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Train Sim World
Train Sim World (abbreviated to TSW) is a series of train-simulation games developed by Dovetail Games. There have been eight iterations, including the initial Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul in 2017, after which came the Xbox One exclusive Train Sim World: Founders Edition in 2018. Train Sim World was released the same year, followed by Train Sim World 2020 in 2019 and Train Sim World 2 in 2020. Since the release of Train Sim World 3 in 2022, there has been a new release every year.
The key people involved with the Train Sim World branch of Dovetail Games include executive producer Matt Peddlesden, senior community manager Alex Gate, community managers Jamie Ringwood and Harriet Morris, and associate designers Michael Alexander and Joe Burgess.
Train Sim World allows players to walk around the game world in a first-person mode. This mode is utilised in tutorials, scenarios and services in which the first-person mode is required to complete tasks such as refuelling, navigating, doing different types of train driving services or changing switches. It was developed in Unreal Engine 4.
Released on 16 March 2017, CSX Heavy Haul consisted of one playable route: Sand Patch Grade, based in the United States.
Released in 2018, the second version was Founders Edition, which was available on Xbox One, containing Great Western Express (GWE). It featured three routes, plus the Sand Patch Grade from CSX Heavy Haul.
Later in 2018, the third version, titled Train Sim World, was released on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, featuring three routes: Great Western Express: London Paddington–Reading, Rapid Transit: Dessau Hauptbahnhof–Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz and Northeast Corridor: New Rochelle–Newark Liberty International Airport, as well as Sand Patch Grade for the Windows version only.
Players who originally owned Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul were automatically updated to Train Sim World, with the existing game being renamed and the new downloadable content (DLC) being added to that. GWE was remastered and released in February 2026.
The fourth version, Train Sim World 2020, was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2019, featuring four routes: Great Western Express, Long Island Rail Road (Penn Station–Hicksville, Hempstead Branch, Atlantic Terminal, Belmont), Main-Spessart Bahn (Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof–Gemünden (Main); by Rivet Games) and Northern Trans-Pennine (Manchester Victoria–Leeds route add-on), as well as Sand Patch Grade for Windows only. 2020 featured a Digital Deluxe edition containing, as a bonus route, Caltrain's Peninsula Corridor (San Francisco 4th and King Street–San Jose Diridon route add-on).
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Train Sim World
Train Sim World (abbreviated to TSW) is a series of train-simulation games developed by Dovetail Games. There have been eight iterations, including the initial Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul in 2017, after which came the Xbox One exclusive Train Sim World: Founders Edition in 2018. Train Sim World was released the same year, followed by Train Sim World 2020 in 2019 and Train Sim World 2 in 2020. Since the release of Train Sim World 3 in 2022, there has been a new release every year.
The key people involved with the Train Sim World branch of Dovetail Games include executive producer Matt Peddlesden, senior community manager Alex Gate, community managers Jamie Ringwood and Harriet Morris, and associate designers Michael Alexander and Joe Burgess.
Train Sim World allows players to walk around the game world in a first-person mode. This mode is utilised in tutorials, scenarios and services in which the first-person mode is required to complete tasks such as refuelling, navigating, doing different types of train driving services or changing switches. It was developed in Unreal Engine 4.
Released on 16 March 2017, CSX Heavy Haul consisted of one playable route: Sand Patch Grade, based in the United States.
Released in 2018, the second version was Founders Edition, which was available on Xbox One, containing Great Western Express (GWE). It featured three routes, plus the Sand Patch Grade from CSX Heavy Haul.
Later in 2018, the third version, titled Train Sim World, was released on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, featuring three routes: Great Western Express: London Paddington–Reading, Rapid Transit: Dessau Hauptbahnhof–Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz and Northeast Corridor: New Rochelle–Newark Liberty International Airport, as well as Sand Patch Grade for the Windows version only.
Players who originally owned Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul were automatically updated to Train Sim World, with the existing game being renamed and the new downloadable content (DLC) being added to that. GWE was remastered and released in February 2026.
The fourth version, Train Sim World 2020, was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2019, featuring four routes: Great Western Express, Long Island Rail Road (Penn Station–Hicksville, Hempstead Branch, Atlantic Terminal, Belmont), Main-Spessart Bahn (Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof–Gemünden (Main); by Rivet Games) and Northern Trans-Pennine (Manchester Victoria–Leeds route add-on), as well as Sand Patch Grade for Windows only. 2020 featured a Digital Deluxe edition containing, as a bonus route, Caltrain's Peninsula Corridor (San Francisco 4th and King Street–San Jose Diridon route add-on).