The Shepton Branch

 We've added a new route to the work in progress (WIP) section of our website. The Shepton Branch is being worked on by TrolleyFodder, to represent a ficticious pre-WWII GWR branch line set in Somerset.

"This route is an 8 mile fictional GWR branch line set between 1930-40. Originally built during the outbreak of WWI as a spur for a small air force outpost west of Kingsbury, the route weaves its way through the rolling hills and countryside north-west of Yeovil. After the war ended, the line then opened to serve the local farmland and neighbouring villages. A few years after, the line was extended a couple more miles when a small coal seam was found to the south, terminating at Shepton."

You can read more about the project on the route page. Estimated release date is late 2026.

Weathered SR U Class

 This pack adds a weathered reskin of the CW SR U Class in BR Late livery.

The reskin can be downloaded from the Weathering Packs page.

Somerset & Dorset Preview #1

We have uploaded a full-length preview from Templecombe to Bath Green Park on our upcoming payware​ Somerset & Dorset Railway route. We are following a Exmouth/Sidmouth to Cleethorpes express, calling only at Evercreech Junction.

​All the locomotives and stock seen in the video come with the route, its requirements, or are low poly static stock. We have upgraded a range of stock from the pre-requisites.

Answers to FAQs

• Price and release date will be announced in the next video.
• The route will require:
• Weardale & Teesdale Network
• Riviera Line in the Fifties: Exeter-Kingswear
• Woodhead (Steam era)
• TS Academy (free)
• Donators won't get a discount (donations fund only freeware projects).
• The route comes with a version of the Caledonia Works S&DJR 7F Class and enhanced stock from the pre-requisites.
• Scenarios using 3rd party DLC will come at a later date.

We hope you loved the video and are excited for the route!

LMS Circuit Preview #2

We have uploaded a second preview video of LMS Circuit. This time, we follow a local stopping train weaving its way around the western suburban loop. The train travels from Durranhill Junction to London Road via Godley Junction and Wath Central. Watch below:

LMS Circuit is likely to be our next freeware route release, coming after the payware Somerset & Dorset is wrapped up and released. The route is a sprawling network of lines, perfect for a mixture of express, stopping, and freight traffic. Return loops at each end allow for unlimited running.

You can read the route page here. Coming late 2025.