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'''Airlink '''operates rail services from [[Stepford Central]] and [[Leighton Zone|Leighton]] to [[Airport Zone|Stepford Airport]], linking [[Berrily]] and [[Morganstown]] along the way. A full journey on the mainline, which runs from [[Stepford Central]] to [[Stepford Airport Central]], takes about eight minutes nonstop.
 
'''Airlink '''operates rail services from [[Stepford Central]] and [[Leighton Zone|Leighton]] to [[Airport Zone|Stepford Airport]], linking [[Berrily]] and [[Morganstown]] along the way. A full journey on the mainline, which runs from [[Stepford Central]] to [[Stepford Airport Central]], takes about eight minutes nonstop.
   
The route is classified as semi-high-speed rail, but it is supposed to be an airport rail link. The trains on this route reach an average maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, with the exception of the [[Class 802]] and the [[Class 387]], which can achieve 110 miles per hour. Trains commonly run at top speed on the journey between the airport and the city.
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The route is classified as semi-high-speed rail, but it is also considered (and is) an airport rail link. The trains on this route reach an average maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, with the exception of the [[Class 802]] and the [[Class 387]], which can achieve 110 miles per hour. Trains commonly run at top speed on the journey between the airport and the city.
   
 
=== '''2017''' ===
 
=== '''2017''' ===

Revision as of 08:11, 10 August 2020

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Overview

Airlink operates rail services from Stepford Central and Leighton to Stepford Airport, linking Berrily and Morganstown along the way. A full journey on the mainline, which runs from Stepford Central to Stepford Airport Central, takes about eight minutes nonstop.

The route is classified as semi-high-speed rail, but it is also considered (and is) an airport rail link. The trains on this route reach an average maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, with the exception of the Class 802 and the Class 387, which can achieve 110 miles per hour. Trains commonly run at top speed on the journey between the airport and the city.

2017

In November 2017, plans were announced to open a new route named AirExpress linking Stepford City and Stepford Airport. On 13th December, a Class 345 unit was used for a public test run of the route under the name Airlink.

2018

Throughout December 2018, plans for the opening of the route were revealed, with Class 185 and Class 802 units as the rolling stock. Services commenced on 31st December with various routes running between Stepford Central and Stepford Airport Central, with the extension to the airport terminals being confirmed as well.

2019

On 24th January, Class 332 units were introduced, alongside Class 360 units on 1st February. In February, Airport Terminals 1, 2, and 3 opened for service. In May, Airlink received its first Next Generation fleet upgrade with the Class 185's. The Class 387's were then moved to Airlink from Waterline, having been upgraded similarly to the Class 185. Airlink soon received a new logo and a new colour scheme, from yellow to orange. In July, Class 360's received the Next Generation upgrade. In September, the Class 755's were introduced and services extended to Leighton Stepford Road to commemorate SCR hitting 5 million visits. Toward the end of September, the Class 802's were upgraded to Next Generation. Airlink celebrated its first anniversary on 31 December 2019, the day Version 1.1 was released a year prior. Since then, the line has not received any further upgrades, and the entire Airlink network seemed like it was completed and no further line extensions were anticipated.

2020

In V1.4.3, Next Generation Class 332 was released, which as a result made the whole Airlink fleet become Next Generation. On March 18, Stepford Central received its second upgrade of the year, the first being in V1.4.1, which gave it a more modern appearance. This upgrade added an uncompleted lounge near the Airlink platforms, supposedly for first class passengers.

Rolling Stock

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

Current

Class Number Image Top Speed

(mph)

Price[note 1]

(Points)

Carriages Manufacturer Train Family Date Put Into Service Date converted to NG Routes Operated On
Class 185
185Snippet-0
100 1500 1125

3 (Single)

6 (Double)

Siemens Desiro December 31, 2018 May 24, 2019
  • R051
  • R052
  • R053
  • R054
  • R055
  • R056
  • R057
185ALRefurbished
Class 332 332043 1500 1125 4 (/0)

5 (/1)

Siemens and CAF N/A January 25, 2019 March 11, 2020
Class 360 360285 4 (/1)

5 (/2)

Siemens Desiro February 1, 2019 July 20, 2019
3602Refurbished
Class 387
387273
110 3000 2250 4 Bombardier Electrostar June 8, 2019
387AL
Class 755 Class 755 @ Stepford Airport Central 100 2250 1688 3 (/3)

4 (/4)

Stadler FLIRT September 16, 2019
7554
Class 802 802 110 3000 2250 5 Hitachi A-Train December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019
802Refurbished
  1. These numbers with strikethrough are the prices before 25% discount.

Future

  • None at the moment.

Former

Class Number Image Top Speed

(mph)

Price Carriages Manufacturer Train Family Date Put into SCR Date Withdrawn From SCR Routes Operated on
Class 345 Class345 90 N/A 7 Bombardier Aventra 13th December Stepford Town (Stepford Central) <> Airport Terminals
345-0

Depots

Current

Future

  • No future Airlink depot has been revealed yet.

Former

  • No Airlink depot has closed down yet.

Sidings

Current

Future

  • No new Airlink Sidings confirmed

Former

  • No Airlink siding has been closed yet.

Stations

Current

Future

  • There are no announced stations on Airlink yet.

Former

  • There are no former stations on Airlink.

Routes

You can see the list of all Airlink routes here.

Trivia

  • The logo and livery are based off Gatwick Express. The previous livery on the 185 was also commonly mistaken for the Connect Class 185.
  • Between V1.1 and V1.4, Airlink was the only franchise of the two in the game (Connect and Waterline were both part of the Connect franchise prior to V1.5) that had express and stopper routes. However, Stepford Express now shares this trait after its addition in the aforementioned update.
  • The scheduled timetable on routes R051 and R052 says that express trains from Stepford Central don't stop until Airport Central, making this the greatest distance between two scheduled stations.
  • Airlink is first operator to have all paper/legacy trains converted to Next Generation. Stepford Express doesn’t count because its trains were already Next Gen from the start.
  • Airlink ties the record of the longest train in the game, the double Class 185, having 6 coaches. The other train is the Class 43 on Stepford Express. Airlink also held the record of the longest train ever in the game, the unreleased Class 345, which had 7 coaches.
  • Airlink doesn't use the 2 (Stopper) Headcode, as there are no all stop routes on the line.
  • Airlink and Connect are the second 2 operators to share tracks, as of the 16th September 2019 because of the extension to Leighton Stepford Road.
  • This operator and Stepford Connect have many stations in common, except for the airport terminals.
  • Every Airlink route plays the "The Train now approaching Platform x, does not stop here. Please stand back from the Platform edge." message while passing at least 1 station.
  • On Airlink's map, St Helens Bridge is written as St Helen's Bridge.
  • If you zoom out at T1, T2 or T3, you can see an actual airport.
  • It is believed that during 2017, Airlink used to be called "AirExpress", evident from old announcements in the Discord server.
  • Ironically, Airlink's HQ can be found at their least used station, which is Berrily.
  • This is the first operator to feature First Class sections in trains, followed by Stepford Express.
  • Strangely, Leighton Stepford Road is not shown in the selection of spawn locations of Airlink for passengers. They would have to choose either Connect or Express to spawn there.
  • Stepford Airport Central and Stepford Airport Parkway are operated by Airlink.
  • 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 defeats the purpose of Airlink as a whole.
    • However, Stepford Express and Stepford Connect run this service regularly using the route via Benton, instead of Morganstown.
    • This gives you 2 routes when you get a train.
    • With Express, they are the only operators that need an updated map or logo like Connect and Waterline

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