We're celebrating a full calendar that spans December, sharing new announcements across our socials and communities each weekday, leading up to an extra special reveal on December 20th. On top of all the amazing announcements throughout the month, we’ll also be celebrating with weekly community giveaways you can join for free and have a chance to win Train Sim World Add-on keys!
Our website article has been fully updated for all the details, and has a wide range of screenshots for you to enjoy! For a quick summary of the reveals, read on.
Dec 16th Reveal - Update on Manchester Airport Commuter
Explore 27 miles of track between Manchester Piccadilly and the famous paradise of Alderley Edge. The route includes two key spines, a mainline via Stockport and the Styal line via Manchester Airport, converging at Wilmslow. Both branches offer busy commuter traffic into the heart of Manchester and recently formed of the BEE network.
Included with the route is the Class 323 Northern and Class 66, with additional layers for the Class 350, 390 Pendolino and ScotRail Class 158.
Dec 17th Reveal - Update on Santa Fe Gameplay Pack for Cajon Pass
Today we’re checking in with more news coming from High Iron Simulations team on their upcoming Santa Fe Gameplay Pack for the Cajon Pass route, representative of the early 1990s.
Be taken to a time when “Warbonnet” red-and-silver and striking blue-and-yellow AT&SF diesels powered heavy tonnage and hot intermodals across the legendary California Pass.
It will feature two Santa Fe locomotives, the SD40-2 in AT&SF’s blue-and-yellow freight livery, and the powerful C40-8W dressed in the Warbonnet red-and-silver livery. These will reflect Santa Fe-specific details, including the distinctive inset lower headlight of the rebuilt SD40-2s and the unique “gull wing” cab of the C40-8W diesels.
Dec 18th Reveal - New Screenshots for Spoorlijn Zwolle – Groningen
A new country and a new challenge awaits you! You’ll be getting your hands on two new highly iconic Dutch trains with the route – Peering over the raised cab of the uniquely shaped NS ICMm “Koploper”, and dashing between commuter towns with the modern NS SNG3, you’ll have a great entry to our first Dutch content!
As for the route itself, we don't have any screenshots to share yet, but you can expect a twin-track electrified mainline running between two major cities and exploring the rural landscape of the Netherlands over a staggering 105km of track, with 8 new stations to explore!
If you’re running the sprinter services, you can expect this to take about 70 minutes if you visit every station!
Dec 19th Reveal - New Details for Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn: Mannheim - Kaiserslautern
From the complex up and under of track in Mannheim you wind into the hills and gradients - For those hearing about this scenic twin-track adventure for the first time, get ready to mix gameplay between winding hills and gradients, with faster express operation as you travel the 65km length track between Kaiserslautern to the city of Mannheim.
Set in the early 2010s, enjoy glorious scenery as you discover the 16 stations along the line with a full run in the BR 425 EMU, and also includes the DB BR 111 for regional traffic, and DB BR 406 ICE 3M for the high-speed traffic.
Week 3 Bonus - New Screenshots for the Cargo Line Vol. 3 & Vol. 4 Packs
As our weekly bonus reveal, coming in ahead of the final annoncement tomorrow, Skyhook Games has provided us with a range of fresh screenshots for the upcoming Cargo Line Volume 3 and Volume 4 packs!
These packs havee previously added new liveries, detailed rolling stock and wagons, as well as brand-new scenarios to routes in Train Sim World, and you can expect more of that to come in the upcoming add-ons.
As a final teaser from the Skyhook team, here's a sneak peek at a new unrevealed add-on we'll be announcing in the new year...
This now leaves us with only one more door on our season of reveals calendar, our grand reveal. We've seen lots of speculation, what do you think it could be? Don't miss out as we share the news tomorrow at 14:00 UTC, and we'll see you there!
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