This is a scenario for the ATS TPE Merge Route.

Having relieved your Scarborough-based colleague here at Leeds railway station, you now take charge of this TransPennine service bound for Manchester Oxford Road station, where a Piccadilly-based driver will be waiting to relieve you on arrival.

You’re starting out right on time, but keeping it that way can prove challenging as you approach the busy Castlefield corridor and curve around the Ordsall “Chord” towards Oxford Road, threading your way between frequent Liverpool services, WCML traffic and Southport trains all vying for a path.

Stay sharp on the signals, manage your stops efficiently, and be prepared for adverse aspects at short notice as you tackle one of the North West’s most congested stretches of railway.

Date: 10th February 2026

Essential Requirements:

• AP Class 66 EP 2.0 Vol. 1
• AP Class 150/1 EP
• AP Class 150/2
• AP Class 156
• AP Class 158 EP Cummins & Perkins 
• AP Class 175 EP 2.0
• AP Class 319 EP Vol. 1
• AP Class 800 EP
• ATS Arriva Northern Class 323 Reskin
• ATS Class 156 “NORTHERN” Reskin
• ATS Class 185
• ATS IIA Drax Biomass Wagon Pack
• ATS “NORTHERN” Class 150/2 Reskin
• Clowes EMR Class 170 Reskin
• Clowes Ex-EMT EMR Class 158 Reskin
• Clowes “NORTHERN” Class 158 Reskin Pack
• Clowes Northern Class 170 Reskin
• DPS Metrolink Tram
• DTG Birmingham Cross City
• MaxTracks Leeds North West
• MJW Class 150/0 Reskin
• MJW Useful Scenario Tools

Non-Essential Requirements:

• AP Container Wagon EP