Train Sim World promotional artwork
Train Sim World is Dovetail Games' latest train simulator, released on the 16th March 2017. It is developed by Dovetail Games which announced it on the 1st September 2016. The original version, entitled 'CSX Heavy Haul' featured one route, Sand Patch Grade and was only available on PC. The second version was 'Founders Edition' which was available on Xbox containing Great Western Express. The latest version, simply 'Train Sim World' is available on PC, Xbox and PS4, featuring three routes, Great Western Express, Rapid Transit & NEC: New York as well as Sand Patch Grade for the PC version only. The digital deluxe version also includes the GP40-2 dlc.
Routes
Three routes are available as part of Train Sim World; Great Western Express, Rapid Transit & NEC: New York. Sand Patch Grade, previously featured in the CSX Heavy Haul edition, is available only in the PC version.
| Sand Patch Grade (PC)(base game) | Great Western Express (base game) | Rapid Transit (base game) |
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| NEC: New York (base game) | WSR: West Somerset Railway | RSN: Ruhr Sieg Nord |
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| LIRR: Long Island Rail Road | NTP: Northern Trans-Pennine | MSB: Main-Spessart Bahn |
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| TVL: Tees Valley Line | ||
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Rolling Stock
| Rolling Stock | Image | Route | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC4400CW
(PC)(Base game) |
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Sand Patch Grade |
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| GP38-2
(Base game) |
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Sand Patch Grade
NEC: New York |
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| SD40-2
(PC)(Base game) |
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Sand Patch Grade |
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| BR Class 66
(Base game) |
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Great Western Express |  
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| BR Class 166
(Base game) |
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Great Western Express | 
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| BR Class 43 HST
(Base game) |
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Great Western Express |
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| DB BR 1442
(Base game) |
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Rapid Transit | 
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| ACS-64
(Base game) |
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NEC: New York | 
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| GP40-2
(Digital Deluxe) |
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Sand Patch Grade (PC)
NEC: New York |
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| BR Class 09 | 
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West Somerset Railway | 
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| BR Class 47 | 
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West Somerset Railway
Northern Trans-Pennine |
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| DB BR 185.2 | 
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Ruhr Sieg Nord
Main-Spessart Bahn |
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| DB BR 143 | 
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Ruhr Sieg Nord |
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| DB BR 767.2 | 
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Ruhr Sieg Nord |
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| Bombardier M7 | 
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Long Island Rail Road | 
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| BR Class 33
(Add-on) |
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West Somerset Railway |
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| BR Class 45 | 
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Northern Trans-Pennine |
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| BR Class 101 | 
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Northern Trans-Pennine
Tees Valley Line |
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| DB BR 146 | 
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Main-Spessart Bahn |
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| DB BR 766.2 | 
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Main-Spessart Bahn |
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| DB BR 182
(Add-on) |
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Rapid Transit
Main-Spessart Bahn Ruhr Sieg Nord |
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| DB BR 155
(Add-on) |
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Main-Spessart Bahn
Ruhr Sieg Nord |
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| BR Class 52
(Add-on) |
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West Somerset Railway |
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| BR Class 08 |   |
Tees Valley Line
Northern Trans-Pennine |
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| BR Class 37 |   |
Tees Valley Line | |
| BR Class 40
(add-on) |
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Northern Trans-Pennine | |
Editions
| Edition | DLC Included | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSX Heavy Haul Beta | Sand Patch Grade Beta | 8th December 2016 | 21st December 2016 |
| CSX Heavy Haul | Sand Patch Grade | 16th March 2017 | 24th July 2018 |
| Founders Edition | Great Western Express | 9th March 2018 | 24th July 2018 |
| Train Sim World | Great Western Express
Rapid Transit NEC: New York Sand Patch Grade (PC) |
24th July 2018 | |
| Digital Deluxe Edition | Great Western Express
Rapid Transit NEC: New York Sand Patch Grade (PC) GP40-2 |
24th July 2018 |
CSX Heavy Haul Beta
The CSX Heavy Haul Beta was the first edition of Train Sim World. It ran from the 8th December 2016 to the 21st December and contained two sections of Sand patch Grade; Sand Patch summit and Cumberland yard. The only locomotive featured was the SD40-2. It came with 3 tutorials, 2 services and 2 scenarios.
CSX Heavy Haul
The full version of CSX Heavy Haul was released on the 16th March 2017. It contains the entire Sand Patch Grade route along with two extra locomotives, the GP38-2 & AC4400CW. Also included are 8 scenarios, 7 tutorials, a full service mode and 6 different freight cars.
Route add-ons
Between the release of CSX Heavy Haul and Train Sim World, various bundles were released which allowed players to combine Sand Patch Grade with an additional route. This was available for all routes released up to and including NEC: New York
Founders Edition
Founders Edition was released on the 9th March 2018 for Xbox One and featured the Great Western Express route. Like CSX Heavy Haul Edition, it was replaced by the new 'Train Sim World'.
Train Sim World
The latest version, simply titled 'Train Sim World' features GWE, RT & NEC: NY for PC, Xbox One and PS4 as well as Sand Patch Grade for PC. The new edition will be priced at £39.99($52) with a Digital Deluxe edition also containing the GP40-2 costing £44.99($60).
Features
First Person View
For the first time, Train Sim World allows players to walk around the game world in first person mode. This mode is utilized in tutorials, scenarios and services where the first person mode is required to complete tasks such as refueling or changing switches.
Editor
Dovetail Games has confirmed that editing tools will be made available for Train Sim World, however, no release date has yet been set and the tools are still under construction.
On April 3rd, 2019, DTG annouced in studio update that editor is now on closed beta.
Service Mode
Service mode is a 24-hour timetable of trains which operate along each route. Players can drive or ride any of the trains as well as travel around the network in first person mode.
Collectibles
In Train Sim World, collectible items can be found around the different routes. 100 were included in Sand Patch Grade with 75 included in Great Western Express, Rapid Transit and Northeast Corridor. An Achievement can be earned for collecting all 75 of the collectibles on the NEC route.
Multiplayer
Multiplayer has been confirmed as in development for Train Sim World but does not currently have a release date.