1Z70 0648 Derby to Lowestoft
15th October 2025The 15th July 2023 saw the departure of a pretty special railtour courtesy of the Branch Line Society. 50007 + 50008 would provide the “thunder” as you power up and down the MML looking for the most complicated way of getting to East Anglia. Stops at Leicester and Nottingham are seperated by a pick-up at East Midlands Parkway in the down direction only. As far as the red pen is concerned, don’t get too excited, the Down Nottingham Slow between Beeston and Mansfield Jns is as good as it gets I’m afraid.
Traction: 50007 + 6x Mk3 + 50008 (Max 75 mph)
Route: Derby – Leicester – Nottingham (100-135 mins)
Notes: The scenario will register as incomplete due to a ‘Go Via’ instruction at Sileby. Apologies to those who like their green ticks.
Copy the “Content” folder into your Railworks directory.
Requirements
Alan Thomson Simulation
Hanson & Hall Class 50 Reskin Pack
Ex-GA ‘The Real Charter Train’ Mark 3 Coaches
Class 158 Ex-EMT (East Midlands Railway)
East Midlands Railway Class 170
Ex-Transport for Wales (East Midlands Railway) 170s
Ex-Southern (East Midlands Railway) 170s
Armstrong Powerhouse
AP Class 37 Locomotive Pack Vol. 2
AP Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 (Optional)
AP Cloud Enhancement Pack (Optional)
British Locomotive Studio
(uses AP Mk1, Mk2D-F, Mk2F DBSO, DTG BR Blue Pack 2)
Just Trains
JT Midland Main Line: Derby-Nottingham-Leicester Extension
Semaphore Simulation
East Midlands Railway Class 222 Reskin 2
Vulcan Productions
Class 168 and 170 Airdam with XC and 168111 NHS variants
Thank you for the comment.
As far as I know, the railtour only passed the NR UTU at Leicester and a Colas LE move at Beeston. In terms of static consists at Mountsorrel etc. I didn’t want to push the c. 40 AI trains already in place.
Excellent work, thanks!
Maybe a bit of freight action would have been a nice touch?