Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On

Overview

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On is a Steam DLC connected to Train Simulator Classic. It was prepared by Skyhook Games, published by Dovetail Games - Trains, and released on Jul 13, 2016. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Train Simulator Classic.

Language and system requirements

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On is available in 1 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including oflc, nzoflc, esrb, pegi, and usk

Recommendations and store value

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On overview details

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

In the late 1890s the Great Western Railway were seeking new locomotives as part of their post-broad gauge conversion modernization. The newly appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR, George Jackson Churchward, sought out designs for modern steam locomotives that could serve the Western network far into the future. His first success came from the 2-cylinder prototype known as the Saint Class which, from 1902, would go on to serve as the standard 2-cylinder design for the foreseeable future. This gave Churchward the desire to experiment with 4-cylinder locomotives, which could help make a fleet of even more powerful locomotives. Churchward convinced the GWR to acquire a small handful of four-cylinder French steam locomotives for comparison. The first four-cylinder prototype appeared in April 1906 as No. 40 and with the Class being named the ‘Star’, No. 40 was named North Star. No. 40, much like the Saint prototypes built by Churchward before, featured a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement with the standard 4-6-0 being only a simple conversion away. Various aspects of the design were influenced by the French locomotives and the wheel arrangement was eventually converted into the classic 4-6-0 by November of the same year. This was decided after reports concluded that the 4-4-2 design would suffer during low adhesion or with heavier loads. A clear indication that the Class had set the standard four-cylinder design was the prototype itself, which would eventually be rebuilt into a Castle Class locomotive in 1929. Following the success of the prototype, several series of Star Class…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Train Simulator: GWR Star Loco Add-On is listed as a DLC with $6.59 (67% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, and Steam Leaderboards, and is associated with Simulation. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

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