Train Sim World 2 - Great Western Express - Down The Line Scenario (Class 166)

Great Western Express was - back in 2017 - the first DLC ever released for the original Train Sim World. And on November 6, 2020, Dovetail Games made it compatible with the newer TSW2, as part of the 'Preserved Collection'.

The route is ridiculously short; it only includes the 35 miles from London Paddington to Reading. That is all you get; no Thames Valley are included at all, and we don't even get the Heathrow Airport branch either. As for motive power, the route includes the Class 43 or Intercity 125 and the Class 166, as well as the Class 66.

Today we'll be running through a scenario with the Class 166, otherwise known as a Networker Turbo. We start at Paddington station, and we're given the choice between three different services to take control of. I chose to drive Class 166 No. 166216 on the service going to Hayes & Harlington, which covers a distance of just 10.66 miles and involves stopping at all stations on the way:

London Paddington
Acton Mainline
Ealing Broadway
West Ealing
Hanwell
Southall
Hayes & Harlington

Although we will pass Royal Oak and Westbourne Park stations on the way, we can't stop at those stations as they are served exclusively by the London Underground. Both stations are served by the Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines, with the trains consisting entirely of S7 stock.

As for Paddington, this station is served by the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Bakerloo Lines. Meanwhile Ealing Broadway is the western terminus for both the District and Central lines.

(game and add-on links)

Train Sim World 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282590/Train_Sim_World_2/

Great Western Express
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304410/Train_Sim_World_2_Great_Western_Express_Route_AddOn/

The History of the Networkers (by Ruairidh MacVeigh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WtaOwvgCQ

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