This simulation recaptures the fascination of working a busy box on the four-track Midland main line, with many trains being crossed here between the Fast and Slow lines. There are no less than nine block sections to control, including the single-line Cambridge branch that diverges here. The authentic 1956 timetable features steam-hauled expressed between St. Pancras and Nottingham, Derby, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, plus named trains such as the Thames Clyde Express between London and Scotland. The screen displays scroll smoothly to view differing parts of the area of control.
Layouts are authentic and trains operate to appropriate timetables.
The software can be obtained by free download from this website and also on CD-ROM . Typical screen display from the Heritage series, showing part of the area of control. Click on the image to take a closer look. To help users, especially those unfamiliar with block signalling, Beginner's Guides are available for all simulations in this series. You have unlimited free use of the software, but each operating session is limited to 40 minutes.