Train Simulator: West Coast Main Line Over Shap Route

One of the UK’s most important rail routes and also one of the busiest freight routes in Europe comes to life in the fantastic West Coast Main Line Over Shap route for Train Simulator, from Krossrails. 

West Coast Main Line Over Shap represents the 90 mile section from Skew Bridge Junction (Preston) to Carlisle Upperby, and on to Dumfries via Gretna Junction, set in the BR blue period of the 1970s. 

An important interchange for services to and from Manchester, Bolton and Blackpool, Preston is considered to be the approximate half way point between London and Scotland, therefore is the point of crew changes on services running along the route. 

Key features:

• 90 mile West Coast Main Line route from Preston Dumfries, via Carlisle Upperby 


• Morecambe Branch, Heysham Branc and Maxwelltown Branch lines 


• Variety of freight depots and yards 


• Neutral power sections throughout the route 


• BR Blue Class 87 


• BR Blue and BR Large Logo Class 47 


• Mk1 RMB and BG passenger coaches 


• Mk2 BR Blue/Grey passenger coaches 


• Mk3 BR B lue/Grey passenger coaches 


• Assorted freight wagons, including FSA/FTA container freight wagons, HAA hoppers, OAA open wagons, PCA tankers, PGA hoppers TTA liquid tanks and YGH hoppers 


• Scenarios for the route