Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
Dovetail Games · 2013 · Simulation, Trains
PC
Positive81% · 47
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About Train Simulator: East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough Route Add-On
One of the busiest routes on the British rail network springs to life in the stunning East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough route for Train Simulator, featuring the classic High Speed Train and commuter Class 365 EMU.
The East Coast Main Line was originally built by three railway companies in the mid-1800s – the North British Railway, North Eastern Railway and Great Northern Railway - each constructing their own section but with the intention of linking up to form a through route from London to Scotland, later to become known as the East Coast Main Line.
The full ECML covers 393 miles (632km) from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh, passing through Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington and Newcastle. It forms a key artery on the eastern side of the UK and broadly runs parallel to the A1 trunk road. Classed as a high speed line, as it mostly meets the speed criteria of 125mph (201km/h), the route handles cross-country, commuter and local passenger services, and is a primary route for heavy tonnage of freight traffic between the north and south of the UK.
Electrification of the route was authorised in 1984 and work began in 1985. The first electrified section between London and Leeds opened for operational trials in 1988, and was the fastest main line in the UK until the opening of High Speed 1 in 2003.
The route for Train Simulator takes in the 76 mile (122 km) section of the ECML from London to Peterborough. Starting out at the busy London King’s Cross station, a large hub for long distance and outer-suburban services, the route winds its way slowly out of the sprawling Capital and, passing Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace.
As the route opens up into Hertfordshire, the four track line passes through Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, before terminating in Peterborough. Significant landmarks along the route also include the striking Alexandra Palace, the Emirates Stadium (home to Arsenal Football Club), Digswell Viaduct, Gasworks Tunnel at King’s Cross, Copenhagen Tunnels, Bounds Green train maintenance depot, and Peterborough’s large freight yard and Post Office depot.
Also included with the route is the popular High Speed Train, complete with Class 43 locomotives and full coach consist, and the commuter Class 365 EMU in First Capital Connect livery, a train which is seen on outer-suburban services between London, Peterborough and beyond.
Whether you are looking for high speed running or the more serene stopping commuter services along the route of the famous Flying Scotsman, the East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough route for Train Simulator is filled with challenging drives and magnificent scenery across the UK’s capital and Home Counties.
More scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
The East Coast Main Line was originally built by three railway companies in the mid-1800s – the North British Railway, North Eastern Railway and Great Northern Railway - each constructing their own section but with the intention of linking up to form a through route from London to Scotland, later to become known as the East Coast Main Line.
The full ECML covers 393 miles (632km) from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh, passing through Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington and Newcastle. It forms a key artery on the eastern side of the UK and broadly runs parallel to the A1 trunk road. Classed as a high speed line, as it mostly meets the speed criteria of 125mph (201km/h), the route handles cross-country, commuter and local passenger services, and is a primary route for heavy tonnage of freight traffic between the north and south of the UK.
Electrification of the route was authorised in 1984 and work began in 1985. The first electrified section between London and Leeds opened for operational trials in 1988, and was the fastest main line in the UK until the opening of High Speed 1 in 2003.
The route for Train Simulator takes in the 76 mile (122 km) section of the ECML from London to Peterborough. Starting out at the busy London King’s Cross station, a large hub for long distance and outer-suburban services, the route winds its way slowly out of the sprawling Capital and, passing Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace.
As the route opens up into Hertfordshire, the four track line passes through Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, before terminating in Peterborough. Significant landmarks along the route also include the striking Alexandra Palace, the Emirates Stadium (home to Arsenal Football Club), Digswell Viaduct, Gasworks Tunnel at King’s Cross, Copenhagen Tunnels, Bounds Green train maintenance depot, and Peterborough’s large freight yard and Post Office depot.
Also included with the route is the popular High Speed Train, complete with Class 43 locomotives and full coach consist, and the commuter Class 365 EMU in First Capital Connect livery, a train which is seen on outer-suburban services between London, Peterborough and beyond.
Whether you are looking for high speed running or the more serene stopping commuter services along the route of the famous Flying Scotsman, the East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough route for Train Simulator is filled with challenging drives and magnificent scenery across the UK’s capital and Home Counties.
Twelve Scenarios For the Route
- Peterborough Nene Sidings Departure Tutorial
- King’s Cross Empty Stock Tutorial
- Peterborough Southbound Stopper
- North to Hitchin
- Welwyn Garden City – Down Slow from London (Part 1)
- Welwyn Garden City – Back Up to London (Part 2)
- Back to Bounds Green
- The Staff Train
- In a Hurry
- Morning commute to Stevenage
- Southbound to Kings Cross
- The 801 at 08:01
More scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
Key Features
- 76 mile (122km) East Coast Main Line route from London King’s Cross to Peterborough
- Landmarks including Alexandra Palace, Emirates Stadium, Digswell Viaduct, Gasworks Tunnel at King’s Cross, Copenhagen Tunnels and Bounds Green train maintenance depot
- Freight yards and Post Office depot at Peterborough
- High Speed Train (HST), including Class 43 locomotives and full coach consist
- Class 365 EMU in First Capital Connect livery
- Hitachi Class 801 EMU prototype
- Scenarios for the route
- Quick Drive compatible
- Download size: 1,542mb
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise the detailed route along the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross to Peterborough, with well-designed scenarios and good station variety through London and the countryside. However, the DLC is marred by a critical bug where a random 15mph speed restriction appears mid-route on the HST service, making it nearly impossible to complete without penalty and suggesting insufficient play-testing by developers.
I was driving on the class 801, I arrived a London Kings Cross so I was there for a few minutes then an AI class 365 came out of one of the tunnels towards Kings Cross and it had all of the doors open as it was driving into Kings Cross. Overall great DLC I also recommend buying the AP Class 800-803 enhancement pack to make your class 801 be better and to have liveries, sadly this doesn't effect the class 801 with this route but the route is required for the enhancement pack.
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nvm it works i neeed space
ENG/CZE This is another DLC set around London. This time it's the busy East Coast Main Line from King's Cross station to Peterborough in the north (where the next DLC to York picks up). This is one of the main line express lines which is electrified along its entire length with 25kV overhead line voltage. After leaving the King X the route passes through the outskirts and suburbs of London, a densely built-up area, before continuing north into the open farmland, but still containing a number of towns and cities and therefore a large number of stations. For most of the journey it is a 3-4 track line, only narrowing to two tracks in a few places. Although this is older DLC, it is quite detailed, especially in the London area, and includes a number of stations, tunnels and the surrounding countryside. As it is a speedway with a limit of up to 125 mph, the ride is brisk. The basic EMU range includes the Class 365 type, the older Class 43 (or IC125) and you can buy the modern Class 801 set as standard, which has just replaced the old IC 125. Several other DLCs with specific trains are placed on this particular line, and depending on your collection you then have the option of running…
it says that i dont own it
The route is great and most of the scenarios are really good involving many stops between London and Peterborough. But I give this a negative review because as usual the devs made a grave mistake that they never bothered to fix; the single HST route has a random 15mph limit that appears on a small section about 30 miles in right before going back to 125mph, this single mistake makes the route literally impossible to complete with any points. They literally did not play-test this at all.
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