OpenBVE

Aln Valley

Author(s): 

BVE RouteBuilder Team (Rainer Hübner, Uwe Post) and Eezypeazy. Danke / Thanks :-)

5 km

This depicts the Aln Valley railway as it may appear when the Aln Valley Railway Society reopens the line in a few years time.

You drive from Alnmouth, where the Aln Valley platform is alongside the East Coast Main Line down platform. You follow the route of the Alnwick branch, closed in 1968. You cross the A1 and South Road in Alnwick on new bridges. You arrive at Platform 1, stopping outside the station building. Maximum line speed is 25mph (40Kmh), and 10mph (16Kmh) through all switches.

Barrow - Carlisle pt2

Author(s): Derek Kayes and Anthony Bowden, Steve Green, Mark Milmine, Robert Glass, Simon Townsend, Phill Brooks, Oskari Saarekas & Vilma Ahtiainen, Shane Roberts, John Hinson, John Owen, Simon Gathercole, Andy Mitchell, Zane Saxton, Damon Cox. Thanks :-)

31 km

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.

Bay Park

Author(s): Sacha Dodd, updated by Matt Lacey and Jason Morgan. Thanks :-)

40.8 km

This fictional 25kV route is from Baysfield to Hulcott Park, starting at the busy Baysfield station in the country, driving through scenic country areas, before arriving at the busy Hulcott Park city station.

The route incorporates different scenarios. The routes are an all stops route, stopping at all stations, incorporating TRTS style signalling and working AWS sounds, an ECS run non stop route from Baysfield to Hulcott Park, again incorporating TRTS style signalling and working AWS sounds, and a severly delayed semi-fast run, with delays caused by over running of engineering works between Baysfield West and Cannick Junction, and a double points and signal failure in the Cannick Junction area. This route also incorporates TRTS style signalling and working AWS sounds.

Birmingham Cross-City South

Author(s): Anthony Bowden. Thanks :-)

25.1 km

The Birmingham Cross-City line, of which the southern section is modelled here, runs from the new town of Redditch in the county of Worcestershire, to the busy New Street station in the heart of Birmingham, the UK's second city, and onwards to Lichfield Trent Valley in the county of Staffordshire. Here, the line crosses over the West Coast Main Line. Since 1995, the Cross-City line has been exclusively operated by the Hunslet TPL class 323 25kV AC overhead electric multiple unit, notable for it's quick acceleration, three-phase traction equipment and distinctive traction motor sounds, not unlike VVVF (Variable Voltage, Variable Frequency) equipped Japanese EMUs.

Electrification of the Cross-City Line with the UK's MkIII 25kV AC overhead system began in 1991, and the route was energised in 1993. Initially, electric services were operated by ageing class 304, 308 and 310 EMUs, as the then new class 323s weren't ready en-mass until 1994-1995. Prior to electrification, the route was operated by old class 108, 115, 116, 117, 118 and 121 diesel multiple units, since 1978, when the Cross-City service began. The route itself existed long before this however, with the Redditch to Barnt Green branch having been previously built by the Midland Railway in the 1850s, and with stations being opened between Barnt Green, Birmingham and Lichfield between 1840 and 1882.
 

East Lincolnshire Railway

Author(s): Alan Hudnott with Anthony Bowden, Robert Glass, Alan Wheeler, Steve Thomas, Simon Townsend, Martin Corbett , Jamie Course, Chris Lees, Graymac. Thanks :-)

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Most of this railway fell victim to Dr. Beeching in the 1960s. Only the line from the East Coast Main line via Boston and the old Willoughby Junction to Skegness still survive, albeit as single track.

The ELR had the second longest straight stretch of track in the country.  There were only four bridges on the route between Boston and Skegness, including the Mablethorpe loop to Louth. Alan modelled this route because he lives in the area and because most of the infrastructure still exists, necessary for object making for the period.

Alan has tried to be faithful to the 1960s era within the limitations of BVE. This is his first attempt at coding and Dennis Lance`s tutorial was the genesis of my attempt.

The route is being published in stages. Version 2 models class 104 operated passenger services and class 27 and 31 hauled parcels services between Willoughby and Louth.

Signalling was all semaphore, worked by token on the loop line, which didn’t allow much scope for signalling delays etc. most of the loop line had somersault signals and they in fact survived until the closure.

ECML: Northumberland

Author(s): Eezypeazy and others. Thanks :-)

114 km

This route runs from Swalwell Junction on the Tyne Valley line to Berwick-upon-Tweed on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). Local trains between Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, Morpeth, Chathill and Crag Mill Loop are modelled, plus main line passenger and freight services between Newcastle and Berwick, displaying most stopping patterns on the route. Passing trains are in more or less the correct places.

The route is set in the recent past, in mid-summer. The timetable used is December 2007 – May 2008.

Hammerwich - Woodgreen

Author(s): Steve Green. Thanks :-)

45 km

The route starts in the fictional Hammerwich, a sub-surface though station, line speeds rise to 125mph in parts, and ending up some 45 km later at the station of Wood Green-on-the-Sea.

The mainlines are fitted throughout with MkIII overhead line equipment, signalling, points, and smooth curves.

We have a wide range of daylight, traction, and timing options from a local class 323, Semi express class 321, Semi fast 357, HST, Voyager and class 87 Express routes. Right though to Midnight Empty Stocks and Mail runs using either the class 87 or the newer class 325. You'll pass a wide range of Midlands based traction from 150's, 153's, 156's, 170's, 323's, HST's, Voyagers, Class 87's and 90's.

Some routes will give little scenarios, giving information on any delays you may get, there may be equipment failure too!

Station names are very loosely based on Midlands towns and stations, some of which were closed in the Beeching era.

Expect some artistic licence though; who heard of a seaside near Wood Green (Wednesbury) - which is deep in the heart of the industrious Midlands 'Black Country'!

Midland Suburban Line

Author(s): Alan Hudnott with Anthony Bowden, Robert Glass, Alan Wheeler, Steve Thomas, Simon Townsend, Martin Corbett , Jamie Course, Chris Lees, Graymac. Thanks :-)

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A suburban line in the Midlands :-)

Network West Midlands

Author(s): T.Haylor, D.Hunt, S.Gathercole, M.Corbett, S.Green. Thanks :-)

140 km

The NWM suite of routes are a highly detailed fictional railway, with scenery based on real life locations around the Birmingham and West Midlands area of the UK. Current route distance is circa 140km. Operations are realistic with various track and weather conditions, AWS, TPWS, and high quality signalling. 

NWM routes and diagrams are diverse. From the 125mph electrified mainline, to DMU operated local services linking towns of industry, to winding single track rural branchlines; express, commuter, railtour, and freight operations are included.

The following routes are included:

• Maybank - Hammerwich

• Norton - Ludgate Hill

• Whitminster - Salford

• Whitminster - Blackbrook

A superb, comprehensive and detailed network.

Southern Region

Author(s): Robert Glass & Steve Green. Thanks :-)

- km

A fictional Southern Region route from Blighton to Treston Park with 750v DC supply.

Tinsford Route

Author(s): Mak Milmine. Thanks :-)

5.5 km

Tinsford - Highborough is a fictional short 5 1/2 km metro style route through the suburbs of a large city into its current terminus at Highborough Central. The line was built in 1999 to create a link between the new Field Lane stadium and Highborough city centre. The drivable traction for the route is a 310 or 323, depending on what time of day you wish to drive.

On departing from Tinsford, the route curves fairly sharply to the right and we come to our first intermediate station which is Cheetham Avenue. After Cheetham Avenue station, the route curves around to the left and diverges onto the Tinsford Parkway approach line, the line straight ahead is a freight only branch to Cheswick Power Station. Tinsford Parkway is a large 4 platform station which sees plenty of local services as well as a once daily GNER HST service to London. On departure of Tinsford Parkway, the main line and local line run side by side until Hall Junction whereby the local services diverges again to the left while the London line swings away to the right. Some fairly tight curves follow and we arrive at our last intermediate station, Westhouses. While waiting in the station you will observe the bus station and it's buildings as well as some modern housing developments. Upon leaving Westhouses, the train enters a tunnel and travels underneath the large city of Highborough. Our terminus at the moment is Highborough Central which lies underground.

Tyne Valley

Author(s): Eezypeazy and others. Thanks :-)

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The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, England's first cross-country route, was completed in 1838. The model includes representations of some of the earliest surviving railway buildings – many of them still in use today! The BVE route through the scenic Tyne Valley runs via Wylam, birthplace of railway pioneer George Stephenson (whose home is shown in the route), to Newcastle and Sunderland.

Both versions are distributed as self-installing .exe files which place the objects and routes in the default BVE places. You may, of course, change this if you wish.