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 (AWC 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

The Thin Shed Line Chapters (HKA Bogie Hopper Wagon Pack):

• Left for Shed 2
• Shed Rock West
• All Weather Wagons

Scenarios

• Refreshing Refurb (AWC Class 390 Add-On)
• Watford Bypass (AWC Class 390 Add-On)
• Pend-No-Lean-No (AWC Class 390 Add-On)
• Service Saviour
• Football Frenzy
• Back In Service
• Heavy Traffic
• Carriage Collector
• Shed Life (HKA Bogie Hopper Wagon Pack
• Spoil from London (HKA Bogie Hopper Wagon Pack
• Shed Rising (HKA Bogie Hopper Wagon Pack)

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

Platform Comparison

While we strive to provide a comparable experience across platforms, some differences may occur due to the performance or memory limitations on specific platforms. This section details what you can expect, depending on where you are playing.

PS5, Xbox Series X & PC

You will get the complete experience

Xbox Series S

You will get the complete experience

PS4 & Xbox One

To maintain acceptable performance and stability on 8th gen consoles, they will not have playable services for the Class 377/2, 1972 MkII Tube Stock, DB Class 66, and Class 710/2. However, you can still use these locos in Free Roam mode, Livery Designer, Formation Designer, and Scenario Planner if you own them.

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. 

Complete Timetable Layer Requirements:

• Avanti West Coast BR Class 390 Pendolino EMU Loco Add-on
• Edinburgh - Glasgow: Engineering Express Pack
• Cargo Line Vol. 1: Petroleum Add-On
• Cargo Line Vol. 2: Aggregates Add-on
• East Coastway: Brighton - Eastbourne & Seaford Route Add-On
• Great Western Express Route Add-On
• East Coast Main Line: Peterborough - Doncaster Route Add-On
• Southeastern Highspeed: London St Pancras – Ashford Intl & Faversham Route Add-On
• Rail Head Treatment Train Add-On
• London Overground: Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside Add-On
• HKA Bogie Hopper Wagon Pack Add-On

Please use the Train Sim World Add-On Compatibility Guide to familiarize yourself with the shortened add-on names used below.