What's New?

We've updated the game with the following new features:

• Introduction of a new train movement system with trains now accelerating and decelerating in a more realistic manner
• User interface changes
  • A new driving UI has been implemented
  • A new dispatching UI has been implemented
  • Minor changes to the guarding UI have been implemented
• New trains:
  • The Class 156/4 (2-car) and Class 156/9 (2-car double) have been added to Connect
  • The Class 385/0 (3-car) and Class 385/1 (4-car) have been added to Connect
  • The Class 800 has been added to Express
  • The Class 170/2 (2-car) and Class 170/5 (2-car double) have been added to Connect
• A new extension has been added from Edgemead, with new stations at:
  • Aslockby (ALB)
  • Carnalea Bridge (CLB)
  • Rayleigh Bay (RLB)
• Signalling additions:
  • A new zone H has been added for the Rayleigh bay branch
  • Semaphore signals have been added to the Rayleigh Bay branch
• Announcement affects:
  • Effects have been added to station announcements to better suit the size of the station
  • Spatial on train announcements have been added
  • Train delay announcements have been added
• New diesel exclusive routes on Connect:
  • RLB - EDG (R049)
  • RLB - LYN (R050)
  • RLB - LTW (R100)
  • RLB - LTC (R101)
  • RLB - WYV (R102) (Class 156 exclusive)
• New diesel exclusive route on Express: RLB - LYN (R087)
• New routes on Waterline:
  • BEN - CON (R019)
  • NRH - MGT (R120) (2-car diesel exclusive)
• Next stop displays have been added to the exterior screens of select trains
• Cosmetic train management system (TMS) screens have been added to the cabs of select trains
• Mile boards have been added at select stations around the map
• Class 380/385 specific stop markers have been added at select stations
• All buffered termini now have a 15 MPH speed limit on approach and a 30 MPH limit on departure
• New forms of 'clutter' can be found around the map

And the following upgrades:

• Upgraded trains:
  • The Class 313 has replaced the Class 508 on Waterline
  • The Class 319 has been upgraded to mesh
  • The Class 321 has been upgraded to mesh
  • All variants of the Class 43 have received upgrades
  • The Class 170 has received upgrades
  • The Class 171 has received upgrades
  • The Class 357 has received upgrades
  • The Class 365 has been rescaled
  • All variants of the Class 165 and Class 166 have been rescaled
  • All variants of the Class 143 have been rescaled
  • The Class 68 has been rescaled
  • Side destination screens on select trains have been upgraded
• Upgraded stations:
  • Edgemead has been rebuilt
  • Westwyvern area has been rebuilt
  • Faymere has been rebuilt
  • Millcastle has been rebuilt
  • The Water Newton station building has been rebuilt
  • Stepford Central has received improvements
  • Stepford Victoria has received improvements
  • LSR has received improvements
  • Northshore has received improvements
  • Old Upper Staploe has received scenery improvements
• Depot upgrades:
  • Northshore depot has been rebuilt
  • The spawn menu depot has been rebuilt
  • Static trains have been added at various depots around the map
• Electric trains limited from running on diesel only routes:
  • Newry Harbour branch (NRY - NRH)
  • Morganstown flyover (MGD - MGT)
  • Rayleigh Bay branch (EDG - RLB)
• Water Newton (WTN) has been added as a calling point on SAZ - LSR (R057)
• Platform extensions:
  • Llyn-by-the-Sea
  • Elsemere Junction
  • Leighton Stepford Road
  • Leighton City
  • Woodhead Lane
  • Northshore
  • Woodhead Lane
• Sound upgrades:
  • New IET sounds
  • Class 321 sounds
  • Class 313 horn
  • Class 350 horn
  • Varied guard buzzer sounds to suit stock
• Signalling changes:
  • Certain unnecessary signals have been removed from the Benton area
  • Certain unnecessary signals have been removed between Millcastle and Westwyvern
  • The Signaller Training Academy at Llyn has been upgraded to support trainings
  • Additional repeaters have been added to hard to sight signals in the Stepford area
  • Additional OFF indicators have been added at SHS and MGT
• Electrification added:
  • OLE added to Stepford Victoria
  • OLE added to Connolly
  • Various miscellaneous electrified sections added around the map
• Cancellation announcements at termini have been tweaked to announce where the train has come from rather than to
• Various speed limits and speed warning boards have been updated/moved to fit the new movement system
• Headcodes will now count sequentially from a random integer
• In-game guides have been updated
• Old branding and billboards around the map have been updated
• Various minor upgrades across the map

And the following bug fixes:

• An error meaning players were unable to terminate at Edgemead has been fixed
• Issues with spawning the Class 720 at Coxly have been fixed
• Trains driven by other players will now appear smoother
• The Class 458/5 has had a 'ShortDoor' set up to fix issues with Guards not being teleported to a door on the platform at stations with short platforms
• The driver/guard root on all variants of the Class 158 have been moved back to prevent players' legs sticking through the front of the train
• Missing seat bricks in the Class 717 have been added
• Issues with concourse boards not loading for trains which spawned after you joined a server have been fixed
• Random errors experienced when using the 'trainlist' command by players have been fixed
• 'Click to zoom' tooltip remaining visible when returning to the menu has been fixed
• Old rank emojis used on the signalling UI have been updated
• Signals associated platforms not showing correctly on Supervisor signalling desks has been fixed
• 'Farleigh' announcement audio has been added to Connect and Express
• The platforms at Whitefield have been lowered to fix cosmetic issues with Mk3 doors clipping through them
• The platforms at Woodhead Lane have been lowered
• Cancellation announcements will no longer play for trains despawned whilst having a 3 headcode
• Platform markers in various places around the map have been repositioned (where stopping positions allow) to prevent doors from opening whilst off the platform
• A Buffer sensor has been added at LBTS platform 0
• Platform screens displaying AirLink trains as Stepford Connect trains has been fixed
• Various minor scenery, cosmetic and programming bug fixes

We've updated the Hub Site with the following new features:

• Station details pages now show platforms and dispatching groups.
• A train type list now shows key details for each train type in game.
• Dispatchers now appear on server details pages, and on station details pages when you are watching a server.
• A full screen live departure board is available for any station when you are watching a server.
• The Hub Site is now available to all players! 🎉

And the following upgrades:

• A significant rewrite of the site means that initial loading time has been significantly reduced.
• Various UI components have been reduced in size to ensure they work better on smaller or low resolution screens.
• The engine used to render graphs and charts has been replaced. Graphs and charts now render better on smaller or low resolution screens.
• The appearance of the details pages for live drivers, dispatchers, and guards, have been improved.
• Some pages are rendered server-side before display, to help improve performance.
• An upgrade to .NET 8.0 includes numerous significant performance increases.
• Various minor upgrades across the site.

And the following bug fixes:

• The Hub Site no longer requires SIMD support to run. This should allow access on devices with processors that do not support SIMD.
• Additional data is sent by the game to provide more accurate estimated departure times for live departure boards on the site.
• Optimizations have been made to reduce network load for pages that refresh themselves.
• Various minor bug fixes across the site.