London Underground District Line

Introduction
This is the District Line route from Edgware Road to Putney Bridge, a regular weekday turnback point. You will take a C stock train from Edgware Road station to Putney Bridge on a Southbound service. The year is 2002.

The route almost entirely consists of brand new, bespoke freeobjects. If any route authors wish to use them for routes, please contact me on bakerloo_BVE@hotmail.com. The route is as accurate as possible. However, if anyone spots any errors, let me know and I may address them.

Technical Stuff
THIS ROUTE REQUIRES THE CIRCLE LINE WEEKDAY FILES TO RUN.

The new folders should be in the Circle Line CDMPJ folder.

The route file (Edgware Road to Putney Bridge.csv) should be placed in the route folder. It is inside a folder called District Line.

The C69_77 train files should be placed in the train folder.

This is a checklist for having correctly unzipped the files.

The Route
Edgware Road to Putney Bridge. Year 2002:

EDGWARE ROAD TO HIGH STREET KENSINGTON: This section was opened on 1 October 1868.

HIGH STREET KENSINGTON TO EARLS COURT: This section opened on 3 July 1871. Earls Court station opened on 30 October 1871, but after being burnt down was relocated in its current position on 1 February 1878.

EARLS COURT TO WEST BROMPTON: This section opened on 12 April 1869.

WEST BROMPTON TO PUTNEY BRIDGE: This section opened on 1 March 1880.

The Train
This is a train of C stock built in two batches in 1969 and 1977. The design of cab is very similar to the deep level 1972 MkII tube stock used on the Bakerloo Line. This stock was refurbished in the early 1990s.

THE TIMETABLE: This is based on the April 1979 working timetable (no 110).

Special Features to Note
You will see other C stock trains on Circle and District trains. We start at Edgware Road served by District, Circle and Hammersmith and City Line trains. The H&C Line leaves immediately at Praed Street Junction. We then share tracks with the Circle Line until High Street Kensington. We then switch to District Line only tracks on a double track chord, making up part of Traingle Junction. We pass Triangle Sidings and dive beneath the main District Line. We then take the Wimbledon branch. You will also see D stock trains on the main District Service to Tower Hill. You will also see a Kensington Olympia to High Street Kensington shuttle train, made up of D stock.

Please use the 6 car markers as the stopping point at stations. The marker should just by above the bottom window sill.

Thanks
Steve Green and Keith Hazelton for the use of their track objects, some sounds, signals and PSR markers.

Alan Lee for feedback, help and testing.

Richard Gellman the adapted buffer stop objects from his excellent East London Line route.

Robert Hull for the sounds and improved C stock object textures.

Don Clarke for use of the Murrayfield object to pass for Stamford Bridge stadium.

Robert Glass for an altered footbridge object between Fulham Broadway and Parson Green

All my beta testers for help and advice.

Alex Farlie for supplying the route sign markers (heavily altered!) :-)

Anthony Bowden for tree textures.

Stephen Cross for the implementation of the curved rails in both the 1963 and the 2002 versions.