Train Simulator - South London Network Route Add-On (DLC)

Train Simulator DLC lives or dies on route design, and this South London Network add-on from developer 汐留姉妹 takes an unusual angle: it is a fictional network rather than a licensed recreation of real infrastructure. That matters more than it sounds. Without the constraint of matching every platform canopy and signal gantry to Google Street View, the designers have built something that prioritises driving variety over historical fidelity. You get over 70 km of total track, multiple line types, tunnels, and scenery transitions that shift the feel of a run meaningfully from one end to the other. From a simulation depth standpoint, what you are actually buying here is a sandbox for cab-riding different track geometries. Single-track sections are present, which introduces passing-loop timing and a different rhythm than the usual double-track commuter grind. The add-on is listed under Early Access, so the current rolling stock roster is limited, but the developer has flagged that additional train types are scheduled. Whether that roadmap lands on schedule is the honest unknown. Three Steam reviews at 100 percent positive is not a sample size anyone should make a purchasing decision on, so treat community sentiment as a placeholder for now. The tutorial situation is typical of Train Simulator DLC generally: there is not much hand-holding baked into the add-on itself, and newcomers to the base game will want to have their driving fundamentals sorted before buying in here. The fictional setting actually helps a little for beginners, since there is no external reference to tell you that you missed your braking point by 20 metres on a platform you could look up on YouTube. You can learn the route on its own terms. For veterans, the 70 km network offers enough branching track to keep route memorisation interesting across multiple sessions. What does not work yet: Early Access means gaps. The promised expansion of train classes is a future feature, not a current one, and the review count is too thin to judge AI traffic behaviour or how the timetable simulation holds up under pressure. The developer is small and the publisher is Dovetail Games, which has a long history in this space, so pipeline support is plausible, but I would not assume a rapid update cadence based on available evidence. If you already own Train Simulator and you want more route kilometres with a different texture than the usual heritage or intercity lines, this is a functional if unverified addition. If you are on the fence about the base game, solve that problem first before spending on any DLC.

Diego · Scout Team

Strategy & simulation

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