• TSW Scenario Reviews
  • Boston Sprinter
  • Cajon Pass
  • Cathcart Circle
  • Clinchfield
  • Great Western Express
  • Harlem Line
  • Long Island Rail Road
  • Main-Spessart Bahn
  • München to Augsburg
  • New York - Trenton
  • North Eastern Corridor - Boston
  • Sand Patch Grade
  • Schnellfahrstrecke Kassell to Würzburg
  • Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen
  • Southeastern High Speed
  • Tees Valley Line
  • Tharandter Rampe

• High Speed US
  • Providence to Boston Acela express
  • Crash to desktop twice in the same place - northbound between Readville and Hyde Park
  • I suspect it is a track / direction problem. Most north bound services use the right hand track but this one uses the centre track. [Update - it might be as a result of a faulty vegetation enhancement mod which has since been updated.]

• Through Fire and Flames
  • ESC44 from San Bernadino to the summit - 30 car freight.
  • Straight forward and pretty easy.
  • 70 minutes

• Barstow Away
  • Inspect a train and shunt faulty wagon at Barstow Yard.
  • 60 minutes

• Slip'n'Slide
  • SD40-2 from Hesperia to San Bernadino yard with diversion to UP Mojave Sub-Division
  • Interesting run with some zig and zagging to get on to and off the Mojave sub.
  • Night time and raining
  • 2 hours.

• Command and Concrete
  • Shunting around Victorville concrete sidings at dusk
  • 75 minutes.

• Extra Time
  • Night time football train from Newton to Glasgow Central then stable at Shields Depot
  • Stopping all stations
  • Easy run
  • 45 minutes

• Divergent
  • Train from Neilston diverted to Newton due to blockage at Carthcart, then return to Glasgo Central
  • Stopping all stations
  • Enjoyable 70 minutes

• The Setup
  • Long shunting scenario in Dante yard driving an SD-40
  • Mucked it up first time not setting points correctly and SPAD off path!
  • More relaxed the second time.
  • 2.25 hours

• Limited Power
  • F7 coal loading scenario
  • Take empties to Blue Diamond
  • Split train to take it through the loader
  • Join train, re-attach caboose and come back down the hill
  • Technical with shunts on steep grade
  • 2 hours

• Greenbriar Branch
  • Haysi branch
  • Load train at 3 tipples, then drive to the mainline. Once on the mainline, drive toewards Fremont.
  • Loading the tipples on a downhill slope is interesting, juggling train brake and dynamic brake to keep under 3mph. I had to reverse to top up my train on the third tipple
  • The mainline part is pretty easy - constant uphill with a cross at one siding.
  • 1 hour and 20 minutes

• Fremont Ascent
  • Take a load of coal for cleaning from McClure Branch to Moss Loader at the end of Framont Branch
  • You will have to set points at Moss. They are set incorrectly and lead to parked rakes of wagons instead of the stopping point.
  • 1hr, 15 minutes.

• Broken Timetable Run

• SD40CRR
• CRR Extra 3014 - Southbound Coal from Elkhorn City to Dante at 16:14
• Goes well until when approaching Stratton, you stop at a red signal to allow a train to shunt the sidings. At this point all signals go red and no-one can move. Confirmed on Steam https://steamcommunity.com/app/1282590/discussions/0/3127163422377255867/?l=schinese

Timetable Run to Moss (Fremont Branch)

• First Moss Turn Part 3, 4 and 5 start at Fremont Junction and shunt sidings on the way to moss where you do some shunting to reorganise the train.

Nora Turn Part 5

• This timetable run starts on a steep slope. If you set up your loco brakes before uncoupling, the train will creep forward and recouple, even if you set every handbrake on in the consist.
• Set the handbrake on the lead loco, then walk to the coupling and uncouple. Don't do anything else before this.
• Return to your loco and set up as per usual.

• Journey - Christmas Closures
  • Due to Christmas Closure, Paddington trains are turning around at Ealing Broadway. You will drive an HST from Slough to Acton Yard and Return.
  • The only problem you may encounter is forgetting to turn off AWS and DSD (or not putting brakes to full application) before shutting down the cab before changing ends. If you do, the brakes will apply shortly after you drive off, and this can't be remedied.
• Drag Line
  • Class 66 rescuing a failed HST at Reading. Involves some shunting at Reading to attach to the HST.
  • The drive to Old Oak Common is interesting due to adverse signals due to following a stopper ahead.
  • 90 minutes

• Pick Up Line
  • Class 52 - dock from Old Oak Common then drive train to Slough
  • 40 minutes

• Traffic 101
  • Class 101 rail motor from Taplow to Paddington
  • Very easy timings. You don't need to go more than 35mph in most places
  • 70 minutes

• Train to the Game
  • Take an M7 to Yankees Stadium, then return to GCT to park train in sidings. Then take an M3 to Yankees Stadium and return to GCT.
  • Fairly easy with lots of signals to be acknowledged.
  • 75 minutes

• Peak Peformance
  • Take a 10 carriage M7 from GCT sidings, dock, then run express to Scarsdale. SAS to North White Plains, then stable.
  • Enjoyable 50 minutes. I did it HUDless.

• Snow Globetrotters
  • Take an empty non-revenue train from White Plains North yard to Mt Vernon Yard, uncouple some cars, then take your train back to Crestwood to begin service.
  • I did this HUDless
  • 30 minutes

• Budds to the Big Apple
  • M3A from Crestwood to GCT, with a diversion around a broken down train
  • Interesting using some lines not used in service mode
  • Signalling works correctly
  • 45 minutes

• M3A 07:21 514 Hartsdale to GCT gets stuck behind stationary AI north of Crestwood.

• Service Run - Train 670 Southest to GCT 17:18
  • Great run semi express. You catch up to and overtake a train at Crestwood.
  • You catch up to another train near Mt Vernon West
  • Keeping up with cab signalling keeps you on your toes.
  • 50 minutes

• Train 616 to GCT (Journey) - 07:17 from North White Plains
  • Express run from White Plains to GCT
  • You use the express track
  • Some adverse signalling as you catch a stopper near Crestwood
  • After stopping at GCT track 42, you run around the loop to stable in track 51

• Journey - Race Day Run
  • This scenario is broken due to poor paths and signalling, but is a challenging one to try out.

• Jamaica to Hempstead part express and return
  • When arriving at Hempstead, you must be less than 2 yards from buffers before stop will be recognised.
  • Shutdown cab includes Safety Systems, headlights off, marker lights on, then brake to emergency, reverser to key out and key off. Go to other cab.
  • Start up cab as usual - key on, reverser to forward, brakes full, markers off, headlights on, charge brakes to 90psi.
  • You will get checked by signals past Bellerose, slow to 15mph and do not accelerate until clear of the next interlocking at 10mph though Queens Village as you will get switched on to a different path.
  • Remember unmarked 30mph heading towards Jamaica past Hillside depot to change tracks.
  • At Jamaica, you will shut down cab and "climb down from train". You must exit on the LHS side of the train for that to register, or cross through the train if you forget.
  • Hard 60 minutes

• Journey - Kings and Queens
  • Altantic Terminal to Jamaica and return
  • Fairly straight forward.
  • About an hour.

• Mainenance Manoeuver
  • Starts at yard west of Penn Station and then is dead-head run to Hillside
  • Watch for stop signal when exiting Jamaica after the stop in the bypass siding
  • Finishes with some shunting in Hillside Yard
  • An interesting scenario that lasts about an hour.

• Metropolitan Mover
  • Prepare an M3 train by joining a 2 car set to a 4 car set at Hillside, then drive to Jamaica to enter service.
  • About 30 minutes. Enjoyable.

• Saturday Circuit
  • A quick run in a 146.2 and 766.2 from Aschaffenburg to Laufach and return
  • Easy and quick
  • 30 minutes

• Auto Runner
  • Drive a BR185.2 freight train loaded with cars from Heigenbrücken to Aschafffenburg
  • PZB set at 55
  • Nice easy drive
  • 25 minutes

• Regional Express
  • Drive the full length from Gemünden to Aschaffenburg in a BR766.2
  • Takes 40 minutes

• Doppelstock Delivery
  • 185.2 freight from Gemünden to Aschaffenburg yard.
  • Very interesting run with adverse signals.
  • 55 minutes.

• Fuel Exchange
  • BR185.2 freight from Laufach to Lohr.
  • A banking engine is attached for the climb to Heigenbrücken where you will be lucky to do 40km/h.
  • According to Dovetail forums this scenario used to be broken, but it's fixed now.
  • Challenging and enjoyable.
  • 45 minutes.

• Wash and Go
  • Same as TSC classic scenario.
  • Start in München yard, drive through wash, dock at München and drive to Augsburg
  • Use AFB buttons to keep train speed a 5kph through wash.
  • LZB does not start until after Pasing
  • I ran 3 minutes late (due to change ends proceedure at München) but still got a gold star.
  • 45 minutes

• Commuter Confusion
  • Augsburg to Mammendorf and return in a 423
  • Good AI. Achievable timings
  • 75 minutes

• ICE Trouble
  • Drive an ICE3 from Augsburg to München during a snow storm
  • First half is easy - LZB
  • From about Lochausen where LZB finishes it gets harder
  • Lots of distant signals to acknowledge and slow to 80
  • There is a speed advisory approaching Pasing that I missed acknowledging and got a penalty brake
  • Still got to München 2 minutes early and a gold star
  • 45 minutes

• Power Predicament
  • ICE from München to Augsburg
  • Trouble with power on high speed line causes a diversion to slow line
  • I missed a PZB signal near Mering-Sank Afra and got a penalty stop
  • I nearly missed another PZB speed reduction near Haunstetterstraße and I suspect a speed aspect was not showing
  • You will get 80 then 60 signalled speeds from Haunstetterstraße
  • Interesting scenario with ICE on different tracks and no LZB
  • 40 minutes

• Havoc Across the Hudson
  • Tunnel works under the Hudson cause some unusual track routing and some adverse signals
  • NJ Transit ALP46 stopping most stations from Rahway to New York Penn
  • About 55 minutes
  • You need to be on the ball
  • Enjoyable

• Staughton Storage Sidings to Boston timetable
  • You need to get going very quickly, otherwise you'll miss your path at Canton Junction and you'll be waiting for about 7 minutes.

• Amtrak Northeast Regional #66 (Boston - Depot)
  • This scenario is bugged. If you follow the route shown into the maintenance shed, you will derail when you hit the door.
  • To complete, route your train around the west side tracks of the shed to the headshunt and reverse in.

• Amtrak Northeast Regional #67 (Boston - Providence)
  • One of the best scenarios I've done. No signal issues.
  • Easy timings.
  • 45 minutes

• Cumberland Charge
  • SD-40s
  • Start at Sand Patch siding, go down the line to connect to a train which had faulty power units, then reverse to bring it into Cumberland Yard
  • Hard start on a grade at a signal later in the scenario
  • Watch speed limit reductions approaching Cumberland. There is a sneaky 45mph out of town.
  • Very enjoyable scenario.
  • About 90 minutes I think.

• Fully Fuelled
  • SD-40 up front, SD-38s on the rear (see SD40 and SD 38 helper unit info)
  • Heavy consist from Cumberland Yard to Sand Patch where you detach help units
  • Do this HUDless
  • 2 hours

• Ice and Snow
  • SD-40 other version (no train length computer)
  • Connect to manifest at Cumberland and take it to Rockwood Junction
  • An easier drive up the mountain then coast down into Rockwood.
  • Enjoyable 90 minutes.

• Clear Cut
  • Shuffling locos around the turntable, fuel point and hooking on to trains.
  • A bit boring after a while but you do learn the loco yard area.
  • 90 minutes

• Powering America Part 1
  • Load coal at Rockwood Mine and couple to another rake.
  • The initial instruction to release independent brake did not register. I moved the train forward, applied the automatic brake to stop, then put reverser in neutral, applied indendent brake, released auto, reverser to forward then released independent again and it registered this time. Seems to be a recognised bug. (update 6/11/2022 - seems to be broken even more now...)

• Powering America Part 2
  • Broken scenario (update 6/11/2022 - it's fixed. Dyanamic brake between 3 and 4 down the hill feathering brakes works!)
  • AC4400 has problems descending from Sand Patch when using dynamic brakes which results in a derail every time. Recognised in Dovetail forums
  • At start of scenario, you have to turn on banking radio and distributed power on lead loco. You do not have to walk to the rear of the train to do anything to the pushing loco.
  • You need to put reverser in neutral then forward again after turning on banking radio.
  • Beware of red signal shortly after low speed signal at Sand Patch.
  • 20 speed limits past Sand Patch tunnel near Manila.
  • Do not use dynamic brakes. It will cause a derailment. It is a known bug with the AC4400
  • Full automatic brake application. Feather the independent brake to control speed.
  • 2.5 hours

• U876-A-Coal-Cumberland to Shaw Mine
  • Take empties from Cubmerland to Shaw
  • Low speed signal past Mance before Sand Patch tunnel is 10mph
  • When backing up to enter Shaw spur, you will go through a red signal (shows green on F9 map)
  • 2 hours

• ICE Breaker
  • First run along line from Kassell to Würzburg.
  • Without LZB to start, reach a speed of 300km/h. Takes a while due to uphill
  • A surprize distant yellow requires emergency braking for an un-announced red ahead.
  • The red signal changed to green just in time for me.
  • A stop is required in a siding at Burgsin. Here you turn on LZB. What is not said is you need to turn on PZB and AFB as well.
  • You will be limited to 160 until next LZB section is reached and LZB will take over.
  • The drive from here on to Würzburg is fairly straight forward.
  • Hard. Over an hour.

• Aachen Turnaround
  • Talent2 stopper between Düren and Aarchen, then return.
  • Leaving Düren, 45km/h signal limit to after crossing junctions.
  • Approaching Langerwehe there is a 80km/h signal speed to enter the platform on the siding, but be at 50km/h when entering siding to stop at platform in correct position.
  • Approaching Eschweiler, that platform is on a siding that divurges about 1km before platform, with a 60km/h signal speed.
  • Approaching Stolberg, 40km/h signal speed into the yard towards back platforms.
  • Leaving Stolberg, 25km/h speed due to stopping within 500Hz magnet, then 45km/h to clear junctions.
  • Approaching Eilendorf, easy braking at first tunnel
  • Approching Aarchen-Rothe Erde, multiple signal speeds to acknowledge
  • Leaving Aarchen-Rothe Erde, you won't need to get any faster than 70km/h and there are a couple of signal speeds to ack.
  • Change Ends
  • Leaving Aarchen, 45km/h until clear of junctions, and no need to accel above 80km/h
  • Leaving Aarchen-Rothe Erde, accelerate to 120km/h then coast
  • Leaving Eilendorf, no need to accelerate above 120km/h
  • Approaching Stolberg, signal speed 60km/h to enter back platforms.
  • Leaving Stolberg, 40km/h in yard until clearing onto mainline, with speeds to acknowledge.
  • No need to accelerate above 100km/h towards Eschweiler.
  • Leaving Eschweiler, accelerate to 150km/h then coast.
  • Appoaching Langerwehe, signal speed reduction to 80km/h about 1km before entry siding to platform. Enter siding at 60km/h.
  • Leaving Langerwehe, accelerate to line speed, and start braking 2.5km out of Düren for 60km/h speed reduction into siding platform.

• Düren Düren
  • S-bahn train from Düren to Horrem and return
  • Return timings are impossible due to not enough time to change ends.
  • Otherwise quite enjoyable
  • Don't forget to turn off PZB (Control enter, shift enter) before changing ends.
  • 40 minutes

• Snowblind
  • S-bahn 423 class from Horrem to Köln during a blizzard
  • Track speed is limited to 50 km/h for the time being
  • Easy run
  • 30 minutes

• Hoo Dares Wins
  • Class 66 freight from Dartford, shunt at Hoo Junction, and return to Dartford.
  • Quite challenging with stops near signals and buffers.
  • 80 minutes.

• Filling In
  • Class 465 - Gravesend to Gillingham and return
  • Easy run. Relaxing.
  • You will have to run when changing ends. Even though you'll be late leaving, you can catch up easily.
  • 50 minutes

• Tubeliner Diversion
  • Class 37 steel coil freight from Lackenby Steel Works to Darlington
  • Fairly slow run starting on freight lines
  • Challenging short hills in rain with low traction
  • 70 minutes

• Coal Hauler
  • Class 37 loading coal at Redbank then travel to Tees Yard
  • I couldn't get brakes to release after changing cabs
  • Web search advises AWS problematical. Leave alone until on main line
  • I had to reset physics when changing cab to get brakes to release.
  • Quite enjoyable 70 minutes

• Shunting scenarios at Freiberg
  • Activate PZB and SIFA
  • Keep in mind PZB speed in 500Hz area (25km/h)
  • Press del when passing shunt signal on home post showing red
  • Press release after passing the red
  • Accelerate to 30km/h or you won't make it up the hill.