West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle

Compatibility: Train Sim World 5
West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle follows on from our highly acclaimed Blackpool Branches: Preston – Blackpool & Ormskirk route add-on. It's full speed North this route departs from the city of Preston and runs through detailed and highly immersive scenery through Penrith to Carlisle. Along with the option to drive the un-electrified Morecambe branch, this gives you a total of over 100 miles to drive!
 
Set in the late 1980s, the route features the electrified core of the West Coast Main Line from Preston to Carlisle, however you can operate DMU services on the Morecambe Promenade branch to the seaside. We have also extended the main line north from Carlisle Citadel station to Kingmoor Yard and Depot.

Developed with period route maps and accurate elevation data, the route boasts a wide variety of iconic signal box designs and an interesting mix of conventional UK colour light and upper-quadrant semaphore signalling in conjunction with electrified and non-electrified dual-line operations.
 
The route includes eight detailed stations, all with a plethora of period-correct clutter and signage to provide the correct mid-1980s atmosphere.

A great variety of route-specific custom assets such as bridges, buildings and track-side features provide a highly immersive environment and ensure that the route is fully recognisable to those who are familiar with it.

The signal boxes at Morecambe, Bare Lane, Hest Bank, Selside (Carnforth Steamtown), Carnforth F&M and Carnforth Station Junction have accurately modelled interiors from which you can watch the various services drive past.

As with Blackpool Branches, there is a wealth of content for you to enjoy. The feature loco is the iconic and complex Class 87/0, along with the BR Mk. 3a coaches, FFA/FGA container flats and BBA steel wagons. The Class 87/0 locomotive is 110 MPH rated and provided power for the main services between London Euston and Glasgow during the 1980s; it will look right at home as it storms through the Lune Gorge and onwards to the summit of Shap.

Included with the route are tutorials which cover the basic operations of the Class 87/0, Class 08, Class 101 and Class 47/4, five scenarios, a set of Collectables placed in many locations for you to find, two Mastery challenges, three Achievements to gain and 24-hour Journeys mode. You can also layer-in other compatible add-ons that you own in Train Sim World, making West Coast Main Line: Preston-Carlisle a unique driving experience and a true visual treat.

See the Detailed Description below for more details and there are some FAQs in our Support section which you might find helpful.


KEY FEATURES

  • 90-mile electrified route from Preston that runs north to the hub of Carlisle and includes the un-electrified Morecambe Promenade branch to the West
  • Based in 1986
  • Eight highly detailed stations
  • Class 87/0 in two liveries
  • Class 47/4 diesel locomotive in five liveries
  • Class 08 ‘Gronk’ with five variations on BR Blue livery
  • Mk. 1 NHA coaches in two liveries
  • Mk. 2a coaches
  • Mk. 3a coaches in two liveries
  • FFA/FGA container flats
  • BBA steel wagons
  • Training modules covering basic operations for the Class 87/0, Class 08, Class 101 and Class 47/4
  • Five varied scenarios
  • Collectables in varied locations for you to find
  • Two Mastery challenges
  • Three Achievements to earn
  • Conductor Mode - choose whether you want to drive the train or be the guard
  • Intra-Route Hopping - gives you the ability to travel along different points on the route
  • Inter-Route Hopping - lets you cross to a different route at the same location. For West Coast Main Line: Preston – Carlise, you will be able to Route Hop to the Blackpool Branches route if you have it installed
  • The route lets you use other compatible add-ons that you own
  • 24-hour Journey Mode
  • Many unique landmarks and buildings along the route
  • Signal boxes at Morecambe, Bare Lane, Hest Bank, Selside, Carnforth F&M Junction and Carnforth Station Junction have modelled interiors you can enter
  • Extensive, true-to-life, real-world 24-hour timetable with many hundreds of driveable services and numerous AI workings
  • A mix of conventional UK colour light and upper-quadrant semaphore signalling in conjunction with dual-line operations
  • Powered by Dovetail Games’ proprietary SimuGraph vehicle dynamics engine and Unreal Engine 4 technology

STATIONS

  • Preston
  • Lancaster
  • Bare Lane
  • Morecambe
  • Carnforth
  • Oxenholme
  • Penrith
  • Carlisle

LOCOMOTIVES

Class 87/0

  • BR Blue
  • Intercity Executive
Class 47/4

  • BR Blue
  • BR Blue Large Logo
  • BR Blue Large Logo – Eastfield TMD Locomotives
  • Intercity Executive
  • Intercity Executive ScotRail
Class 101

  • BR Blue/Grey
Class 08

  • Five depot variations of BR Blue

ROLLING STOCK

Mk. 1 NHA coaches

  • BR Blue/Grey
  • Intercity Executive
Mk. 2a coaches

  • BR Blue/Grey

Mk. 3a coaches

  • BR Blue/Grey
  • Intercity Executive
FFA/FGA container flats

  • Mixture of container liveries
BBA steel wagons

  • Can be seen loaded/unloaded with steel slab and steel coil

SCENARIOS

Five challenging, exciting and varied scenarios are included.


COMPATIBLE ADD-ONS

If you have compatible add-ons, these can be used with West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle and the route timetable will call on the appropriate locomotives and rolling stock from them to allow you to enjoy a fuller timetable experience.

Development Updates

21 August 2024

Welcome to the first of our Development Updates, focusing on our first TSW 5 route, West Coast Main Line: Preston – Carlisle.

All the exciting product details can be found above but this first entry is simply designed to give you a flavour of what to expect and offers a good first-look at various areas of the route. Please remember, all aspects of these images show work that is In-Development and may not be final.

If you click on any image, you'll get a closer and more detailed view.

We hope this introductory Dev update has served to whet your appetite. Look out for regular updates as we progress further.

West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle
Train Sim World 5