The West Coast Main Line was built by many smaller companies during the birth of the railway era, but the central and oldest section of the route was the Grand Junction Railway. Perhaps one of the oldest long-distance railways in the World, the GJR was designed to link the famed Liverpool & Manchester to Birmingham. Their chosen route weaved out of Birmingham to Stafford via Wolverhampton, before heading up to Crewe.
In the following years since its opening in 1837, and with additions like the Stour Valley Line via Dudley, the line played a strategic role in the development of the industrial Black Country and saw a boom in traffic. With the eventual merge to create the LNWR, and later LMS, the route became a vital section of the WCML, Britain’s busiest main line.
In Train Sim World 6, become a driver or conductor aboard bustling commuter services along the iconic Birmingham - Crewe section of the WCML, during the transitional 2019 era. At the controls of the Class 350 in multiple liveries and variants, call at all local stations in the northwest suburbs of Birmingham and into Wolverhampton, join additional traffic at Stafford, then open the throttle and race to historic Crewe. Dial the speed up to 11 and turn the WCML into a racetrack with layers such as the Avanti West Coast Pendolino (available separately).
Key Features
- 53-mile section of the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham New St and Crewe
- 11 detailed stations with audible platform announcements
- BR Class 350 in multiple variants;
- 350/1 & 350/2 in ex-London Midland livery
- 350/2 interim Northwestern livery
- 350235 in British Transport Police livery
- 350/3 in Northwestern livery
- 350/1 & 350/2 in ex-London Midland livery
- Subclass-specific cabs and interiors (including 350/2 3+2 seating)
- True-to-life performance, suspension and handling
- Audible on-board announcements and passenger ambience
- A number of engaging Scenarios and an authentic 2019-era timetable, including Guard Mode
- Journey Mode tying together Training, Scenarios and Timetabled Services
- Additional timetable layers (each available separately) adding;
- Avanti West Coast Pendolino services
- CrossCountry Voyager services
- West Midlands Railway Class 323 & 170 services
- Transport for Wales Class 150 services
- Freight, railtour traffic & more!
- Avanti West Coast Pendolino services
- Timetable gameplay may be influenced by random events
- A selection of Route Tasks to complete
- Explore the route and trains in Free Roam
- Livery Designer, Formation Designer and Scenario Planner compatible. Share your creations with the Creators Club
- Powered by Dovetail Games’ proprietary SimuGraph® vehicle dynamics engine and Unreal Engine 4® technology
- Download size: 15.2 GB
