
Ardwick
Manchester Piccadilly
Levenshulme
Heaton Chapel
Stockport
Davenport
Woodsmoor
Hazel Grove
FEATURES TO LOOK OUT FOR ON THE ROUTE
Driving from Dore and Totley to Manchester Piccadilly via New Mills:
Totley Tunnel East signal box
Totley Tunnel
Grindleford signal box
The Round Building, Hathersage
Hathersage Viaduct
Location of former Derwent branch line
Hope Cement Works junction
Hope Cement Works
Earles Sidings and signal box
Edale signal box
Cowburn Tunnel
Chinley Triangle
Chinley signal box
Buxworth station (disused)
New Mills South signal box
New Mills South junction
New Mills Tunnel and former Hayfield branch line
Torr Vale Mill
New Mills Millennium Walkway
New Mills Central signal box
Goyt Cliff Viaduct
Marple Wharf Junction
Marple Aqueduct
Marple Viaduct
Romiley Junction signal box
Romiley Junction
Brinnington M60 motorway bridge
Reddish Vale Viaduct
Belle Vue Stadium
Ashburys East Junction
Network Rail Manchester Rail Operating Centre
Ashburys West Junction
Ardwick Train Maintenance Depot
Network Rail Square One
Mayfield station (disused)
Star & Garter pub
London Road Fire Station building
Macdonald Hotel
Driving south from Ardwick Junction to Stockport and branching off towards New Mills:
Longsight Train Maintenance Depot
Slade Lane Junction
McVities factory
Heaton Norris Junction signal box
Heaton Norris Junction
LNWR Goods Warehouse
Stockport Viaduct
Hat Works museum
Bus Station
Daw Bank Stagecoach depot
Edgeley Junction No.1 & No.2 signal boxes
Edgeley Junction
Stepping Hill Hospital
Hazel Grove chord
Norbury Viaduct
Site of Hazel Grove Midland Railway station
Disley Tunnel
Swizzels factory
Newtown Viaduct
SCENARIOS
12 scenarios are included which require additional payware content.
10 scenarios are included which only require default Train Simulator stock.
Here’s a list of all the add-ons required to operate those scenarios which require additional payware stock:
Just Trains
Class 222 Advanced 2019
Class 20 Advanced Collection
Voyager Advanced 2019
Steam
EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On
Freightliner Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On
Freightliner Class 70 Loco Add-On
Network SouthEast Class 159 DMU Add-On
Settle to Carlisle Route Add-On
BR Class 150/1 DMU Add-On
Welsh Marches: Newport - Shrewsbury Route Add-On
BR Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ DMU Add-On
South Wales Coastal: Bristol - Swansea Route Add-On
Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On
Class 390 EMU Add-On
Armstrong Powerhouse
Class 43 (MTU)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack
Class 158 (Perkins) Enhancement Pack
Class 158/159 (Cummins) Enhancement Pack
Class 66 Enhancement Pack
JPA Wagon Pack
HIA Wagon Pack
Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack
Class 142 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack
Class 150/1 Enhancement Pack
Class 319 Electric Multiple Unit Pack Vol. 1
Class 150/2 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack
Class 175 Enhancement Pack 2.0
Class 350 Enhancement Pack
Class 168/170/171 Enhancement Pack
Alan Thomson Sim
Alan Thomson Simulation and Imbue Studios - Class 185 Multiple Unit Pack
Standard scenarios requiring additional payware add-ons
6E56 06:22 Tunstead – Drax
Drive 66617 from Chinley East Junction to Sheffield working 6E56 Tunstead-Drax loaded with limestone in September 2018.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 45 minutes
0H08 07:26 Earles Sidings – Bredbury R.T.S.
Drive a Class 66 from Earles Sidings to Bredbury R.T.S. in preparation to work 6F33 to Runcorn later in the morning.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 60 minutes
2H11 11:21 Hazel Grove – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a Class 319 from Hazel Grove to Manchester Piccadilly.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 30 minutes
5S07 Longsight – New Mills / 2S07 New Mills Central – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive 150114 from Longsight Depot to New Mills Central via Stockport on 5S07 before returning on service 2S07 to Manchester Piccadilly via Romiley in early Summer 2018.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 70 minutes
6H41 Tunstead – Bredbury Tilcon
Drive 6H41 Tunstead – Bredbury Tilcon from Chinley South Junction to Bredbury in Summer 2018.
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 60 minutes
2S77 20:14 Sheffield – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a Class 142 from Sheffield to Manchester on 2S77 20:14 Sheffield to Manchester during the summer of 2018.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 75 minutes
1L13 14:52 Liverpool Lime Street – Norwich
Drive 1L13 14:52 Liverpool – Norwich from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield in August 2018.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 50 minutes
1B68 07:53 Manchester Airport – Cleethorpes
Drive a TPE Class 185 unit working 1B68 between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 55 minutes
2S82 10:49 Manchester Piccadilly – Sheffield
Drive a Northern Class 150/2 on a stopper service to Sheffield.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 80 minutes
2S99 18:24 Rose Hill Marple – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a pair of Northern Pacers from Rose Hill Marple to Manchester Piccadilly working 2S99 during the evening rush hour.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 40 minutes
2S16 13:19 Manchester Piccadilly – New Mills Central
Drive 150123 on a stopping service to New Mills Central.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 35 minutes
Hope Cement Transfer
Take control of 20168 ‘Sir George Earle', moving various rakes of wagons between the sidings and the Cement Works.
Difficulty: Hard
Duration: 55 minutes
Standard scenarios using default Train Simulator stock
[Default] 6E56 06:22 Tunstead – Drax
Drive a Class 47 from Chinley East Junction to Sheffield working 6E56 Tunstead-Drax.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 45 minutes
[Default] 0H08 07:26 Earles Sidings – Bredbury R.T.S.
Drive a Class 47 from Earles Sidings to Bredbury R.T.S. in preparation to work 6F33 to Runcorn later in the morning.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 60 minutes
[Default] 2H11 11:21 Hazel Grove – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a stopping service from Hazel Grove to Manchester Piccadilly.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 30 minutes
[Default] 5S07 Longsight – New Mills / 2S07 New Mills Central – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a DMU from Longsight Depot to New Mills Central via Stockport on 5S07 before returning on service 2S07 to Manchester Piccadilly via Romiley in early Summer 2018.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 70 minutes
[Default] 2S77 20:14 Sheffield – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a DMU from Sheffield to Manchester on 2S77 20:14 Sheffield to Manchester during the summer of 2018.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 75 minutes
[Default] 1B68 07:53 Manchester Airport – Cleethorpes
Drive a DMU working 1B68 between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 55 minutes
[Default] 2S82 10:49 Manchester Piccadilly – Sheffield
Drive a stopper service to Sheffield.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 80 minutes
[Default] 2S99 18:10 Rose Hill Marple – Manchester Piccadilly
Drive a DMU from Rose Hill Marple to Manchester Piccadilly working 2S99 during the evening rush hour.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 40 minutes
[Default] 2S16 13:19 Manchester Piccadilly – New Mills Central
Drive a stopping service to New Mills Central.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 35 minutes
[Default] Hope Cement Transfer
Take control of a Class 37 transferring a rake of cement wagons from the sidings to the cement works.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 20 minutes
Free Roam scenario
Pick a train and explore the route!
Manchester Piccadilly Free Roam
使用需求
Train Simulator Classic
European Loco & Asset Pack
Intel Core-i5 4690 3.50GHz Quad Core or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.80GHz Quad Core or better
4GB RAM (maximum possible under 32-bit Windows) / 16GB or more for 64-bit Windows
Windows 10 / 8 / 7
nVidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 4GB dedicated VRAM or more
DirectX 9.0c
Broadband Connection for Train Simulator
1.9GB-6.2GB hard drive space
Storage: High Performance SSD recommended
Sound card: DirectX-compatible audio device
Some of the included scenarios require additional payware add-ons to run correctly - see the SCENARIOS information for details.