King's Cross

Eastern Region

Introduction

The simulation is based on the area of control of King's Cross Power Box. The difference is that SimSig does not control Biggleswade or Royston, but everything else from the terminus to just north of Hitchin and Baldock on the Cambridge Line, as well as the Finsbury Park to Moorgate branch and the whole "Hertford Loop" Line.

Most of the work will be done on the first 34 route miles of the East Coast Main Line. With everything else, there is a total of at least 64 route miles exist in this simulation. It will be very busy, especially in the rush hour, thus making the sharing of the simulation on the internet an enjoyable alternative to single player sessions. Two eras are included- the old layout and a modern one incorporating the new Hitchin Flyover and Platfom 0 at King’s Cross.

King’s Cross is currently free to download and play, although Donations are gratefully received.

Kings Cross user manual .

Multiplay and Chaining

Chains with Peterborough and Royston
Managable by one experienced player, but really needs two or three people to share the workload.
Up to 5 players in Multiplay.

Key Features

Extremely large and complex area of control
King's Cross station itself
Empty stock movements to and from key rolling stock depots and sidings
Mixed bag of passenger traffic, from the "all stations" suburban services to the High Speed Long Distance trains including the North of London Eurostar
Control of the bottleneck at Welwyn where the ECML is reduced to two tracks
Simple
ARS in the Moorgate area
Simple
ACI at key locations
Two eras available- Old Layout and Modern.

Difficulty Rating

Passenger traffic - High
Freight traffic - Low
Layout complexity - High
Overall – High

Credits

Geoff Mayo, Mike Miles, and Clive Feather have all contributed significantly to this simulation. Countless others have offered advice and information which we appreciate greatly.

In memory of Bob Coulson who died in 2008, who was an LNER man aiming to model King's Cross in the steam era but sadly was never able to finish.

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Last edited by Steamer on 03/01/2021 at 14:00