OVERVIEW: This afternoon you take over 6B71 at Crewe Basford Hall to work the remainder of this loaded aggregate train from Tunstead Quarry down to Northampton. You are booked to make pathing stops along the Trent Valley at Whitehouse Junction and Rugby, other than that it should be a nice and straightforward run for the most part, though adverse signals cannot be ruled out. Maximum permitted speed is 60mph. (Date = April 2026).

DIFFICULTY & DURATION: 185 mins | Medium/Hard

TRACTION: 66603

ROUTE: WCML Midlands & Northwest (Part 1); WCML Trent Valley (Part 2); WCML South & ATS Northampton Loop (Part 3)

TRACK COVERED: Crewe Basford Hall – Northampton

INSTALLATION:
Extract the download folder, and copy over the ‘Content’ folder into your Railworks directory.

REQUIREMENTS:

* = optional (scenario will still function without!)

(PAYWARE)

A ROBINSON (KO-FI):

~ IOA/MWA Wagon Pack

ARMSTRONG POWERHOUSE:

~ Class 150/2 DMU Pack

~ Class 170 Enhancement Pack

~ Class 220/221 Enhancement Pack

~ Class 222 Enhancement Pack

~ Class 350 Enhancement Pack

~ Class 390 Sound Pack

~ Class 66 Enhancement Pack 2.0 Vol. 1

~ Class 68 Enhancement Pack

~ Class 800-803 Enhancement Pack

~ Class 90 (Freightliner) Pack

~ Container Wagon Enhancement Pack

~ HIA Wagon Pack

~ FSA/FTA Wagon Pack*

~ JNA-C Wagon Pack*

JUST TRAINS:

~ Class 153

~ Class 222 Meridian Advanced

~ Common Library (ESSENTIAL – comes with all modern JT routes!)

~ Voyager Advanced 2019

STEAM:

~ Class 68

~ Class 70*

~ Class 92

~ ECML: London – Peterborough

~ EWS Class 66 v2.0

~ GEML Class 90

~ Portsmouth Direct Line

~ SWML: Southampton – Bournemouth

~ WCML South: London – Birmingham

TS ROLLING STOCK:

~ IZA Hffirs Wagon Pack 01*

(FREEWARE)

ATS: 

~ Class 350 Cab, Pass View & Destinations Patch

~ Class 70 Colas*

~ Class 90 G&W Freightliner

~ Network Rail Class 153s

MAJOR WALES:

~ Class 390 Revamp Pack

SEMAPHORE SIM:

~ Avanti West Coast Class 805/807

TRAIN SIM COMMUNITY:
~ Class 220/221 Voyager Visual Patch

~ Class 350 Improvement Patch

~ MWA Branding Patch

VULCAN PRODUCTIONS:
~ Class 168/170 Airdam Pack

This scenario has also been designed and tested with the AP Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0, Cloud Enhancement Pack and ChiefJack’s AP Sky Accurate Time of Day patch in-mind. Whilst not essential, having these will provide the most accurate weather and lighting conditions as of the date/time the scenario is set. For AP Weather to work on the WCML Trent Valley route, make sure you have this patch installed.

NOTES:

~ Part 2 of this scenario has a rolling start. Make sure you are ready!

~ 323s replace 730/0s and 350s replace 730/2s (where applicable).

 

 

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