Great Western Express: Remastered - Out Now!
Great Western Express Remastered - Launch TrailerRevisit Train Sim World’s first ever UK route with the Great Western Express Remaster, experiencing the route like you’ve never seen it before, with new and improved scenery, modern TSW features, train upgrades & more.Here's what you can expect to land with the update, live now on all platforms:New TimetablesNew 2017 Timetable (4,674 services & 1,335 playable). Layers up to 23 UK Add-ons to cerate the second-largest Uk timetable in TSW.Full London Underground Timetable. All Circle and Hammersmith & City line services playable using a Class 484.Full Heathrow Connect Timetable using a Class 350 in a Heathrow Connect inspired livery to represent the Class 360Riviera Line GWR Class 802 test serviceCentral Line AI using the 1972 Stock (London - Milton Keynes)CrossCountry AI using the Class 220 VoyagerLondon Overground Mildmay line AI trafficAdditional freight, including services from Cargo Lines 1 & 2, railtour traffic & more!Remastered UpdatesFull lighting overhaulRoute scenery and texture overhaul2 new stations with full London Underground branding; Royal Oak Station and Westbourne Park.New London Underground platforms at Ealing BroadwayMassive audio upgrade, including brand-new rail singing soundsAll GWE and Diesel Legends stock upgraded (New wheel blur, guard mode, suspension, reworked lighting/weather vfx).Follow The GWE Remastered Journey!If you're curious about looking back on all our articles for this remaster, or hoping to discover more details, then why not take a peek through our past articles where we shared information and screenshots, as well as our 10 minute showcase on YouTube, linked below!Dovetail Direct 2024 - GWE Remastered AnnounceFestival of Remasters ArticleGWE Remastered - Coming Soon Article10 Minutes of Great Western Express: RemasteredIn Case You Missed It: GWE Remastered Preview LivestreamWant to get a longer look at the new update before you dive in? Why not join our executive producer Matt Peddlesden on the GWE Remastered preview, where he showcases over 10 different services using the full range of upgraded stock, all in one mega-preview event!Additional Class 805 UpdatesAlongside the GWE Remaster update, we will additionally have changes from the All Aboard Studios team that fixes a few key issues with timetable services, and also removes various layers on Xbox platforms that are causing the systems to run out of memory and causing crashing. These reductions do not impact any other game platform.The ABS team are continuing to investigate ways to help support performance, and these changes should allow Xbox players to experience the Class 805 without crashing at a frequent rate.Avanti West Coast Class 805 UpdatesFixed an issue causing various WCML South timetable services to spawn players on foot instead of inside the trainFixed an issue causing the Avanti logo to display incorrectly in direct lightFixed an issue causing constant Driver Assist pop-up messagesFixed an issue where the safety isolation light comes back incorrectlyFixed an issue with incorrect onboard PIS textXbox Platform Layer ReductionsRemoved Freight layers from scenarios on Xbox to prevent 'Out of Memory' crashingRemoved Intermodal and HKA layers on Xbox to prevent 'Out of Memory' crashingRemoved AI Class 390s at Euston on the 'Bound for Edinburgh' scenario to prevent 'Out of Memory' crashingRemoved static layers on Xbox to support greater performancePlease let us know if you are continuing to experience issues with crashes and performance following this update in our Class 805 Feedback Thread.Known Issue for PS4 PlayersAs our testing has concluded for the GWE Remaster, we want to let players on PS4 platforms aware of an issue we've encountered causing trains to derail after starting some specific services, that we were unfortunately unable to resolve ahead of our planned launch.Currently, we've found this impacts two services: 4E03 and 4L58, with the derailment occuring after you depart from Reading. We apologise for this remaining in the builds, and we're working on a post-release patch for this issue.We hope you are still able to enjoy the remastered improvements, and we ask that if you find other areas of derailment, or any feedback for our team to be aware of, please share them in our GWE Remaster Feedback Thread. Thank you!Remastered Discounts and Bundles!Excited to jump into the new Great Western Express: Remastered route? Check out the Festival of Rail Steam discounts, where you can find it 60% off for a limited time!Be sure to also discover our upcoming Remasters for Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen and East Coastway: Brighton - Eastbourne & Seaford, both 60% off now for you to grab before their updates land later in the month ahead!As a bonus, Great Western Express and Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen Remasters also have new Essentials Bundles, giving you the core experience with extra layers, services and more, topped off with an extra 10% bundle discount! Be
Revisit Train Sim World’s first ever UK route with the Great Western Express Remaster, experiencing the route like you’ve never seen it before, with new and improved scenery, modern TSW features, train upgrades & more.
Here's what you can expect to land with the update, live now on all platforms:
New Timetables
New 2017 Timetable (4,674 services & 1,335 playable). Layers up to 23 UK Add-ons to cerate the second-largest Uk timetable in TSW.
Full London Underground Timetable. All Circle and Hammersmith & City line services playable using a Class 484.
Full Heathrow Connect Timetable using a Class 350 in a Heathrow Connect inspired livery to represent the Class 360
Riviera Line GWR Class 802 test service
Central Line AI using the 1972 Stock (London - Milton Keynes)
CrossCountry AI using the Class 220 Voyager
London Overground Mildmay line AI traffic
Additional freight, including services from Cargo Lines 1 & 2, railtour traffic & more!
Remastered Updates
Full lighting overhaul
Route scenery and texture overhaul
2 new stations with full London Underground branding; Royal Oak Station and Westbourne Park.
New London Underground platforms at Ealing Broadway
Massive audio upgrade, including brand-new rail singing sounds
All GWE and Diesel Legends stock upgraded (New wheel blur, guard mode, suspension, reworked lighting/weather vfx).
If you're curious about looking back on all our articles for this remaster, or hoping to discover more details, then why not take a peek through our past articles where we shared information and screenshots, as well as our 10 minute showcase on YouTube, linked below!
Want to get a longer look at the new update before you dive in? Why not join our executive producer Matt Peddlesden on the GWE Remastered preview, where he showcases over 10 different services using the full range of upgraded stock, all in one mega-preview event!
Alongside the GWE Remaster update, we will additionally have changes from the All Aboard Studios team that fixes a few key issues with timetable services, and also removes various layers on Xbox platforms that are causing the systems to run out of memory and causing crashing. These reductions do not impact any other game platform.
The ABS team are continuing to investigate ways to help support performance, and these changes should allow Xbox players to experience the Class 805 without crashing at a frequent rate.
Avanti West Coast Class 805 Updates
Fixed an issue causing various WCML South timetable services to spawn players on foot instead of inside the train
Fixed an issue causing the Avanti logo to display incorrectly in direct light
Fixed an issue causing constant Driver Assist pop-up messages
Fixed an issue where the safety isolation light comes back incorrectly
Fixed an issue with incorrect onboard PIS text
Xbox Platform Layer Reductions
Removed Freight layers from scenarios on Xbox to prevent 'Out of Memory' crashing
Removed Intermodal and HKA layers on Xbox to prevent 'Out of Memory' crashing
Removed AI Class 390s at Euston on the 'Bound for Edinburgh' scenario to prevent 'Out of Memory' crashing
Removed static layers on Xbox to support greater performance
Please let us know if you are continuing to experience issues with crashes and performance following this update in our Class 805 Feedback Thread.
As our testing has concluded for the GWE Remaster, we want to let players on PS4 platforms aware of an issue we've encountered causing trains to derail after starting some specific services, that we were unfortunately unable to resolve ahead of our planned launch.
Currently, we've found this impacts two services: 4E03 and 4L58, with the derailment occuring after you depart from Reading. We apologise for this remaining in the builds, and we're working on a post-release patch for this issue.
We hope you are still able to enjoy the remastered improvements, and we ask that if you find other areas of derailment, or any feedback for our team to be aware of, please share them in our GWE Remaster Feedback Thread. Thank you!
Excited to jump into the new Great Western Express: Remastered route? Check out the Festival of Rail Steam discounts, where you can find it 60% off for a limited time!
Be sure to also discover our upcoming Remasters for Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen and East Coastway: Brighton - Eastbourne & Seaford, both 60% off now for you to grab before their updates land later in the month ahead!
As a bonus, Great Western Express and Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen Remasters also have new Essentials Bundles, giving you the core experience with extra layers, services and more, topped off with an extra 10% bundle discount! Be sure not to miss these savings in our biggest publisher event yet!
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