Description
Route Description
Leeds North West: Airedale & Wharfedale Lines brings one of Yorkshire’s most varied and scenic rail networks to life. From the busy approaches into Leeds to open countryside, market towns, and industrial branches, this route has plenty to explore and something for everyone to enjoy! Whether your interest lies in driving fast intercity runs, regional DMUs, stopping electric commuter services, or heavy aggregate freight trains, Leeds North West has you covered! Featuring beautiful scenery, intricately modeled and detailed stations, a plethora of brand new area-specific assets and more, we did our best to create a route that captures the feeling of the iconic West Yorkshire valleys, while showing what Train Sim Classic is capable of!
Key Features
- Airedale Line from Leeds to Skipton
- Wharfedale Line from Ilkley to Shipley/Leeds
- Branch from Shipley to Bradford Forster Square
- Branch from Skipton to Rylstone Tilcon Quarry
- Line from Leeds to Neville Hill Depot and Hunslet Tilcon aggregate terminal
- 19 new detailed custom stations
- Class 333 EMU (AI Rolling stock, non drive-able)
- Total 50+ miles of new route with high quality scenery
- Hundreds of new custom assets including housing, industry, clutter, station features, signage, and more!
- Brand new OHLE
- Detailed and engaging scenarios
- Bonus (extra stock) reskins included: Class 08 EMT & and JGA Wagon
Route Requirements:
Steam:
Included Scenarios:
[MTX] 1A13 0656 Skipton – KGX
Track Covered = Skipton – Leeds
Traction = LNER Class 91 (AP/BHReskins) / 91102
Year = Summer 2019
Duration = 45 minutes
[MTX] 1D22 1633 KGX – Bradford Forster Sq.
Track Covered = Leeds – Bradford Forster Square
Traction = LNER Class 801 (AP) / 801101+801112
Year = Summer 2019
Duration = 35 minutes
[MTX] 2D32/2V09 Bradford – Ilkley – Leeds
Track Covered = Bradford Forster Square – Ilkley – Leeds
Traction = Northern Class 322 (AP/Clowes) / 322485
Year = Autumn 2019
Duration = 80 minutes
[MTX] 2D41 0923 Ilkley – Bradford Forster Square
Track Covered = Ilkley – Bradford Forster Square
Traction = WYPTE Class 321 (AP/Ivell) / 321903
Year = Winter 2005
Duration = 40 minutes
[MTX] 2S37 1504 Skipton – Bradford Forster Sq.
Track Covered = Skipton – Bradford Forster Square
Traction = Northern Class 322 (AP/Clowes) / 322481
Year = Autumn 2019
Duration = 45 minutes
[MTX] 2V38 Leeds – Ilkley
Track Covered = Leeds – Ilkley
Traction = Arriva Northern Class 142 (AP) / 142026
Year = Summer 2004
Duration = 45 minutes
[MTX] 5H03 06+08 Leeds to Bradford FS | 2H03 0641 Bradford FS to Carnforth
Track Covered = Leeds – Bradford Forster Square – Skipton
Traction = Northern Class 158 (AP/Clowes) / 158860
Year = Autumn 2022
Duration = 80 minutes
Extra Stock Scenarios:
[MTX] 6D73 Rylstone Tilcon – Hunslet Tilcon (Appetiser)
Track Covered = Rylstone Tilcon – Skipton
Traction = EWS Class 66 (AP EP v2.0) / 66151
Year = Summer 2016
Duration = 70 minutes
[MTX] 6D73 Kirkstall Up Loop – Hunslet Tilcon
Track Covered = Kirkstall Up Loop – Hunslet Tilcon
Traction = GBRf Class 66 (AP EP v2.0) / 66722
Year = Summer 2016
Duration = 50 minutes
Scenario Requirements:
Please note, many of the below requirements have their own dependencies.
Alan Thomson Sim:
- Class 185 DMU Pack
- Northern 158s
- Northern 170s
- Northern 321/322
- BH LNER Intercity 225 Pack
- WYPTE 321
Armstrong Powerhouse:
- Class 66 Enhancement Pack Vol.1
- Class 91 Enhancement Pack
- Class 142 DMU
- Class 150/2 DMU
- Class 156 DMU
- Class 158 Cummins EP
- Class 158 Perkins EP
- Class 170 EP
- Class 321 EMU
- Class 800-803 Enhancement Pack
- HHA Wagons
- JNA-T Wagons
- Signal EP
- Sky/Weather EP 2.0
- HST (MTU) Pack
A Robinson:
Train Sim Rolling Stock
*non-essential though recommended
Extra Stock Reskin Requirements:
Steam:
Download Manual: Here
Download Branding Patch: Here
Development Credits:
- Max: Tracks, trains, stations models and assets
- Clowes: Station details, clutter, signage, track polish, scenarios, extra stock reskins, and much research
- Cameron Forbes: Scenery building (Airedale Line, Rylstone Branch & Bradford Branch)
- Agdron: Scenery building (Wharfedale Line & Hunslet Branch)
- Matt Gooderson: OHLE placing & implementation
- Richard Fletcher: Many excellent scenarios
- Jake Fuller: Level crossings, depot clutter and detailing
- James Ivell: TPWS Implementation & SPAD Indicators
