Dovetail Support

This guide has been designed to help players get the most out of the West Coast Main Line: London Euston - Milton Keynes Route Add-On. Below you will find information about the content available for this route, including links to community videos. Each of our video links demonstrate what a successful run may look like and can be used to help players having difficulty with a particular scenario.

Route Features

• Length: 50 miles
• Country: United Kingdom
• Operators: Southern, Avanti West Coast, and TfL
• Stations: 28 
• Released: 17th September 2024

Locomotives

• Class 390 AWC (Add-on)
• Class 350/1
• Class 377/2 SN
• 1972 MkII Tube Stock LU
• Class 66 DB

Training

• West Coast Main Line Introduction
• Class 350/1 Introduction
• Class 377/2 SN Introduction
• Class 390 Introduction (Add-on)

Rail Journeys

West Coast Speed Chapters (Class 390 Add-On):

• Teaching the Tilt
• The Avanti Advantage
• Peculiar Pendolinos
• West Coast Madness

The Main Course Chapters:

• Cruising Through the City
• Wembley Madness
• Torrential Times
• Out With The Old
• Graveyard Shift

Scenarios

• Refreshing Refurb (Class 390 Add-On)
• Watford Bypass (Class 390 Add-On) 
• Pend-No-Lean-No (Class 390 Add-On) 
• Service Saviour
• Football Frenzy
• Back In Service
• Heavy Traffic
• Carriage Collector

Achievements

• EMK: Give me 350 (Complete the Class 350/1 Training Module)
• EMK: Desiro-Boy! (Drive the Class 350/1 for 100 miles within the speed limit)
• EMK: The Collector (Complete the Carriage Collector scenario)
• EMK: You've Never Seen Anything Like It (Complete all the scenarios on TSW: West Coast Mainline South
• EMK: Robot Rock (Complete all the route tasks on WCML Euston - Milton Keynes)

  
  

Route Map

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the start-up procedure for Class 390 AWC?

1. Set the Master Key to On
2. Set the Reverser to Forward.
3. Acknowledge the TASS alarm.
4. Wait for the alarm to sound for a second time and acknowledge again.
5. Press the Intervention Reset button.
6. Move the Power Handle into the power range to get moving.

What is the start-up procedure for Class 350/1?

1. Set the Mastery Key to On.
2. Set The Reverser to Neutral.
3. Press the Battery On button.
4. Press and Hold the AC Power button for two seconds.
5. Set the Panto/VCB switch to UP.
6. Set the Reverser to Forward.
7. Use the Power Brake Controller to get moving.

What is the start-up procedure for Class 377/2 SN?

1. Set the Master Key to On.
2. Set The Reverser to Forward.
3. Move the Combined Power Handle into the power range to get moving.

What is the start-up procedure for 1972 MkII Tube Stock LU?

1. Insert the Control Key,
2. Set the Control Switch to On.
3. Insert the Direction Selector Key.
4. Set the Direction Selector to Inter.
5. Set the Traction Brake Control to Emergency
6. Set the Traction Brake Control to Off and Release.
7. Press the Audible Warning Reset button.
8. Se the Traction Brake Control to RHEO 1. Hold.
9. Set the Direction Selector to Forward.
10. Set the Traction Brake Control to Shunt to get moving.

What is the start-up procedure for Class 66 DB?

1. Insert the Reverser handle.
2. Set The Reverser to Forward.
3. Hold the Automatic Brake in Release until the Brake Cylinder reach 0.0.
4. Apply the Throttle to get moving.

Video Guides

• WCML Route Overview (trainsimulatordriver)
• Avanti Class 390 Pendolino Tutorial (trainsimulatordriver)
• Class 350 Tutorial (trainsimulatordriver)
• Class 377/2 Tutorial (trainsimulatordriver)
• Class 350 Conductor Mode Tutorial (trainsimulatordriver)

Route Hopping

Compatible Add-ons

Compatible add-ons can expand the amount of content available on a route in various ways, such as liveries, scenarios, training modules and timetable layers. 

• Avanti West Coast BR Class 390 Pendolino EMU Loco Add-on

Timetable Layers

Timetable Layers will allow you to drive locomotives from other routes/add-ons in timetable mode. They may require you to own the complete set of compatible add-ons before layers are activated. The exception being where an add-on states it has timetable support for this route in the product description. The following information is confirmed for 9th generation consoles and PC, but there may be some small variances for players on 8th generation consoles. 

Train Sim World Add-On Compatibility Guide