Hello folks, Our next update is almost ready and will be released tomorrow, July 9th, at 10 am BST. It’s a big one! Unfortunately, the fixes for Niddertalbahn, Mittenwaldbahn, and the BR 194 & E94 railtour pack originally announced in our June Roadmap will be moved to a future patch. We apologise for any inconvenience. On a positive note, we were able to include many fixes for a variety of third-party content. The changes for Edinburgh – Glasgow and Fife Circle also include additional timetable services for both routes! Lastly, we have implemented some quality-of-life updates, addressed crashes that occurred under certain conditions, and made a minor fix to the MP36PH-3C Express Loco Add-On.
Patch Highlights
DB BR 147: Fixed the distance counter not counting correctly in rear cab
Maintalbahn: Fixed AI BR 642 trains getting stuck with open doors
New Timetable services for Edinburgh Glasgow and Fife Circle
ScotRail Class 170: Added Guard Mode
Full Changelog
Core
Fixed issue with insufficient disk space when attempting to upload new photo in Photo Mode
Fixed rare chance of crashes when attempting to save profile information
Locally saved pictures taken in Photo Mode can now be deleted
Xbox: Potential candidate fix for crash issues when launching the game on Xbox platforms
DB BR 294 Diesel Shunter
Fixed localisation errors
Removed service EZK 53383 from journey mode due to immediate SPAD after loading in
Bahnstrecke Bremen Oldenburg
Fixed player spawning without a train during the Freighting Room chapter in Journey Mode
DB BR 147
Fixed the key bind for Distance Counter being incorrectly assigned. Players can now assign this themselves (starts unbound).
Fixed the distance counter not counting correctly in the rear cab when in reverse
Bahnstrecke Leipzig Dresden
Fixed DB BR 442 service 16539 stop marker being unreachable
Magnets near Niederau now trigger 2000 Hz penalty brake for speeds above 135 kph
Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn: Mannheim – Kaiserslautern
Fixed lighting in the tunnel near Frankenstein appearing too bright
Fixed issue where level crossing signals would not show flashing or static lights
Gen 9/PC only: Fixed localisation errors
Frankfurt Fulda: Kinzigtalbahn
Changed magnet near Neuhof to check for all cases of 1000 Hz
Maintalbahn: Aschaffenburg – Miltenberg
Fixed AI BR 642 trains getting stuck with open doors
Expert DB BR 101 & IC Steuerwagen
Added Rail Driver mapping file (EHC) to make Bpmmbdzf able to be used with Rail Driver.
Changed target/current effort and target speed parameters on the MFD to avoid magnetic overshoot behaviour simulation that the MFA analogue gauges use.
Corrected names of formations to be of the form "DB BR 101 Expert" rather than the old "Baureihe 101" to match the 145.
Fixed an issue where adhesion behaviour would fall below expected range
Fixed mismatch between MFA and ETCS variant of the BR 101 in terms of current speed. The MFD (ETCS) loco now displays the same speed reading as the analogue indicator and the HUD speedometer.
Tweaked Rail Driver mapping curves/button indices to work better for the 101 Expert.
Updated Rail Driver to make IC, ETCS and Einziganders variants able to be used with Rail Driver.
Updated the BR101 Expert brakes to act like the BR 145 Expert
Updated the UIC568V2 compatibility logic to fix some edge cases where it would not detect if the formation was "standard" leading to not being able to open doors or work with other locos.
DB BR 218
BR 218 wagons should now work correctly in Formation Designer.
BR 218 should now work correctly in Formation Designer.
BR 218 will now work with the Wittenberger cab car 483.0
Fixed wrong indicator slot index for PZB Befehl 40 lamp.
Peninsula Corridor: MP36PH-3C Express Loco
Fixed stopping location for final stop during Early Riser scenario
BR Class 90 Electric Freight Loco
Resolved an issue with the pantograph not dropping in trailing locomotive whilst driving in cab B
Resolved an issue with the AWS ISO lights not functioning correctly when the cab is changed
Scotrail Express: Edinburgh – Glasgow
Added approach control across route
Added GSMR mobile masts
Added illumination to Edinburgh Airport
Added missing AWS magnets across the route
Added new red ballast material to Cadder Depot area
Added spawn point at Cadder Railway Depot
Cadder depot scenery improvements
Fixed black boxes appearing instead of smoke on fireworks
Fixed various collision and clipping issues
Haymarket camera collision updated to prevent carma getting stuck between pillars
NPCs now correctly spawn at Glasgow Queen Street station
Rebake Waverley Station tunnels
Station audio added across the route
Updated radio tower masts with double sided lattice mesh and modern GSMR components
Virtual destinations added for CrossCountry Voyager
Waverley station updated with Fife Circle version
Class 385
Door alarm sounds now play from the speakers
New brake release sounds
Reduced attenuation of external idle sounds
Reduced distance at which brake squeal can be heard
Reduced volume of door alarms
Reduced volume of idle ambience
Removed doppler effect from idle sounds
Removed unrealistic roomtone sound and double signal sounds from pantograph
Thunder, rain and wind now each have separate mixes rather than sharing the same one
Updated sound mixes across the train
Updated sound occlusion settings
Edinburgh – Glasgow: Timetable changes
Added AI Class 158, 170, 220, 380, 390, and 801 services at Edinburgh Waverley, matching Fife Circle for route-hopping
Added playable Class 158 and 170 services (including mixed 158/170 formations) between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction (near Falkirk), and AI at Glasgow Queen Street
Added playable LNER Class 801 services between Polmont and Edinburgh Waverley
Added virtual destinations to Class 385 services toward Alloa and Dunblane
Adjusted static stock at Haymarket Depot
Changed all services to unload all passengers at the end of their service, instead of loading new passengers (and potentially going to a depot)
Changed some Class 385 services to use passing loops for overtakes and rusty rail moves
Corrected Engineering Express ballast service headcodes, made them loaded in one direction, empty in the other, and adjusted their endpoints and timings
Fixed various signal issues across the route
Updated scoring to add platinum medals
Edinburgh - Glasgow: Engineering Express Pack
Class 66 - correct positions of Datacord buttons in rear cab
Class 66 - Datacord input 4 now correctly inputs a 4 rather than a 0
Fife Circle Line & Levenmouth Rail Link
Added approach control across route
Added Car stop markers to Leven station
Added GSMR masts
Added lights to Edinburgh airport
Added virtual destinations for CrossCountry Voyager
Changed automatic junctions at Inverkeithing and Thornton to manual
Fixed crash related to light splines
Fixed some incorrect signal aspects 2->3 aspect
Fixed various collision and clipping issues
NPC spawn volumes updated at Kinghorn Station
Removed invisible buffers at Haymarket depot
Updated junction Box warning text from German to English
Updated Radio masts model
Various scenery updates
Scotrail Class 170
Guard mode added
Headlight viewing distance increased
Horn linked to simugraph, air pressure will drop when used
New wheelblur implemented
Optimisation
Update audio to be in line with the Cross City Class 170
Update running sound implementation - separate sound cues for internal and external running
Internal bodywork creak + rattle sounds
Passenger door alarms updated
Announcements updated so you can no longer hear announcements of other trains while inside a train
Increase wiper volume
Adjust EQ on flange squeals
Signaller handset audio implemented
Buzzer sounds updated
Fife Circle: Timetable Changes
Added playable Class 220 services between Edinburgh Waverley and Markinch, and AI at Edinburgh Waverley
Added playable Railhead Treatment Train services covering the entire route
Added AI Class 380, 385, 390, and 801 services at Edinburgh Waverley
Fixed incorrect reversing manoeuvres at Glenrothes with Thornton to avoid reversing within a junction and driving backwards for long distances
Adjusted static stock at Haymarket Depot
Fixed various signal issues across the route
Two notes about intentional omissions from this timetable:
LNER services north of Edinburgh require a Class 800 with a full diesel mode, which is not in TSW; the Class 801 cannot work these services as it only has an emergency diesel engine.
The Class 158 is not used because adding it would remove gameplay from players who only own Fife Circle. Substitution with the Class 170 is not an option because the 158 has two carriages, and the 170 has three.
Liberec - Stará Paka
Added a loudspeaker in Liberec
Added a missing coniferous tree at km 90.5
Added a missing shunting limit marker in Liberec
Added an end-of-track marker in Turnov
Adjusted timings of some level crossings
Changed multiple instructions with Mn services to shorten some delays
Corrected track superelevation at km 134.6
Fixed baseplates in Stará Paka near the fuel station
Fixed gradient sign at km 77.5
Fixed incorrect rotations of some rail joints
Fixed light signalling in Košťálov at km 95.3
Fixed multiple minor graphic issues
Fixed paper orders not showing after loading saved game
Fixed passenger collisions in Dolánky
Fixed passenger collisions in Sychrov
Fixed PIS in Liberec
Fixed player not being able to climb up platform 2 in Turnov
Fixed signal Lc3 in Jeřmanice
Fixed signal Lo in Pilínkov
Fixed signal Sc1 in Liberec
Fixed signal Sc2 in Liberec
Fixed speed board at km 87.3
Fixed the platform 2 ambient sound in Turnov
Fixed the switch mechanism at turnout 43 (Turnov)
Fixed the warning cross at level crossing P3075
Fixed vegetation clipping into the cab at km 135.8
Fixed vegetation clipping into the cab in strong wind at km 113.8
Fixed wall collisions
Fixed warning signal P3101
Fixed wind on spruce and pine trees billboards
Fixed wrong train number in Swimsuit weather scenario
Moved the switch motor at turnout 11 by one sleeper (Stará Paka)
Reduced foliage density in some performance heavy sections
Removed nettles from bridge in Liberec (towards the heating plant)
Replaced the shunting limit marker in Turnov
Class 750
Added rail driver mapping
Fixed brake cocks not loading properly
Fixed charging indication failure
Fixed HUD accelerometer
Fixed J1 and J2 breakers not causing engine to stop when tripped
Reduced number of particles for exhaust emitter
Class 843
Added RailDriver mapping
Changed audio attenuation of PIS announcements
Fixed brake cocks not loading properly
Fixed CDD power numbers - missing “+” for 50/100%
Fixed LS90 load/save behaviour
Fixed missing stations in PIS for R1260 service
Fixed PIS not announcing Hradec Králové and Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou stations
Removed duplicate HUD gradient indications
Throttle and brake lever will cause doors to close (not lock) in the S notch
Freight Wagons
Added missing audio while releasing the distributor reservoir
Fixed brake cocks not loading properly
Fixed bug causing brakes to be unusable after releasing the distributor reservoir
Scotrail Class 158
Suspension & Physics
Implemented and refined new suspension physics for the ScotRail Class 158.
Fully compatible when coupled to:
Class 150/153 DMUs (West Cornwall Local, Cardiff City Network, & Riviera Line)
Class 170 DMUs (Fife Circle)
Other Class 158s
Gangway crossing between vehicles now behaves correctly while the train is moving.
Fife Sprinter timetable
Added journey data to AI services so PIS boards and 2D map platform info populate correctly.
AI Only LNER Azuma services reinstated.
Class 385 drag moves reinstated (Ensure to select a DRS or ONE 66 to see them).
Fixed 2G90 service:
Corrected start location (Cowdenbeath, not Glenrothes).
Corrected title/description.
Fixed 5-car trains stopping short at Cameron Bridge.
Seacow ballast trains reinstated (Ensure to select a DRS or ONE 66 to see them).
Updated eXpress Freight formations to reference correct EFP provided locomotives.
Updated HST layer to use the Great Western Express HST.
158 Fife Journey Mode
Expanded Fife Journey Chapter to include timetable services, similar to Edinburgh–Glasgow.
WCML Crewe - Preston
Addition of an optional reduced timetable
Performance optimisations across the route for users who are CPU-bound
Reduced memory usage for included rolling stock and other textures throughout the route
Resolution of a known crash at Warrington by temporarily removing the destination boards
Resolved an issue with passengers becoming stuck at the bottom of the stairs at Crewe station
Cargo Line Vol. 1 – Petroleum
Class 66 Locomotive
Fixed references to external files; now uses internal files only.
Corrected buffer behaviour to ensure proper compression/extension on curves.
TEA Tanker Wagons
Suspension physics improved for more realistic movement and reduced stiffness.
Removed an unused Simugraph file.
Fixed references to external files; now uses internal files only.
Corrected buffer behaviour so they compress/extend correctly on curves.
Gameplay & Localisation
Update localisation.
Removed incorrect “Next Chapter” Journey Mode links to avoid cross‑route issues.
Cargo Line Vol. 2 – Aggregates
Class 66 Locomotive
Fixed references to external files; now uses internal files only.
Corrected buffer behaviour so they now compress/extend correctly when navigating curves.
HOA Hopper Wagons
Suspension physics improved to reduce stiffness and provide more visible movement.
Refinements to localisation for Aggregates content.
Cargo Line Vol. 4 – Military
Class 66 Locomotive
Fixed headlights disappearing at distance; emissive textures now remain visible at appropriate ranges.
Reduced overly bright projected light for a softer, more realistic appearance.
Reset all LODs to support the lighting fix.
Added missing EOTD (End-of-Train Device) socket locations so the flashing lamp now appears correctly.
KWA Warwell Wagon
Suspension physics improved to reduce stiffness and provide more visible movement.
Blurred Textures - Prioritisation Poll
Our Executive Producer Matt has requested your thoughts on routes that are experiencing blurred textures, and where you'd like our team to prioritise fixes that need to be undertaken. If you have experienced any issues recently, we'd welcome your time to fill in our poll on the Dovetail Forums. Thank you!