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Loco Proposal: Class 700 Desiro City

Class 700s at Wildenrath, Germany. Photograph copyright and reproduced courtesy of railtechnologymagazine.comHello everyone, today I am proposing a Class 700 Desiro City and also an update to the...

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Feature Proposal: Free Walk Mode

I recently came up with the idea of having something like a Free Walk mode in TS2016. Basically there are 2 parts for this, Free Walk Roam and Free Walk Scenarios. Starting with the basics, you would...

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Loco Proposal: EMD GP38-2 Norfolk Southern

NS GP38-2 5277 on a bridge. Photograph copyright Jason Bialecki and reproduced courtesy of RailPictures.NetThe EMD GP38-2 is a four-axle diesel locomotive built by EMD, it is an upgraded version of the...

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Route Proposal: Plymouth - Leeds

The Trains Between Plymouth and Leeds are:Class 43 HST First Great Western, Cross Country, East Midlands Trains and Virgin Trains East CoastClass 91 Virgin Trains East Coast Class 143 Northern Rail and...

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Loco Proposal: DB BR440

The Class 440 heading towards Munich.Photograph copyright and reproduced courtesy of Maximilliam Fischer.Howdy!In this article, I will be sharing my views on why the DB BR440 should be included with...

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The Old Days: Sherman Hill

Cheyenne, 1942. Photograph copyright and reproduced courtesy of BNSF2001.Sherman Hill is a busy freight line in Wyoming, USA, that is operated by Union Pacific. But, it once was not as busy, which was...

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Route Proposal: Far North line

Here is a route proposal in one of the most remote places in Scotland but that seems to be a newer theme with DTG compared to the West Highland Line + West Highland Extension. I've already proposed the...

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Route Proposal: P.A.Th.E Larissa-Thessaloniki

An OSE Class 120 hauling the "Blue Cars" at Platy Station.Greece is a mountainous country, making railways hard and expensive to build. However, for the last 25 years new lines have been under...

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Route Proposal: Montana Rail Link

My route proposal is about a class 2 Railroad with a twist, that railroad is the Montana Rail Link running between Jones junction to Spokane, Idaho, the line runs over some 955 miles of EX Northern...

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Route Proposal: Tyne and Wear Metro

Overview: The Tyne and Wear Metro is a rapid transit and light rail system in North East England which serves Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in...

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Route Proposal: The Pilbara Iron Ore Network

BHP-Billiton General Electric CM40-8 locomotive 5645 arrives in Port Hedland with a Goldsworthy Line Iron ore train. Photograph copyright Chris Walters and reproduced courtesy of RailPictures.NetThe...

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Route Proposal: "Mogul Country"-The B&M Hillsboro Branch

A Boston & Maine "peddler freight" local rolls through Milford, NH in 1950.Nestled deep in Southwest New Hampshire, in the shadow of majestic Mount Monadnock lies the old Boston & Maine...

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Route Proposal: Shuswap Subdivision

Here is my part 2 to an earlier route proposal - CPs Laggan Extension, Crowsnest, Cranbrook and Winderemere Sub, but now it is time for the Shuswap Sub on the west side of Revelstoke. Running 128 miles...

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TS2016: The Great Western Roster

Today we take a look in greater detail at the included steam engines featured in TS2016. All of the steam engines featured for the 1950s Riviera Line feature advanced characterstics such as a full...

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Route Proposal : Boulby Potash Line

The Boulby potash mine is a personal favourite and I have a connection to the line as when I was 11-14 years old I lived near this mine and got to see the mine from a friends farm and used to watch the...

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Loco Proposal: Burlington Zephyr

Burlington Route's Pioneer Zephyr preserved at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL. Photograph copyright Mitch Goldman and reproduced courtesy of RailPictures.Net The year 1932 saw the...

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Route Proposal: Durham Coast Line

Grand Central 180 passing Horden near Seaham.The Durham Coast Line is the railway line that links Newcastle Upon Tyne with Middlesbrough, via principle stations including Heworth, Sunderland and...

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Route Proposal: Carajas Route

Here is my proposal the Vale mining Carajas route Brazil, spanning 554 miles and unusual units and monster trains, this is railroading in the Amazon rainforest and the flat lands of Brazil operated by...

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Route Proposal: Washington D.C. Metro Blue Line

Blue Line Metro Arriving At Ground Level Station.Hello, I thought this would be cool, making a Metro for TS2015. The Metro Blue Line goes through Franconia-Springfield to Largo Town Center, inbetween...

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Route Proposal: Yorkshire Coal District

A Coal train passes Whitley Bridge station en-route to Drax Power Station.After the success of the South London Network, I propose a similar network of routes in West Yorkshire (also North and East...

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