Harcroft to Colliers Stone for BVE4 (v2.5)

Latest News & Updates

May 2008

Brand new Class 175 diagram released, including new timetable image. See download box below.

December 2007

Brand new Class 142 diagram released, including new timetable image. See download box below.

July 2007

An updated version of Version 2 is now available (v2.5). This update includes brand new diagrams for all the previous trains, but also now for the new Class 50. Some textures have been upgraded, signaling has been altered and a new junction has been added at Dockcroft Vale.

The Harcroft to Colliers Stone line is a fictional non-electric route. The route is written by Richard Helliwell.

The latest version, v2.5, consists of the following features:

The next version, v3, will consist of line updates, as well as new diagrams for the diesel mainline between Dockcroft Vale and Wicker Junction, operated by NationalExpress East Coast. It is hoped that NXEC HST services will run direct from Harcroft to Wicker Jcn every two hours, with some Northern Rail (Class 153, 156, 158 and 175), Transpennine Express (Class 170) and CrossCountry (Voyager) operations along the mainline. 

Route Overview

The route is set in North Yorkshire, and is operated by various classes of British trains, including class 156s and class 142s. The line runs between Harcroft, a small station in North Yorkshire, and and Collier's Stone, via Scourenton-on-Sea, a small sea-side town on the East coast of Britain. 
The route does feature working AWS, but TPWS is not fitted, as line speeds do not really require it.
Harcroft is a small town, but does play host to EWS, who have a large freight terminal located in the area. The access for freight trains, which is primarily Class 60s and 66s, is just north of Harcroft station. Running towards Scourenton, the line heads through Dockcroft, where there is a junction. Trains for Wicker Junction via Bredbury Parkway take the left exit at this junction and head onto the double tracked diesel mainline. NXEC operate this line, so as well as Northern Rail, CrossCountry and TPE operations, HSTs run direct from Harcroft to Wicker Junction every 2 hours.
 
Continuing down the Harcroft line, the town of Belstoke is next, home to Belstoke University of Science. Belstoke is the main station on the line excluding the two termini at Harcroft and Colliers. Continuing north, the line runs through the rolling hills for a further 2 miles, until it reaches Colliers Stone. Just south of the station is a freight loop, which allows freight trains to sit in it, whilst passenger services pass and go into the station. It is, however, sometimes used for passenger services which have been diverted via the Harcroft line.
Just before Colliers Stone station is a junction, allowing all freight to exit the line, either into the small EWS operated yard, or head off onto the freight only line which gives access to the mainline
at Heathton.

The map of the line and it's branches are below:


Diagrams Explained

• 2C37 - Northern Rail Class 142 Harcroft to Colliers Stone, calling at all stations


• 2S37 - Northern Rail Class 153 Harcroft to Colliers Stone, calling at all stations

• 2C54 - Northern Rail Class 156 Harcroft to Colliers Stone, calling at all stations

• 1B48 - Northern Rail Class 158 Harcroft to Colliers Stone, calling at Belstoke only

• 1C36 - Northern Rail Class 175 Harcroft to Colliers Stone, calling at Belstoke only

• 1Z05 - FM Rail/Network Rail Class 31 Harcroft Yard to Heathon Central

                             As far as Colliers South Loop

• 1Z92 - Fifty Alliance Class 50 Railtour Harcroft to Skipton-le-Champ

                    As far as Colliers South Loop

• 6L92 - EWS Class 66 Harcroft Yard to Brandforth p.s.

                           As far as Colliers South Loop

• 7H59 - EWS Class 37 Harcroft Yard to Heathton Yard*

                            As far as Colliers South Loop

* - This diagram requires you to change ends. To change ends right click, select "Jump To" then click "Change Ends".

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Downloads

The table below has the links to the files you will require for the Harcroft route v2.5. You must download all the files below for the route to work.

Please note that this route may struggle to run on lower spec. computers, due to the graphics included.

* - Optional.

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