5A87 17+00 Bedford Cauldwell Depot to Kings Cross Thameslink (2005)

5A87 17+00 Bedford Cauldwell Depot to Kings Cross Thameslink (2005)

23rd October 2024 3 By MrDreamliner

Hello! This is one scenario for AP’s wonderful ‘MML London to Bedford (Enhanced)’ route… 

DESCRIPTION: For many weeks during 2005, amended timetables were in place for trains running between Bedford/Luton/St. Albans to either St. Pancras or Kings Cross Thameslink stations because of the £6 billion project to upgrade and expand the Thameslink network. The development facilitated new cross-London journeys, which meant that passengers no longer had to change trains in London. These engineering works were often combined with blockades of the ECML, allowing surplus Class 317 units to be hired to Thameslink from WAGN to cover in shortfalls of their own stock whilst they went through refurbishment. This afternoon, you oversee an ECS move from Bedford’s Cauldwell depot to Kings Cross Thameslink ahead of the evening peak with a pair of these 317s, starting up from cold. Year: 2005

TRACK COVERED: Bedford Cauldwell Depot to Kings Cross Thameslink

TRACTION: Ex-WAGN 317345 & Ex-LTS Rail 317301

DURATION: 85 minutes

DIFFICULTY: Medium 

CONDITIONS: Summer, Clear to Overcast

 

REQUIREMENTS: 

PAYWARE: 

STEAM: 

• London to Bedford BedPan 

ARMSTRONG POWERHOUSE: 

• Class 43 (Valenta)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack

• Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack

• Class 317 Electric Multiple Unit Pack Vol. 1

• Class 319 Electric Multiple Unit Pack Vol. 2

• Cloud Enhancement Pack (Optional)

• MML London to Bedford Enhancement Pack

• Signal Enhancement Pack

• Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack (Optional) 

JUST TRAINS: 

• Class 222

 

FREEWARE:

ALAN THOMSON SIM: 

• Class 222 EX-MML

MAJOR WALES: 

• Class 43 Revamp Pack

UPDATE LOG: 

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