XCRoute Birmingham to Bristol
25th January 2019The Cross Country route is a long distance railway in the UK which runs from Cornwall to Scotland via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby, Sheffield and the north east. It features some of the longest passenger journeys by train such as Aberdeen to Penzance.
XCRoute depicts part of this route. Recreated is all of the following;
– A 90 mile section of the Cross Country route between Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham New Street
– The 45 mile Gloucester to Newport line along the west side of the river Severn. An important link between the West Midlands and South Wales.
– Also included is the 38 miles between Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central which forms the ‘South Wales Coastal’ route on DTG which this route is based.
Requirements
You MUST have ALL of the below for the route and scenery to work fully and correctly.
Items in RED are mandatory and the route will not work without them. Everything else is not essential but is used for scenery.
3rd Party payware;
DTG South Wales Coastal OR SWC: Bristol – Swansea (Original Branded Version Only, Non-Branded Version – South Wales Mainline – is not Supported)
UK Pro LED Signals (see here for which DLC this is included in)
JT Chiltern Mainline
JT SECML
Thomson WCML-TV
North London Line
NLL + GOBLIN
JT Western Mainlines (PAD to PLY inc. Bicester)
JT NCL to EDB
JT Kyle of Lochalash
RSC London to Faversham
RSC Settle and Carlisle
RSC South London Lines
European Loco & Asset Pack (see here)
3rd Party Freeware
DPSimulation Cross City v1.0
DPSimulation – Route Building Pack 01
DPSimulation Glass Shelter Pack 01
John Griffiths’ Birmingham 2010 route
AP Station Pack
UKTS Freeware
–Blocks, Lofts and Bridges
–Clutter
–Commercial
–Foliage
–Housing
–Industrial
–Railway Buildings
–Terrain Textures
– UKTS File ID 31866 – LNWR Signals (Complete Collection)
– UKTS File ID 36022 – Photons66 WCML Assets
You MUST have ALL of the below for the included scenarios to work correctly
AP Class 321
AP BAA/BZA Wagon Pack
AP Class 150/2
JT Voyager
DTG Class 220
DTG Class 221
DTG Class 158 FGW
Class 66 Pack 01
Class 66 Pack 02
Class 66 Pack 03
Class 66 V2 Repaint Pack (UKTS File ID: 30618)
Thomson Oovee Class 170 Pack (Included with Edinburgh to Glasgow)
Oovee TEA Tank Wagons (Only required for Westerleigh Murco Scenario)
Class 172/3 reskin (UKTS File ID 36788)
CrossCountry HST (UKTS File ID 21716)
Class 150/1 ‘London Midland’ Repaint V1.2
Has this recently been updated as it is showing so, if so what are the changes, please?
Thoroughly enjoyed the route with just one query in the Birmingham New Street area
Birmingham New Street Station has no roof and the tunnels are tubes through an open area – all OK after Five Ways
Keep up the good work and thankyou
Jeff
Sorted OK – I had v7 of Birmingham 2010 – v7.1 has done the trick – thanks
The list of requirements is staggering. You’d have to spend a small fortune to get this route to work.
Help please.
I have all the mandatory listed assets but i have no track on any part of the scenery.
The other scenery items and stations are there but in place of track i just have grass.
Anyone know which of the assets provides the rail track?
Noticed Missing rail at Gloucester just sleepers showing ??
I purchased/donated to a copy of the Extended version of this in Dec 2017.
Would this version bring my 2017 version up to date?
I seem to have station signs missing off my version?
Hi can anyone help me with a QD issue on this fabulous route i select Cardiff Central to Birmingham but no matter what train or time of day it will not path via Chepstow and Gloucester it paths me at severn tunnel junction via the Severn Tunnel but derails me shortly after leaving the tunnel also the mileage to go stops recording suggesting i am on the wron pathing, i have tried G to switch to the right platform but it does nothing, if there is a solution please can someone tell me or give me an idiots guide to sort it as i have no route / scenario building experience (maybe this lockdown is a good time to learn
thanks in advance
Stefeni
Hello,
Apologies if this is not relevant to this, but:
I was wondering if there is any news on the “Enhanced” section of this route, which is, according to the image on this website’s homepage, going to include the Cotswold Line? As this is my local line, I would love it to be available for TS2019.
Thanks,
-Peter
After i downloaded the route i get message failed missing consists LM 166 DMO Sect.
Where can i find the unit 166 hope someone can help.
@Fastpaced
I’m afraid I can’t identify them all, but…
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\Virgin_\
– I can’t find these ‘Virgin_’ ones in any archives I’ve got, or on any sites I know.
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\VirginTrains\
– These are likely to be Bill Platt (styckx) reskins, available from DPSimulation (Third Party page)
DTG\Class150Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\london_rf\
– ‘_rf’ is always likely to be Richard Fletcher (rf72); probably his London Midland 150, available from DPS or Vulcan Productions (look for rf72/DMU).
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\Class47\Virgin Maroon [Clean & Grubby]\
– Likely to be Blair Ramsay’s paints – UKTS 35260
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\BR_IC125.bak\
– Don’t know – ‘IC125.bak’ isn’t much of a clue – not in my archives, doesn’t look like any of the usual suspects.
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\FGW_43172_AP\
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\FGW_AP\Mk3Var\
– These are Vulcan Productions’ FGW_HST pack (Diesel page, 43172 & 43186 pack).
Oovee\BRClass156Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\BRClass156\EXCT\
– Not in my archives, nor on the sites I’ve checked, but it seems like one I’ve seen somewhere. Not giving up(!)
Found the ‘EXCT’ 156… It’s UKTS 26434
I’m willing the other DT Mk2e coaches to be Blair Ramsay’s UKTS 35023, but they’re not (his are unbranded, ‘Virgin_UB’).
They may turn out to be something which has been obliterated by Virgin’s cease & desist cannon.
I have downloaded the XCRoute Birmingham to Bristol route, made sure I have installed the listed DLC & assets but I have found missing skins which don’t seem to be listed on the route page. Could members Please point me to the download locations for the missing stock.
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\Virgin_\DT_Mk2e_brake\Mk2e_brake.bin
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\Virgin_\DT_Mk2e_brake\Mk2e_brake-np.bin
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\Virgin_\DT_Mk2e_first\Mk2e_first-np.bin
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\Virgin_\DT_Mk2e_tso\Mk2e_tso-np.bin
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\VirginTrains\DT_Mk2e_first\DT_Mk2e_first_body\Mk2e_first.bin
DT\DT_MK2E_coaches\VirginTrains\DT_Mk2e_tso\DT_Mk2e_tso_body\Mk2e_tso.bin
DTG\Class150Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\london_rf\Engine\Class 150 Engine DMS.bin
DTG\Class150Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\london_rf\Engine\Class 150 Engine DMS_nd.bin
DTG\Class150Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\london_rf\Engine\Class 150 Engine DMSL_nd.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\Class47\Virgin Maroon Clean\Engine\class47_ICS.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\Class47\Virgin Maroon Grubby\Engine\class47_ICS.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\BR_IC125.bak\Class43\class43_ic.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\FGW_43172_AP\Class43\class43_fgw.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\FGW_AP\Mk3Var\1\2\Mk3TFO\mk3tfo_ic.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\FGW_AP\Mk3Var\1\2\Mk3TSD\mk3tso_ic.bin
Kuju\RailSimulator\RailVehicles\Diesel\HST\FGW_AP\Mk3Var\1\2\Mk3TSO\mk3tso_ic.bin
Oovee\BRClass156Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\BRClass156\EXCT\Class156_DMS_EX_CT.bin
Oovee\BRClass156Pack01\RailVehicles\Diesel\BRClass156\EXCT\Class156_DMSL_EX_CT.bin
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. TIA
Hi, Just drove in “Quick drive” from Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street. Just loved the reversal at Gloucester station- made the drive realistic, however to make it even better is to make a platform stop (plat 3 or 4)at Bristol Parkway instead of being routed “up through”. I am not sure if this is possible to be done by using the edit route tool – please let me know if this is something that I can do or can be changed by you in a patch to the route ?
and a small issue – not massive, but “Worcester” is spelt “Worcerster”in the HUD and on the map but correctly spelt on the station signs.This does not spoil the enjoyment of the run and I congratulate you on your hard work to make this splendid route.
links for the scenario requirements please
I am in talks with someone who has created the Dean Forrest Railway and am simply waiting for them to complete it.
Hope that helps
Does this route include the Dean Forest Railway?