West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle

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 as 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 non-electrified Morecambe branch, this gives you a total of over 90 miles to drive!
 
Set in the late 1980s, the route features the electrified core of the West Coast Main Line from Preston to Carlisle, but you can operate DMU services with the updated Class 101 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 that include neutral sections for you to handle.
 
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 an 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 the Blackpool Branches route, there is a wealth of content for you to enjoy, such as the impressive and complex Class 87/0, BR Mk1 and BR Mk3a coaches, FFA/FGA container flats and BBA steel wagons. The Class 87/0 loco 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 this 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 for you to find, two Mastery challenges, three Achievements to gain and 24-hour Journeys mode. You can also layer-in other compatible Train Sim World add-ons that you own, making West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle a unique driving experience and a true visual treat.

See the Detailed Description below for full details of the route and the included rolling stock.

The PDF manual is included with the software and you can also download it here.

Console users can also drive this amazing new route on Xbox (EU & US) and PlayStation (EU & US).