During the week between Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 the WCML was closed between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton/Rugby. Due to this Avanti West Coast services started/terminated at either Rugby or Northampton for journeys to/from the north of the country. Drive one of these services on a service starting at the turnback point just south of Rugby to Stafford making a stop at Nuneaton along the way.

Train: AP Class 390 Pendolino Avanti West Coast

Route: Thomson WCML Trent Valley

Date: 31/12/2025

Duration: 45 Minutes

Requirements (Required for scenario to work*)

Armstrong Powerhouse:

AP Class 66 EP 2.0 Vol. 1

AP Class 68 EP

AP Class 168/170/171 EP

AP Class 350 EP*

AP Class 390 SP*

Container Wagon Enhancement Pack Vol. 1

AP Sky & Weather EP 2.0 (I highly recommend this for a much better looking sky with the required patch)

Steam:

DTG Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo – Portsmouth Route*

DTG WCML South: London Euston – Birmingham Route*

DTG Birmingham Cross City Line: Lichfield – Bromsgrove & Redditch Route

DTG South Western Main Line: Southampton – Bournemouth Route

Thomson Interactive WCML Trent Valley Route*

DTG BR Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ DMU Add-On

DTG Network SouthEast Class 159 DMU

DTG EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco

DTG ScotRail Class 68 Loco

DTG EWS Class 92 Loco

Alan Thomson Simulation

Class 350 Cab, Pass View and Destinations Patch*

East Midlands Railway Class 170

AP Sky/Weather Patch – WCML Trent Valley (I highly recommend this for a much better looking sky)

Train Sim Community

Class 350 Improvement Patch*

Class 350: London Midland Promotional Liveries v1.2 (Required for Improvement patch but not used in scenario)

Class 350: LNR Promotional Liveries (Required for Improvement patch but not used in scenario)

Major Wales:

Class 390 Revamp Pack*

Vulcan Productions:

Class 323 West Midlands area Reskin and Scenario Pack 2.0

Class 168 and 170 Airdam with XC and 168111 NHS variants

 

I am using a Class 323 as a stand in for the Class 730/0, Class 350s have been used for 730/2s and a Class 170 as a stand in for a Class 196.

I hope you enjoy this scenario and if you have any feedback or comments please do let me know.

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