May Roadmap Thoughts/speculation And Theories

Thought i would create this thread for the upcoming May 2026 roadmap, for any thoughts and speculation as to what could be in it.

chat away!

 

I’ll start off with my speculation/theory

Remember, this is just speculation and it’s nothing to take serious


I have a feeling there might be more stuff going on with the HST this roadmap, it’s a long shot, Fife Circle might get touched again for an Inter7City DLC, or perhaps a castle set HST pack for South Devon Mainline.

There will definitely be more work going on with WCML Trent Valley, possibly more detailed looks into the stations and the 807 this time around?

since it was teased not that long ago, I think we could finally witness the Class 70 on this roadmap.

 

The Class 70 is already on the roadmap.

3rd line down in the Further Down the line section.

 

Hehe Snoot Nose

 

I hope the GP60M comes this month and I'm hoping for the tadami line next month or at the latest in july

 

I'm personally only interested in Preston Crew. I hope there will be news.

 

Probably the announcement of the imminent release of Ingolstadt.
Let's see if they can equip the BR 101 and its carriages with active suspension.
Third (3rd) attempt.

 

I'm not expecting anything New.

Maybe a few things will end up in the 0-3 Month Section.

 

It gonna be exactly the same as last months roadmap.

 

The fact they are trotting out JD, who has hardly been seen for months, tells me it is something fairly significant…

Glass half full version - with MR out of the picture it’s now all hands on the pump to make TSW better than it ever has been. We will be relaunching the game as a UE5 version in September and good news is, all previous content and DLC will transfer across. To celebrate the forthcoming golden years of TSW, we are proud to announce our first GWR steam route with a Pannier Tank and Hall - Oxford to Fairford and Banbury. Steam physics have been improved and now on a par with the best in TSC.

Glass half empty version - It’s all FUBAR. No money left, no staff left, TSW now being wound down with a few essential fixes. No more in house content but 3P’s may upload or sell their content on Steam or independently for PC only.

I know which vision I prefer!

 

JD is only there because Alex is on vacation.

And I'd imagine if they waited until he got back you would be one of the 1st ones all up in arms about the delay.

From what the year end review for Pull Up entertainment shows DTG are going nowhere fast. They are one of the more profitable branches.

 

We'll finally see that Inter7City HST that's been rumoured for a while, the GWR 387 that got mentioned a few months ago and the Northern 158 that was apparently supposed to be on last months roadmap, right?
Pah who am I kidding

 

Au contraire! The last few Roadmaps have been about as much use as the horoscope in a daily newspaper. I’m a firm proponent of actually making them less frequent (quarterly?), not announcing forthcoming content until it is not far off being ready to go and then giving the DLC its own announcement slot.

 

Vern. Are you implying that Roadmaps are a load of old Taurus?

 

Agreed, most of the times we’re waiting for DLC’s that are ages away, and some of them appear out of nowhere and get released right way

 

I think it'll be a relatively quiet roadmap, maybe an interview or two with a developer, some more screenshots of of Tadami and Preston-Crewe. But that'll be it aside from updates about updates.

 

Hopefully getting the final Preston Crewe update from JT, signalling an imminent release. Assuming we get the revelation of the I7C HST for FCL. Also some more updates about Trent Valley. Everything else will just be small updates.

 

Can someone please tell me what's going on with the Inter7City HST? I've read about it a few times now, where did this Rumor come from?

 

Class 171/377-3 DLC (before its announcement, of course) and Inter7City were leaked on the Epic Games Database
Thread: https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/two-brand-new-uk-dlcs-found-spoiler-warning.94106/

The name has been changed to Renoir56 but you can see the original name in the history

 

The I7C HST has taken so long, wouldn't be surprised if it never turns up. Think we will get the GWR 387 and maybe the Northern 158 (and whatever it going alongside). Maybe at a push whatever ATS next project is.

 

GWR Class 387. We were told about it nearly 3 months ago.

 

i suspect dtg are going to announce a filler route that’ll most likely release around july, maybe something like walsall-BIA

 

Dream Roadmap - WCML Trent Valley coming out later in May, Nose camera added to trains, Class 390 sounds updated.
Real Roadmap - Dream on lol we couldn`t be asked.

 

That's a pretty good guess. Kinda like Glossop a few years ago.

I suspect they're fully in production on TSW7, assuming another annual installment is in the works.

I hope they address the MR cancellation- how significant of a hit is it to DTG going forward? Relatedly, how are Pullup's financial conditions affecting TSW development, if at all.

 

it’s probably going to have some impact, but undeniably a lot less than if they’d pushed forwards with it

 

I strongly suspect Preston - Crewe will feature, and it will be on the included class 86 + Mk2D stock which hasn't had a deep dive article yet.

 

Hope I'm wrong on this, but looking at how long it is taking to develop Preston - Crewe I wouldnt be surprised if they announce an increase in price.

 

420 back in 0-3 months pretty please? I mean, just put it there, doesnt need a reason, but only to make it feel less far away.

 

Alex is on leave and JD has taken his place when he’s not available previously so hardly unusual.

 

Maybe... but surely Jamie, Harry or Jan would normally step in. Anyhow all we can do is wait and see what's actually announced tomorrow.

 

I'd hope not, aside from the route itself one could argue that the Class 20 is a new locomotive given how much has gone into it but the 86 and 47 are not, even if they have a few "tweaks". Considering that they almost certainly (I say this as they have not given us a routemap or anything to suggest otherwise) have not included the line to Ditton/Halewood misses out a large chunk of freight opportunities so bumping the price up for what amounts to a shorter, albeit more busier and complex route is not going to go down well.

That said, I'd still begrudgingly pay it since it's the only route in development that I've been waiting decades for.

Hmm, knowing how well things are going with DTG and the current TSW I'd actually go for the FUBAR option, let 3rd parties do their thing and let DTG focus on more Sodor Streams but don't fool yourself, they won't bother with essential fixes then just like they don't bother now.

They do need to do something with the roadmap though, I like having one but the problem is that communication is still a massive problem. We understand delays happen, look at Preston/Crewe, it was in the 0-3 month window in August 2025, it's now eight months later and it's still in the 0-3 month window. Again, we understand delays happen but surely in October, when it was expected to be released we could have had some update to say there was a delay, same for each passing roadmap since, even bump it to the 3-6 month window if necessary but don't keep us hanging on and getting our hopes up then do a surprise release of something that few people wanted such as another German route or that GBR802...

 

I'm expecting a huge disappointment, as always

 

At least you're thinking big

 

Japan, over hereeeeee! (I mean both Forza Horizon 6 and the Tadami Line) =D

 

Do you think a Japanese route wouldn't suffer in comparison to that new game ?

 

As I've said in the thread for it I do believe they'll be announcing the release of Preston - Crewe, going by the number of JT's development blogs. Both their previous routes released a week or two after their seventh dev article, and this roadmap will be the seventh.

 

Wonder if there will be any progress or updates on the blurry texture issue on console?
It was my understanding that initial testing releases on SEHS would be out in March. I mean two months late is still early by DTG standards I suppose…

 

Noticing a distinct lack of Skyhook recently, for the first time in a while.
I'd still like to see them carry on route-building although having not done it for so long I feel like they'd be prone to a lot of the same mistakes as MML.

Another section of the MML would be much appreciated, as would the ECML.

More likely they'd bring out another Cargo Pack (how many more can they realistically do at this point) but regardless, oddly quiet from them.

Rivet too- albeit the rumoured I7C HST is likely theirs (given it showed up on Steam DB at the same time as the 171/377 pack, and that Tyler stated on the WMR/XC 170 Preview that he had three timetables in the works).
Wouldn't surprise me if Rivet were also helping Dovetail out more than anything.

There's also only two Dovetail DLCs on the April Roadmap (one of which has released and the other releases in two days), and it seems a bit early for all stations to be looking to the September release.

My prediction: Maybe something from Rivet/SHG, a really over-sized segment promoting the GBR 802 add-on, perhaps the GWR 387 just so Dovetail maintain a presence on the Roadmap.

 

I thought the Scotrail HST was being made by Skyhook ????. I’m sure someone said that a while back.

 

Don't Forget (unlikely though) that the person making mildmay line Richmond Extension Is making something else

 

TSW 8 and 9 announcement.

 

For Skyhook CargoLine packs I reckon they could do an "Engineers" cargo pack, give us CWR trains as well as other miscellaneous engineering wagons, maybe a breakdown crane or put that in a "Rescue" pack. They'd obviously be most welcome to make Mk1s in Blue & Grey, make them from scratch and not just reskin of course... Then again they are free to make whatever they want, a 91 would be nice

A 1980s version of MML would be most welcome, even if it's just a timetable as we've now got plenty of suitable rolling stock for the era (assuming one forgives the lack of Valenta in the HST), that'd be something so simple for them they could do it quickly and have a nice little cash crab that folks wouldn't be complaining about

 

Sadly I get the impression Skyhook are firmly distracted by their Lawn Mowing Simulator - something you can already do in Farming Sim as just one of many activities! And I have to be honest, I haven’t bought all of the Cargo Line packs, I only grabbed the Aggie one for the layer on Medway Valley. Any further excursion into that area needs to be accompanied by a new loco that isn’t a Class 66!

 

When asked recently about the future of the Cargo Line series, this response was given. Make of this what you will.



The link attached: https://www.flickr.com/photos/transrail/galleries/72157723344745390/

 

Would be great if that means the possibility of a 67 on the horizon.

 

I’ve been thinking about this recently. I think DTG should go to seasonal roadmaps, like every 3 months. 0-3 months is the smallest upcoming content range, so making the roadmap 3 months should make it juicier.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I just don’t find the monthly roadmaps all that interesting anymore. It’s usually just a paragraph here or there about content we already know about. I read them, think little of it and go back to what I was doing, very rare I find myself looking forward to them these days. Season of Reveals was probably the last time which paid off in the form of DB BR23!

In JT’s case, their own dev blogs do a better job of promoting their DLC than the roadmap anyway.

I think seasonal roadmaps would lead to a bigger roadmap, stuffed with more information and more things to talk about.

They could have a new DLC reveal at the end of each seasonal roadmap too! That way, even if a lot hasn’t changed, there’s something brand new to look forward to on each roadmap.

 

Yes I think that's the better way forward, as there will surely be more to look forward to.

 

I feel the monthly roadmap is perfectly fine. 3 months without any information at all would be horrible. I don’t think many people would like that. Every month is good for me

 

I agree with this, monthly is fine. Even if there aren't many updates on a given month, that's just what happens. Every game development company ever has the odd quiet roadmap. It's certainly better than when they used to do them every two weeks back in the TSW2020 and TSW2 days, that was a bit much.

 

I feel monthly is fine, I think three months would be too long. We would start getting threads wondering what was going on and are DTG in trouble......oh wait!