The Story So Far:
Cargo Line Volume 3 continues Skyhook Games’ series of freight-themed gameplay packs that add different freight wagons to formations and more gameplay to selected Train Sim World routes.
Previous Cargo Line releases include:
- Cargo Line Volume 1: Petroleum (VTG TEA Tanker Wagon)
- Cargo Line Volume 2: Aggregates (HOA Bogie Hopper Wagon)
These both added gameplay to Midland Main Line and Great Western Express. Volume 2 also added services to Southeastern Highspeed and London Overground Suffragette line.
Cargo Line Volume 3: Intermodal
The Rolling Stock
FCA Intermodal Spine Wagon
New to the list of UK freight wagons available in Train Sim World is the FCA Intermodal Spine Wagon.
These were introduced to the UK in the year 2000. This fleet of approximately 400 wagons, arranged in coupled pairs, are capable of being laden with a variety of container-based loads and are found across the country. Ships bring containers in by sea, and export them abroad, but the journey between port and customer is done by rail. In Train Sim World 5, the FCA wagons feature dynamic container loads with containers of various sizes and colours.
Also new to Intermodal loads is the 20ft container, which is shorter in length and height than the 40ft version seen in previous releases.
The wagon consists of a main spine with multiple container locking points between two wheeled bogies. Conventional draw gear and buffers are located at one end, with a permanent connecting bar at the other for linking with a twin. These wagons feature dynamic container load so that no two trains are the same (in-game, some wagons in formations have been preselected not to be loaded).
The pack also comes with the DB Cargo variant of the Class 66, previously seen in other Train Sim World Add-ons.
Timetable, Scenarios and Gameplay
Gameplay takes place across two routes:
- West Coast Main Line: London Euston-Milton Keynes
- East Coast Main Line: Peterborough-Doncaster
WCML: London Euston – Milton Keynes is included in Train Sim World 5: Standard, Deluxe and Special Editions.
East Coast Main Line is available as a separate route Add-on.
West Coast Main Line: London Euston – Milton Keynes
The Scenarios for WCML are:
- 4L44 Trafford Park to London Gateway. 60mins / Loco+28 wagons / 1,967t / 582m. Starting at Milton Keynes, heading south to Wembley Yard.
- 4M24 London Gateway to East Midlands Gateway. 60mins / Loco+28 wagons / 1,967t / 582m. Starting at Wembley Yard, heading north as far as Bletchley.
- 4L84 East Midlands Gateway to Barking Eurohub 40mins / Loco+28 wagons / 1,967t / 582m. Starting at Kings Langley, heading south to Willesden.
There will be 21 timetabled services to operate between Milton Keynes and London:
- 4L24: East Midlands Gateway to London Gateway (FCA)
- 4M88: Felixstowe North to Ditton (FCA)
- 4L56: Trafford Park to London Gateway (FCA)
- 4L60: Trafford Park to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4L82: Basford Hall to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4M18: Felixstowe North to Trafford Park (FCA)
- 4L52: Basford Hall to London Gateway (FCA)
- 4L97: Trafford Park to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4M93: Felixstowe North to Lawley Street (FCA)
- 4L47: Hams Hall to London Gateway (FCA)
- 4L23: Hams Hall to Felixstowe (FCA)
- 4M75: Tilbury to Daventry (FCA)
- 4L57: Daventry to Felixstowe (FCA)
- 4L18: Trafford Park to Felixstowe South (FCA)
- 4M02: Felixstowe North to Hams Hall (FCA)
- 4M60: London Gateway to Trafford Park (FCA)
- 4L80: Basford Hall Yard to London Gateway (FCA)
- 4L15: Trafford Park to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4M41: London Gateway to Lawley Street (FCA)
- 4M63: Felixstowe North to Trafford Park (FCA)
- 6O71: Daventry to Dollands Moor (FCA)
Journey Mode is also supported in ‘West Coast Containers’
East Coast Main Line: Peterborough – Doncaster
The Scenarios for ECML are:
- 4E30 Felixstowe North to Leeds Terminal. 30mins / Loco+30 wagons / 1,943t / 622m. Starting at Retford, heading north to Doncaster
- 6L55 Tinsley Yard to Ripple Lane. 45mins / Loco+22 wagons / 960t / 462m. Starting at Newark Northgate, heading south to Peterborough.
- 4E20 Felixstowe to Masborough. 120mins / Loco+24 wagons / 1,013t / 502m. Starting at Peterborough, heading north to Doncaster.
There will be 12 timetabled services to operate between Doncaster and Peterborough:
- 4E64 Felixstowe North to Tees Dock (FCA)
- 4L78 Tees Dock to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4E97 London Gateway to Masborough (FCA)
- 4E59 Felixstowe North to Leeds (FCA)
- 4L10 East Midlands Gateway to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4L88 Leeds to London Gateway (FCA)
- 4L20 Masborough to Felixstowe South (FCA)
- 4E45 Felixstowe South to Wakefield Europort (FCA)
- 4L83 Leeds to Felixstowe North (FCA)
- 4E58 Felixstowe North to Tinsley Intermodal [Part 1] (FCA)
- 4E58 Felixstowe North to Tinsley Intermodal [Part 2] (FCA)
- 0E04 Whitemoor Yard to Doncaster Up Decoy (FCA)
Both the FCA Intermodal Spine Wagon and Class 66 are supported in Livery Designer and Formation Designer, including both full and empty wagons.
The Class 66 also has Raildriver support.
A multitude of formation lengths are available to spawn in Free Roam and select in Scenario Planner.
Train Sim World 5: Cargo Line Vol.3: Intermodal will release on 1st May for £9.99/€11.99/$14.99
*UK pricing will be £9.49 on the certain platforms. For more detail see our main article on Dovetail Live.
Be sure to keep an eye out on Skyhook Games' social channels for more details on the Cargo Line series of Add-ons.