RE6 Service Dusseldorf - Dortmund (Westfalen Express)

• RE6 Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Essen - Dortmund (- Hamm - Bielefeld)

Activity: Dortmund to Dusseldorf (1904 departure)

Created: 28-Dec-2006. Latest version: 07-Aug-2006.

As the sun slowly sinks in the west...

You're in charge of the RE6, Westfalen Express, from Dortmund to Dusseldorf. Departure time is 1904 and expected time of arrival at Dusseldorf is 2005 (according to the real timetable).

However, because your train has been pathed in with slow-moving traffic, you'll find you're running late (blame the Train Centre Manger) - web•TrainSim arrived at Dusseldorf at 2039 on his first familiarisation run.

After Duisberg you've been pathed in among the S-bahn traffic on the slow line to Dusseldorf so your only option is to be patient.

Here are some times web•TrainSim jotted down: Bochum 1924, Wattenscheid 1933, Essen 1945, Muelheim 1955, Duisberg 2007, Dusseldorf 2039.

You might want to keep an eye on signals at the following kilometre posts (starting at Dortmund): 113, 112, 110, 109, 108, 104, 103, 102, 101, 100, 98, 97, 88, 84 and 69.

A note: there needs to be more traffic at the end of the activity - be patient until web•TrainSim gets some time to add it and re-test.

This activity has been compiled into a zip file with Route Riter so you can see what files you need to install. There's a text (TXT) file included in the zip which lists all the rolling stock used in this activity so browse it to check you've got everything installed. NB: also check you've installed your rolling stock in the same folders as those used by web•TrainSim. Any suggested or necessary changes to rolling stock are mentioned in the Rolling Stock list.

To download, go to web•TrainSim downloads and look under Wupper Express 10 for this activity.

Still not out of Dortmund, you meet an incoming ICE 403.

At Bochum the IC service pulls in.

At Essen the Talent Regio service waits so you get the line.

Activity: Dusseldorf to Dortmund (1854 departure)

Created: 30-Dec-2006. Latest version: 24-Jul-2006.

You're in charge of the RE6, Westfalen Express, service departing Dusseldorf at 1854 and expected to arrive at Dortmund Hbf at 1953.

The arrival time at Dortmund is good in theory but your train's path has been significantly altered from the usual due to the pressures of extra paths required for trains in the summer.

You'll be departing from platform 4 at Dusseldorf and travel on the S-Bahn line until Duisberg. After Duisberg you'll be held up by trains that have priority so be patient until the line clears for you.

Here are some times web•TrainSim jotted down on his latest test (30-Dec-2006): D-Flughafen 1905, Duisberg 1918, Mulheim 1935, Essen 1948, Bochum 2006, Dortmund 2022.

More traffic has been added at the end of the activity, as foreshadowed after earlier testing.

This activity has been compiled into a zip file with Route Riter so you can see what files you need to install. There's a text (TXT) file included in the zip which lists all the rolling stock used in this activity so browse it to check you've got everything installed. NB: also check you've installed your rolling stock in the same folders as those used by web•TrainSim. Any suggested or necessary changes to rolling stock are mentioned in the Rolling Stock list.

To download, go to web•TrainSim downloads and look under Wupper Express 10 for this activity.

Rolling stock

A complete list of rolling stock, with links to web•TrainSim's Small Fixes Pages for suggested changes, can be found on the Introduction to Wupper Express 9 activities page.