This is an expansion for Just Trains' Midland Main Line: Sheffield-Derby route.
The Derwent Valley Line climbs for around eight miles from Ambergate Junction through the scenic Derwent Valley to the Derbyshire county town of Matlock. The line features five stations, each with its own distinct character, and the line itself features numerous custom assets and a number of points of interest, including the Heights of Abraham cable cars, aqueducts, numerous tunnels, steep-sided valleys and the High Peak Junction railway site near Cromford.
This route features new additional grass, flowers, bushes and shrubbery and an all-new tree pack that provides more tree variants which look especially good during the winter season. These all combine to give you a much richer and more authentic drive through the seasons.
20 scenarios are included. Seven are available in two versions: one version which uses default Train Simulator stock and one version which requires additional payware stock. The other six scenarios are only operable using additional payware stock.
STATIONS
- Ambergate
- Whatstandwell
- Cromford
- Matlock Bath
- Matlock
POINTS OF INTEREST ON THE ROUTE
- Ambergate Junction
- Ambergate bridges
- Ambergate station old platform
- Cromford Canal
- Whatstandwell bridge
- Caravan park
- Cromford aqueduct
- Lea Wood tunnel
- Cromford girder bridge
- Water treatment works
- High Peak Junction
- Cromford viaduct
- Willersley Tunnel
- Heights of Abraham
- High Tor tunnels
- Matlock Derwent viaduct
- Matlock supermarket
SCENARIOS
20 scenarios for the Derwent Valley Line are provided. Seven of these are available in two versions: one version which uses default Train Simulator stock (these scenarios are prefixed with [DEFAULT]) and one version which requires additional payware stock. The other six scenarios are only operable using additional payware stock.
If you purchased Train Simulator after 20 September 2012, you will require the European Loco & Asset Pack (available to purchase via Steam for all the scenarios to operate correctly.
The add-on requirements for each scenario are listed in the descriptions, but here is a complete list of all the payware add-ons required to operate all the scenarios which require additional payware stock:
Just Trains
- Class 20 Advanced Collection
- Class 153 DMU Advanced
- Class 222 Advanced 2019
- Voyager Advanced 2019
- BR 7MT Advanced
- JJA AutoballasterPlusPak Advanced
Armstrong Powerhouse
- Class 158/159 (Cummins) Enhancement Pack
- Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack
- Class 37 Locomotive Pack Vol. 1
- Mk2 A-C Coach Pack
- Mk1 Coach Pack Vol. 1
- Class 66 Enhancement Pack
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack
- Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack
Steam
- Network SouthEast Class 159 DMU Add-On
- EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On
- London to Brighton Route Add-On
Standard scenarios requiring additional payware stock
The letters in brackets after the required stock for each scenario indicate where the payware stock can be purchased:
(JT) – Just Trains
(AP) – Armstrong Powerhouse
(S) – Steam
[DV] 2A06 05:42 Derby-Matlock
Drive a Class 156 from Etches Park Depot to Derby before taking 2A06, the first departure of the day to Matlock, and arriving there at 06:15.
Duration: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack (AP)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
[DV] Dogbox to Derby
Take a Class 153 to Derby on 2N31 10:37 Matlock-Newark Castle.
Duration: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2018
Required stock:
- Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
[DV] Matlock Return
Drive 158780 from Derby to Matlock and return on a glorious afternoon in August 2019.
Duration: 100 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 158/159 (Cummins) Enhancement Pack (AP)
- Network SouthEast Class 159 DMU Add-On (S)
[DV] Rail Head Treatment to Matlock
Drive a Class 66 on the Rail Head Treatment Train from Derby to Matlock on an autumn night in 2019.
Duration: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Class 20 Advanced Collection (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
- EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On (S)
[DV] Sunday Morning Testing
Take a pair of Class 37s from Derby RTC to Matlock and return on a Test Train.
Duration: 60 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Year: 2018
Required stock:
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 37 Locomotive Pack Vol. 1 (AP)
- Mk2 A-C Coach Pack (AP)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
[DV] The Peak Forester Part 1
Drive 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ from Derby to Matlock on ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour, 8 October 2017.
Duration: 50 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2017
Required stock:
- BR 7MT Advanced (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
- VP185 Class 43/MK3 Enhancement Pack (AP)
- Mk1 Coach Pack Vol.1 (AP)
[DV] The Peak Forester Part 2
Drive 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ from Matlock to Derby on the return of ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour, 8 October 2017.
Duration: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2017
Required stock:
- BR 7MT Advanced (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Mk1 Coach Pack Vol.1 (AP)
- VP185 Class 43/MK3 Enhancement Pack (AP)
[DV] The Dimple, Darley and Dale
Drive 20308 and 20305 from Derby to Matlock on a railtour in April 2015.
Duration: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2015
Required stock:
- Class 20 Advanced Collection (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
- Mk1 Coach Pack Vol.1 (AP)
[DV] 2N51 15:37 Matlock – Newark Castle
Drive a Class 156 on a mid-afternoon service along the stunning Derwent Valley to Derby.
Duration: 35 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
- VP185 Class 43/MK3 Enhancement Pack (AP)
[DV] Royal Visit to Matlock
Drive 222102 on an historic journey from Derby to Matlock, carrying HRH Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on 10 July 2014. The 222 had substituted for the usual traction, as the Royal Train could not be pathed up the Derwent Valley Line!
Duration: 35 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2014
Required stock:
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
[DV] Derwent Blizzard
Take a Class 156 from Derby to Matlock during a heavy snowfall.
Duration: 35 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
[DV] Easy Evening
On a warm evening in 2019 drive a pair of 153s from Matlock to Derby and return, working 2A75 and 2A72 respectively.
Duration: 70 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
- Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
[DV] Ballast Drop at Cromford
Take a Class 66 from Derby to Cromford before carrying out a ballast drop using a rake of Autoballaster wagons. You’ll then take the train to Matlock, before returning to Chaddesden Sidings.
Duration: 90 minutes
Difficulty: Hard
Year: 2019
Required stock:
- Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
- Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
- JJA AutoballasterPlusPak Advanced (JT)
- Class 66 Enhancement Pack (AP)
- EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On (S)
- London to Brighton Route Add-On
Standard scenarios using default Train Simulator stock
Please note that the European Loco & Asset Pack is required for all of these scenarios to work.
[DV] [DEFAULT] 2A06 05:42 Derby-Matlock
Drive from Etches Park Depot to Derby before taking 2A06, the first departure of the day to Matlock, and arriving there at 06:15.
Duration: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Year: 2019
[DV] [DEFAULT] Matlock Return
Drive from Derby to Matlock and return on a glorious afternoon in August 2019.
Duration: 100 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Year: 2019
[DV] [DEFAULT] The Peak Forester Part 1
Drive as Black Five from Derby to Matlock on ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour.
Duration: 50 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2017
[DV] [DEFAULT] The Peak Forester Part 2
Drive a Black Five from Matlock to Derby on the return of ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour.
Duration: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2017
[DV] [DEFAULT] 2N51 15:37 Matlock – Newark Castle
Drive a mid-afternoon service along the stunning Derwent Valley to Derby.
Duration: 35 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
[DV] [DEFAULT] Derwent Blizzard
Take a service from Derby to Matlock during a heavy snowfall.
Duration: 35 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
[DV] [DEFAULT] Easy Evening
On a warm evening in 2019 drive from Matlock to Derby and return, working 2A75 and 2A72 respectively.
Duration: 70 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Year: 2019
- Train Simulator 2020 with the European Loco & Asset Pack installed
- Just Trains’ Midland Main Line: Sheffield-Derby route add-on
- 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
- Storage: High Performance SSD recommended
- Sound card: DirectX-compatible audio device
- 80MB hard drive space
Note: Some of the included scenarios require additional payware stock – see the SCENARIOS descriptions for full details.
