Train Simulator Classic — patch notes and updates
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| Available Now - Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02! | 2026-04-30 | In ten realistic career scenarios, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 delivers diverse BN railroading on ex-Great Northern Montana routes!When the Burlington Northern was created in 1970, it was the new railroad’s ex-Great Northern routes that took center stage in moving priority tonnage across the great American High Plains and Montana Rockies. And now, Burlington Northern railroading on the ex-Great Northern main line across Montana comes alive with Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02.From High Iron Simulations, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 02 includes ten all-new and realistic career scenarios re-creating BN operations during the 1 |
| Train Simulator Classic Spring Sale + Rail Subscription Update! | 2026-03-19 | Welcome to the TS Classic Spring Sale! And there’s great news for TS Classic Rail Subscription players!CLICK HERE TO VISIRT THE SPRING SALETS Rail Subscription UpdateFrom today, we release our Western Reaches update to the TS Rail Subscription package, offering even better value. New in the TS Classic Rail Subscription deal are three fantastic routes! See below for details.Full information on TS Classic Rail Subscription is here :Western Reaches updateThe Riviera Line: Exeter-PaingtonThe English Riviera is the backdrop for the beautifully picturesque ‘The Riviera Line: Exeter-Paignton’ route, which runs through some of the most scenic landsca |
| Available Now - Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01! | 2026-02-26 | In ten realistic career scenarios, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01 delivers challenging 1970s and 1980s railroading on the western giant! Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01, created by High Iron Simulations and available now, features diverse and challenging BN railroading from the 1970s through the early 1980s on the magnificent ex-Northern Pacific Train Simulator Classic Bozeman Pass route! The sprawling Burlington Northern was created in 1970 through the merger of the famed “Hill Lines” – Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington Route, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle – and now Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01 takes you to th |
| Burlington Northern Railroading! | 2026-02-19 | Coming soon, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01 will take you to the formative years of the famous western railroad giant for diverse railroading! The sprawling Burlington Northern was created in 1970 through the merger of the famed “Hill Lines” – Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington Route, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle – and coming soon, Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01 will take you to the formative years of the BN in ten realistic career scenarios! Burlington Northern Scenario Pack 01, created by High Iron Simulations, will feature diverse and challenging BN railroading from the 1970s through the early 1980s on the magnific |
| Get On Board While You Can!! FahrBar Coach Pack Is Leaving The TSC Steam Store | 2026-02-10 | It has been such great fun, but now it has to leave. The popular FahrBar coach pack for Train Simulator Classic will be removed from the Steam store this Friday 13th February.The pack was released as a great fun add-on for TS Classic, with proceeds going to the organisation restoring the real FahrBar for a return to the rails. Now, that project has sadly halted, and with it the TS Classic FahrBar pack will leave the Steam store.The pack is currently in the Festival of Rail sale with a 50% discount, so jump on board and join the party while you can! Click here to go to the store page. |
| Train Simulator Classic News For The Festival Of Rail | 2026-02-09 | Today in the Festival of Rail we focus on Train Simulator Classic, what’s coming up, and some fan favourites. COMING SOON Northampton Loop We are pleased to welcome Alan Thomson Simulations (ATS) to the TSC Steam store with their lovely recreation of the WCML Northampton Loop. This expansion for WCML South adds two new stations, Kings Heath Depot and 10 new scenarios – plus an improved version of the DTG Class 325 mail train. China Railways ND5 From established train sim house Just Trains comes something new and different for the Longhai Railway. The ND5 is a dedicated freight loco serving China’s rail network, and for Train Simulator it has |
| Great TSC Deals To Kick off The Festival of Rail 2026! | 2026-02-05 | The Festival of Rail starts now! Click here for discounts!TOP DISCOUNTSBozeman Pass and Feather River Canyon Enhanced 65% offMachine Rail add-ons - 35% off everythingGlasgow to Dunblane and Alloa 65% offFIRST EVER DISCOUNTSBuchan Line 25% off40CC loco and Ostbahn route - both 25% offCHECK OUT MORE TSC DEALS HERE |
| Buchan Line: Aberdeen – Peterhead Available Now! | 2025-12-11 | The long-awaited Buchan Line: Aberdeen – Peterhead is now available for Train Simulator Classic on the Steam store. Buchan Line: Aberdeen – Peterhead recreates part of the old Formartine and Buchan Railway, from Aberdeen to Peterhead, as it appeared in the late-1950s to early-1960s.The line includes a mix of steam and diesel traction, together with Career Scenarios to help you get to know this fascinating route. A huge number of bespoke scenic assets and textures were created to capture the location as closely as possible as it looked in that time period, and there are operable goods transfer points along the route, making for an immersive ex |
| Nominate Train Simulator Classic in the Steam Awards! | 2025-11-24 | Train Simulator Classic was our first ever release, and the reason our studio was born. It was supported by the community with mods and add-ons from the very start, and has since taken on a life of its own, thanks to them. With years of steady evolution, and content to appeal to rail fans around the world still being created today, Train Simulator Classic is as relevant today as it was back in 2009.Vote for Train Simulator Classic for the Labor of Love Steam Award! |
| Available Now – CSX Scenario Pack 03 | 2025-10-30 | Take the throttle for contemporary CSX heavy-duty railroading on the historic B&O Mountain Subdivision Route – with the new CSX Scenario Pack 03!Stretching from the Potomac Valley of Maryland across the summit of the Alleghanies in West Virginia, the railroad was called the “West End” in an earlier time and then the Mountain Subdivision of the historic Baltimore & Ohio and today’s rail goliath, CSX.Train Simulator Classic’s acclaimed B&O Mountain Subdivision Route re-creates this famed 101-mile rail line that extends from Cumberland, Maryland to Grafton, West Virginia – and now CSX Scenario Pack 03 brings modern-day CSX railroading to this ex |
| Train Simulator Classic 2025 Update Out Now! | 2025-10-23 | Train Simulator Classic, the ultimate railway hobby, is back for 2025 with three iconic routes from the wide world of railways. Click here to visit the storeThe Chatham Main Line is featured in its entirety from London Victoria to Ramsgate and Dover via Faversham. The Sheerness Branch is also included, as is London Blackfriars, totalling over 130 miles of South East railway to explore. Also featuring are a selection of Southeastern EMUs, including the BR Class 465/9 for long-distance Networker action.The historic Norfolk Southern (ex-Southern Railway) Saluda Grade route extends 70 miles from Asheville, North Carolina, to Spartanburg, South Ca |
| TS Classic Update! | 2025-05-19 | Train Simulator Classic, the ultimate railway hobby, returns with a new core package in 2025, featuring three iconic routes from the wide world of railways. In this article, we outline the offering in 2025 and answer questions about the present and the future of our much-loved, longest-running train simulation title. We also announce a new country coming to TSC in the form of a future route Add-on! Read on to find out more. Train Simulator Classic, the ultimate railway hobby, returns with a new core package in 2025, featuring three iconic routes from the wide world of railways. In this article, we outline the offering in 2025 and answer quest |
| CR400AF Available now! | 2025-04-04 | An example of the latest state of the art in high-speed passenger transit, the CR400AF has arrived for Train simulator Classic. The CR400AF is built in China by CRRC, and has been operational on the Chinese network since 2016. The unit runs at up to 400 km/h on some services, and utilises a suite of advanced systems to control train speed, braking performance and more. Brought to Train Simulator Classic by Just Trains, the CR400AF includes scenarios for both the Guiguang High Speed Railway and South West China High Speed Railway routes, both available separately on Steam. So, if you feel the need for speed, check out the CR400AF on Steam now! |
| Out Now! Chatham Main Line : London - Ramsgate & Dover Priory Scenario Pack 01 | 2025-02-27 | From the capital to the coast! It’s time to get the people moving, as you take control of a selection of passenger services through one of Southeast England’s busy commuter belts. Chatham Main Line: London -Ramsgate & Dover Priory Scenario Pack 01 brings 10 realistic new Career Scenarios to the Chatham Main Line: London -Ramsgate & Dover Priory route in Train Simulator Classic. This new scenario pack, created by developers Bouncing Mad Studios, puts you right in the middle of the action, with peak and off-peak passenger services, weekend engineering works and empty-stock moves. Bouncing Mad Studios may be a new name to many of you, but they h |
| Ts Classic Bargains In The Festival Of Rail! | 2025-02-06 | WELCOME to the Festival of Rail! Come and take a look at the latest releases for Train Simulator Classic, and check out the discounts on some highly-wishlisted add-ons. Visit the Festival of Rail sale on Steam here : https://store.steampowered.com/sale/FestivalOfRail2025 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955980/Train_Simulator_DB_BR143_v2/?curator_clanid=958135#app_reviews_hash https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012102/Train_Simulator_Gotthardbahn_Alpine_Classic_Erstfeld__Bellinzona_Route_AddOn/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2956030/Train_Simulator_Bozeman_Pass_Livingston__Three_Forks__Trident/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/26625 |
| Now Available: The Pipestone Pass: Three Forks – Butte Route | 2025-01-30 | Milepost Simulations now brings the famed Milwaukee Road’s crossing of the Montana Rockies to Train Simulator Classic – with the superb Pipestone Pass: Three Forks – Butte route! Three legendary American railroads, the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Milwaukee Road, crossed the Rockies of Montana to link the Upper Midwest and the Pacific Northwest by rail – and now the Milwaukee Road’s legendary electrified Rocky Mountain Division crossing of the Rockies comes to Train Simulator Classic with the Pipestone Pass: Three Forks – Butte route! Created by accomplished developer Milepost Simulations, the Pipestone Pass: Three Forks – Butte rout |
| Classic Electric Power Comes To Darmstadt | 2025-01-17 | Out now on Steam! The DB BR143 V.2 loco packs high detail and realistic passenger operations on the Frankfurt – Koblenz route. Development of the BR143 began in the mid-1970s as a response to rising fuel prices. It began operating across the network in the early-1980s and quickly proved its worth, with production not ending until 1994. The type survive on the main line to this day, having taken on numerous different roles over its lifetime, including hauling RE (Regional Express) trains. Thanks to developer VirtualRailroads, this new and highly detailed recreation of the BR143 is now available on Steam, with a set of realistic scenarios for t |
| TSC Steam Autumn Sale, Now On! | 2024-11-27 | Leaves are falling and temperatures are dropping this Autumn, so get ready with Train Simulator Classic and loads of deals on route and loco Add-ons! https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/24010/Train_Simulator_Classic_2024/ Dovetail Games titles on Sale You can also get big savings on other Dovetail Games titles, including: City Transport Simulator: Tram Train Sim World 5 and Add-ons (see separate article) Bassmaster Fishing Stay up to date with everything Train Simulator Classic by joining us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. |
| Rail Subscription - Summer Update | 2024-07-31 | Today we’ve updated the Train Simulator Classic: Rail Subscription. With this Summer update five new locomotive packs join the subscription ready to use for heritage tours or classic services on your favourite routes. All new arrivals are listed below. Existing subscribers can access these along with all of the other DLC in the Rail Subscription. Find out more over on the store page. Alongside these DLC additions we’ve also updated the pricing, increasing the discount for anyone who wants to subscribe for 6 months to include a –17% discount. LNER/BR Class A1 ‘Tornado’ The world-famous A1 Tornado is a favourite of train fans around the world. |
| Summer Encore Sale Now On! | 2024-07-12 | Missed out on a bargain in the Steam Summer Sale? This week you can get up to 70% off selected add-ons in our Summer Encore event. Head over to the Encore Event Page to browse offers, sale ends 18 July! Mittenwaldbahn (-70%) This railway line has carved its way through the Alpine landscape of western Austria for over a century, providing generations with a vital link from Innsbruck, through the mountains and into Germany’s Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Experience the wonder, beauty, and challenging nature of this scenic line in Train Simulator Classic. Other routes at –70% are Northeast Corridor: New York – Philadelphia and the Sheerness Branch Ext |