Waterline

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Overview

WaterLine is a minor operator of rail services across the Stepford County Railway network. It is a subsidiary of Stepford Connect, and as such Connect branding is visible on multiple aspects of WaterLine including rolling stock and signage. The highest speed of WaterLine rolling stock is 100 MPH while services are 90 MPH.

The WaterLine network has seen major expansions since the initial opening in late 2017 between Benton and Greenslade (now one of the five routes used).

The WaterLine Headquarters can be found at Faraday Road.

This was the first operator to share tracks, because this line and Stepford Connect share a small section of track entering Port Benton. However, this now occurs at various other locations as well like Leighton.

History of WaterLine

2017

In October 2017, Managing Director Charlie_RBX stated that a new franchise was coming and that it would be part of Stepford Connect. He also stated that services would start at Benton, follow the mainline to Port Benton, and continue on to a new branch. The franchise's name was later revealed, and services commenced in December 2017. The newly opened line services ran over from Benton to Greenslade, calling at Benton, Port Benton, Whitney Green, and Greenslade. Morganstown Docks was opened shortly after. By the end of the year, the Newry branch opened with five new stations, being Newry Harbour, Newry, Eden Quay, Faraday Road, and West Benton. The Class 387s, removed from Stepford Connect, were reintroduced for WaterLine services.

2018

V1.0 brought big changes to WaterLine, introducing three new trains: Class 171, Class 319, and Class 701. The update also brought a new branch towards Connolly, calling at Cambridge Street Parkway and Ashlan Park along the way.

During December 2018, the V1.1 advent calendar was launched, and had a bunch of sneak peeks and upgrades for WaterLine, including:

1. The refurbishment of Class 165 and 166 units.
2. New stations: Airport West and James Street.
3. The removal of Class 701 units from service.
4. A minor refurbishment of Class 387 units.
5. A major refurbishment of Faraday Road station.

After the update was released, WaterLine services became slightly more frequent, but in line with the opening of new lines for Stepford Connect and the commencement of AirLink services, the trend quickly ended.

2019

On May 14th, V1.3 released, and the Class 508s were introduced as the first Next Generation trains for the operator. On June 8th, the Class 387s were transferred to AirLink, and Class 379s were introduced to replace them. On August 31st, the Class 171s were upgraded to Next Generation. In early October, the Class 319 units were confirmed as next on the roster for upgrades.

Rolling Stock

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

Current

Class Number	Maximum Speed	Price	Number of Coaches	Routes Operated On	Manufacturer/Train Family	Date Put Into Service
Class 165	90 MPH	2250 Points	2 coaches	All routes	BREL York/Networker	December 16, 2017
Class 166	90 MPH	2250 Points	3 coaches	All routes	ABB York/Networker	December 16, 2017
Class 171 (Next-Gen)	100 MPH	2250 Points	2 coaches	All routes	Bombardier Transportation/Turbostar	April 21, 2018 (Next Generation- August 31, 2019)
Class 319 (Soon Next-Gen)	100 MPH	2250 Points	4 coaches	All routes	British Rail Engineering Limited/BR Second Generation (Mark 3)	April 21, 2018 (Next Generation- Unknown)
Class 379 (Next-Gen)	100 MPH	2250 Points	4 coaches	All routes	Bombardier Transportation/Electrostar	June 8th, 2019
Class 508 (Next-Gen)	75 MPH	2000 Points	3 coaches	All routes	BREL/BREL 1972 "PEP"	May 14, 2019
Class 730	100 MPH	1000 Points	3 coaches	All routes	Bombardier Transportation/Aventra	August 18, 2018

Former

Class Number	Maximum Speed	Price	Number of Coaches	Routes Operated On	Train Family	Date Put Into Service	Date Withdrawn From Service
Class 701	100 MPH	3000 Points	4 coaches	All routes	Bombardier Transportation/Aventra	April 21, 2018	December 31, 2018
Class 387	110 MPH	2250 Points	4 coaches	All routes	Bombardier Transportation/Electrostar	December 21, 2017	June 8th, 2019 (Moved to AirLink fleet)

Future

No confirmed future trains for Waterline.

Notes

• Driving Waterline is the best way to earn points, as most of the stations are significantly close to each other, and there are a number of routes.
• Airport West is in the Airport Zone, but the map doesn't mention it.

Depots

Current

• Whitney Green Depot
• Faraday Road Depot

Future

• None known of at this time.

Former

• None known of at this time.

Stations

Current

• Newry Harbour
• Newry
• Eden Quay
• Faraday Road
• West Benton
• Benton
• Port Benton
• Morganstown Docks
• Whitney Green
• Greenslade
• Cambridge Street Parkway
• Ashlan Park
• Connolly
• Airport West
• James Street

Future

• Unknown station(s) beyond James Street as confirmed on roadmap

Former

• There are no closed stations on WaterLine.

Routes

The routes for this line have been moved to this article.

Trivia

• Many players agree that this route is dead due to the massive updates which seem to leave out WaterLine. The most recent update to WaterLine being the upgrade of the Class 171 to Next Generation.
• On all but one route (Newry <> Greenslade) on this line has only 1 depot, which is pretty annoying to some people.
• This is the only operator that does not skip any stations.
• This is the only operator where some trains cannot hit their top speed without breaking the speed limits.
• This is one of the two operators to have all trains run on all routes.