Train Sim World 2: West Somerset Railway Route

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Rolling hills, golden meadows and seaside views are yours to experience in Train Sim World® 2: West Somerset Railway, bringing Britain’s longest standard gauge heritage railway to life. Operate your trains in a diesel gala environment and keep the tourists entertained with a diesel-bashing display of powerful locomotives thundering through Somerset’s beautiful countryside.

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Developer:
Dovetail Games
Release date:
22 October 2020
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All Steam reviews:
Mixed (37)
User tags*:Simulation

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Description

Rolling hills, golden meadows and seaside views are yours to experience in Train Sim World® 2: West Somerset Railway, bringing Britain’s longest standard gauge heritage railway to life. Operate your trains in a diesel gala environment and keep the tourists entertained with a diesel-bashing display of powerful locomotives thundering through Somerset’s beautiful countryside. Reproduced in exquisite detail, every station, signal and milepost feel so real you could almost reach out and touch them.

It’s your job to entertain the visitors in the ever-popular Diesel Gala that’s taking place on Britain’s longest heritage railway. Take them for a trip down memory lane as you show off the characterful Class 47 and keep the trains running on time with support from the unique Class 09. Whether you’re driving, riding along or watching the show, experience all the sights and sounds of heritage railways at their best.

Take control of two icons of British motive power, the BR Class 47 Main Line locomotive and the BR Class 09 Diesel Shunter. Featuring a diesel-electric simulation underpinned with expert technical knowledge and real-world data, the performance, sounds and feel has been accurately reproduced to make them feel just like the real thing.

Train Sim World® 2: West Somerset Railway caters for players of all ability levels with accessible tutorials for beginners and advanced procedures for experts. Whether you're looking to get started driving trains or refreshing your expert knowledge, Train Sim World® 2 has it covered. Feel the detail as you step into the cab, take control then live out your dreams exploring the highly detailed and immersive environment in West Somerset Railway!

Choose how you want to play in Train Sim World® 2: West Somerset Railway. Take control and master powerful locomotives, running-to-time or carrying out important tasks or riding along as a passenger and watching the world go by. Why not watch all the action unfold and capture amazing screenshots or go exploring to hunt down all the hidden collectables? Whatever you choose to do, there's lots to see and experience in Train Sim World® 2: West Somerset Railway.

Key Features


  • 20-mile route of the preserved West Somerset Railway from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, the longest standard gauge heritage railway in Britain
  • BR Class 47, D1661 ‘North Star’, and other members of the class, in British Railways Two-Tone Green Livery
  • BR Class 09, D4107 (09 019), and other members of the class, in British Railways Green Livery
  • BR Mk1 Coaches in Chocolate & Cream and Crimson & Cream Liveries
  • Highly detailed, feature-rich, driving cabs with accurate true-to-life performance and handling for both locomotives
  • Authentic and detailed sound recordings, recorded from the real locomotives
  • Six detailed and engaging scenarios for the route
  • 60 Collectibles for you to find including 'Fire Buckets', 'Guard's Hand Lamp', 'GWR Poster' and 'Milk Churn'
  • Accessible tutorials for the Class 47 and Class 09 to get you started quickly
  • 24-Hour Service Mode ‘Diesel Gala’ Timetable
  • Powered by Dovetail Games’ proprietary SimuGraph® vehicle dynamics engine and Unreal Engine 4® technology
  • Download size: 1.6 GB

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

Reventloff
Recommended | 08 Dec 2020

High quality dlc for your collection, but only if you are into heritage locos. Not much to do here as a train driver to be honest. Low speed limits, no traffic, no challenge. It`s just slow and smooth train trips with

Helpful: 16
TyKeDoPWNZ
Recommended | 24 May 2022

This is the thing for you, if you're into late crest BR era or heritage railways. A slow and scenic stroll through the West Somerset Railway is the reason why I bought TSW 2 and Railworks. Can't recommend it enough

Helpful: 4
Chaotiс_Evil
Recommended | 28 Dec 2021

Again, do not listen to negative reviewers saying that the first tutorial is bugged. There are 3 types of brakes on this train. It might not be obvious but you should start the train normally checking that everything is

Helpful: 6
Skybel
Not recommended | 25 Oct 2020

bad copy paste can't start rail journey because the first tuturial is bugged and can't get passed the starting engine then i loaded a mission and there is a really weird graphics glitch on the train that makes it twitch

Helpful: 11
Rudolf Jan
Recommended | 20 Aug 2021

A long time ago I wrote a review for the TSW2020 editionf of this route. For TSW2 there now is a major upgrade that makes this lovely route even more attractive. The basic version represents a 25 miles heritage route in

Helpful: 5
maxvan22
Not recommended | 24 Dec 2021

*Mixed Recommendation* Route is good, trains are good, line speed slow, it runs alright, higher fps compared to other DLC's. The thing is that the map is buggy as well are the textures, and sometimes the timetable is

Helpful: 0