Page first published 3 November 2009
for BVE 2 and BVE 4, by Derek Kaye
Last updated December 2005
This route follows the coast of Cumbria in North West England. Northern Rail operate a passenger service. DRS and EWS run freight trains from Sellafield, Drigg and Workington.
Your journey starts at Barrow-in-Furness. After passing through the yard you enter a single line section, joining the main line at Park South. You head towards Askam, followed by Kirkby-in-Furness, Foxfield, Green Road and Millom. You go over the AHB crossing at Haverigg and over two level crossings at Kirksanton before coming to Silecroft. Signalling sections from Millom to Silecroft are short, so distant and home signals are on the same post. After Silecroft, you go over an unmanned crossing at Gutterby before stopping at Bootle, after which you pass through the disused Eskmeals station before crossing another viaduct. Ravenglass is the start of the narrow-gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and this is a busy stop in the summer. A viaduct crosses the River Mite and you come to Drigg and, shortly after, the BNFL depot operated by DRS. Seascale is next, before your final stop at Sellafield, which is also a major DRS depot.
This route uses a different type of stop marker. There are no stop boards at the platform ends. Instead, you must look at the white line on the edge of the platform and aim to stop where the line stops (In the BVE4 version, anywhere where all the train is on the platform will suffice). There are also several request stops. You should stop at all request stops unless you receive two beats on the signal as you approach the station. If you receive this signal, you should sound your horn to attract the attention of any intending passengers. If there are people on the station (You may need to look quite hard) you should give one beat on the signal and then stop as normal. If the platform is empty, you should give two beats and start accelerating again.
Speed limits on this route range from 20mph to 60mph. Traction on the route is: Class 156, Class 153, and freight is DRS Class 20, Class 33 and Class 37 and EWS Class 37, Class 47 and Class 66.
Signalling on the route uses colour lights and semaphores.
You MUST have the British semaphores and colour light signals, available from trainsimcentral, properly installed.
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Credits: I would like to thank everyone who has helped me on this project, even if it was just answering a simple query on a forum. I have used files created by other people and, where possible, owners have been contacted.
Anthony Bowden - www.railsimroutes.co.uk
Steve Green - www.trainsimcentral.co.uk
Mark Milmine
Robert Glass • Simon Townsend • Phill Brooks
Oskari Saarekas & Vilma Ahtiainen
Shane Roberts
John Hinson - www.signalbox.org
John Owen • Northern Rail
Simon Gathercole • Andy Mitchell
Robert Glass • Simon Townsend • Phill Brooks
Oskari Saarekas & Vilma Ahtiainen
Shane Roberts
John Hinson -
Simon Gathercole • Andy Mitchell
Zane Saxton • Damon Cox
If I have missed out anyone, or if you feel that you should be on this list, please do not hesitate to contact me - I don't like missing people out who deserve to be credited.
Disclaimer: This route was designed for, and should only be used in, BVE Trainsim, the freeware simulator. Do not attempt to load it in MSTS, Trainz, or any other simulator as it WILL NOT WORK! The route is designed for both BVE version 2.x. and BVE4. I will not be held responsible for any damage to your computer after downloading and installing this addon. You are advised to run a virus scan on the product before installation.
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