Midland Main Line: Derwent Valley Line

This Derwent Valley Line add-on for the Just Trains Midland Main Line: Sheffield-Derby route is around eight miles in length and features five stations, numerous custom assets and a number of points of interest. The route features new additional grass, flowers, bushes and shrubbery and an all-new tree pack with more tree variants to give you a much richer and more authentic drive through the seasons.

20 scenarios are included. Seven are available in two versions: one version which uses default Train Simulator stock and one version which requires additional payware stock. The other six scenarios are only operable using additional payware stock.

If you'd like to take a look at the Route Guide, you can download it here.

STATIONS

• Ambergate
• Whatstandwell
• Cromford
•  Matlock Bath
• Matlock

POINTS OF INTEREST ON THE ROUTE

• Ambergate Junction
• Ambergate bridges
• Ambergate station old platform
• Cromford Canal
• Whatstandwell bridge
• Caravan park
• Cromford aqueduct
• Lea Wood tunnel
• Cromford girder bridge
• Water treatment works
• High Peak Junction
• Cromford viaduct
• Willersley Tunnel
• Heights of Abraham
• High Tor tunnels
• Matlock Derwent viaduct
• Matlock supermarket

SCENARIOS
20 scenarios for the Derwent Valley Line are provided. Seven of these are available in two versions: one version which uses default Train Simulator stock (these scenarios are prefixed with [DEFAULT]) and one version which requires additional payware stock. The other six scenarios are only operable using additional payware stock.

If you purchased Train Simulator after 20 September 2012, you will require the European Loco & Asset Pack (available to purchase via Steam for all the scenarios to operate correctly.

The add-on requirements for each scenario are listed in the descriptions, but here is a complete list of all the payware add-ons required to operate all the scenarios which require additional payware stock:

Just Trains:

• Class 20 Advanced Collection
• Class 153 DMU Advanced
• Class 222 Advanced 2019
• Voyager Advanced 2019
•  BR 7MT Advanced
• JJA Autoballaster PlusPak Advanced

Armstrong Powerhouse:

• Class 158/159 (Cummins) Enhancement Pack
• Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack
• Class 37 Locomotive Pack Vol. 1
• Mk2 A-C Coach Pack
• Mk1 Coach Pack Vol. 1
• Class 66 Enhancement Pack
•  Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack
• Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack

Steam:

• Network SouthEast Class 159 DMU Add-On
• EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On
• London to Brighton Route Add-On

Standard scenarios requiring additional payware stock
The letters in brackets after the required stock for each scenario indicate where the payware stock can be purchased:

• (JT) – Just Trains
• (AP) – Armstrong Powerhouse
• (S) – Steam

[DV] 2A06 05:42 Derby-Matlock
Drive a Class 156 from Etches Park Depot to Derby before taking 2A06, the first departure of the day to Matlock, and arriving there at 06:15. (Duration: 45 minutes | Difficulty: Medium | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 43 (VP185)/Mk3 Enhancement Pack (AP)
•  Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)

[DV] Dogbox to Derby
Take a Class 153 to Derby on 2N31 10:37 Matlock-Newark Castle. (Duration: 45 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2018)

Required stock:

• Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)

[DV] Matlock Return
Drive 158780 from Derby to Matlock and return on a glorious afternoon in August 2019. (Duration: 100 minutes | Difficulty: Medium | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 158/159 (Cummins) Enhancement Pack (AP)
• Network SouthEast Class 159 DMU Add-On (S)

[DV] Rail Head Treatment to Matlock
Drive a Class 66 on the Rail Head Treatment Train from Derby to Matlock on an autumn night in 2019. (Duration: 30 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Class 20 Advanced Collection (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
• EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On (S)

[DV] Sunday Morning Testing
Take a pair of Class 37s from Derby RTC to Matlock and return on a Test Train. (Duration: 60 minutes | Difficulty: Medium | Year: 2018)

Required stock:

• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 37 Locomotive Pack Vol. 1 (AP)
• Mk2 A-C Coach Pack (AP)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)

[DV] The Peak Forester Part 1
Drive 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ from Derby to Matlock on ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour, 8 October 2017. (Duration: 50 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2017)

Required stock:

• BR 7MT Advanced (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
• VP185 Class 43/MK3 Enhancement Pack (AP)
• Mk1 Coach Pack Vol.1 (AP)

[DV] The Peak Forester Part 2
Drive 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ from Matlock to Derby on the return of ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour, 8 October 2017. (Duration: 30 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2017)

Required stock:

• BR 7MT Advanced (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Mk1 Coach Pack Vol.1 (AP)
• VP185 Class 43/MK3 Enhancement Pack (AP)

[DV] The Dimple, Darley and Dale
Drive 20308 and 20305 from Derby to Matlock on a railtour in April 2015. (Duration: 45 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2015)

Required stock:

• Class 20 Advanced Collection (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
•  Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
• Mk1 Coach Pack Vol.1 (AP)

[DV] 2N51 15:37 Matlock – Newark Castle
Drive a Class 156 on a mid-afternoon service along the stunning Derwent Valley to Derby. (Duration: 35 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)
• VP185 Class 43/MK3 Enhancement Pack (AP)

[DV] Royal Visit to Matlock
Drive 222102 on an historic journey from Derby to Matlock, carrying HRH Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on 10 July 2014. The 222 had substituted for the usual traction, as the Royal Train could not be pathed up the Derwent Valley Line! (Duration: 35 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2014)

Required stock:

• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)

[DV] Derwent Blizzard
Take a Class 156 from Derby to Matlock during a heavy snowfall. (Duration: 35 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)

[DV] Easy Evening
On a warm evening in 2019 drive a pair of 153s from Matlock to Derby and return, working 2A75 and 2A72 respectively. (Duration: 70 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Class 153 DMU Advanced (JT)
• Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit Pack (AP)

[DV] Ballast Drop at Cromford
Take a Class 66 from Derby to Cromford before carrying out a ballast drop using a rake of Autoballaster wagons. You’ll then take the train to Matlock, before returning to Chaddesden Sidings. (Duration: 90 minutes | Difficulty: Hard | Year: 2019)

Required stock:

• Class 222 Advanced 2019 (JT)
• Voyager Advanced 2019 (JT)
• JJA Autoballaster PlusPak Advanced (JT)
• Class 66 Enhancement Pack (AP)
• EWS Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On (S)
• London to Brighton Route Add-On

Standard scenarios using default Train Simulator stock
Please note that the European Loco & Asset Pack is required for all of these scenarios to work.

[DV] [DEFAULT] 2A06 05:42 Derby-Matlock
Drive from Etches Park Depot to Derby before taking 2A06, the first departure of the day to Matlock, and arriving there at 06:15. (Duration: 45 minutes | Difficulty: Medium | Year: 2019)

[DV] [DEFAULT]  Matlock Return
Drive from Derby to Matlock and return on a glorious afternoon in August 2019. (Duration: 100 minutes | Difficulty: Medium | Year: 2019)

[DV] [DEFAULT] The Peak Forester Part 1
Drive as Black Five from Derby to Matlock on ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour. (Duration: 50 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2017)

[DV] [DEFAULT] The Peak Forester Part 2
Drive a Black Five from Matlock to Derby on the return of ‘The Peak Forester’ railtour. (Duration: 30 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2017)

[DV] [DEFAULT] 2N51 15:37 Matlock – Newark Castle
Drive a mid-afternoon service along the stunning Derwent Valley to Derby. (Duration: 35 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

[DV] [DEFAULT] Derwent Blizzard
Take a service from Derby to Matlock during a heavy snowfall. (Duration: 35 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

[DV] [DEFAULT] Easy Evening
On a warm evening in 2019 drive from Matlock to Derby and return, working 2A75 and 2A72 respectively. (Duration: 70 minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Year: 2019)

• Train Simulator (latest version)
• + European Loco & Asset Pack installed
• + Midland Main Line: Sheffield-Derby
• Windows 10 / 11
• Intel Core-i5 4690 3.50 GHz Quad Core or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.80 GHz Quad Core or better
• 4 GB RAM (maximum possible under 32-bit Windows) / 16 GB or more for 64-bit Windows
• nVidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 4 GB dedicated VRAM or more
• DirectX 9.0c
• Broadband Connection for Train Simulator
• Storage: High Performance SSD recommended
• Sound card: DirectX-compatible audio device
• 80 MB hard drive space

Note: Some of the included scenarios require additional payware stock - see the SCENARIOS section in the full description for full details.

Version 1.05:

• Updated route foliage that was fouling the track after the new VP Trees / Bushes were swapped in

Version 1.04:

• Miscellaneous bug fixes
• Compatibility updates

Version 1.03:

• Drain under the ground at Matlock Bath raised up to be seen
• Ballast Terrain paint changed to match JT GU Track
• Tarmac road lofts under track now changed to Ballast filler lofts throughout route
• Embankment lofts updated to newer model along the track
• Fixed sunken cable trunking
• Foot crossing asset and Stop look Listen signs swapped to new model at Matlock Bath
• Circuit Cabinets swapped to new models throughout
• Fixed sunken buffers at Matlock
• Caravans changed to new model at Whatstandwell
• Mockup ground frame created at Matlock with manual levers. Levers are in order of the track layout when using them

IMPORTANT: You need to ensure that you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Midland Main Line: Sheffield-Derby route before you install this updated version to ensure the correct operation of this route.