February may be the shortest month, but it’s been an action-packed month for Train Simulator Classic! In the past few weeks we’ve released new routes, new locos, updated the Public Beta and celebrated some major events. Read on for the round-up.

The Train Simulator Classic Public Beta has been updated this month to 76.5a. This update is to work on fixes for some common crashes identified in the previous Beta update. You can find full update notes for this new Public Beta over on the official forum through the link below. If you’re using the updated Beta already, please let us know how you’re getting on over at that thread. You can also find a link below with information on how to join the Public Beta.

• Public Beta 76.5a Update (External Link)
  
• Join The Public Beta

The big new release for Train Simulator Classic this month was Feather River Canyon Enhanced from High Iron Simulations. Return to this popular US freight route with a new extended version that has been upgraded with new scenery, locos and rolling stock. A must for US railfans. Also released this month the picturesque central Austrian route Rudolfsbahn from RSSLO, the Eamnos VTG Wagon Pack from VirtualRailroads which brings new freight options to your German routes, and the China Railways DF11G passenger diesel from Just Trains. Links to this month’s releases below.

• Rudolfsbahn
  
• Feather River Canyon Enhanced
  
• Eamnos VTG Wagon Pack
  
• China Railways DF11G

This month we celebrated Chinese New Year with an updated hobby feature on Dovetail Live, Railfan TV stream and the launch of a new Train Simulator Classic Chinese Bundle on the Steam Store. This bundle includes Train Simulator Classic (with Pegnitztalbahn, Huddersfield, LIRR), South West China High Speed, Chengkun Railway, and the CRH2A loco. This is a complete my collection bundle with –40% discount, a great way to start or grow your Chinese collection.

Also in February we held our annual Festival of Rail event on the Steam Store. As part of this for Train Simulator Classic we revealed some upcoming releases on the Dovetail Direct stream. You can watch this segment below.

• Chinese hobby feature (External Link)
  
• Chinese Bundle
  
• Train Simulator Classic Dovetail Direct Video (External Link)

Let us know what you’ve been up to in Train Simulator Classic this month in the comments.

Now available for Train Simulator Classic, Feather River Canyon Enhanced is an extraordinary new extended and detail-rich edition of this legendary route with a superb variety of new locomotives, rolling stock, and realistic scenarios. Get -15% off if you own the original route!



Feather River Canyon: For railroaders and railroad enthusiasts alike, these three words evoke one of the wonders of North American railroading. Built to superb engineering standards by the Western Pacific at the start of the 20th century, the railroad across the Sierra Nevada has become legendary.

Now, in an expanded and enhanced edition, famed Feather River Canyon comes to Train Simulator in a 130-mile route that features five types of Western Pacific diesel locomotives, a Burlington Northern locomotive, and 16 types of freight equipment!

Created through a collaboration between Dovetail Games and developer High Iron Simulations, the now-available Feather River Canyon Enhanced Route includes:

• Western Pacific’s entire Third Subdivision as it existed in the 1970-1980 era, and with major yard and terminal facilities at each end (Oroville in the west and Portola in the east).
  
• An all-new 34-mile addition of the route between Quincy Junction and Portola, including famous landmarks such as towering Clio Trestle and the remarkable Williams Loop.
  
• Enhanced and richly detailed scenery from end to end and including a variety of new custom-built stations, structures, and assets. Special attention has been devoted to enhancing the detail and realism of the route’s many lineside shippers and industries.
  
• Five types of Western Pacific diesel locomotives, including the EMD F7 (cab and booster), GP9 (with dual controls), SW9, and GP40-2, plus the GE U30B. All locomotives will feature advanced braking and are offered in 14 total livery variations!
  
• An all-new Burlington Northern EMD GP35. Western Pacific and Burlington Northern conducted joint operations via the “Inside Gateway” and over the west end of the route.
  
• Sixteen types of freight equipment appropriate to the line and era, including open-side auto racks, 86-foot auto parts boxcars, bay-window cabooses, and a variety of rolling stock in liveries including Western Pacific, Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Burlington Northern, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle.
  
• To further enhance the realistic operating characteristics of the line, route speed limits have been set as authentic to the 1970s era, signaling has been improved, and the route is fully equipped with lineside operational signage.
  
• Bringing the enhanced experience of Feather River Canyon to full life isse a set of ten new and realistic career scenarios closely based on Western Pacific operations that include end-to-end operations and a free-roam scenario – plus the route is Quick Drive enabled.

Owners of the original Feather River Canyon Route (as released by Dovetail Games in 2016) are eligible for a special limited-time discount of -15% on the purchase of Feather River Canyon Enhanced. This launch offer is available until 29 February.

The Feather River Canyon Enhanced Route for Train Simulator Classic delivers a challenging and realistic railroading experience set on one of North America’s most famed and scenic railroad lines. Discover this legendary route today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662410/

Welcome to the third night of our Festival of Rail livestreams! You can view a plan for the upcoming content, starting from 17:00 UTC tonight in our summary image below:



We also have a weekly schedule of content up to Monday 12th February, with a very special Dovetail Direct Spring 2024 update on Sunday evening, so don't miss it as well as the wonderful content created by our teams and our brilliant ambassadors!

Our annual Festival of Rail is live now! As part of this annual event you can enjoy big discounts on DLC, live streams that include previews on upcoming releases, giveaways of Steam emojis or profile backgrounds, and the reveal an exciting new US route coming to Train Simulator! Read on to find out more.


Running from 1-12 February, save on a wide range of add-ons and get 75% off Train Simulator Classic. Pick up routes, locomotives and packs from around the world for your Train Simulator collection. Look out for offers on recent releases from 2023 like Glasgow to Dunblane & Alloa (-30%), U-Bahn Hamburg U1 (-40%), and Boston Springfield (-30%). You can also find discounts on hundreds of other add-ons for Train Simulator Classic, including 90% off classic routes Weardale & Teesdale and Soldier Summit. Head to the Festival page to start browsing offers.


Running from 8-12 February you can look forward to five nights of rail simulation streaming across Train Simulator Classic and Train Sim World 4! For Train Simulator broadcasts make sure you're tuning in on Saturday 10 February for a Southwest China High Speed run with British Ace, a look at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland with TrainSimulatorDriver, and a preview of the HXD1 from Jamie. on Sunday 11 February we will also be previewing some upcoming releases for Train Simulator in the Spring Dovetail Direct.

Check our social channels for stream times, and make sure you're watching on the Steam Store to get some free rewards! There are emotes and profile backgrounds as rewards for watching.


We started our Festival celebrations on Train Simulator Classic with the announcement of Feather River Canyon Enhanced. An extraordinary new extended and detail-rich enhanced edition of this legendary route with a superb variety of new locomotives, rolling stock, and realistic scenarios. Read our full announcement article, and add to your Wishlist. This exciting release arrives 15 February, and any owners of the original Feather River will get -15% off at launch.

Western Pacific’s fabulous and legendary Feather River Canyon Route is coming 15 February to Train Simulator Classic in an expanded and enhanced edition, re-creating the railroad’s entire 118-mile Third Subdivision from Oroville to Portola, California! This includes enhanced scenery from end to end, you can see a preview of this in the video below.



The upcoming Feather River Canyon Enhanced Route for Train Simulator Classic will also feature a portion of the Western Pacific’s Fourth Subdivision (the “Inside Gateway”) and the entire Quincy Railroad short line, bringing total route mileage to 130 richly detailed route miles.

Five types of Western Pacific diesel locomotives, a Burlington Northern locomotive, and 16 types of freight equipment, all provided in a variety of authentic liveries, will deliver superb operational variety and realism to the upcoming route.

Created through a collaboration between Dovetail Games and High Iron Simulations, the Feather River Canyon Enhanced route will include:

• Western Pacific’s entire Third Subdivision as it existed in the 1970-1980 era, and with major yard and terminal facilities at each end (Oroville in the west and Portola in the east).
  
• An all-new 34-mile addition of the route between Quincy Junction and Portola, including famous landmarks such as towering Clio Trestle and the remarkable Williams Loop.
  
• Enhanced and richly detailed scenery from end to end and including a variety of new custom-built stations, structures, and assets. Special attention has been devoted to enhancing the detail and realism of the route’s many lineside shippers and industries.
  
• Five types of Western Pacific diesel locomotives, including the EMD F7 (cab and booster), GP9 (with dual controls), SW9, and GP40-2, plus the GE U30B. All locomotives will feature advanced braking and are offered in 14 total livery variations!
  
• An all-new Burlington Northern EMD GP35. Western Pacific and Burlington Northern conducted joint operations via the “Inside Gateway” and over the west end of the route.
  
• Sixteen types of freight equipment appropriate to the line and era, including open-side auto racks, 86-foot auto parts boxcars, bay-window cabooses, and a variety of rolling stock in liveries including Western Pacific, Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Burlington Northern, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle.
  
• To further enhance the realistic operating characteristics of the line, route speed limits have been set as authentic to the 1970s era, signaling has been improved, and the route is fully equipped with lineside operational signage.
  
• Bringing the enhanced experience of the Feather River Canyon to full life will be a set of ten new career scenarios that include end-to-end operations and a free-roam scenario – plus the route is Quick Drive enabled.

Head to the store page below to find out more. Owners of the original Feather River Canyon Route (Released in 2016 by Dovetail Games) will receive a special limited-time -15% discount on the purchase of Feather River Canyon Enhanced. Available for the first two weeks of launch only. To get this you need to have the original route in your Steam Library and be signed in. Add to your Wishlist on Steam to make sure you don't miss it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662410/

Hello Railfans! January has been a busy month for Train Simulator Classic, We’ve started off the year with six add-on releases and two new hobby features. Read on to find out more on those, but first ICYMI an update on the Public Beta from last month...

The 76.3a Public Beta was rolled out for all players in December. This update includes some major fixes on issues relating to how Train Simulator allocates memory and more. Read the full update notes through the link below, where you can also add your own feedback. Not on the Public Beta already? Hit the second link to find out how to access.

• Public Beta 76.3a Update Notes (External Link)
  
• Join The Public Beta

DLC add-ons for Train Simulator Classic in the month include historic narrow-gauge, an iconic loco and lots of German wagons! The narrow-gauge arrival was Brockenbahn from developer WaggonWerkstatt, a route that takes you through breathtaking scenery to the highest peak of the Harz mountains in Northern Germany. The new loco arrival came from Reppo with a detailed recreation of ‘the toaster’, otherwise known as the Amtrak AEM-7. Also arrived were some new German wagons from virtualRailroads, as well as the DB Fas 126 with remote shunting from developer MRW. Links below to all releases from the month.

• Brockenbahn: Wernigerode - Brocken
  
• Amtrak AEM-7
  
• DB Fas 126
  
• Zcs VTG Wagon Pack
  
• Tamns VTG Wagon Pack
  
• Zacens Wagon Pack

We’ve posted two new hobby articles to Dovetail Live this month, featuring two operators who have plenty of add-ons available in Train Simulator Classic. Hit the links below to find out more about Norfolk Southern, a titan of North American railroading. And Deutsche Bahn - One of the largest rail operators in the world who turned 30 this month! These two operators have rightfully become legend among railfans with their iconic units and liveries.

• Norfolk Southern (External Link)
  
• Deutsche Bahn (External Link)

That was January, so what next? We’ve got some exciting releases coming in February to Train Simulator Classic, and we'll also be giving a preview of more upcoming add-ons in the month.

The biggest Steam sale of the year has arrived, and with it discounts on Train Simulator Classic as well as hundreds of add-ons. Discover a new route, learn a new locomotive, or complete a collection. To celebrate the holidays we're also giving away the festive Game of Gnomes during the sale. Head to our Winter Sale event page on Steam, or read on for highlights.


Game of Gnomes is free to download and keep during the Winter Sale. As driver of ‘Little Ned’, the Richie Rails garden scale train, it’s up to you to gather all the lost toys before the Children awake on Christmas Day. Chase the gnomes, collect the presents and return them to the house – but watch out for snowballs and those mischievous gnomes! If all goes to plan, ‘Little Ned’ will be back running around the Christmas tree and no-one will have to know about the night-time adventures.


You can find routes from all around the world featured in the Steam Winter Sale. Austria awaits with Linz Passau (-30%) from RSSLO, climb aboard ÖBB CityShuttle services as you take passengers to the German border. Travel to the heart of the Peak District and explore the picturesque Hope Valley Line (-41%) from Just Trains. Experience the extraordinary – and the magic of legendary Colorado narrow-gauge railroading – with the Rio Grande Southern (-10%) from Milepost Simulations.


Take the controls of a new machine this holiday season. Experience the massive and powerful General Electric E60 (-50%) from Reppo. Celebrate 100 years of the most famous steam locomotive in the world with the Flying Scotsman Centenary (-70%) from Dovetail Games. Transition between traction types with the modern dual-mode Euro BR 159 Electro-Diesel (-30%) from RSSLO.


If you're looking for the biggest savings, we've picked three Dovetail Games routes to get 80% off during the Winter Sale. Discover the Garden of England and the Breezy Kent Coast with the Chatham Main Line: London Victoria & Blackfriars - Dover & Ramsgate. Take the throttle of classic Electro-Motive diesels on the fabulous and famous Clinchfield Railroad: Elkhorn City - St. Paul. Explore the unique and splendid Wutach Railway filled with stunning scenery and viaducts with Wutachtalbahn: Lauchringen – Immendingen. All 80% off!

The Steam Winter Sale runs until 4 January 2024. You can find these add-ons and many more on sale on the Steam Store, browse the offers.

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

In November we've updated the Public Beta, released two new add-ons, updated some existing add-ons, and celebrated Chinese railways. Read on to find out more...

This month we rolled out some of the recent changes that have been available in the Public Beta. Now available to all on this update features plugin updates for SilverLining, and also addresses Visual Studio warnings related to 64-bit memory allocation. You can find out more about this update on this announcement. Now that this is released we will be looking to update the Public Beta in December, look out for more news on this soon.


Two new add-ons have been released on the Steam Store this month. First up Wien - St.Pölten from RSSLO brings the Austrian ‘Old Western Railway’ to life. Board the ÖBB 1016 to enjoy stunning views of lush green valleys, rolling hills and charming villages. Also released in the month the content-rich Southern Railway Retro Pack from High Iron Simulations includes unique historic gameplay for the Saluda Grade route with the SD40-2, GP18, GP35 and F7 locomotives in Southern liveries. A new Saluda Grade bundle has also been launched with this pack.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2403308/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2403309/


Continuing to update our hobby page on Dovetail Live this month we have published two new features covering different regions - China and Scotland! Both of these regions feature some breathtaking views of mountains and picturesque countryside, with two very different styles of rail action. You can read both of these features on Dovetail Live, and if you're looking to start a Scottish collection look out for a sale starting tomorrow that runs 1-7 December!

• Chinese Feature (External Link)
  
• Scottish Feature (External Link)

Two routes have been updated this month, the Suburban Glasgow Airdrie Extension and Zhengxi High Speed. The Airdrie update fixes some missing catenary, and the Zhengxi update includes a cab update as well as additional localisation work. Both of these updates are available now and should have installed automatically if you have the routes installed. Store links below for these.

• Suburban Glasgow Airdrie Extension
  
• Zhengxi High Speed

Upcoming in December you can look forward to... our Scottish DLC Sale (starting tomorrow!), an update to the Public Beta, new loco arrivals and more.

As a reminder, the Steam Autumn Sale is on now, with huge savings to be had on Train Simulator Classic content, lasting until November 28th at 6pm GMT.



Join us live tonight on the TSC Steam Store pages with a range of Train Simulator Classic add-on showcases from The British Ace!

As a reminder, the Steam Autumn Sale is on now, with huge savings to be had on Train Simulator Classic content, lasting until November 28th at 6pm GMT.



Join us live tonight on the TSC Steam Store pages with a range of Train Simulator Classic add-on showcases from The British Ace!