Southeastern Network: v.2.1

WIP Southeastern Network

This is a work in progress route, in a close to finished state. A lot of effort has gone into to trying to make the route look as accurate as possible, but do not expect payware quality/perfection. This is an entirely freeware project, performed in my spare time. Please do not redistribute the route elsewhere in any way shape or form.

Reskinned signs for the route made by LP can be downloaded here: https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/c1-train-sim-classic/c80-assets/i4746-southeastern-network-sign-reskin-pack

22/03/25 V.2.1 released: The Bexleyheath Line, Blackheath to Slade Green. Platforms at Swanscombe and Northfleet extended to fit 12 cars. Various other changes and fixes have been made. Add 7.8 miles of new scenery, and 6 new stations.
New requirement: The Huddersfield Line.

14/04/24 V.2.0 released: North Kent Line Deptford to Swanscombe. New stations list is marked in bold further down the page.
New requirement: South Western Main Line.

19/02/23 V.1.1 released: Swanley to Sevenoaks completed. Eynsford, Shoreham, Otford and Bat & Ball added.

Route description:
This route adds The Southeastern Mainline from London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street to Tonbridge/Paddock Wood. It also includes The Mid-Kent Line, The North Kent Line, The Bexleyheath Line and The Bromley North Branch.

This has been achieved by merging the new Chatham Mainline (excluding anything east of Faversham to improve stability), the northern part of the South London Network, the Medway Valley Line and parts of London to Faversham. And also by filling in the missing bits in-between with my trackwork and scenery.

New track and scenery equate to about 65 miles worth of new route.

The route has been worked on for 4.5 years and was initially just going to be The Bromley North Branch but has since expanded to encompass more than that.

Track has been relayed in some places where the merges had overlapping tiles.

The setting of the route is between 2012 and 2025 . This is due to the span of where references have been taken from, and the fact that the merged routes are set in different years. London Bridge is also in its old layout which complicates things a bit.

Requirements: All essential
– Chatham Main Line – London-Gillingham
– Chatham Main & Medway Valley Lines
– Chatham Main Line: London Victoria & Blackfriars – Dover & Ramsgate
– London-Faversham High Speed
– South London Network
– Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo – Portsmouth
– South Western Main Line: Southampton – Bournemouth
– Huddersfield Line: Manchester – Leeds

Credits and resources
Please let me know if I have forgotten to give someone credit!
– Dovetail Games and the people involved in making the original routes and assets.
– Danny at DTG who originally layed the track for City Thameslink/Blackfriars to Loughborough Junction on the New CML for his South London and Thameslink route. And also, the connection between Catford Bridge and New Beckenham, which was added as an extra in the New CML.
– Cab ride videos for lineside and station layout references were sourced from these YouTube channels:
https://www.youtube.com/@emmo999
https://www.youtube.com/@BPMR
– Speed limits and track layouts: Network Rail’s Sectional Appendix.
– Signal numbers/placement: OpenTrainTimes.
– Lineside and distant scenery: Google Maps in game API and Google Maps’ 3D view.
– MattyT for providing me with resources that has helped with providing more accuracy. Also, for providing resources that will help with the completion of Swanley to Sevenoaks.
– LP for making the NKL quickdrive scenario, and for making reskinned signs for the route(seperate download).
– Myself for laying the new track and placing the new scenery and scenery along the route.

– Special thanks to Crankybot for doing scenery for Angerstein Wharf!

New Stations List (46)
– London Charing Cross
– Waterloo East (Track existed from the new CML, but it has received makeshift scenery in this route.)
– London Cannon Street
– Deptford
– St Johns
– Lewisham
– Blackheath
– Ladywell
– Hither Green
– Lee
– Grove Park
– Elmstead Woods
– Sundridge Park
– Bromley North
– Elmers End
– Eden Park
– West Wickham
– Hayes
– Chielsfield
– Knockholt
– Dunton Green
– Sevenoaks
– Hildenborough
– Eynsford
– Shoreham
– Otford
– Bat & Ball
– Greenwich
– Maze Hill
– Westcombe Park
– Charlton
– Woolwich Dockyard
– Woolwich Arsenal
– Plumstead
– Abbey Wood
– Belvedere
– Erith
– Slade Green
– Dartford
– Stone Crossing
– Greenhithe for Bluewater
– The Angerstein Wharf Spur has also been added, where parts of the scenery for the spur have been done by Crankybot.
– Kidbrooke
– Eltham
– Falconwood
– Welling
– Bexleyheath
– Barnehurst

It is recommended to run this route with scenery density set as high as possible. If not, assets will be missing in random places.

Wishlist/To do list
– The Dartford Loop.
– The Maidstone East Line, SEML extension from Tonbridge to Ashford, and Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells.
– Fix any issues raised by users, if possible.
– Rebuild London Bridge and surrounding track infrastructure. Most likely as a standalone version of the route.

Known major inaccuracies
– The South London Network is about 150 meters offset from the google maps overlay. Because of this, New Cross to St Johns is about 200 meters longer than in real life. The same goes for Nunhead to Lewisham, and Deptford to Greenwich.
– Deptford to Greenwich is longer than it is IRL. This is due to the same reasons as the New Cross – St Johns sections.
– Bromley North Gradients. I’m aware that The Bromley North branch has inaccurate gradients in this route. This was the first track I ever layed in train simulator, this it’s not up to par with newer track.
– Some signals between Waterloo East and London Bridge are fictional. This has been done to help both Southeastern and Thameslink services to get through smoother.

Notes to scenario creators
When starting a scenario outside of default DTG areas, you have to manually place down a scenario marker at the intended start of scenario. This is because I have yet to add scenario markers for these areas yet.

Feedback
Any feedback is appreciated! Good or bad. Enjoy!