[SC] 1P05 London Euston – Preston

Route: WCML Midlands & Northwest Phase 3
Route Covered: Stafford – Preston
Traction: First Scotrail Class 90 + Virgin Trains MK3 ‘Pretendolino’
Date: May 2010
Time at start: 2035
Weather at start: Fair Cloud
Duration: 90 minutes
Difficulty: 2.5/5

Back in 2010 to cover for stock shortages, Virgin Trains’ hired in a Mk3 + DVT set (WB64) nicknamed the ‘Pretendolino’ for its quasi Pendolino livery. Today you’ve just picked up the Fridays only peak extra London Euston – Preston service as the sun starts to set. Traffic is quite busy on the line as you go north calling at Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western and Preston.

Requirements are listed below (all links are contained in the manual):

AP Sky/Weather pack
AP Class 37 Vol 1
AP Class 90/Mk3
AP Class 90 Freightliner
AP Class 90 GEML (on Steam)
AP Class 66 Enhancement Pack
AP Class 86 Enhancement Pack
AP Class 158 Cummins Enhancement Pack
AP Class 350 Enhancement Pack
AP Class 92 Sound Pack
AP Mk2 D-F coach pack
AP Mk2 DBSO coach pack
AP FSA/FTA wagon pack
AP JNA-C wagon pack

DTG Chatham Main and Medway Valley Lines (for wagons)
DTG Midland Mainline London – Bedford (requirement for 323)
DTG Portsmouth Direct line

James Ivell Cab and Pass View Patch (on ATS)

JT Class 153
JT Voyager 2019
JT FNA wagons (comes with Class 20 collection)
JT IPA wagons (comes with Class 67 pack)
JT RHTT (comes with Class 20 Collection)

Major Wales Virgin Trains Pretendolino reskin

Oovee Class 57 Freightliner
Oovee Class 156

PenninePacer Manchester Stations – Huddersfield

RSC Class 66 EWS
RSC Class 66 Freightliner
RSC Class 70
RSC Class 86
RSC Class 92
RSC Class 159
RSC Class 325

S9BL Class 390 with Horgy ‘Virgin’ reskin (from DPSimulations)

Vulcan Productions Class 57/3 Arriva reskins AND Virgin reskins

Versions: V1.1 27.01.2021: Fault with Stafford passenger pick-up now fixed.