Train Sim World 2: Great Western Express Route

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Train Sim World 2: Great Western Express brings to life the experience of driving high speed and commuter passenger trains on one of Britain’s busiest railways. Take control of the iconic Great Western Railway HST and command it to 125mph along the Great Western Main Line out of London's Paddington Main Line Station.

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Developer:
Dovetail Games
Release date:
05 November 2020
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All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (53)
User tags*:Simulation

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Train Sim World 2: Great Western Express brings to life the experience of driving high speed and commuter passenger trains on one of Britain’s busiest railways. Take control of the iconic Great Western Railway HST and command it to 125mph along the Great Western Main Line out of London's Paddington Main Line Station.

You’ve been invited to work for Great Western Railway as a driver on one of Britain’s busiest railways. With a timetable to keep and thousands of passengers to transport on-time, your skill, focus and endurance will be tested to the limit. Departing the busy London Paddington terminus, you'll have to negotiate the intense traffic and adverse signals, keeping to rule and your nerve.

Experience a full ‘day-in-the-life’, in Timetable Mode, which features the recreation of an entire 24-hour timetable based on real-world activities. Hop on and off a range of services as they carry out their duties. Take control or ride along, the choice is yours.

Powered by Dovetail Games’ proprietary SimuGraph® vehicle dynamics engine and Unreal Engine 4® technology, Train Sim World 2 uses real-world data to accurately replicate the performance, sounds and feel of real trains.

Catering for players of all ability levels with accessible tutorials for beginners and advanced procedures for experts. Climb into the cabs of three very different locomotives, experience the thrill of high speeds or the pressure of arriving on-time. Live out your dreams exploring the highly detailed and immersive environment, access all areas in Great Western Express!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.7 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 270 with 2 GB VRAM or more
DirectX:
Version 10
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
20 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes:
Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller

recommended*

OS *:
64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.8 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 4 GB VRAM or more
DirectX:
Version 10
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
20 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes:
Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller

User reviews

Simulator Fan
Recommended | 06 Nov 2020

this is a preserved collection 'transfer' to TSW2 and DTG have done a good job. In particular the class 166 has had the sounds completely reworked. They are better both in an absolute sense and in relation to the

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Ant Craft
Recommended | 05 Nov 2020

Had GWE on pre-order when it first released in 2017. I have always enjoyed the route in TSW2020, and now it's out in TSW 2. But in TSW 2, they have also re-mixed some sounds on the route. This is most prominent on the

Helpful: 6
SassyPablo
Not recommended | 22 Jan 2022

Awful bugs that make it unplayable! Signalling is bugged and wont let you pass and will fail you if you attempt to move through it. Terrible dlc, stay clear of it until fixed

Helpful: 7
NFRUK29
Recommended | 05 Nov 2020

Great Western DLC! This was the First DLC I ever Brought for TSW (Yes Before TSW2020 in July 2018), and It was the Only TSW2020 DLC I had until 1 Month ago when i brought NTP, LIRR, and MSB. Graphics: Great

Helpful: 3
[A.L.W]Cannon Gaming 24K
Recommended | 17 Jan 2022

I just got this route and it is really good. The only thing I am not happy about is that the dot-matrix doesn't work. Will this be updated anytime soon? I would like to know. Thank you.

Helpful: 0
CommandDork
Recommended | 16 Feb 2021

I like it - let's you take on several train types on schedules around London. I'm not a purist so I don't know how accurate all of this is, just a solitary man behind a busted keyboard in a tiny apartment that may or

Helpful: 3