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East Coast Mainline


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East Coast Mainline - York to Newcastle


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CONTENTS

1 ROUTE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3333

2 ROLLING STOCK................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4444

2.1 Locomotives .............................................................................................................4

2.1.1 Class 55 Deltic Locomotive ......................................................................................4

2.1.2 Class 47 'Spoon Locomotive .......................................................................................5

2.1.3 IC125 High Spee !"ain ............................................................................................6

2.2 Coaches and wagons ..................................................................................................7

2.2.1 #$2 %& S( )S( Coaches .........................................................................................7

2.2.2 H** Coal Hoppe" .........................................................................................................7

2.2.3 +"es,lo +o-e" agon ..............................................................................................7

3 SCENARIOS............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8888

4 SIGNALS AND SIGNAGE............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9999

4.1 Signals ....................................................................................................................9

4.2 Signage ...................................................................................................................9

4.2.1 +e"missi/le Spee Inicato"s ......................................................................................9

4.2.2 +e"missi/le Spee a"ning Inicato"s.....................................................................10

4.3 Safety Systems ........................................................................................................10

4.3.1 *S 0*tomatic a"ning Sstem ............................................................................10


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1Route Info!ationThe East Coast Main Line was created when a numer of smaller com!anies comined theirlines. "arious mergers and ac#uisitions in the early days of the railway meant that y 1$%&only three com!anies controlled the route 'orth to South( the 'orth )ritish *ailway+ 'orth

Eastern *ailways and the ,reat 'orthern *ailway.

'orth Eastern *ailways o!erated the northern ti! and had its head#uarters in -or. This!restigious station eventually ecame the head#uarters for the entire East Coast Mainline.The !resent station /although greatly e0!anded over the years was o!ened on une 2th1$. The entire trac com!le0 into and out of -or Station was controlled y a 25 leversignal o0+ the largest manually wored signal o0 in )ritain.

'ewcastle station was constructed in collaoration with *oert Ste!henson and o!ened in1$&. This uilding has a classical styled frontage and its train shed features threedistinctive arched s!ans 6 one of the first of this ind in the world

The East Coast Mainline has always had a re!utation for s!eed and even oasts the locationof the current world s!eed record for a steam !owered locomotive 7 set on 3 rd uly 153$ atStoe )an+ not far south of ,rantham.

Throughout its history the line has featured several ings of s!eed+ and even now the8ntercity 22 sets thunder u! and down its rails.

!"ain Simlato" 213features the route as it was in the mid 15&s. 9uring this !eriod+ theline reached its highest freight traffic volume+ mainly due to neary coal reserves and the'orth:s aundance of industrial and manufacturing ased commerce. ;lso fondlyrememered from this era is the Class 9eltic 'a!ier Locomotive+ regarded y many asthe greatest diesel engine to grace )ritish railways.


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2Rollin" Sto#$

2%1Lo#o!oti&es

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Class '' (Delti#) Lo#o!oti&e

The first two locomotives of this ty!e were com!leted in anuary 15%1 and this small fleetgrew to twenty two some fifteen months later. These im!ressive machines oasted not one

ut t-o 9eltic engines 7 they #uicly ecame nown as the


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2%1%2 Class 4 S0oon) Lo#o!oti&e

The Class 4 7 or


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2%1%3 IC12' (5i", S0ee Tain)

The Figh S!eed 9iesel Train /FS9T egan its life in the early 15&s as a sto!ga! while)ritish *ail develo!ed their ;dvanced Hassenger Train /;HT. Fowever+ the revolutionarydesign changed high?s!eed rail dramatically.

@nce wor on the !rototy!e was com!lete+ and the name had changed to sim!ly Figh S!eedTrain+ )ritish *ail !ut forward a !ro!osal to the government for full introduction. Theinitial order was for etween 3& and 4& full trains to e constructed each year for a year

!eriod+ with the intention of totally modernising all GD trun routes. The FST was orderedin atches according to the region they would o!erate. estern+ Eastern+ South esternand Cross Country regions res!ectively+ accounted for 5 sets uilt in total.

The FST first ran on the East Coast Mainline in 15$+ as a re!lacement for the aging Class trains. Gntil a series of line?s!eed im!rovements were made+ the FST wasn:t ale too!erate at its full !otential. Services initially ran etween London Dings Cross and est-orshire+ 'ewcastle+ Edinurgh and ;erdeen 7 all using $ coach trains.

Technical 9ataTotal *uilt 15+ei",t &.2tLen"t, $: /1.$mEn"ine -o.e 2+2&h! /1%$& Ha0man

2+&&h! /2&1& MTGMa/ S0ee 14$ m!h /23$ mAhFuel Ca0a#it 1+&3&gal /4+%$&L


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2%2Coa#,es an .a"ons

2%2%1 M$2 FK 6 SO 6 *SO Coa#,es

)ritish *ailIs second carriage design was designated Mar 2. The M 2 has a semi?integralconstruction /comining the chassis into the ody design+ giving it more strength than aMar 1 in the event of an accident.

The early !roduction M2 entered service in 15%+ featuring oth vacuum raing andvestiule end !anels made from dar green glass fire. M2a coaches emerged in 15%following minor tweas and adJustments. They /and later variations had air rae systems

and featured leaf?green glass fire end !anels and concertina gangway doors.

2%2%2 5AA Coal 5o00e

; maJor im!rovement for coal traffic came with the introduction of the F;; ho!!er+ whichegan !roduction in 15%. 8t could achieve %&m!h running and ecause it had twice theca!acity of the aging 1% tonne trucs+ half the numer of wagons were needed on eachtrain.

Their numers rose to over ten thousand woring units y the end of the &s+ thans in !artto their efficient loading and unloading aility. The slo!ed sides and underside doorsmeant they could e loaded or unloaded at the colliery at slow s!eed without the train

having to sto!. Later+ a loo! of trac was laid around the colliery so the wagons did notneed to e shunted i n and out. This !rocedure got a nicname 7 merry?go?round.

2%2%3 (-esflo) -o.e +a"on

;lthough in develo!ment from as early as 154+ !owder cement wagons reached their!rime around the mid &s. They were still loaded using gravity lie other grain ho!!erwagons+ ut now com!ressed air was used to discharge them at the train:s destination. Thisearned them the name Hresflo.


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3S#enaios

'ame Ty!e Season Loco Start Length

)ig Troule in Tyne

-ard

Standard S!ring Class 4 Tyne -ard 4

Coals to 'ewcastle Standard S!ring Class 4 ThrislingtonKuarry

3

9eltic 9iversion Standard S!ring Class -or &

Evening E0!ress Standard Summer Figh S!eed Train 'ewcastle &

Long Fo! Standard inter Class 4 ,ateshead 12&

S!oon toMiddlesrough

Standard S!ring Class 4 -or 3

The 'eed for S!eed Standard ;utumn Figh S!eed Train 9arlington %&

G! for the Cu! Standard ;utumn Class -or 4&

,eordie 9eltic Career Mode ;utumn Class -or 5&

9arlington /Summer =ree *oam Summer 9arlington

'ewcastle /S!ring =ree *oam S!ring 'ewcastle

-or /inter =ree *oam inter -or

S#enaio Notes7

G! for the Cu!Sometimes in a scenario an event ha!!ens which can throw a s!anner in the wors. This scenario isset to test your aility to meet a strict timetale+ so you must drive as close as !ossile to the s!eedlimits to mae u! any lost time.

Coals to 'ewcastle9on:t let changes in s!eed limits cree! u! on you The ma0imum s!eed in Tyne -ard is 4& m!hwhereas shortly efore+ the s!eed on the main line was 12 m!h. Loo out for the distance to thene0t s!eed limit change and adJust your !ower accordingly.

The 'eed for S!eed

The very first thing you must do in this scenario is change cas so you are !ointing towards 9arlingtonStation. To do this switch to ca view and then use the move to !revious ca utton /Ctl89totoggle which is the active ca. -ou want to e ale to see the arches of 9arlington Station from theca efore you egin to !ull away.

The Long Fo!hen !laying long scenarios such as Long Fo! it is frustrating to get so far and fail due to anaccident+ so use the Sa&e function. To load a saved game+ select the scenario name from the frontend list and !ress the Continue o!tion.

Evening E0!ress'ewcastle is a usy station and at any one time many of the !latforms are occu!ied. @nly egin whenthe signals allow you to !ass. To ee! trac of other trains in the area try viewing the 29 ma!

dis!lay.

9eltic 9iversionThis scenario involves a lot of sto!Astart running+ meaning you are following another train of a higher!riority than you along the line. =or this Journey aim to e in the signal loc ehind that other train.8f you have een waiting at a signal for a long time+ or want to chec on the !rogress of the othertrains+ use the 29 ma!.

S!oon to Middlesrough-ou can come unstuc even in seemingly sim!le scenarios if you do not follow the instructionscarefully. 8n this instance you must !erform a !assenger oarding tas efore you !ull away from-or Station. 8t is always wise to read the tass in the Tas 8nformation !age.


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4Si"nals an si"na"e

4%1Si"nals

Multi:As0e#t Colou Li",t Si"nals

The line ahead is clear.

Sto! at the ne0t signal.

)e !re!ared to sto! after the ne0tsignal.

Sto!.The line ahead is occu!ied.

;un#tion Si"nals;n illuminated row of white lightsindicates that the route ahead wille diverging from the current line.

Goun S,unt Si"nalsTwo illuminated white lights indicatethe Junction ahead is active and cane used.

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4%2%1 -e!issi


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4%2%2 -e!issi

;S is !rovided to give train drivers in?ca warnings of thea!!roach to signals+ reductions in !ermissile s!eed andtem!oraryAemergency s!eed restrictions+ and to a!!ly theraes in the event that a driver does not acnowledgecautionary warnings given y the system.

;s a train a!!roaches a signal+ it !asses over ;S trac e#ui!ment /magnets which arefi0ed to the slee!ers etween the running rails. The magnets are sensed y a receiver

mounted under the leading end of the train.

8f the signal ahead is dis!laying a clear as!ect /green+ a ell /or an electronic !ing soundsin the driver:s ca+ and the ;S Sunflower indicator dis!lays all lac. 'o action inres!ect of the ;S is re#uired of the driver.

8f the signal is dis!laying a caution or danger as!ect /yellow+ doule yellow or red+ a hornsounds in the driver:s ca and the dis!lay shows all lac. The driver has to acnowledgethe warning y !ressing the ;S ;cnowledgement !ush utton. hen the drivero!erates the !ush utton+ the horn is silenced and the ;S Sunflower changes to asegmented yellow and lac circular dis!lay. 8f the driver fails to acnowledge the warninghorn within a set time !eriod+ the raes are a!!lied automatically.

here ;S e#ui!ment is !rovided on the a!!roach to reductions in !ermissile s!eed andtem!oraryAemergency s!eed restrictions+ the ca e#ui!ment always o!erates i n a mannere#uivalent to the a!!roach to a signal dis!laying a caution or sto! as!ect. The driverreceives a warning and has to res!ond to it accordinglyN otherwise the raes are a!!liedautomatically.

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