The heyday of Scottish steam from the 1960s is recreated in the Western Lines of Scotland route, now available for Train Simulator. The route features a collection of railway lines representing the journey from Carlisle to Stranraer, via Dumfries, just prior to the Beeching axe, which saw many of these lines disappear. From Carlisle to Gretna, travel the route of the old Caledonian Railway before joining the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway bound for Dumfries. At Dumfries, the line branches again and continues along the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway, and at Castle Douglas continues along the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway to Stranraer. Numerous yards and sheds can also be seen along the route, including Kingmoor Yard, London Road Sidings, Longtown MoD, Gretna Junction, Dumfries Depot, and Stranraer Harbour. Western Lines of Scotland, developed by Keith Ross, also includes a re-worked BR Black 5 4-6-0, which comes in light, intermediate and heavy weathered variants, and an option for a front buffer beam mounted BR Type 06 snow plough on the locomotive. There are also accurate headcode options to correctly represent the rolling stock being hauled, and realistic and HUD driving modes. The route includes scenarios featuring the Black 5 and the branch line to Kirkcudbright, making the Western Lines of Scotland a must for steam fans and those looking to recreate the pre-Beeching days. Scenarios: 15 scenarios for the Western Lines of Scotland route, featuring the Black 5:


Ayr Line

Be Prepared

Border Hop

Border Raider

Coals to Carlisle

Defensive Moves

Fishing Trip

Ice Cream Man Part 1

Ice Cream Man Part 2

Ice Cream Man Part 3

Milk and Cookies

Oil See You Later

Solway Trader

Sunset Shift

Thames Clyde Express


Key Features:


Carlisle to Stranraer, via Dumfries, route including the Kirkcudbright branch

BR Black 5 in three weathered variants

BR Type 06 snow plough for Black 5

Full quick drive support

Large selection of freight and passenger rolling stock

Semaphore and colour light signalling throughout the route

Highly detailed yards, sidings and lineside industries

Scenarios for the route

Download size: 660mb

System Requirements Minimum:OS:Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor:Processor: 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (3.2 GHz Core 2 Duo recommended), AMD Athlon MP (multiprocessor variant or comparable processors) Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:512 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 (AGP PCIe only) DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:6 GB HD space Sound:Direct X 9.0c compatible Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:Quicktime Player is required for playing the videos Recommended:Graphics:Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required Additional:Quicktime Player is required for playing the videos