About This Content Directly connecting England and Wales, running underneath the longest river in the United Kingdom, the South Wales Main Line is one of the most important cross border routes in the country, as featured in the beautiful new South Wales Coastal route for Train Simulator. The South Wales Main Line branches off from the Great Western Main Line to allow a direct connection between London and the South of Wales. The line was opened in two stages - the first exclusively in Wales, running from Swansea to Chepstow in 1850; the second section was in England, branching off from Royal Wootton Bassett towards Patchway in 1903.Crossing the River Severn was always an engineering challenge, with trains initially heading north from Swindon to traverse into Wales, joining the South Wales Main Line at Chepstow. Construction of the four-mile Severn Tunnel began in 1873, and by 1886 it became the fastest route between the two countries, making the ‘Great Way Round’ only a backup way of crossing the Severn, for example when the tunnel was closed.With the Welsh coal mines running at their peak, the line became an important trunk for freight traffic, which is still the case today. Connection to various docks on both sides of the Severn meant there were always heavy coal trains running to Portishead Docks from around the south of Wales. The SWML is also credited with a major role in the expansion of Fishguard Docks, the Great Western Railway’s main connection to the USA.Today, the line is operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also sees First Great Western services originating from London Paddington into Cardiff, and beyond. Freight remains a key part of the route, be it imported coal or steel works movements. The line is also one of the last major inter-city routes in Great Britain to remain un-electrified, although there are plans to electrify the line by 2018 to allow the new Hitachi Super Express Electro-Diesel and Electric Multiple Units (Class 800 and 801) to replace ageing HST units on London to Cardiff services.The South Wales Coastal – Bristol to Cardiff route for Train Simulator recreates the 39 mile section of main line from Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central, via the Severn Tunnel. Also included are a number of locomotives and freight wagons to replicate services on the line as seen today, including the Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 ‘Coradia’ DMU, Freightliner Class 70 and Great Western Railways Class 43 HST.ScenariosEight scenarios for the route:Cardiff to HolyheadHolyhead to CardiffCardiff to Cheltenham SpaCheltenham Spa to MaestegWentloog to SouthamptonTaunton to CardiffPortbury to Rugeley PSLondon to SwanseaMore scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!Click here for Steam Workshop scenarios.Key Features39 mile South Wales Coastal main line between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central, via the Severn TunnelArriva Trains Wales Class 175 ‘Coradia’Great Western Railways Class 43Freightliner Class 70Freightliner HHA Bogie Coal HopperFreightliner FEA/B Container FlatsFreightliner KTA Pocket WagonScenarios for the routeQuick Drive compatibleDownload size: 2,284mb 1075eedd30 Title: Train Simulator: South Wales Coastal Route Add-OnGenre: SimulationDeveloper:Dovetail GamesPublisher:Dovetail Games - TrainsFranchise:Train SimulatorRelease Date: 7 Apr, 2016 Train Simulator: South Wales Coastal Route Add-On Download By Utorrent train simulator south wales coastal route add-on. train simulator south wales coastal bristol - swansea route add-on Pros:The twin pack is cheaper ironically.Supreme detailReworked HST! THANK GOD.Cons:Linear as all heck. No Holyhead, Cheltenham, Swansea like I was hoping :(Class 175 has reused sounds from the Aldedante They made awhile backOverall, 9\/10. Worth a grab on sale or not.. EDIT: DO NOT PURCHASE THIS! IT ONLY GIVES YOU TO CARIDFF AND NOT SWANSEA. PURCHASE THE FULL ONE AT \u00a324.99 AND YOU WILL GET MORE FOR ONLY \u00a310 EXTRA.I close my case. So many bugs and issues, many detailed by other reviewers, another if only DTG release.The dreaded red light at Newport got me too, plus scenarios where you stop at a platform, open the doors and the red timer bar doesn't show, the doors close you set off, instantly game ended you failed to stop at the station, It seems as if this particular quirk also affects the North London as well.I won't hold my breath waiting for a fix, as it's obvious from the state this thing was when released that DTG don't give a monkey's.Buying a DTG route is a bit like waiting for a bus, then the one you are waiting for comes along its destination clearly marked, you get on the bus ask the driver as to the destination just to be sure, the bus sets off only to go in a completely wrong direction, you approach the driver and ask him why?. He just looks at you and says, "I lied".a pic from the HUD showing arrival as being nigh on four hours late outside of Newporthttps:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198055984802\/recommended\/376940\/. Another masterpiece. What this route lacks in total mileage is more than made up by the attention to detail and sheer value of what you get. (Bundled with the extra DMU add-on, It's actually cheaper!). Newport red signal + Game freezes + derailed AI locos = Stay away... This is a very good scenery add-on route and fills a needed gap in the GWR timetable. Hopefully at some point we will get the full Swansea to London Paddington route - a journey I make regularily . Attention to detail is excellent in this add-on , and Newport station is well depicted since its recent revamped terminal building. I love the trampoline's in the back gardens of the terrace houses outside of Newport station - it makes me chuckle when I pass them - a nice touch.Recommended !.. WOWTHE BEST DLC ON ANY TRAIN GAMEThe level of detail is incredible, it doesn't glitch atall, you get the brilliant new HST livery and 175 and a couple of banch lines at Cardiff.Newport and Cardiff areas are realistically modelled, and the extra 2 DMUs in the twin pack (Class 143 and 158 in ATW livery) are a bargain.Much reccomended with class 150, especially in Arriva livery, FGW 150 and 43 and you get the powerhaul class 70 with new wagons aswell!Despite This, the brakes on the 175 are pathetic. You have to crawl into a 4 car platfirm to be able to stop and sometimes you STILL overrun.Despite 10 out of 10 definately.PS: AI IN QUICK DRIVE-one of 2 routes that have it!. This addon is high quality and detailed, I can give evidence of this due to me travelling down this line alot. The 175 brakes are pathetic buit overall a great pack. Like others I was expecting other lines to the west of wales like the Vale of Glamorgan. The Valley line and the maesteg and camarthen branch lines. But overall a good pack I havent tested the 158 and 143 yet but the ratings seem good.. This is a vary good DLC. There are quite a few scenarios from Bristol Templemeads, through the Severn tunnel and onto Cardiff via Newport. Thee scenery is vary nice and the gameplay is vary smooth; I was getting from 25-60 fpm.I enjoyed drving the green GWR Intercity 125.I was 5 minutes late getting into Newport and was "fined" -1700 points in Career! Wow! A great DLC that I recommend.. First you definitely should buy the twin pack, they are giving you a discount for more contents.Ok, this route, it is not actually the one for challenging or precision driving, it's all about scenery. My suggestion is don't stick inside the cab, cause all the trains don't have too much in-cab stuff for you to mess up with. Instead the outside looking, the liveries, those are the things DTG really spend efforts with. The reflection on the HST is just superb for instance. The route itself is in very high details, along with the tunnels, stations and tracks. But again, this route isn't electrified with overhead lines or third rail as it is in real life, so not too much stuff you can add later on. The route also includes other small stations in Cardiff which you can enjoy during a scenario with the 143, pretty neat little things they added.Overall, use a controller instead of keyboard on this, it's much better in terms of capturing nice screenshots and explore the map. They are some known issues with this unfortunately, like the headlights automatically switches off once you are in passenger view in the 175, I think they maybe fix those things in the future, hopefully.At last, I will recommend this route if you enjoy those lovely sceneries, this is absolutely the one. But if you are looking for realistic driving, perhaps you will want to wait for a discount or some more related add-ons for the route.
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Train Simulator: South Wales Coastal Route Add-On Download By Utorrent
Updated: Mar 18, 2020
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