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Tinsford - Highborough is a short 5 1/2 km metro style route through the suburbs of a large city into its current terminus at Highborough Central. The line was built in 1999 to create a link between the new Field Lane stadium and Highborough city centre. The drivable traction for the route is a 310 or 323, depending on what time of day you wish to drive.
On departing from Tinsford, the route curves fairly sharply to the right and we come to our first intermediate station which is Cheetham Avenue. After Cheetham Avenue station, the route curves around to the left and diverges onto the Tinsford Parkway approach line, the line straight ahead is a freight only branch to Cheswick Power Station. Tinsford Parkway is a large 4 platform station which sees plenty of local services as well as a once daily GNER HST service to London. AOn departure of Tinsford Parkway, the main line and local line run side by side until Hall Junction whereby the local services diverges again to the left while the London line swings away to the right. Some fairly tight curves follow and we arrive at our last intermediate station, Westhouses. While waiting in the station you will observe the bus station and it's buildings as well as some modern housing developments. Upon leaving Westhouses, the train enters a tunnel and travels underneath the large city of Highborough. Our terminus at the moment is Highborough Central which lies underground.
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