(RW) 1O04 Manchester Piccadilly – Bournemouth

(RW) 1O04 Manchester Piccadilly – Bournemouth

14th April 2026 2 By Ryan11223344

Route: ATS Missing Link

Player train: Class 221

Track covered: Crewe to Birmingham New Street via Stoke-on-Trent

Duration: 70 minutes

Difficulty: Medium

 

Brief: CrossCountry operate a handful of Manchester services via Crewe, with one early morning train taking the direct link between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent to provide a connection between the localities before LNWR and EMR drivers get their boots on. 

Drive 1O04 as far as Birmingham New Street; calling at Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Wolverhampton.

 

Warning!

This scenario is particularly resource intensive. Please load the attached Free Roam and follow the instructions before attempting to play.

 

Requirements:

AP Class 220/221

AP Sky & Weather 2.0 (recommended to experience intended weather patterns)

AP Sky Accurate Time Of Day Plugin (recommended to experience intended sky and driving conditions)

AP Class 350

Class 350 Improvement Patch

AP Class 319

AP Class 175 2.0

AP Class 390

MJW Class 390 Revamp Pack

DTG Cross City

VP Class 323 WMR Reskin

AP Class 158/159

Class 168/170/171 WMR Reskin

 

Replacements:

  • Class 730s are replaced by Class 350s and 323s
  • Class 196s are replaced by Class 170s

 

Installation guide:

Copy the ‘Content’ folder into your ‘Railworks’ folder.