The Caledonian Railtour Scenario
21st November 2020This pack provides 2 scenarios for ‘The Caledonian’ Railtour that ran between London Euston and Glasgow Central in October 2017. The tour was hauled by a Class 87 as far as Crewe where a pair of Class 50s hauled the rake to Glasgow. You drive from Preston to/from Glasgow, respectively. 2 scenarios are included which are:
• [AF] 1Z50 0610 London Euston to Glasgow Central
• [AF] 1Z52 1605 Glasgow Central to London Euston
Both scenarios include 3 hours’ worth of driving time, accurate AI to roughly 2017 timetable, accurate liveries for the time, accurate locomotive and coach numbering for the coaches used and adverse signals as per reality.
Requirements
Steam;
West Coast Mainline North route
West Coast Mainline Over Shap Route
WCML South: London to Birmingham route
North Wales Coastal Route (discontinued on steam, available through other venders)
Portsmouth Direct Line: London to Portsmouth Add-on
Scotrail Class 68 Addon
All Class 66 Loco Packs
Network Southeast Class 159 Add-on
ScotRail Class 380 Add-on
European Loco and Asset Pack
Armstrong Powerhouse;
Class 50 Locomotive Add-on
BR Mk2d-f Coach Add-on
BR Mk1 Coach Add-on Vol. 1
Class 150/2 DMU Add-on
Class 156 DMU Add-on
Class 314/315 EMU Add-on
Class 37 Loco Pack Vol. 1
JNA Waggon Pack Add-on
Class 158 (Cummins) EP
Class 68 EP
Class 66 EP
Freightliner Class 90 Loco Pack
Alan Thomson Sim;
WCML Northwest and Scotland Route
Bombardier SuperVoyager Reskin
Caledonian Sleeper Mk3 Sleeper Reskin Pack
VTEC/LNER HST Reskin Pack
Major Wales Design;
Virgin Trains Class 390 Reskin
Both Scenarios have been fully tested and worked for me, if you have any issue then please let me know and I will try my best to fix it. All constructive feedback is welcome
Hi mate, part 1 starts sound. part 2 dumps me out while loading, any ideas pal?
Hi,
Try running in ‘Borderless’ mode
Hi mate, me again. can I use these in a charity day im planning please, ill credit on the day i do it.
Hi, Yes that is not a problem
Adam
Hi mate. These look epic. Gonna download and have a run, love a couple of 50s.
Quick question. Could you tell What coach formation the rake is please. I would like to create the the London to Wigan parts
Hi there,
I’d love to see this recreated further south as I felt I do not have enough knowledge to accurate create it myself being from Scotland
6 bells junction has details of timings and stock formations – https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/. Your ran 7th October 2017 and headcoded 1Z50/1Z52
Used youtube for accurate stock formation, this video was useful to me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeiPbEitQU
Hope this helps and I would love to see your attempt shared to the community to complete this unique tour
King Regards
Adam