Train Simulator: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On

Overview

Train Simulator: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On is a Steam DLC connected to Train Simulator Classic. It was prepared by Dovetail Games, published by Dovetail Games - Trains, and released on Jul 13, 2018. 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: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route 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: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On is available in 8 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Recommendations and store value

Train Simulator: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On has 115 Steam recommendations. 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: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On overview details

Train Simulator: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Remastered Edition The fan-favourite Portsmouth Direct Line is remastered in spectacular detail featuring extensive re-engineering works over the entire route. This remaster also features an additional 20 miles of extra railway extending the route all the way to London Waterloo. About the Game In the early 1830s, the link between London and the south western docks of England was sub-par, and proposals for a railway connection were put forward by multiple companies. Two ports were shortlisted for receiving rails first, Portsmouth and Southampton, the latter would be chosen owing to its under-developed state in comparison Portsmouth’s established naval background. Between 1838 and 1840, the Southampton, London & Branch Railway and Docks Company laid their new route. The new railway was not entirely direct as further extensions were proposed towards Bristol, but the Great Western Railway established a better connection before this could be made a reality. Despite all this, the line to Southampton was a success, and the ‘SL&BRDC’ renamed itself to become the London and Southampton Railway, and soon after that the London & South Western Railway. With Southampton reached by rail, attention turned to Portsmouth, however the L&SR proposed a branch line from Eastleigh, formerly Bishopstoke, and the Portsmouth Corporation were heavily opposed to such an in-direct route from London. Despite the resistance, the branch line would be built anyway. This put Portsmouth on the railway map, but not in a way that many were hoping for. It wasn’t until another branch was opened that things st…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Train Simulator: Portsmouth Direct Line: London Waterloo - Portsmouth Route Add-On is listed as a DLC with $24.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, In-App Purchases, and Steam Cloud, 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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