West Coast Mainline South v5.3
18th July 2020Included in this update.
Missing electrification has been added to sidings at Wolverton, Coventry and Kings Heath (Northampton).
Platform 10 at Watford Junction has been extended to accommodate a 12car Class 350.
Platforms at Birmingham New Street have been re-modelled.
Configuration corrections have been applied to a small number of signals.
New RTT and fictional scenarios added.
Dependency removed for GARL (Glasgow Airport Rail Link), IOW (Island Line), Hamburg-Hanover and the Virtual District Line.
The Virtual District Line 73refurb tube stock (as a substitute for Bakerloo line 72 stock) is now included in this update.
Route and scenario documentation has been updated and all download hyperlinks are working at the time of this publication.
General polish & tidy up.
Now zipped as a single download, which includes a patch for Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack owners.
IMPORTANT ! The previously available Update pack01 and Scenario Repack have both been incorporated into this update and MUST NOT be reinstalled.
Recommended minimum requirements: Train Simulator 64 bit, 8GB RAM.
(Will run small scenarios in 32-bit with 4Gb RAM)
The route covers London Euston to Birmingham New Street, including the Northampton Loop.
The DC lines from Euston to Watford Junction including the Bakerloo Line underground section from Queens Park to Elephant and Castle.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL FOR ROUTE: (Must be installed prior to installation)
Steam: London to Brighton
Steam: Woodhead Line (original)
Steam: West Coast Main Line Trent Valley
Steam: Liverpool to Manchester
JustTrains: Newcastle to Edinburgh
UKTS: Freeware Pack Clutter
Steam: European Loco & Asset Pack. This is included with many routes, including the Woodhead Line (original)
ESSENTIAL FOR SCENARIOS (Must be installed prior to installation)
If you don’t have these installed, the included scenarios will fail to load correctly.
Steam: Class 390 EMU Add-On (original release)
DPSimulation: Class 390 ‘Virgin’ reskin by Horgy
JustTrains: Voyager Advanced 2019
These items must be present before installation to allow “No Driver/No passenger” patches to be applied.
(Many thanks to Leander Iversen for permission to include these patches)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: (highly recommended scenery items)
Steam: Edinburgh to Glasgow
Steam: ECMLS (London-Peterborough)
Steam: Riviera Line
Steam: WCML2 (over Shap)
Steam: WCML North
UKTS Freeware Pack Blocks and Lofts
UKTS Freeware Pack Clutter
UKTS Freeware Pack Railway Buildings
UKTSFile ID: 26602 & 26550 Enviro Bus packs
UKTSFile ID: 30717 DAF LF pack
UKTSFile ID: 30832 Transmission Lines
UKTSFile ID: 30726 Telegraph pole Lofts V1.1
(Updated download links can be found for all of these requirements in the enclosed documentation.)
Scenarios
A selection of scenarios written by Colin Izatt (including 3 new ones), plus a number of fictional scenarios.
Requirement for these can be found in the enclosed “Scenarios” folder as pdf documents.
A Free Roam scenario starting at London Euston with a selection of default electric and diesel traction, giving you the choice to explore the route in it’s entirety.
The route is also Quick Drive enabled with a broad selection of starting locations including the DC lines.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read the README.pdf first before installing the route.
Run the WCMLSv5.3.exe and follow the instructions.
A patch is included for Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack owners (recommended).
More information is available in the documentation.
CREDITS
Many thanks to all who have contributed, helped and given advice during the making of this route.
Including:
Members of the The Virtual District Line team for permission to include their LU 73stock.
David Scott. Original version of the route.
Colin Izatt. Scenarios and extensive help with Beta testing.
Martin Masterson. Help and Beta testing.
Leander Iversen. Permission to include his No Driver patches for the Horgy 390 Virgin reskin & JT Voyager Advanced.
Jack Sherriff. Information and photos of the LNR & WMR corporate liveries.
Steve Green and Paul Jennings. Help and advice on signals and signage.
Gary Padley. Permission to include his assets.
Joseph Pearson. Permission to use one of his track assets.
When i try to run the scenarios i keep getting message telling me that i am out of memory , it only happens on this route , any ideas please .
This route is heavy on resources and should always be run in 64-bit mode.
You do not state your PC spec. You will need 8Gb RAM at the very least and 16 or 32 would be better.
I would suggest closing down all other unnecessary running processes when playing TS, including your internet browser.
Try reducing the scenery quality in the Settings – Advanced – menu.
Reducing the amount of content in your library should also help.
There are a number of posts on the forums which may also offer help to reduce OOM issues, search “Train simulator reducing OOM”
Hello just before I get this in the next few days what Steam: Woodhead Line do i get because DTG has made two of them and I don’t want to risk getting them.
Steam: Woodhead Line (original)
As listed in the route requirements section above.
Currently just £3.99 in the sale 😉
https://store.steampowered.com/app/65244/Train_Simulator_Woodhead_Route_AddOn/
Thank you good sir, and if you do not mind would you be able to send me the link to the UKTS: Freeware Pack Clutter if you do not mind thank you again.
Hyperlinks for all required DLC can be found in the README.pdf, included in the download zip.
I have downloaded 5.3 successfully but am missing the LNWR class 350. I cannot download the reskin because I don’t have the AP sound pack. I tried to replace the LNWR version with the default Trent Valley Class 350 using TS Tools but it won’t let me. Can you think of a reason for this?
Have you “unpacked” the WCMLTrentValleyAssets.ap file ?
Thanks for your reply. I had unpacked the WCML Trent Valley Assets AP file and I was able to replace each unit of the Class 350. However I was finding that after changing a number of the Class 350s and then saving the edited scenario each of the Class 350s were still showing as the LNWR AP version. Since your reply I have saved the edited scenario after changing each consist and found that this is working Ok! I am sure that when previously using RW/TS Tools I could swap all the consists I wanted to and only save at the end. It makes it more time consuming but at least it works. Thanks for your help.
There appears to be a problem opening the file after downloading it.
When I try to open the file an error message pops up which doesn’t allow me to open the file and install it.
Could you provide me with a quick solution to this problem, if possible?
Thanks.
It’s possible that your anti virus software has “black listed” the installer .exe. believing it to be potentially harmful.
Be assured that it is not and running it will not harm you system.
My suggestion would be to temporarily disable you anti virus software before “unpacking” the 7zip file. This should allow you to run the .exe and install the route.
Don’t forget to re-enable your anti virus software after installing the route.
Hello again,
Can you confirm which app I should use to open the .7z file?
I’m a bit lost on this part.
Thanks again,
7z files are the default download format for most, if not all of the downloads from this website.
They can be unpacked with the 7zip file archiving application ( https://www.7-zip.org/download.html )
and other similar file archiving software.
Hello,
I extracted the file using WinRAR and then I was able to install the route.
Thank you for your support.
When Playing 1B58 BHM to EUS DTG 390 Scenario i got all the way to Outside of Euston with the 50 MPH Borad and Experienced an AI collision with 1N57 so got all that for nothing looks like you missed out that when Testing the Scenario the Please Fix this
the route is Great By the way detail is Great Stations are Lovely but we Shouldnt be Getting this Problem on a Route like this
Wasted 1Hour and 20Minutes of my Life Driving a pendolino to Euston Just to Get an AI collision 3Miles Outside the Station
Sorry to hear that you “wasted” 1hr & 20mins of your life.
ALL of the scenarios included with this route have been rigorously tested and on no occasion was an AI collision reported on this, or any other scenario !
I am not disputing that you had an AI collision, did you have all of the scenario requirements or did you need to start the scenario using the F2/save feature ?
I have just successfully completed this scenario without incident.
Did the AI collision occur between yourself and 1N57 or was the game terminated due to an “AI collision” (out of sight)
If the collision occurred between yourself and 1N57, where exactly did this happen and were you in transit or stopped ?
Hi alex, i seem to have cocked up on the install of WCML South. Most of route intact, but no track in tunnel or station under cover. Also scenarios say i am missing 350 and 390, although a 350 appears as ai in free roam, and i have original 390 on WCML N, and installed Hoagys virgin reskin. Hoh do I uninstall and start again please, any advice gratefully received thanks. (Installed NCL toEDI and Voyager Advanced as requested.
As mentioned in the downloaded documentation, there are some freeware and payware addons that must be installed prior to installing the route.
This is because the installer looks for these during installation, as they are needed to copy files from.
Reinstalling the route AFTER these requirements have been installed should resolve you issues.
There is no need to uninstall the route beforehand and any custom scenarios you have added will not be deleted.
Additional track types (tunnel & no-snow for undercover stations) are created during installation from the default London-Brighton assets (one of the minimum requirements) and should not be missing if you have the London-Brighton DLC installed .
However, the patch for Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack users must only be used if you have this pack installed. If you run it without this pack installed, you will be missing track in tunnels and undercover stations.
If after reinstallation of the route AFTER installation of the route/scenario requirements, you still have problems, please let me know.
Alex
I appear to be having the same issue with missing tunnel sections and bridge work upon leaving Birmingham, i have all the required assets installed but yet still cannot get it to work correctly ? any ideas
I haven’t downloaded this route, but can I just ask a question? Once the Missing link is complete, will this be one of the packs that will be merged?
You would need to put this question to the developer of the Missing link 😉
where can i get the class 66/5 tv from.as i get missing stock.thx
I think what you’re looking for is the Class 66 ‘Freightliner reskin livery for the WCMLTV class66, available from DPSimulation. There is a link to the download page for this reskin in the documention.
Any chance you could release a version with the Virgin 390’s swapped out or removed? Didn’t buy it before it was removed from Steam, dumb as I was, and now I can’t run this route even in Quick Drive. Well, not from Birmingham anyway. Starting in London doesn’t seem to cause any issues.
The route includes a number of scenarios that require the discontinued Virgin 390’s, however these scenarios are duplicated, using the original 390 EMU (with a DPS Virgin reskin). This will give you the option to dive the scenarios without needing the discontinued DLC.
You should also be able to drive any of the QD scenarios with any stock you own (the discontinued Virgin 390’s are not used as AI on QD’s)
This is an absolutely superb route if you have all the requirements….and it’s freeware. DTG will be hard-pushed to better it in TS2021 (deluxe edition!)
Hi when im trying to run the BHM-EUS scenario it is coming back with the following errors,
Cant load rail vehicle container flay FSA 2c 2b 2aive installed all the required stock on the readme
I think these are from Powerhaul Class 66 V2.0 Loco Add-On, do you have that installed ?
Could You Add Warrington Bank Quay Between Coventry And Rubgy
Warrington Bank Quay is about 100 miles north of Coventry and therefore cannot be “added” Between Coventry and Rugby (or even “Rubgy”)
If you are asking if a route from between Coventry and Rugby could be added, I’m afraid the answer is no.
what about switch this route from Wigan North Western – London Euston on V6
When I try downloading the route (from this site), it downloads it as a 7Z file that can be opened in Photoshop
7z files are the default download format for most, if not all of the downloads from this website.
They can be unpacked with the 7zip file archiving application and also other similar file archiving software.
“Photoshop” will not perform this function.
Great work it is a really good route and with the AP 350 Scenarios there really fun and enjoyable.
but at Hemel Hempstead the 4 car marker on platform 4 is where the 8 car maker is and the 8 car marker is with the 12 car marker. Thanks
I’ve never been to Hemel Hempstead.
I’m sure many other items at the station are not exactly where they should be in real life 😉
Why do you need the Woodhead Line for this route?
Tunnels paragraph on page 3 of the readme.pdf.
Without a photo I can’t be 100% sure of what you’re missing.
The support loft for the Down Slow overpass is from the London Brighton DLC.
Other loft type embankments in that area are from the freeware UKTS Blocks & Lofts pack.
A download link is included in the documentation.
Hi mate, hope your well.
Quick question, heading out of Rugby towards London on the fast. I come out the little tunnel where the down slow crosses over the top. I have no embankment the line goes up on, I can bushes and tracks from underneath. Any ideas pal
Without a photo I can’t be 100% sure of what you’re missing.
The support loft for the Down Slow overpass is from the London Brighton DLC.
Other loft type embankments in that area are from the freeware UKTS Blocks & Lofts pack.
A download link is included in the documentation.