Train Simulator 2022 is coming soon to Steam with a new selection of routes.

The next instalment of the series is just around the corner, Train Simulator 2022 launches with 3 routes in one package. Get ready to operate in a dense commuter network with the BR Class 323 in Birmingham Cross City Line. Take control of the DB BR 429.1 FLIRT 3 across the picturesque Rhine Valley in Frankfurt – Koblenz and lastly, experience American passenger railroading at its best – with Amtrak’s Acela in Northeast Corridor: Washington DC – Baltimore. All of this awaits you in Train Simulator 2022, coming soon to Steam.


Take control of the BR Class 323 EMU in London Midland livery along the 37-mile Cross City Line from Lichfield Trent Valley to Bromsgrove & Redditch via Birmingham New Street. Be ready to tackle the famed Lickey Incline, the steepest sustained main-line railway gradient in Great Britain; 1:37.7 for two miles between Bromsgrove and Barnt Green.




The 80-mile Frankfurt – Koblenz route serves a mix of regional and intercity traffic, and covers the Picturesque Linke Rheinstrecke from Koblenz Hbf to Mainz Hbf and Historic Mainbahn from Mainz Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf. Conduct services here in the strikingly branded SÜWEX (Südwest-Express) DB BR 429.1 EMU.




The Northeast Corridor: Washington DC – Baltimore route extends from Washington, DC, 41 route miles north to Baltimore, where iconic Baltimore Penn Station rests near the north portal of the B&P Tunnel. This route includes a selection of realistic locomotives and equipment, including the Amtrak’s high-speed Acela and ACS-64.



We'll be talking more about Train Simulator 2022 in the coming weeks, including revealing the new route featured in the Deluxe Edition. Follow us on @RailSimulator on Twitter and Facebook.

New to Train Simulator is the Explorer Collection! This new range features fan favourite Dovetail Games routes that have been hand selected for both new and old players to try something different. All of the routes in the Explorer Collection have a new permanently reduced price – perfect for expanding your trains experience.

Highlights of the Explorer Collection include:

The 80 km Kiel-Lübeck railway will allow you to experience Schleswig-Holstein at its scenic best, aboard hard-working traction such as the DB BR 648 DMU and DB BR 218 diesel locomotive, taking passengers across stunning vistas and through the heart of forested plains.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109209/Train_Simulator_NorddeutscheBahn_Kiel__Lbeck_Route_AddOn/?curator_clanid=958135&curator_listid=82770


Serve 4 stations as you master the undulating nature of Southern France’s terrain and dominate the high-speed railways in the iconic TGV® Duplex in SNCF Livery that's capable of reaching 320 km/h. This 100km route is equipped with the TVM-430, a revolutionary in-cab signalling system designed for operating high-speed trains in high capacity.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/376938/Train_Simulator_LGV_Marseille__Avignon_Route_AddOn/?curator_clanid=958135&curator_listid=82770



With a deep connection to key ports, and a history of summer specials taking Londoners to the coast, the SWML grew in popularity and now sees over 140 trains every day. Take the time to delve into the New Forest, and immerse yourself in the authentic traffic of the South Western Main Line: Southampton - Bournemouth!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055333/Train_Simulator_South_Western_Main_Line_Southampton__Bournemouth_Route_AddOn/?curator_clanid=958135&curator_listid=82770



The Norfolk Southern N-Line route brings to Train Simulator a distinctive railroading experience mixing both the classic charms of American branch line and short line railroading with the challenges and bustle of serving a wide range of lineside industries in the EMD GP40-2 and Norfolk Southerns hi-nose/low-nose GP 38-2s!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/980548/Train_Simulator_Norfolk_Southern_NLine_Route_AddOn/?curator_clanid=958135&curator_listid=82770


These are not the only routes included in the new Explorer Collection, we have much more for you to discover:

• The Rhine Railway: Mannheim – Karlsruhe
  
• Inselbahn: Stralsund Sassnitz
  
• Fife Circle Line: Edinburgh - Dunfermline
  
• Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth
  
• Granger Heartland: Kansas City Topeka
  
• LGV Rhone-Alpes Medditerranee Route Extension
  
• Hudson Line: New York - Croton-Harmon
  
• Soldier Summit
  
• Frankfurt High Speed: Frankfurt Karlsruhe Route Extension
  
• Salt Lake City Route Extension
  
• Koln Airport Link Route Extension

Stay up to date on future Train Simulator releases, collections and more by following @RailSimulator on Twitter and Facebook.

Now available for Train Simulator, Dovetail Games’ new Tehachapi Pass route delivers the challenges and captivating scenic wonders of an American railroading icon!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1560935/Train_Simulator_Tehachapi_Pass_Mojave__Bakersfield_Route_AddOn/

In all of American railroading, there are few ribbons of steel more famous, more challenging, and more enthralling than the polished rails that climb over and twist through California’s rugged Tehachapi Mountains. And now, legendary Tehachapi comes to Train Simulator with Dovetail Games’ new Tehachapi Pass route!



The legendary railroad line over Tehachapi Pass, which is among American railroading’s most revered icons, was constructed by the Southern Pacific to connect the Mojave Desert with California’s San Joaquin Valley and, most importantly, to help link Southern California’s Los Angeles Basin and Northern California’s Bay Area.

Opened in 1876, the Tehachapi line today is Union Pacific’s bustling Mojave Subdivision and is a heavy tonnage artery for both Union Pacific and BNSF, the latter of which utilizes the line via trackage rights.



The visionary who set down Southern Pacific’s crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains was the railroad’s civil engineer William Hood. His task was daunting – from Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley eastward, the line would need gain more than 2,700 feet in elevation in little more than twenty “as the crow flies” miles to reach the Tehachapi summit, then drop more than 1,200 feet in less than twenty miles to reach Mojave. But Hood was up to the challenge, and by laying out a route that clung to the Tehachapi’s mountain’s shelves, employed numerous tunnels, called upon horseshoes at Bealville and Caliente, and set down a full loop – famed Tehachapi Loop – Hood was able to construct the line with reasonable 2.2 percent grades.



For the Southern Pacific, the Tehachapi Pass line quickly became a critical and vital part of its route system. In the late 1800s, western rail giant Santa Fe (AT&SF) – looking to extend its transcontinental reach to the Bay Area – threatened to build its own line across the Tehachapi range, but SP and AT&SF instead in 1899 agreed to a trackage rights agreement which made Tehachapi a bustling line with both Southern Pacific and Santa Fe trains. Through modern mergers (SP was merged into Union Pacific and Santa Fe became part of BNSF in 1996), the joint use of Tehachapi Pass by the two super railroads has remained in place.



Much of the crossing of the rugged Tehachapi Mountains is a challenging journey over steep grades and around twisting curves and operated speeds are in the 25-mph range, but both west from Mojave and east from Bakersfield, the line also features quick, mile-a-minute running over lengthy portions. Westbound trains on the Tehachapi line arrive at Mojave via either Union Pacific’s Palmdale Cutoff (from Colton and the Los Angeles area) or BNSF’s Mojave Subdivision from Barstow, California.

Having originated across both of the rail giants’ route systems, the trains utilize the Tehachapi line to connect on its west end with UP’s Fresno Subdivision and BNSF’s Bakersfield Subdivision. Beyond Bakersfield, Union Pacific trains may be destined to (or originate from) as far away as the Pacific Northwest while most BNSF traffic is bound for the railroad’s Bay Area terminal in Stockton, California. The Tehachapi line’s mix of double track and single-track with long passing tracks both keep trains on the move, and the Subdivision dispatchers busy. While passenger trains do not regularly operate on the Tehachapi line, Amtrak’s San Joaquin services linking Bakersfield with northern California call at Bakersfield’s modern station.



The new Tehachapi Pass route for Train Simulator re-creates this historic line in contemporary form from Mojave to Bakersfield, California, a distance of 68 route miles. Anchored by busy yard facilities at both Mojave and Bakersfield (the latter of which hosts large yards of both Union Pacific and BNSF), the route takes you to all of Tehachapi’s numerous renowned locations –the Caliente horseshoe, Bealville, Cliff, Walong siding, Cable, Summit, and, of course, legendary Tehachapi Loop, where the line uses a full loop and tunnel to cross over itself in truly dramatic fashion.

The sight of a long freight looping over itself at Tehachapi Loop is indeed one of the great sights of railroading anywhere in the world!

Tehachapi has always been prowled by big motive power (in steam days, it was a regular haunt of Southern Pacific’s Cab-Forward 4-8-8-2s and Santa Fe’s burly 2-10-2s). Today, with a steady stream of freight traffic tackling its twisting grades of 2.2 percent, Tehachapi hosts potent third-generation diesels, and the new Train Simulator route features Union Pacific’s General Electric AC4400CW and ES44AC diesels along with UP Electro-Motive SD70ACe and GP40-2 diesels, plus the BNSF GE ES44DC. The route includes a variety of contemporary intermodal and freight rolling stock and a selection of six challenging career scenarios and two entertaining railfan scenarios.



Note: The Tehachapi Pass route is available worldwide. Due to licensing restrictions, BNSF markings will appear only on content distributed to U. S. customers.

Experience iconic American railroading – where the task at hand is lifting thousands of tons of freight up to the summit of California’s Tehachapi Mountains, then safely descending on twisting, steep and unforgiving grades – with the new Tehachapi Pass route for Train Simulator, now available at the Steam and Dovetail Games Stores!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/Train_Simulator_2021/
The sale runs 24th June – 8th July.
Highlights from the sale include…

Routes

Northeast Corridor: Washington DC – Baltimore – 30% off
Tadami Line: Aizu-Wakamatsu – Tadami – 35% off
Welsh Marches: Newport – Shrewsbury – 25% off
Bahnstrecke Riesa – Dresden – 25% off

Loco’s

SBB RABe 523 EMU – 35% off
Canadian Pacific AC4400CW – 30% off
Trainload BR Class 60 – 20% off
New Haven DL-109 – 15% off

Our Fun in the Sun Spring Sale is now on and we have some great deals on Train Simulator Add-Ons.


Train Simulator 2021 Deluxe Edition - 65% off
London-Faversham High Speed - 50% off
Soldier Summit - 70% offf
Class 170 'Turbostar' DMU - 50% off
West Rhine: Cologne - Koblenz - 50% off
Amtrak Acela Express EMU - 65% off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/Train_Simulator_2021/

Explore the iconic Devonian countryside, from rolling hills to famous sea walls, with Just Trains’ sprawling South Devon Main Line for Train Simulator.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1560934/Train_Simulator_South_Devon_Main_Line_Highbridge_and_Burnham__Plymouth_Route_AddOn/
The historic Great Western route, linking London to the West Country dates back to the 1800s, and rails were laid between Exeter and Plymouth between 1846 and 1849. Like many other routes of the region, it was built to 7ft broad gauge specifications, although this would only last until 1892, when standard gauge was installed in its place. Then in 1906, a more direct line to London was opened, bypassing Bristol in favour of a path to Taunton.


Following a history of romantic steam, hydraulic diesels and roaring Valentas, the route found itself operated by First Great Western, with a dash of dynamic blue racing through the Devon hills. Just Trains’ Devon Main Line is set around 2013, and features approximately 100 miles of route to discover.

The Railfan TV team will be live each night with some railfan entertainment. Be sure to tune in to their exciting live streams.


Here are some of the amazing Add-Ons on sale for Train Simulator 2021..

https://store.steampowered.com/developer/dovetailgames/sale/dtgmidweek2021

TS21: Spring Sale Now On!



Our Steam Spring Sale is now on and we have some great deals on Train Simulator Add-Ons for you to save BIG - pop to the Steam Store this week and grab some exciting new additions to your collection!


Highlights of the sale include -

Bahnstrecke Riesa - Dresden - 15% Off
South Wales Coastal: Bristol - Swansea - 30% Off
Tadami Line: Aizu-Wakamatsu - Tadami - 30% Off
Trainload BR Class 60 - 15% Off
Engadin Linie: Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp - 30% Off
Livonia Division: Monroe - Subdivision - 30% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/Train_Simulator_2021/

Welcome to the West Midlands! The dense commuter network of Birmingham comes to life in Train Simulator in the form of the Cross City Line, live for you to play now.



Traverse the dense, history-laden route from Lichfield to Bromsgrove & Redditch, with arguably the most unique EMU in the country, the BR Class 323 - regarded by many rail enthusiasts as the 'Hyper Networker', owing to its similarities with the Class 465. Take on undulating tracks, the urban landscape, and tackle the famed Lickey Incline, the steepest sustained main-line railway incline in Great Britain!

Find out more here, and experience the hustle and bustle of modern-day commuting! You can also get 10% off the Cross City line pack during March Madness, exclusively on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515063/

As well as a first look at TS2021's Cross-City Line (with a special guest!), we'll have a couple of fantastic creators sharing TS2021 content.

Here's the schedule (all times in GMT):



Join us live on Steam!

About March Madness

Our biggest sale of the year is here! To celebrate March Madness on Steam we have large discounts of up to 60% on Train Sim World 2 and 90% on Train Simulator with two weekends of streams from the Railfan TV team!

Highlights of the sale include -

Train Simulator

• Train Simulator: Northeast Corridor: Washington DC – Baltimore – 25%
  
• Train Simulator: South Wales Coastal: Bristol - Swansea – 25%
  
• Train Simulator: Nuremberg & Regensburg Bahn – 35%
  
• Train Simulator: Tadami Line: Aizu-Wakamatsu - 30%

Train Sim World 2

• Train Sim World 2: LGV Méditerranée: Marseille – Avignon - 25%
  
• Train Sim World 2: Isle Of Wight: Ryde – Shanklin – 30%
  
• Train Sim World 2: Peninsula Corridor: San Francisco - San Jose – 55%
  
• Train Sim World 2: Hauptstrecke München - Augsburg – 30%

Find out more by heading to our Steam page.