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Chiltern Main Line: London-Birmingham Chiltern Main Line: London-Birmingham Streckenbeschreibung zur Chiltern Main Line London-Birmingham Zitat von Aerosoft Die Strecke von London nach Birmingham ist als Chiltern Main Line bekannt und führt von der Londoner Endstation Marylebone nordwestlich zum Birmingham Snow Hill. Diese hochpräzise Chiltern Main Line Route führt Sie etwa 112 Meilen von London nach Birmingham, durch 40 detaillierte Stationen und bietet zahlreiche kundenspezifische Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten. Strecken Features: Streckenklasse: Modern Streckenlänge: ca. 112 Meilen Wunderschöne, detaillierte und eindrucksvolle Landschaften von London Marylebone bis Birmingham Snow Hill 14 Standardszenarien enthalten Quick Drive fähig 40 individuell gefertige Stationen Viele Gebäude und Objekte Stationen: London Marylebone West Hampstead* (London Underground) Kilburn* (London Underground) Willesden Green* (London Underground) Dollis Hill* (London Underground) Neasden* (London Underground) Wembley Stadium Sudbury & Harrow Road Sudbury Hill Harrow Northolt Park South Ruislip* (London Underground) Ruislip Gardens* (London Underground) West Ruislip Denham Denham Golf Club Gerrards Cross Seer Green and Jordans Beaconsfield High Wycombe Saunderton Princes Risborough Haddenham and Thame Parkway Bicester Village Bicester North Kings Sutton Banbury Leamington Spa Warwick Warwick Parkway Hatton Lapworth Dorridge Widney Manor Solihull Olton Acocks Green Tyseley Small Heath Birmingham Moor Street Birmingham Snow Hill *Hinweis: Die mit einem Sternchen gekennzeichneten Stationen der Londoner U-Bahn sind nicht physich mit der Chiltern Main Line verbunden. Merkmale und Sehenswürdigkeiten auf der Strecke: https://www.railsimulator.net/lexicon/entry/807-chiltern-main-line-london-birmingham/ 2 BNP Paribas Gebäude Marylebone Tunnel - nördlicher und südlicher Ein- und Ausgang London Underground (die Strecke verläuft neben den Linien Jubilee und Metropolitan London Underground (LU) zwischen den Finchley Road und Neasden LU Stationen) Brent Central Mosque Neasden Rail Depot Wembley Light Maintenance Depot Wembley Stadium Victoria Road Waste Transfer Station Ruislip London Underground Depot Denham Country Park Gerrards Cross Tunnel Bicester Chord Aynho Junction Banbury South signal box Network Rail Training Facility – Banbury Semaphore signals – Banbury Banbury North signal box Breedon Concrete plant/terminal MOD Kineton Junction Harbury tunnel and cutting Leamington Spa station Tyseley Locomotive Works Tyseley Light Maintenance Depot Tyseley Warwick Road station Tyseley Carriage Sidings Tyseley signal box Small Heath Yard Bullring Shopping Centre BT Tower Birmingham Szenarien: Standardszenarien 1H35 Snow Hill – Marylebone Benötigtes Material: Class 165 Networker Turbo (Steam) Dauer: 110 Minuten Fahren Sie im Sommer 2016 ein Paar DMUs auf dem 11:12 Birmingham Snow Hill – London Marylebone Service. 1T52 Marylebone – Oxford Parkway Benötigtes Material: Class 166 FGW (Steam) Dauer: 50 Minuten Fahren Sie eine Chiltern-Einheit auf 1T52 von Marylebone nach Bicester Village im August https://www.railsimulator.net/lexicon/entry/807-chiltern-main-line-london-birmingham/ 3 2016. 1Y45 Oxford Parkway – Marylebone Benötigtes Material: Class 166 FGW (Steam) Dauer: 50 Minuten Fahren Sie eine Chiltern DMU auf 1Y45 von Oxford Parkway – Marylebone zwischen Bicester Village und London Marylebone im August 2016. 2U01 High Wycombe – Banbury Benötigtes Material: Class 166 FGW (Steam) Dauer: 60 Minuten Fahren Sie eine Chiltern-Einheit auf 2U01 High Wycombe – Banbury an einem feuchten Morgen im September 2016. Birmingham Bound Stopper Benötigtes Material: Class 170 DMU LM (Steam), Class 150/2 (Steam) Dauer: 60 Minuten Fahren Sie eine Class 172 (mit der Class 170) von Leamington – Birmingham Snow Hill, bevor Sie im Sommer 2016 einen Stratford-gebundenen Zug bis nach Tyseley fahren. 6A58 Calvert – Northolt Benötigtes Material: Class 66 EWS (Steam), Class 67 Advanced (JT) Dauer: 45 Minuten Fahren Sie den leeren Binlinerzug 6A58 Calvert – Northolt am 19. Juli 2013 mit Antrieb 66147. Sie haben die Kontrolle der Gleisanshlüsse Princes Risborough bis Northolt WLW. 1U50 Marylebone – Banbury Benötigtes Material: Class 68 (Steam) Dauer: 77 Minuten Fahren Sie 68010 auf 1U50 17:21 Marylebone – Banbury im August 2016. https://www.railsimulator.net/lexicon/entry/807-chiltern-main-line-london-birmingham/ 4 The Positioning Run Benötigtes Material: GWR 3700 Class No.3440 (2004-2006) (JT) Dauer: 60 Minuten Fahren Sie am 26. November 2004 auf einer Positionierfahrt von Birmingham Snow Hill nach Banbury mit der 3440 ‘City of Truro’. 1O80 06:31 Birmingham New Street – Southampton Benötigtes Material: Voyager Advanced (JT) Dauer: 40 Minuten Fahren Sie eine Voyager von Small Heath nach Banbury. 1U56 18:50 Marylebone – Banbury Benötigtes Material: JT Class 67 (WS & MR Silver) (JT) Dauer: 75 Minuten Fahren Sie 67014 auf 1U56 18:59 Marylebone – Banbury im Januar 2013. Steam to Bicester Benötigtes Material: SD BR Std 7MT Britannia 70013 (JT) Dauer: 72 Minuten Fahren Sie 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ von London Marylebone nach Bicester Village zu einem besonderen Ausflug. Steam to Marylebone Benötigtes Material: SD BR Std 7MT Britannia 70013 (JT), Voyager Advanced (JT) Dauer: 90 Minuten Fahren Sie 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ von Tyseley nach London Marylebone auf einer speziellen Dampffahrt, die von Solihull aus durchgeführt wird. S8 Stock Transfer Part One https://www.railsimulator.net/lexicon/entry/807-chiltern-main-line-london-birmingham/ 5 Benötigtes Material: Class 20 Advanced (JT), Voyager Advanced (JT) Dauer: 100 Minuten Fahren Sie 20314 und 20901 auf 7X09 Old Dalby – West Ruislip LUL Depot bis Banbury am 1 September 2014. S8 Stock Transfer Part Two Benötigtes Material: Class 20 Advanced (JT) Dauer: 90 Minuten Fahren Sie 20314 und 20901 von Banbury nach West Ruislip LU Depot auf 7X09 (beinhaltet den dreifachen Shuttle-Rückzug, um auf die LU-Linien bei West Ruislip zuzugreifen). Kostenlose Roam Szenarien: Klicken Sie auf einen Zug und fahren Sie damit! Birmingham Moor Street London Marylebone Systemvoraussetzungen: Train Simulator + European Loco & Asset Pack Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / XP / Vista 3.0 GHz PC oder ähnlichen Dual Core 512 MB RAM (1 GB für Windows Vista / 7 / 256 MB Grafikkarte mit Pixel Shader 2.0 (nur AGP/PCE) DirectX 9.0c kompatible Soundkarte 7,25 GB freier Festplattenspeicher Download-Größe: 2.6 GB Damit bestimmte Szenarien korrekt laufen, sind folgende Add-ons erforderlich: Just Trains: BR 7MT Advanced Class 67 Advanced & Car Carriers Class 3700 with ‘City of Truro’ Voyager Advanced Class 20 Advanced Collection https://www.railsimulator.net/lexicon/entry/807-chiltern-main-line-london-birmingham/ 6 STEAM: Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ DMU Add-On Class 150 DMU Add-On ScotRail Class 68 Loco Add-On EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On Chiltern-Main-Line-London-to-Birmingham_600x600.jpg Image not found or type unknown Alles anzeigen Extension: Chiltern Main Line London-Aylesbury Extension https://www.railsimulator.net/lexicon/entry/807-chiltern-main-line-london-birmingham/ 7.
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