Continuing on from the ever-popular King’s Cross, Peterborough completes the next 60 miles of line. As you would expect, Peterborough is fully compatible with King’s Cross, allowing over 100 miles of the East Coast Main Line to be directly controlled simultaneously!

But Peterborough is also great as a standalone simulation. Expresses from London to Leeds, York, and points north; local Spalding services which terminate and originate at Peterborough; through trains from Leicester to Cambridge; semi-fasts from London to Peterborough; and several freights.

Timings are tight through the area, meaning that showing an up express running at 125mph a yellow aspect will cause several minutes of delay! Which then, of course, then impacts on King’s Cross...

Peterborough features ARS for all the main line routes. This can, of course, be turned off at will on a per-area or per-train basis. This is especially useful for there are twelve level crossings to deal with as well!

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Multiplay!

• Possible for one person to control the area with ARS; two without ARS

Key Features

• High speed services mix with freights and stopping trains
• Several minutes impact if you delay an express
• Simple to operate

Difficulty Rating

• Passenger traffic - medium
• Freight traffic - medium
• Layout complexity - medium
• Overall - medium