Hello everyone!

Our next update is now live, bringing a range of improvements across several routes. Starting with our major highlight; the Koln – Achen timetable update on Steam. This update adds new services and layers, and boosts the timetable from 552 to 4000 services, 600 of which are playable!

We’ve made further fixes to Zwolle Groningen, including fixing multiple floating objects around the route (get down from there, sign!) and scenery improvements. We also have several updates for a range of other Train Sim World add-ons.

As always, please allow up to 24 hours for it to fully reach your system. Be aware that some systems may update automatically.

Koln – Aachen (Steam Players Only)
• Added the free timetable update for Koln – Aachen, increasing the total service count from 552 to over 4000 (around 600 of which are playable) with the relevant add-ons.
• Added ICE T to appear as an AI train on the route.

Zwolle – Groningen
• Fixed an issue where SNG units couldn't be uncoupled from each other.
• Fixed multiple floating objects across the route.
• Fixed an issue causing the overspeed 3 bell warning to play during emergency braking when using ATB on any Dutch loco.

Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn: Mannheim – Kaiserslautern
• Added more foliage on the disused track at Schifferstadt.
• Added a missing overhead line at Schifferstadt.
• Added the missing Baroque Palace for Mannheim University.

Koln – Aachen (Steam)
• Added the free timetable update for Koln – Aachen, increasing the total service count from 552 to over 4000 (around 600 of which are playable) with the relevant add-ons.
• Added PIS to the BR 442 and BR 425 services. This will require relevant add-ons.
• Added ICE T to appear as an AI train on the route.
• Added 28 new freight trains to work with relevant add-ons.
• Various localization improvements.
DB ICE 3
• Fixed a texture issue that was incorrectly appearing on the gauge.

Zwolle – Groningen
• Added missing overhead lines between Zwolle and Meppel.
• Added a small distance to the route length of signal 671 to address the speed indication error on signal 424.
• Adjusted the intensity of the light sources on the pillar at Meppel station.
• Fixed a visual issue causing snow to look low res during the Groningen Hero scenario.
• Fixed the text on the Groningen Europapark sign, which used to display 'Groningen Europapark Europapark'.
• Fixed multiple floating objects across the route.
• Fixed an issue causing the overspeed 3 bell warning to play during emergency braking when using ATB on any Dutch loco.
• Removed the random black square from Zwolle.
ICMm Koploper
• Replaced internal emergency brake hiss with the new ICMm3 recordings.
• Added brake magnet rub sounds.
• Fixed looping for the ATB overspeed and deadman alarms.
SNG Sprinter
• Fixed an issue where SNG units couldn't be uncoupled from each other.

Thomas & Friends™
• Fixed an issue causing the camera to lock on the ‘Thomas Arrival’ scenario.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to walk through cab doors.
• Fixed an issue causing Thomas’ headlamp to not be interactable.

Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel-Würzburg
• Fixed an issue where two ICE 3 units coupled together didn’t have the front hatch open.

Bremen – Oldenburg
DB BR 425
• Fixed an issue on Scenario 1 where an AI service caused a SPAD at Hochheim, despite the player not passing a signal.

Frankfurt Fulda
• Updated the track ballast landscape material to match the new textures from other European content add-ons.
• Added overgrown textures to the disused section of Wirtheim.
• Fixed a signal on RE50 to Frankfurt that was showing incorrect ‘8’ instead of 80.
• Fixed an issue causing the 1000hz influence to stop working.
• Fixed an issue where players could fall through textures near the vase at Haitz-Höchsten station.
• Fixed the EZB building at Frankfurt so it now appears at a further distance.
• Fixed multiple floating objects across the route. No more haunted dustbins.
• Fixed multiple floating tracks across the route. No more haunted tracks.
• Fixed an issue causing trees to clip through overhead lines and locos on the route.
• Various localisation improvements.
DB BR 411
• Fixed an issue causing red text to appear when interacting with the blinds.
BR 423
• BR 423 tutorial will now inform players that controls will need to be set to immersion when classic controls are enabled.
BR 403
• Fixed an issue where the speedometer display would show 0 after switching to external cameras.

West Coat Mainline: London Euston – Milton Keynes
• Fixed an issue causing the objective to get stuck on ‘Set throttle/brake to P1’ during the Heavy Traffic scenario.
• Fixed an issue in Scenario Designer for WCML South causing the trophy name to not be displayed in English.

Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn: Mannheim – Kaiserslautern
• Added more foliage on the disused track at Schifferstadt.
• Added a missing overhead line at Schifferstadt.
• Added the missing Baroque Palace for Mannheim University.
• Fixed issue with ancillary speed limit tag not working in service.
• Fixed an entry signal into Mannheim displaying the wrong Ks3 speed for the BR406.
Dosto
• Adjusted gangway door behaviour so it will remain locked between the loco and coaches.
Vorarlberg
DB BR 146.2
• Fixed the green "T" door symbol not indicating that the doors are open.
• Fixed an issue where the speedometer display would show 0 after switching to external cameras.

Ruhr Sieg Nord
• Fixed an issue where the speedometer display would show 0 after switching to external cameras on BR 185.

Cane Creek
• Fixed the digital display screen on the AC4400CW so that pressing the '5' key opens the slow speed control page.

ECML Diesel Railtour Pack
• Fixed an issue with the Driver Safety Device that prevented it from being acknowledged.
• Extended the emergency duration of the Driver Safety Device.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the cab window frame from animating correctly with its respective glass pane.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the headlight from activating via shortcut key.
• Changed the operation of the headlight switch to be a toggle instead of a lever.
• Added appropriate resting sockets for disconnected air hoses on the Class 47.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Mk1 Coach doors from having proper collision.
• Fixed an issue with the Mk1 Coach doors that enabled them to be opened without first opening the window.

New services and new layers for an old favourite! Köln - Aachen timetable updates are coming soon.

We’ve been talking about the upcoming Köln-Aachen timetable update for a little while now, coming to bolster the total service count with a huge new selection of playable and AI services.

As a reminder, this will be a free update to owners of the route and Train Sim World 5. Today we wanted to confirm all the Add-ons that will add layers on to the route following the update and the roll out plan for different platforms.

As a note: the timetable update will initially be rolled out to Steam players only, with other platforms receiving the update at a later time.


With all relevant content installed, the service count will go up considerably from the original 552 services to over 4000 (of which around 600 will be playable)!

Below is the full list of Add-ons that will add playable and AI services to the new timetable:

Bremen-Oldenburg

• BR110 with n-wagen services on certain AI RB48 (Köln) and RE4 (Aachen) services.

Dresden-Riesa

• Playable Zacns freight services and static Zacns wagons around the route.

Frankfurt-Fulda

• for AI ICE-T services

Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr

• for the BR 422 operating S6 services and BR 425 operating RE8, RB26, RB27 (all at Köln) and RB33 (at Aachen)

Linke Rheinstrecke

• for a BR 103 railtour service

LGV Méditerranée

• TGV AI services subsituting for Thalys services between Aachen and Köln

Maintalbahn

• for the DB BR 642 DMU serving all major stations. More details can be found below.

Main-Spessart Bahn

• for the DB BR 146

Ruhr-Sieg Nord's DB BR 363

• Shunting and local services throughout the route and in yards such as Stolberg and Köln Hansaring

Salzburg-Rosenheim

• BR 111 on RE4 services at Aachen Hbf

Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel-Würzburg

• ICE 1 AI services at Köln as well as a few playable services running the full length of the route, plus ICE 3 AI services at Köln. Most freight services also come from this Add-on.

Railpool BR 193 Vectron

• Playable and AI NightJet services

FlixTrain BR 193 Vectron

• FlixTrain AI services at Köln Hbf with a few playable depot moves and two full length runs (one each way).

DB BR 101 (original Add-on)

• IC services as AI at Köln as well as a few playable services running the full length of the route

DB BR 218

• One short freight service that is bound for a diesel-only branch line

S-Bahn Köln BR 423

• The BR 423 from the New Journeys pack runs all S11, S12 and S19 services. These are all in their own layers for this timetable and do not affect the New Journeys timetable.

Hauptstrecke Hamburg–Lübeck

• static Roos-t wagons throughout the route

S-Bahn Köln BR 423

• The BR 423 from the New Journeys pack runs all S11, S12 and S19 services. These are all in their own layers for this timetable and do not affect the New Journeys timetable.

On the New Journeys timetable, RE8 and RB27 had problems joining the mainline in the southbound direction and always ran late, causing only northbound services to be playable. This timetable has them running on time in both directions.

In this timetable, the original RE1, RE9, S-bahn and ICE services will of course still feature. New AI services will also be seen at various stations such as Aachen Hbf, Düren and of course Köln Hbf which has non-stop activity through the day including RE7 trains.

For players with the Main-Spessart Bahn route Add-on there are additional peak-only RE1 services that run non-stop between Aachen Hbf and Düren only stopping at Stolberg Hbf. RE1 also has two services a day that stop additionally at Eilendorf.


The addition of RB20 services will allow players to serve a new station, Eilendorf Bahnhof, which is only serviced by RB20 and some peak RE services. RB20 trains also run between Langerwehe and Düren and as AI at Langerwehe.

Maintalbahn also adds:

• RB21 & RB28: AI traffic at Düren
  
• RB12, RE22, RB24. RB25: AI only traffic in the Köln area.
  
• RB38: Playable services between Köln Hbf and Horrem as well as AI only services at Horrem.

For the freight fans, the timetable now features a huge new range of services to experience mostly via the Kassel - Wüurzburg route Add-on. Freight trains will need to stop at passing points for highspeed trains or even other freight trains, and whilst most are A-B runs, there are a few shunting services for Stolberg too.

The timetable update is scheduled to be rolled out initially to Steam players only, with other platforms receiving the update at a later time. This will come with the next scheduled TSW patch update, alongside a range of other improvements and fixes for various add-ons, ahead of the release of Cargo Line Vol.3: Intermodal on 1st May.

We will provide further details about the new Köln-Aachen timetable on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Epic Games players at a later time whilst our teams continue to test these platforms.

If you're a player on PlayStation 4, you may have already gotten a sneak preview of the new timetable, as this was unintentionally included on builds earlier in the month. We've not been able to further test this platform, and we will share more news for our roll out on PS4 alongside all other platforms as soon as we can. In the meantime, if you do give it a try on PS4, please be aware of any issues that you may encounter, and we welcome any thoughts you have in our Köln-Aachen Timetable feedback thread, which we will share early next week.


If you're new to Train Sim World 5, you can still pick up Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen as Compatible content.

This high-speed route between two historic cities in Köln and Aachen features the DB BR 406 ICE 3M and DB BR 422 EMU, with both LZB and PZB operations. Stopping services arrive at intermediate stations such as Düren and Free Roam allows players to operate in and around the complex yard north of Köln, including the turntable.

In reality, freight is a regular feature along the route, as are S-Bahn services and depot movements between yards and stations, making it the ideal route to be updated with these additional timetabled services from the wider Train Sim World collection.

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