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{{Infobox operator
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{{Line|title1 = AirLink|image1 = <gallery>
  
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AL AirLink Emoji.png|New Logo
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|title1 = AirLink
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|image1 = <gallery>
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Old AirLink Logo.png|Old Logo
  
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AirLink Logo Buffered.png|Current Logo
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1e78344172b7b68b77ec45c64d4b6680.png|Map
  
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Airlink OldNG.png|Second Logo
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AL HQ.png|Headquarters
  
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AirLink OldPaper.png|First Logo
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</gallery>|stops: = 12|minimum_price: = 1500|start_station: = [[Stepford Central]]|end_station: = [[Airport Terminal 3]]
  
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airlinkhq.png|Headquarters
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</gallery>
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|image2 = Airlink_Stock_1_10_9.png
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|caption2 = AirLink's rolling stock as of V1.10.9.
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|operator_code = AL, SA
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|operation_start = 31 December 2018
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|minimum_price = 1,500 [[Points]]
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|maximum_price = 4,500 [[Points]] + 400 [[Experience]]
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|routes = 10
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|stations_called_at = 12
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|trains = 8
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|depots = 4 Depots<br>1 Siding
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|image3 = <gallery>
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SCR 1.10 AirLink Map.png|Main (Light)
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SCR 1.10 AirLink Map (Dark).png|Main (Dark)
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SCR 1.10 AirLink Shuttle Map.png|Shuttle (Light)
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SCR 1.10 AirLink Shuttle Map (Dark).png|Shuttle (Dark)
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</gallery>
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}}'''AirLink''' (originally called '''AirExpress''') operates rail services from [[Stepford Central]] and [[Leighton Stepford Road|Leighton]] to [[Airport Zone|Stepford Airport]], linking [[Berrily]] and [[Morganstown]] along the way. A full journey on the main line, which runs from [[Stepford Central]] to [[Stepford Airport Central]], takes about eight minutes non-stop. This operator originally bore a {{Colourbox|yellow (#EFC931)|#EFC931|#0}} colour scheme, but it later changed to an {{Colourbox|orange (#E27A14)|#E27A14}} colour scheme after the first rebranding in Version 1.3.1.
   
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On [[SCR Version 1.10|27 August 2022]], AirLink introduced the '''AirLink Shuttle''' branding on the [[Class 345]]. This branding can currently only be found on the aforementioned train and there is only one route using this branding, that route being the [[Class 345]]-exclusive [[Routes/R060|R060 (Terminals Shuttle)]].
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[[Leighton Stepford Road]]}}
  
   
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The route is classified as semi-high-speed rail, but it is also considered (and is) an airport rail link. A majority of the trains on this route are capable of a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, with the exception of the [[Class 397]] and the [[Class 802]], which can achieve 125 miles per hour and the [[Class 387]], which can achieve 110 miles per hour. Trains commonly run at top speed on the section of the line between [[Airport Zone|Stepford Airport]] and [[Stepford City Zone|Stepford City]] or [[Leighton Zone|Leighton]]. After reaching [[Stepford Airport Central]], some of the trains will terminate there. The other services continue through the station and move up to the airport terminals. ([[Airport Terminal 1|Terminal 1]], [[Airport Terminal 2|Terminal 2]] and [[Airport Terminal 3|Terminal 3]]).
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==Overview==
  
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'''AirLink '''serves as the quick airport rail link between Stepford City or Leighton, and Stepford Airport, delivering passengers to [[Stepford Airport Central]], [[Airport Terminal 2]] and [[Airport Terminal 3]] in 8 minutes. It currently has 7 routes, 2 direct, the 5 others with a flipped stopping pattern.
  
   
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==History==
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There's a chance that '''AirLink '''resembles the real life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Express Gatwick Express] since the livery of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Express Gatwick Express] is being used on the newer [[Next Generation|Next-Generation]] trains.
  
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====2017====
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* '''November''': Plans were announced to open a new route named '''AirExpress''' linking [[Stepford City Zone|Stepford City]] and [[Airport Zone|Stepford Airport]].
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*'''13th December''': For the first time, a [[Class 345]] unit was used for a public test run for the route under the name '''AirLink'''.
   
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====2018====
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The [[AirLink Headquarters]] can be found at [[Berrily]].
  
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*'''December:''' Plans for the opening of the route were revealed, with [[Class 185]] and [[Class 802]] units as the rolling stock.
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*'''[[SCR Version 1.1|31st December]]''': Services [[SCR Version 1.1|commenced]] with various routes running between [[Stepford Central]] and [[Stepford Airport Central]], with the extension to the airport terminals being confirmed as well.
   
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====2019====
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== History of AirLink ==
  
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*'''24th January''': [[Class 332]] units were introduced, alongside [[Class 360]] units on the 1 February.
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*'''February''': Airport Terminals [[Airport Terminal 1|1]], [[Airport Terminal 2|2]], and [[Airport Terminal 3|3]] opened for service.
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*'''24th May''': AirLink received its first [[Next Generation]] fleet upgrade with the [[Class 185]] being upgraded. With this upgrade, units also were given a new orange livery based on Gatwick Express.
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* '''8th June''': [[Class 387]] units were moved to AirLink from [[Waterline]], having been upgraded similarly to the [[Class 185]].
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*'''20th July''': [[Class 360]] units received the [[Next Generation]] upgrade.
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*'''[[Five Million Update|16th September]]:''' [[Class 755]] units were introduced and services were extended to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] to commemorate SCR hitting [[Five Million Update|5 million visits]].
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*'''30th September''': [[Class 802]] units were upgraded to [[Next Generation]].
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*'''31st December''': AirLink celebrated its first anniversary, the day [[SCR Version 1.1|Version 1.1]] was released a year prior.
   
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=== '''2017''' ===
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====2020 ====
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*'''11th March''': [[Class 332]] units were upgraded in v1.4.3, which resulted in the whole AirLink fleet becoming [[Next Generation]].
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AirLink was first proposed back in November 2017, when Charlie_RBX, the [[Managing Director]] and founder of [[The Network|SCR]], stated in the #announcements channel on Discord that a new line was coming. It was named AirportExpress in the old network plans, and the first train that was going to run on it was the Class 345 ''Aventra''. Many people were excited for the new line. Then later, multiple Class 345 trains started testing on the AirLink mainline. This was a sign that AirLink would be coming soon. People waited until the end of the year, but the new line never came. Another image was posted in #announcements showing two Class 345s at the [[Stepford Airport Parkway Depot]]. (A video is available on YouTube of the Class 345's testing.)
 
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*'''18th March''': [[Stepford Central]] received its second upgrade of the year, the first being in [[SCR Version 1.4.1|V1.4.1]], which gave it a more modern appearance. This upgrade added an uncompleted lounge near the AirLink platforms, supposedly for [[First Class|first class]] passengers.
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[[File:Testtrain.png|left|thumb|220x220px|A Class 345 test train at St. Helen's Bridge, before the station's renovation.]]
  
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*'''11th August''': A second rebrand of AirLink was [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]]ed, with a completely remodelled [[Class 802]] in a new livery, with an orange and white livery.
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*'''21st August''': The rebranded and meshed [[Class 802]] was released to the public, with its sister unit, the Class 801, yet to finish its upgrade.
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* '''14th September''': A remodelled [[Class 387]] was [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]]ed with the same upgraded livery as the [[Class 802]] with a NGv3 rebuild. The [[Class 377]] was also shown in the [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]].
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*'''[[SCR Version 1.7|29th October]]''': The remodelled [[Class 387]] was released into the game alongside its brother unit, the [[Class 377]]. The [[Class 802]]'s speed was upgraded from 110 MPH to 125 MPH in [[SCR Version 1.7|Version 1.7]] as a result of [[Stepford Express]] services using the [[Morganstown Branch]].
   
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=== '''2018''' ===
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====2021====
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*'''1st January''': The [[Class 185]] and [[Class 360]] units received their new AirLink livery. [[Stepford Airport Parkway TMD]] has also been updated, [[Class 332]] units received updated door sounds and the [[Class 387]] received a new horn sound.
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On the 23rd of September of 2018, an image was posted to the #sneak-peeks channel by the [[Innovation Director|Innovations Director]], BanTech. It showed a picture of the new [[Stepford Central]] track layout for signal boards at the ROC. In the picture, it showed that platforms 12, 13, 14, and 15 were going to be used. This caused wild speculation among SCR players, stating that AirLink may be coming in [[V1.1]].
  
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* '''6th April''': The [[Class 755]] units received the new AirLink livery.
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* '''3rd July''': A [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] showcasing the mesh model of the [[Class 332]] was released.
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*'''7th July''': The [[Class 332]] units were upgraded to [[Mesh Model|mesh models]].
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*'''18th December''': The [[Class 185]] and [[Class 360]] received a sound update, and the [[Class 755]] received new door sounds.
   
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===2022===
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Then in December, SCR released an advent calendar with each day as a sneak peek for Version 1.1. On Day 22, it finally happened. In a surprise announcement, they said that a new line, AirLink, was going to be released, with Classes [[Class 185|185]] and [[Class 802|802s]] running on the line. It is unknown why the Class 345 was never released, but it is most likely due to the fact that seven coaches would be too laggy and the Class 345 is a city train and that AirLink only uses express trains.
  
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* '''21st February''': The [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] for the mesh model of the [[Class 185]] units was released.
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[[File:8D27013C-836E-441B-B9AE-C27068C00A3E.jpeg|thumb|220x220px]]
  
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*'''27th February''': Version 1.8.2 was released. This update included the mesh update of the [[Class 185]] units.
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* '''2nd June''': Version 1.9.2 was released, featuring a second [[Mesh Model|NGv3]] upgrade for the [[Class 387]] units and platform curvature and OHLE at [[Stepford East]] station.
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* '''19th June''': A [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] of an overhauled [[Airport Terminal 1]] was revealed.
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*'''26th June''': A [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] of an overhauled [[Stepford Airport Central]] was revealed.
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*'''3rd July''': A [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] of an unknown AirLink station was revealed. The image also contained a mesh [[Class 360]] and a hard-to-see train that many speculate was a [[Class 345]] returning to the game.
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* '''10th July''': A [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] was released revealing the [[Stepford Airport Parkway]] overhaul. Some players in the community spotted something that looked like an unknown train in the picture, and they quickly speculated that it could be a Class 66.
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*'''14th July''': A [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] was released featuring an unknown junction and 2 [[Class 345]]<nowiki/>s.
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*'''[[SCR Version 1.10|27th]]'''<nowiki/> '''[[SCR Version 1.10|August]]''': A [https://youtu.be/TgsmBMCZZLI trailer] was released on [[BanTech]]'s YouTube channel showcasing the fully revamped Airport. On the same day, [[SCR Version 1.10|V1.10]] released, fully overhauling all stations and scenery in the [[Airport Zone]] and introducing the [[Class 345]] into publ<nowiki/>ic service. This update also introduced the [[Routes/R060|AirLink Shuttle]] branding.
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*[[SCR Version 1.10.1|'''19th October''']]: The [[Class 360]] was upgraded to the [[Mesh Model|mesh model]], leaving the [[Class 755]] as the only non-mesh train on the operator.
   
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=== '''2019''' ===
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=== 2023===
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Soon after the release of 1.1 on New Years' Eve, more trains were added to the fleet, such the [[Class 332]] and [[Class 360]]. In February, the Airport Terminals Were added. In May, AirLink introduced its refurbished 185 with NG technology. The [[Class 387]] was then moved to AirLink from [[WaterLine]] in June and also refurbished with NG technology. Not long ago, Airlink got a new logo and a new colour, from yellow to dark orange. Then in September, a new train was added to the fleet: the [[Class 755]] and the line was extended to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] to commemorate SCR hitting 5 million visits. Toward the end of September, the [[Class 802]] got a refurbishment to [[Next Generation]] technology. <gallery>
  
   
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* '''26th March''': The [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peek]] for the [[Mesh Model|mesh model]] of the [[Class 755]] was released.
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</gallery>
  
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* '''2nd April''': Two [[Sneak Peeks|sneak peeks]] for the rebuilt [[St Helens Bridge]] were released. The revamped St Helens Bridge station and the mesh [[Class 755]] were released later that day, meaning that all AirLink trains are now mesh models.
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* '''17th July:''' Version 1.10.8 was released, bringing a remeshed [[Class 802]], alongside a [[Class 801]].
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* '''31th August:''' Version 1.10.9 was released, introducing the [[Class 397]].
   
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== Rolling Stock ==
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==Rolling Stock==
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The following list represents the current, past, and future fleet of AirLink.
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The following list represents the current, past, and future fleet of AirLink.
   
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=== Current ===
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===Current ===
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<nowiki/>
 
{| class="article-table"
  
{| class="article-table"
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!Class Number
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!Class
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! Image
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!Maximum Speed
  
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!Top Speed<br>(mph)
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!Price
  
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!Price<br>(Points)
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!Number of Coaches
  
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!Carriages
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!Routes Operated On
  
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!Manufacturer
 
!Train Family
  
!Train Family
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!Date Put Into Service
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!Date put into service
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!Date converted to [[Next Generation|NG]]
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!Date converted to NGv3
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!Routes Operated On
 
|-
  
|-
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|'''[[Class 185]] (Next-Gen)'''
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 185]]'''
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[[File:AirLink Class 185 -185292.png|thumb|left|136px]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:185ALMeshout.png|alt=|left|thumb|150x150px]]
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| rowspan="4" |100
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|100 MPH
  
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|1,500
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|1500 points
  
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|3 (Single)<br>6 (Double)
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|3 or 6 coaches
  
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|Siemens
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|All routes
  
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|''[[:Category:Desiro|Desiro]]''
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|Desiro
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| rowspan="2" |
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|December
  
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31, 2018
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31 December 2018
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| rowspan="2" |24 May 2019
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| rowspan="2" |27 February 2022
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(Next Generation-May 24, 2019)
  
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| rowspan="4" |All routes except [[Routes/R060|R060]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="4" |[[File:AL185Drawing.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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|'''[[Class 332]]'''
  
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[[File:AirLink_Class_332.png|thumb|left|136px]]
  
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|100 MPH
  
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|1500 Points
  
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|4 or 5 coaches
  
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|All routes
  
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|''N/A (No Family''
  
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|January 25, 2019
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[Class 360|'''Class 360''']]
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 332]]'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:332out3.png|150x150px]]
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'''(Next-Gen)'''
  
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|1,500
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|4 (/0)<br>5 (/1)
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[[File:NG Class 360.png|thumb|left|136px]]
  
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|Siemens and CAF
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|100 MPH
  
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|N/A
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|1500
  
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| rowspan="2" |25 January 2019
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Points
  
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| rowspan="2" |11 March 2020
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|4 or 5 coaches
  
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| rowspan="2" |7 July 2021
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|All routes
  
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|''[[:Category:Desiro|Desiro]]''
  
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|February 1, 2019 (Next Generation-July 20, 2019)
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="4" |[[File:AL3320Diagram.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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|'''[[Class 387]] (Next-Gen)'''
  
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[[File:387 at Airport Parkway.png|thumb|left|136px]]
  
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|110 MPH
  
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|3000
  
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Points
  
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|4 coaches
  
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|All routes
  
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|''[[:Category:Electrostar|Electrostar]]''
  
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|June 8, 2019
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|'''[[Class 755]] (Next-Gen)'''
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 345]] (Terminals Shuttle)'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:345Ext.png|150x150px]]
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[[File:Class 755 5 million visits.png|thumb|left|136px]]
  
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| rowspan="2" |90
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|100 MPH
  
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|4,500
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|2250 points
  
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|7
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|3 or 4 coaches
  
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|Bombardier
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|All routes
  
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|Aventra
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|FLIRT
  
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| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |27 August 2022
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|September 16, 2019
  
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| rowspan="2" |[[Routes/R060|R060]] only
 
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| colspan="4" |[[File:AL_345_Drawing.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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|'''[[Class 802]] (Next-Gen)'''
  
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|-
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[[File:Unknown-1-0.png|thumb|left|136px]]
  
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 360]]'''
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|110 MPH
  
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:AL 360.png|150x150px]]
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|3000
  
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| rowspan="2" |100
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Points
  
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|1,500
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|5 coaches
  
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|4 (/1)<br>5 (/2)
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|All routes
  
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|Siemens
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|''[[:Category:A-Train|A-Train]] (Nova 1)''
  
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|Desiro
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|December 31, 2018 (Next Generation-September 30, 2019)
  
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| rowspan="2" |
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1 February 2019
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| rowspan="2" |20 July 2019
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| rowspan="2" |19 October 2022
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| rowspan="9" |All routes except [[Routes/R060|R060]]
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|-
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| colspan="4" |[[File:3602Refurbished.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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|-
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 387]]'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:387meshout4.png|150x150px]]
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| rowspan="2" |110
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|3,000
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|4
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|Bombardier
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| Electrostar
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |8 June 2019
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| rowspan="2" |29 October 2020 (2 June 2022 remeshed)
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|-
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| colspan="4" |[[File:387v3.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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|-
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|'''[[Class 397]]'''
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|[[File:Class397ALExt.png|150x150px]]
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|125
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|3,000
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|5
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|CAF
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|Civity
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| colspan="3" |31 August 2023
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|-
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 755]]'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:AL755-4 Exterior.png|150x150px]]
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| rowspan="2" |100
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|2,250
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|3 (/3)<br>4 (/4)
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|Stadler
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| FLIRT
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |16 September 2019
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| rowspan="2" |2 April 2023
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|-
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| colspan="4" |[[File:7554.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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|-
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Class 802]]'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:802_ext_1_10_8.png|150x150px]]
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| rowspan="2" |125
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|3,000
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|5
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|Hitachi
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|A-Train
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| rowspan="2" |
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31 December 2018
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| rowspan="2" |30 September 2019
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| rowspan="2" |20 August 2020 (17 July 2023 remeshed)
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|-
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| colspan="4" |[[File:802v3.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
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=== Former ===
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===Future===
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* Class 345 (Legacy Test Train)
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*[[Class 745]] (speculated)
   
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=== Future ===
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===Former===
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* No in this moment
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*None at the moment
   
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== Depots ==
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===Train Models===
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{| class="fandom-table"
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!Train Models
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!NGv1
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!NGv2 (CSG Model)
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!NGv3 (Mesh Model)
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|-
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|Percentage
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|0% of the fleet
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|0% of fleet
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|100% of the fleet
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|-
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|Number
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|0
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|0
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|8
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|}
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''*Main train and variants are considered one train.''
   
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=== Current ===
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==Depots==
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===Current===
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* [[Stepford Airport Parkway Depot]]
  
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* [[Stepford Depot]]
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*[[Stepford Depot]] (A)
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*[[Stepford Airport Parkway TMD|Airport Parkway Depot]]
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* [[Leighton Depot]]
  
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*[[Farleigh TMD|Farleigh Depot]] (Road 11 & 17)
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*[[Leighton Depot]]
   
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=== Future ===
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===Future===
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*None at the moment.
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* No depot has been revealed yet.
  
   
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=== Former ===
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===Former===
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*None at the moment.
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* No depot has closed down yet.
  
   
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== Sidings ==
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==Sidings==
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===Current===
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*[[Stepford Airport Parkway Siding|Airport Parkway Siding]]
   
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=== Current ===
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=== Future===
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*None at the moment.
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* [[Stepford Airport Parkway Siding]]
  
   
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=== Future ===
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=== Former===
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*None at the moment.
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* No New Sidings cormfirmed
  
   
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=== Former ===
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==Stations==
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The maps below are interactive: click the stations to see the pages.
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* No siding has been closed yet.
  
   
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<tabber>
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== Stations ==
  
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|-|AirLink=
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{{Map:Airlink Stations}}
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|-|AirLink Shuttle=
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{{Map:Airlink(Shuttle) Stations}}
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</tabber>
   
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=== Current ===
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===Current===
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* [[Stepford Central]]
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*[[Stepford Central]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Stepford East]]
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*[[Stepford East]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[St. Helen's Bridge]]
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*[[St Helens Bridge]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Elsemere Junction]]
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*[[Elsemere Junction]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Berrily]] (Eastbound Journeys)
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*[[Berrily]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Morganstown]]
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*[[Morganstown]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Stepford Airport Parkway]]
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*[[Stepford Airport Parkway]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Stepford Airport Central]]
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*[[Stepford Airport Central]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Airport Terminal 1]]
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*[[Airport Terminal 1]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Airport Terminal 2]]
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*[[Airport Terminal 2]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Airport Terminal 3]]
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*[[Airport Terminal 3]] ('''♿︎''')
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* [[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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*[[Leighton Stepford Road]] ('''♿︎''')
   
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=== Future ===
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===Future===
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*None at the moment.
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* There are no announced stations on AirLink yet.
  
   
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=== Former ===
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===Former===
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*None at the moment.
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* There are no former stations on AirLink.
  
   
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== Routes ==
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==Routes==
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{| class="article-table"
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You can see the list of all AirLink routes [[AirLink Routes|here]].
  
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! colspan="3" |Speed Link
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|-
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!Route
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!Code
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!Calling at
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Stepford Airport Central]] (fast)
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|[[Routes/R051|R051]]
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|[[Stepford Central]] and [[Stepford Airport Central]] direct.
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Stepford Airport Central]]
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|[[Routes/R054|R054]]
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|[[St Helens Bridge]], [[Berrily]] (eastbound only) and [[Stepford Airport Parkway]].
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Terminal 1 & 2 Link
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|-
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!Route
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!Code
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!Calling at
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Airport Terminal 2]] (fast)
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|[[Routes/R052|R052]]
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|[[Stepford Airport Central]] and [[Airport Terminal 1]] (to Terminal 2 only).
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Airport Terminal 2]]
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|[[Routes/R053|R053]]
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|[[Stepford East]], [[Elsemere Junction]], [[Morganstown]], [[Stepford Airport Central]] and [[Airport Terminal 1]] (to Terminal 2 only).
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Terminal 2 & 3 Link
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|-
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!Route
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!Code
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!Calling at
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Airport Terminal 3]]
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|[[Routes/R055|R055]]
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|[[Stepford East]], [[Stepford Airport Parkway]], [[Stepford Airport Central]] and [[Airport Terminal 2]].
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Airport Terminal 2]]
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|[[Routes/R059|R059]]
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|[[St Helens Bridge]], [[Elsemere Junction]], [[Stepford Airport Parkway]] and [[Stepford Airport Central]].
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Leighton Link
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|-
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!Route
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!Code
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!Calling at
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|-
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|[[Stepford Airport Central]] to [[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|[[Routes/R056|R056]]
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|[[Stepford Airport Parkway]].
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|-
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|[[Airport Terminal 3]] to [[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|[[Routes/R057|R057]]
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|[[Airport Terminal 2]] and [[Stepford Airport Central]].
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Terminal Loop Link
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|-
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!Route
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!Code
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!Calling at
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]] to [[Airport Terminal 3]] (via [[Airport Terminal 1]])
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|[[Routes/R058|R058]]
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|[[St Helens Bridge]], [[Morganstown]], [[Stepford Airport Central]] and [[Airport Terminal 1]] (to Terminal 3 only) or [[Airport Terminal 2]] (to Stepford Central only).
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|-
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! colspan="3" |AirLink Shuttle
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|-
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!Route
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!Code
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!Calling at
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|-
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|[[Stepford Airport Parkway]] to [[Airport Terminal 2]]
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|[[Routes/R060|R060]]
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|[[Stepford Airport Central]], [[Airport Terminal 1]] (to Terminal 2 only) and [[Airport Terminal 3]] (to Terminal 2 only).
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|}
   
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== Note ==
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==Trivia==
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*The second logo and livery were based off ''[[wikipedia:Gatwick_Express|Gatwick Express]]''.
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* It is not suggested that you drive on AirLink if you're trying to earn points since most of the stations are far away from each other and the routes have very few stops.
  
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*Between [[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]] and [[SCR Version 1.4|V1.4]], AirLink was the only franchise of the two in the game ([[Stepford Connect|Connect]] and [[Waterline]] were both part of the Connect franchise prior to [[SCR Version 1.5|V1.5]]) that had express and stopper routes.
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* The whereabouts of the Class 345 are unknown.
  
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** However, [[Stepford Express]] now shares this trait after its addition in the [[SCR Version 1.4|1.4]] update.
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*The scheduled timetable on routes [[Routes/R051|R051]] and [[Routes/R052|R052]] says that express trains from [[Stepford Central]] don't stop until [[Stepford Airport Central|Airport Central]]'','' which is around 7.16 miles.
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**This was once the greatest distance between two scheduled stations until [[SCR Version 1.7|V1.7]], when Express route [[Routes/R081|R081]] was launched, which had an 11.37-mile distance between [[Leighton Stepford Road]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]].
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*AirLink was the first operator to have all [[Previous Generation|paper/legacy]] trains converted to [[Next Generation]].
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**[[Stepford Express]] doesn’t count because its trains were already [[Next Generation]] from the start.
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*Before Version 1.7.2, AirLink tied the record of the longest train in the game, the double [[Class 185]], having 6 coaches.
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** The other train was the [[Class 43]] on [[Stepford Express]] if you count the locomotives.
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***However in [[SCR Version 1.7|V1.7.2]], the [[Class 43]] on [[Stepford Express]] gained two additional variants, one of which is the 5-coach variant, so the [[Class 43]] 5-coach variant beats the double [[Class 185]] on the record of the longest train in the game, but since [[SCR Version 1.10|V1.10]] it is tied with the [[Class 345]] on the record of the longest train ever in the SCR history, with 7 coaches.
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*AirLink does not use the 2xxx [[headcode]], as there are no stopping routes on the line.
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**Even the [[Routes/R060|Shuttle]] services do not use a 2xxx [[headcode]], because if it did, the route would share headcodes with the [[Port Benton]] routes. (P is used for both [[Port Benton]] and [[Stepford Airport Parkway]])
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*AirLink and [[Stepford Connect]] are the second 2 operators to share tracks, as of the 16th of September 2019 because of the [[Five Million Update|extension]] to [[Leighton Stepford Road]].
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**AirLink also uses the [[Stepford Express]] tracks to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] for trains to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] and used to terminate at the same platforms as [[Stepford Express]] and [[Stepford Connect]] at [[Leighton Stepford Road]] (only when Platform 1 has a train on it).
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***Now, all AirLink services use Platform 1 only.
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*This operator and [[Stepford Connect]] have many stations in common.
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**The only stations AirLink does not share with [[Stepford Connect]] are [[Airport Terminal 1]] and [[Airport Terminal 3]].
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*Every AirLink route passes at least one station’s platforms that are in use, except for [[Routes/R060|R060]] which stops at every station.
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*On AirLink's old map, St Helens Bridge was written as St Helen's Bridge. This was fixed when AirLink got a new map with [[SCR Version 1.7|Version 1.7]].
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*If the player zooms out at [[Airport Terminal 1|T1]], [[Airport Terminal 2|T2]] or [[Airport Terminal 3|T3]], they can see an actual airport.
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*Ironically, the [[AirLink Headquarters]] can be found at their least used station, [[Berrily]].
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*This is the first operator to feature [[First Class]] sections in trains, followed by [[Stepford Express]].
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*Strangely, [[Leighton Stepford Road]] was not shown in the selection of spawn locations of AirLink for [[Passenger|passengers]]. They would have to choose either [[Stepford Connect|Connect]] or [[Stepford Express|Express]] to spawn there. This was fixed in [[SCR Version 1.7|Version 1.7]].
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*[[Stepford Airport Central]], [[Stepford Airport Parkway]], [[Airport Terminal 1]], [[Airport Terminal 2]], [[Airport Terminal 3]] and [[Elsemere Junction]] are operated by AirLink.
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*Before [[SCR Version 1.7]], AirLink trains used to have nonstop platforms at [[East Berrily]] and [[Beaulieu Park]] with signs that said '''TRAINS DO NOT STOP HERE'''. These platforms were removed when these stations were upgraded.
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** A similar thing happens with [[Stepford Express]] at [[Millcastle]] and [[Millcastle Racecourse (Station)|Millcastle Racecourse]].
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*The most plausible reason why AirLink does not serve the route from [[Stepford Central]] to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] even though there are tracks at [[Morganstown]] for this purpose, is because if this happened, this route will not serve the [[Airport Zone]] and it does not match the primary purpose of AirLink.
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**However, [[Stepford Express]] uses these tracks since it was extended to [[Morganstown]], which made this station the fourth [[Interchanges|interchange]] between AirLink and [[Stepford Express]].
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*This operator gives you 3 routes ([[Routes/R052|R052]], [[Routes/R053|R053]] and [[Routes/R054|R054]]) when you first purchase a train.
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*This operator has the only train with the top speed of 125 MPH that is not a [[Stepford Express]] train; the [[Class 802]].
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*Even though [[Morganstown Siding]] is on tracks used by AirLink, no AirLink service can spawn there, likely because [[Stepford Airport Parkway Depot]] is just a bit further away and can spawn trains towards [[Leighton Stepford Road]].
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**The siding is also too short for most AirLink trains to use it. Currently, only [[Waterline]] [[Routes/R015|shuttle]] services can use it.
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*AirLink has had the most logo changes at three.
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**It is also the only operator to be reliveried three times.
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*This was the first operator with a [[Mesh Model|NGv3]] train: the [[Class 802]].
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*All stations served by AirLink are now step-free.
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**Currently, AirLink and [[Stepford Express]] are the only operators which have routes that only serve step-free stops.
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*The new AirLink logo is based off of the Academy Logo from Train Simulator.
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*Prior to [[SCR Version 1.10|Version 1.10]], this was the only operator where all of its trains could operate on all of its [[routes]].
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**This is no longer valid after the introduction of [[Class 345]] in the said update, which can only be operated on the [[Routes/R060|Terminals Shuttle]] exclusive to it.
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*The original AirLink brand was heavily influenced by an old helicopter shuttle between London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport between 1978 and 1986 also called [[wikipedia:Airlink_(helicopter_shuttle_service)|Airlink]]. From the name, to the font of the logo and even the colour scheme of yellow and blue.
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*Prior to [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], there was still an old station sign at [[Stepford Airport Central]], which could be seen at the end of Platform 4.
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* The only station with one platform on AirLink is [[Airport Terminal 1]], a station only served by trains heading to the other terminals.
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**[[Berrily]] does not count as there are three other platforms for [[Stepford Connect]] heading in both directions.
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***This situation is similar to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadilly_line Piccadilly line] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Terminal_4 Heathrow Terminal 4].
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*Various users still believe and still root for AirLink to have a service to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]], but SCR staff have said that for now, and possibly forever, the station will only be served by [[Stepford Express]] and [[Stepford Connect]].
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*The conversion of the [[Class 755]] to [[Mesh Model|NGv3]] in V1.10.7 makes AirLink the second operator to have an exclusively mesh-only fleet, after [[Stepford Express]] in V1.8.3.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
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AirLink Class 185 -185292.png|A [[Class 185]] leaving Stepford Depot.
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AirLink Trains @ Leighton Stepford Road.png|Two [[Class 755]] units and a [[Class 185]] at [[Leighton Stepford Road]].
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Legacy Class 185 AirLink.png|A Legacy [[Class 185]].
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AirLink to Leighton Stepford Road.jpeg|[[Class 755]] at [[Leighton Stepford Road]] on test with BanTech driving.
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AirLink).png|Two Connect [[Class 185]] units and an AirLink [[Class 185]].
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New Stepford Central AirLink Concourse.png|AirLink platforms at the updated [[Stepford Central]].
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RobloxScreenShot20201004 175425863 (2).png|Two [[Class 802]] Units at [[Stepford Central]].
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Class332@StepfordCentral.png|A [[Class 332]] at [[Stepford Central]], bound for [[Airport Terminal 2|Terminal 2]].
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File:Class802and755.png|A [[Class 802]] and [[Class 755]] at [[Stepford Central]] in June 2020.
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</gallery>
   
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== Trivia ==
  
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* The Logo is based off the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatwick_Express ''Gatwick Express''] Logo as shown here.[[File:GX.png|thumb|220x220px]]
  
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* AirLink is the only operator that has Express and Stopper Routes.
  
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* Airlink is the only operator which offers first class onboard.
  
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* Airlink has the joint fastest speeds, with [[Stepford Connect|Connect]] on the network: 110mph
  
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* Airlink has the lowest amount of different rolling stock (double, or trains with one extra carriage), which is 5.
  
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* There are only 12 stops in total that Airlink serve, making it the least amount of stations served by an operator.
  
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* The scheduled timetable says that Express Trains from ''[https://stepfordcountyrailway.fandom.com/wiki/Stepford_Central Stepford Central]'' don't stop until ''[https://stepfordcountyrailway.fandom.com/wiki/Stepford_Airport_Central Airport Central]'','' ''making this the greatest distance between two scheduled stations.
  
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* With the exception of the [[Class 332]], all Airlink fleets are [[Next Generation]].
  
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* Airlink holds the record of the longest train in the game, the double Class 185, having 6 coaches. AirLink also held the record of the longest train ever in the game, the unreleased Class 345, which had 7 coaches.
  
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* AirLink and Connect are the second 2 operators to share tracks, as of the 16th September 2019 because of the extension to Leighton.
  
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* This operator and [[Stepford Connect]] have many stations in common, except for the airport terminals.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 21 March 2024

AirLink (originally called AirExpress) operates rail services from Stepford Central and Leighton to Stepford Airport, linking Berrily and Morganstown along the way. A full journey on the main line, which runs from Stepford Central to Stepford Airport Central, takes about eight minutes non-stop. This operator originally bore a  yellow (#EFC931)  colour scheme, but it later changed to an  orange (#E27A14)  colour scheme after the first rebranding in Version 1.3.1.

On 27 August 2022, AirLink introduced the AirLink Shuttle branding on the Class 345. This branding can currently only be found on the aforementioned train and there is only one route using this branding, that route being the Class 345-exclusive R060 (Terminals Shuttle).

The route is classified as semi-high-speed rail, but it is also considered (and is) an airport rail link. A majority of the trains on this route are capable of a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, with the exception of the Class 397 and the Class 802, which can achieve 125 miles per hour and the Class 387, which can achieve 110 miles per hour. Trains commonly run at top speed on the section of the line between Stepford Airport and Stepford City or Leighton. After reaching Stepford Airport Central, some of the trains will terminate there. The other services continue through the station and move up to the airport terminals. (Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3).

History

2017

  • November: Plans were announced to open a new route named AirExpress linking Stepford City and Stepford Airport.
  • 13th December: For the first time, a Class 345 unit was used for a public test run for the route under the name AirLink.

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Rolling Stock

The following list represents the current, past, and future fleet of AirLink.

Current

Class Image Top Speed
(mph) 		Price
(Points) 		Carriages Manufacturer Train Family Date put into service Date converted to NG Date converted to NGv3 Routes Operated On
Class 185
185ALMeshout
100 1,500 3 (Single)
6 (Double) 		Siemens Desiro

31 December 2018

24 May 2019 27 February 2022 All routes except R060
AL185Drawing
Class 332 332out3 1,500 4 (/0)
5 (/1) 		Siemens and CAF N/A 25 January 2019 11 March 2020 7 July 2021
AL3320Diagram
Class 345 (Terminals Shuttle) 345Ext 90 4,500 7 Bombardier Aventra 27 August 2022 R060 only
AL 345 Drawing
Class 360 AL 360 100 1,500 4 (/1)
5 (/2) 		Siemens Desiro

1 February 2019

20 July 2019 19 October 2022 All routes except R060
3602Refurbished
Class 387 387meshout4 110 3,000 4 Bombardier Electrostar 8 June 2019 29 October 2020 (2 June 2022 remeshed)
387v3
Class 397 Class397ALExt 125 3,000 5 CAF Civity 31 August 2023
Class 755 AL755-4 Exterior 100 2,250 3 (/3)
4 (/4) 		Stadler FLIRT 16 September 2019 2 April 2023
7554
Class 802 802 ext 1 10 8 125 3,000 5 Hitachi A-Train

31 December 2018

30 September 2019 20 August 2020 (17 July 2023 remeshed)
802v3

Future

Former

  • None at the moment

Train Models

Train Models NGv1 NGv2 (CSG Model) NGv3 (Mesh Model)
Percentage 0% of the fleet 0% of fleet 100% of the fleet
Number 0 0 8

*Main train and variants are considered one train.

Depots

Current

Future

  • None at the moment.

Former

  • None at the moment.

Sidings

Current

Future

  • None at the moment.

Former

  • None at the moment.

Stations

The maps below are interactive: click the stations to see the pages.

Current

Future

  • None at the moment.

Former

  • None at the moment.

Routes

Speed Link
Route Code Calling at
Stepford Central to Stepford Airport Central (fast) R051 Stepford Central and Stepford Airport Central direct.
Stepford Central to Stepford Airport Central R054 St Helens Bridge, Berrily (eastbound only) and Stepford Airport Parkway.
Terminal 1 & 2 Link
Route Code Calling at
Stepford Central to Airport Terminal 2 (fast) R052 Stepford Airport Central and Airport Terminal 1 (to Terminal 2 only).
Stepford Central to Airport Terminal 2 R053 Stepford East, Elsemere Junction, Morganstown, Stepford Airport Central and Airport Terminal 1 (to Terminal 2 only).
Terminal 2 & 3 Link
Route Code Calling at
Stepford Central to Airport Terminal 3 R055 Stepford East, Stepford Airport Parkway, Stepford Airport Central and Airport Terminal 2.
Stepford Central to Airport Terminal 2 R059 St Helens Bridge, Elsemere Junction, Stepford Airport Parkway and Stepford Airport Central.
Leighton Link
Route Code Calling at
Stepford Airport Central to Leighton Stepford Road R056 Stepford Airport Parkway.
Airport Terminal 3 to Leighton Stepford Road R057 Airport Terminal 2 and Stepford Airport Central.
Terminal Loop Link
Route Code Calling at
Stepford Central to Airport Terminal 3 (via Airport Terminal 1) R058 St Helens Bridge, Morganstown, Stepford Airport Central and Airport Terminal 1 (to Terminal 3 only) or Airport Terminal 2 (to Stepford Central only).
AirLink Shuttle
Route Code Calling at
Stepford Airport Parkway to Airport Terminal 2 R060 Stepford Airport Central, Airport Terminal 1 (to Terminal 2 only) and Airport Terminal 3 (to Terminal 2 only).

Trivia

Gallery

Operators
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Cancelled
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Current
Cancelled
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