Derby

London Midland Region

Introduction

Derby is the meeting point of the main cross country route from Birmingham, and a branch of the Midland Main Line from St. Pancras. The Matlock branch and the secondary route to Stoke-on-Trent diverge to the north and south respectively. In addition, there are a number of freight-only lines (some branches and some through routes). You'll take control of the entirety of Derby PSB, plus a couple of smaller boxes on the freight line to Leicester. Traffic is a mixture of long-distance expresses and freight, with a scattering of local passenger services. Regulation is key to keeping the mix of traffic moving, especially when handling trains which reverse at Kingsbury.

Derby is currently free to download and play, although Donations are gratefully received.

Derby user manual

Multiplay and Chaining

Chains to Aston and Saltley . Will chain to Staffordshire when the simulation is updated.
Suitable for one moderately experienced player
Up to 4 players in Multiplay, although Moira panel is incredibly quiet when using the default timetable.

Key Features

Mixture of express and freight traffic
Long distance regulation of a main line
Permissive working on Goods lines
Warning of trains approaching Spondon and Clay Mills level crossings

Difficulty Rating

Passenger- Medium
Freight- High
Layout Complexity- Medium/High
Overall- Medium

Credits

Simulation developed by Howard Potter. Testers: Darren Goble, Paul Curran, Noel Young, Chris Law, Kurt Sickelmore, James Nelhams, Dave McCormick & James Warrick, just to mention a few.

Thanks to the staff at Derby signal box for allowing the developer access to their place of work and putting up with numerous questions, testing and the amount of information that has been greatly received from them.

-Howard Potter, simulation developer

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Last edited by Steamer on 03/01/2021 at 14:12