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West Somerset Railway

West Somerset Railway is a Train Sim World route in the UK by Dovetail Games. It works in TSW 2020 to TSW7. Length: about 22 miles (36 km), measured on this site's map from OpenStreetMap (Dovetail states no length, so treat it as a rough figure). It has 11 stations. 18 trains to drive, 2 of them included with the route. Its main timetable ("WSR Steam Gala 2023 Timetable") lists 17 playable layers, 17 of them needing other DLCs.

Tags: Historical, Rural, Relaxed, Diesel (tag names from trainsimworld.com, sorted for this route by TSW Routes; traction from Dovetail's DLC database).

Dovetail's description: Steam store page.

Stations 11

Station list not yet checked against the game.

Norton Fitzwarren
Bishops Lydeard
Crowcombe Heathfield
Stogumber
Williton
Doniford Halt
Watchet
Washford
Blue Anchor
Dunster
Minehead

Trains you can drive

Included with this route

Class 47
Class 09

With other DLC

Own any of the DLCs listed after a train and you can drive that train here.

Diesel (DLC not named by Dovetail)
Thomas the Tank Engine (DLC not named by Dovetail)
Class 33 GRN: with BR Class 33
Class 52 MAR: with BR Class 52 'Western'
Class 40 BLU: with Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds
Class 31/1 BLU: with Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Class 45/1 BLU: with Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds
Class 47: with Blackpool Branches: Preston - Blackpool & Ormskirk, Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds, WCML: Preston - Carlisle
Class 20 RF: with Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Class 08: with Blackpool Branches: Preston - Blackpool & Ormskirk, Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds, WCML: Preston - Carlisle, Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Class 101 BLG: with Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Class 37/5: with Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea, West Cornwall Local: Penzance - St Austell & St Ives
Flying Scotsman: with East Coast Main Line: Peterborough - Doncaster
LMS Fowler 4F: with Peak Forest Railway: Ambergate - Chinley & Buxton
LMS Jubilee: with Peak Forest Railway: Ambergate - Chinley & Buxton, West Cornwall Local: Penzance - St Austell & St Ives
LMS Stainer 8F: with Peak Forest Railway: Ambergate - Chinley & Buxton
Class 150: with Riviera Line: Exeter - Plymouth & Paignton

Timetable layers

A layer is a group of extra services that Dovetail lists for a route's timetable, with the DLC it needs. The route's own services always run; layers are the extras. Counts on this site use the main timetable, "WSR Steam Gala 2023 Timetable".

Only with extra DLCs

Class 20 Railtour: needs BR Class 20 'Chopper' or Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
GWR Class 43 & Class 16 Passenger Services: needs Great Western Express
Class 150 Passenger Services: needs West Cornwall Local: Penzance - St Austell & St Ives
LMS 4F & LMS 8F & LMS Juiblee Steam Services: needs Peak Forest Railway: Ambergate - Chinley & Buxton
DB Class 66 Freight Services TEA: needs BR Heavy Freight Pack or Great Western Express or Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds
BR 12t Van: needs BR Heavy Freight Pack or Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds
Class 33 & Class 52: needs BR Class 33 or BR Class 52 'Western'
EWS Class 66 Freight Services JNA: needs Southeastern Highspeed: London St Pancras – Ashford Intl & Faversham
EWS Class 66 Freight Services MFA & FKA: needs Great Western Express or Southeastern Highspeed: London St Pancras – Ashford Intl & Faversham
RHTT Services: needs Rail Head Treatment Train
Flying Scotsman Railtour Services: needs East Coast Main Line: Peterborough - Doncaster or LNER Class A3 60103 Flying Scotsman Steam
Flying Scotsman Passenger Services: needs East Coast Main Line: Peterborough - Doncaster or LNER Class A3 60103 Flying Scotsman Steam
Class 52 Railtour: needs BR Class 52 'Western'
LMS Jubilee Festive Service: needs Spirit of Steam: Liverpool Lime Street - Crewe
Class 101: needs Tees Valley Line: Darlington – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
XC Class 43 Passenger Services: needs Great Western Express
DB Class 66 Freight Services FKA: needs Great Western Express

Other timetables: WSR Diesel Gala 2017 Timetable.

Layer names are Dovetail's. "AI only" is TSW Routes' reading of those names, or Dovetail's Steam store page where it says so.

What's in it

Full heritage route linking Norton Fitzwarren with Minehead on the West Somerset Railway.
Preserved BR Class 47 and Class 09 diesels in green liveries.
Mk1 coaches in two heritage colour schemes.
Six scenarios and a diesel gala timetable alongside other British diesels.
Bonus steam gala timetable using the Flying Scotsman, Peak Forest and West Cornwall DLCs.
Remastered visuals with volumetric skies, refreshed foliage, and rebuilt Minehead town.

A plain-words summary of Dovetail's description on the Steam store page. Details can differ by platform.

Features

Improved Lighting.

Dovetail's list for this route (route hopping also from Dovetail's FAQ and guides). A train you can drive here may bring more.

DLC for this route 4

Listed by Dovetail as expansions of this route.

BR Class 33 (Loco)
BR Class 52 'Western' (Loco)
Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway (Expansion)
Thomas & Friends 80th Anniversary Expansion (Expansion)

Platforms and versions

Works in TSW 2020 to TSW7 (Dovetail's DLC database).

No platform differences listed by Dovetail.

Other routes in UK

See it on the route map, with every other route.

Sources. Dovetail's DLC database (timetables, features, trains, platforms) and trainsimworld.com (tags). Route hops: Dovetail's FAQ, gameplay guides and store pages. Map and measured lengths: OpenStreetMap. Prices change: see your platform's store.