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North London Line: Pre-Overground

Here is the North London Line, put back into the good old days of Silverlink (Metro) / 'Old' Overground (or rather "Pre-Overground" days).

This route is set in the late 2008 to early 2009 transition period of the developing NLL to modern Overground standards (using 1986, 2000 and 2010 references/contrasts along with in-between years).

I would like to personally thank Matt L Hancox for the '2010'? track plan of the route and resources from everyone that posted to the internet over the years (whoever they may be!)

Questions:

Do I plan to edit it further?

No. I do not plan to edit further to the route, this is as I will leave it.

Is everything as it was?

Not everything in this route is as it was. Various track placements are off (possibly) from original positions in reality. I only edited a stretch of track and not the whole route and I tried to make it as it was as much as I possibly could. Stratford however.. well you'll find out about that a little further down.

Why is Stratford High and Low Levels for the Overground included?

I wanted to give the user a choice, approriate to their mood to where they would like to take their train to, beit High or Low Level. It also gives that 'what-if' factor of seeing a 378 down the low level rather than high. I also wanted to prepare this route for the imminent arrival of the Waggonz/AP 313 (which will, I imagine, be relaeased next year some time), as from video referneces; 313's went to the high levels whilst still in service into 2010.

I can't think of any other questions so I'll leave those down to you!

NOTES:

STICK TO THE SPEED LIMIT as you are heading to Stratford LL (I could only reference 15mph to that stretch of track so it is all 15mph) as there is taccy steep enough incline into the platform alongside the model of Stratford Regional station limited me to how I could go about building the LL platforms, so excuse the tacciness. Check the screenshot in the editor of the tunnel loft, this is the incline. I strongly reccommend that lots of throttle (for going up) and lots of brake (for going down) are applied as a 378 can rocket up or down speed.

I have also added an extra set of points to the north of Willesden TMD (as they have been there before the 'Pre-Overgound days') so that you can take a (long) charter rake (for example) from the TMD to the NLL with jumping straight onto the WCML Down SLow, and reverse in the Harlesden area instead of shunting here, there and everywhere to reach the DC exit/entrance to the site only then to reverse again through Willesden low level platforms to reach the high level that way.

I have coppied over all the scenarios from the DLC NLL route, which I doubt they'll work thanks to the substancial track and signal work within the route, so they might have to be sorted out by you scenario geniuses (I can only do minimal ( ;) ) route editing + Free Roam scenarios). I have, however, INCLUDED a free roam scenario at Willesden TMD with 3 x 378's, 001-003 all freshly delivered so that they can be tested ;)

That's all I can think of to tell you about this route. All you need from my point of view is... obviously the North London Line, and you'll need the class 378 too.

I hope you enjoy!