1Z41 14.45 Glasgow Central – Swindon “The Spinning Haggis” (1998)

1Z41 14.45 Glasgow Central – Swindon “The Spinning Haggis” (1998)

11th February 2022 2 By Matt Carroll

Hi, and thank you for downloading this 65 minute scenario for the fantastic West Coast Main Line Midlands and North West route, phase 3.
To install, simply copy the enclosed ‘Content’ folder to your Railworks folder. This is a ‘Standard’ scenario, and is named “[MJC] 1Z41 1445 Glasgow Central – Swindon ‘The Spinning Haggis’”.

Summary
This train left Swindon at 21.50 last night and travelled to Scotland overnight. Today, it has been touring various lines in Scotland, with class 37, 47, 56, 60, 66, and 92 locos all taking part. The train is now heading back to Wiltshire and you are in charge as far as Crewe with loco 92013 at the sharp end. 47575 is coupled inside. You have no booked stops between Preston and Crewe, maximum speed is 87mph. Year: 1998.

Requirements
The following are required to ensure that the scenario functions correctly:

* From Alan Thomson Sim
– West Coast Main Line Midlands and North West Phase 3 https://alanthomsonsim.com/?download=west-coast-mainline-midlands-and-northwest-aka-missing-link
– Virgin Trains West Coast Loco-Hauled Pack by Bodge-It TMD https://alanthomsonsim.com/?download=virgin-trains-west-coast-loco-hauled-pack
– HST branded Virgin West Coast and Cross Country pack by James Ivell https://alanthomsonsim.com/downloads/hst-branded-virgin-west-coast-cross-country-pack/
– Class 323 Arriva Northern and Centro liveries by Olli35 https://alanthomsonsim.com/downloads/class-323-arriva-northern-centro-liveries/

* Armstrong Powerhouse https://www.armstrongpowerhouse.com/ :
– Class 43 (Valenta) / Mark 3 enhancement pack (and associated requirements)
– Class 66 enhancement pack (and associated requirements)
– Class 86 enhancement pack (and associated requirements)
– Class 90 / Mark 3 DVT pack (and associated requirements)
– Class 92 sound pack
– Class 142 DMU
– Class 150/1 enhancement pack (and associated requirements)
– Class 150/2 DMU
– Class 156 DMU
– Class 158 (Cummins) enhancement pack (and associated requirements)
– Class 158 (Perkins) enhancement pack (and associated requirements)
– Mark 1 coach pack volume 1
– Mark 2D-2F coach pack

* From STEAM:
– West Coast Main Line North https://store.steampowered.com/app/24083/Train_Simulator_West_Coast_Main_Line_North_Route_AddOn/
– West Coast Main Line over Shap https://store.steampowered.com/app/222613/Train_Simulator_West_Coast_Main_Line_Over_Shap_Route_AddOn/
– Birmingham Cross City route https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515063/Train_Simulator_Birmingham_Cross_City_Line_Lichfield__Bromsgrove__Redditch_Route_AddOn/
– Class 92 loco https://store.steampowered.com/app/222607/Train_Simulator_EWS_Class_92_Loco_AddOn/

* Just Trains:
– Class 153 Advanced https://www.justtrains.net/product/class-153-dmu-advanced

* From Vulcan Productions:
– Class 142 Triple Pack by Ben Yates https://www.vulcanproductions.co.uk/dmu.html

Optional Requirements
The following are NOT required to ensure that the scenario functions correctly, however they will add to the immersion:

* From STEAM:
– Settle to Carlisle route https://store.steampowered.com/app/65255/Train_Simulator_Settle_to_Carlisle_Route_Addon/

* From Armstrong Powerhouse https://www.armstrongpowerhouse.com/ :
– Sky and Weather enhancement pack.
– Class 31 enhancement pack (and associated requirements) – static only.
– Class 325 enhancement pack (and associated requirements) – static only.

I do hope you enjoy this scenario.