The Cumbrian Coast & Furness Railway - Version 1.3 (Updated 21/01/22)

The Cumbrian Coast & Furness Railway V1.0 is an 80 mile route covering the lines from Preston to Morecambe,Heysham Harbour and most importantly Barrow-In-Furness and Millom. The portion of route south of Carnforth is a revamped version of the WCML Over Shap route,with the addition of the fine Preston station model from Alan Thomson Sim's "West Coast Midlands and North West Route". From Carnforth the route utilises a completed and revamped version of Phil Teare's Morecambe Bay & Furness Railway route before reaching our own work in the Dalton area,for the run through Barrow to Millom. The routes have been kindly merged together by Iain Mackay and Pete Mitchell,we appreciate their assistance in making this route feasible. 


PLEASE SEE MANUAL FOR ROUTE REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE YOU HAVE THEM
Background Info - provided by route developer Thomas Harrison 

Version 1 of The Cumbrian Coast Line for Train Simulator has been in creation for around about four years on and off between my day to day work. It has been lovingly recreated for the community to enjoy just as much as I have done building the route. This version of the route features the approximately 80 miles of route focusing from Preston to Millom via Barrow -in- Furness. 20 stations are featured on this version those can be found on the map below on the next page. A number of custom assets have been recreated for the route as well. These feature in the form of Bridges, Signal Boxes, Station Signage and Station buildings. The route comes with a selection of Scenarios to get you going. These focus on Freight, Railtour and Passenger Operations.

Why did I choose to build the Cumbrian Coast? Simply to fill a huge gap in the North West of England, especially a route which boasts of such stunning views of the Cumbrian Fells as you skirt the coastline on the other side. It truly is a unique stretch of railway! The other reason behind the route project coming to life was from enjoying many days out on the route during the time where the loco hauled sets using Class 37/4's operated with Northern Rail. 

It is our intention to complete the route northwards towards Carlisle over time,though no promises on when or even if this will happen! 

What's Included (and whats not!):
  • Around 80 miles of route from Preston to Morecambe,Heysham,Barrow and Millom 
  • 12 scenarios covering a range of operations 
  • A vast array of custom objects particularly on the new section of route from Barrow to Millom
  • Quick Drive is not currently supported,though this may be amended in a post release update - it is not our key focus at the time of building

Requirements

The full list of requirements is at the bottom of the page,and in the linked manual

Note - There are a lot!

We highly recommend that you own all requirements before downloading the route! 

Along the route:

Preston to Lancaster

This 20 mile section of route features Preston station at it's southern end,with it's impressive buildings and roof. From here it's a high speed run north to Lancaster where services from Morecambe and Leeds reverse and most principle services stop. 

Morecambe and Heysham Branches

North of Lancaster the Morecambe branch diverges and heads west,passing through Bare Lane before reaching the seaside town. At Morecambe you can also reverse and take the line to Heysham Harbour,which is regularly used by Nuclear Flask trains from Sellafield,something which will make for interesting scenarios on our route with the through run from Millom. 

Lancaster to Carnforth 
The final section of revamped West Coast Over Shap route is from Lancaster to Carnforth,skirting Morecambe Bay at Hest Bank before slowing for arrival at Carnforth,the home of West Coast Railway Company and their extensive yards. We have carried out work here to better recreate the depot area in Train Simulator,hopefully it will be used as a source for scenario creation in the community. 

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Carnforth to Ulverston

From Carnforth we join Phil Teare's fantastic Morecambe Bay and Furness Railway route,which has received a number of scenery updates (as the original route was a number of years old) and has also been completed to make a through route to Barrow and Millom with scenery. This section features the epic Arnside Viaduct and the peaceful town of Grange-Over-Sands,both utilise many of the excellent assets that were provided in the Stainmore,Shap & Eden Valley route. 

Ulverston to Barrow

The route from Ulverston to Barrow features the most challenging climb on the line,with Lindal Bank providing gradients as steep as 1 in 65 meaning all trains have something of a battle to get over,particularly in poor weather conditions (this is North West England so those are guaranteed!). After passing through Lindal Tunnel we join the all new section of scenery and this will take us through to Millom. At Dalton Junction you can take the "Barrow Avoider" and run direct to Park South Junction (thus saving a lot of time!). As well as the station and sidings at Barrow we have also included the docks which have seen a variety of freight workings over the years. 

Barrow to Millom

From Barrow we join the "Cumbrian Coast" and following the single track from to Park South Junction the line descends steeply towards Askam-In-Furness,from there we skirt the Duddon Estuary through Kirkby-In-Furness,Foxfield and Green Road before arriving into the town of Millom,where a number of trains turn back to Barrow making it a natural end point for V1.0 of the route. Hopefully we will be able to provide future northward extensions. 

Route Requirements:

We recommend that you own all requirements before attempting to load the route.

4 Aspect Simulations:
Railway Signage Pack  - Make sure you have updated to the most recent version! 

Alan Thomson Sim:
Overhead Live Electrification Pack 
West Coast Main Line Midlands and North West (AKA "Missing Link")

Armstrong Powerhouse:
Wherry Lines: Norwich to Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft Route (Steam Version should also work)

Golden Age Developements:
UKTS Freeware Packs (ALL Packs except Terrain Textures)

Just Trains:
Common Library (Recommended Derby to Sheffield/Midland Main Line routes as these are updated regularly),JT store versions moreso
Other JT routes such as SWEXR may be sufficient but are likely missing newer assets

Steam:
London to Brighton
Train Sim Academy (Included with Train Simulator by default but ensure you haven't manually uninstalled it)
West Highland Line Extension
Liverpool to Manchester
Construction Scenery Pack
North Wales Coast Line: (Crewe to Holyhead)
West Coast Main Line Over Shap
Isle of Wight 
Platform Clutter Scenery Pack
Town Scenery Pack
Woodhead Route

Steam Sounds Supreme:
Stainmore,Shap & Eden Valley Railway

UK TrainSim:
Coastal Tanker for Railworks, Ver. 2.0 (not essential)
Derelict and rusty old motorbarge (not essential)

Vulcan Productions
Grass Pack V4 (and later)
Tree Pack 


Users who don't own the new (re-released) version of North Wales Coastal:

The legacy V1.2 will remain available on the link below.
This only applies to people who own the original North Wales Coastal route and do not have the newly released version (January 2022).
This version of the route will not be updated and any future updates to the route will only apply to the main copy on the links above. 
All other users should download the latest version,available above. 

Credits:

On Track Simulation Team
Callum Green - Asset Creation
Joshua0910 - Scenario Creation, Testing & Bug Finding
Lewis Cox - Scenario Testing and Bug Finding
Mark Walker - Track Laying,Website and Scenario Creation
Thomas Harrison - Scenery and Scenarios
Matthew Cox - Scenario Creation and Bug Finding

​Special Thanks
DPSimulation - Various bits along the way
Iain Mackay - Route Merging
Jack Hales - Asset Creation, Testing & Bug Finding
Ben Yates - Asset work and Route related documentation
Bradley Milligan - Asset Creation
Ashley Clark - Various track related issue bug fixes
Phil Teare (PJT1978) - Permission to use his Morecambe Bay & Furness Railway route for our merge
​Benedict Cooper - Track swap and adding extra terrain textures to the route library
Speedypete202 - Preston track work merge changes to allow use of ATS custom Preston Station Model
Sean Gregory - Carnforth WCRC Track relay
Max Mortimer - Track File assistance
Matthe Wilson - Headboard and reskin alterations for 55022
On Track Simulation Beta Testing Team

Asset Permissions - With Thanks
DPSimulation - Route Builders Pack 01
Cunningn - Churches Pack
Nobkins - TPR Asset Pack
JADsHome - Fences and Sign
Phil Baines - Cranes