It’s time to dive deep into the new routes included in Train Sim World 6! Each week until launch, we’ll be giving further details about each of the 3 routes, the trains and Deluxe Edition loco Add-ons. On top of this we’ll outline gameplay elements such as the timetable and layers as well as give further context about the history of the real-world railways. We start with the longest of the three routes: Leipzig – Dresden. Further details on the Morristown (USA) and Riviera (UK) Lines, will be published in the coming weeks. The Route: Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden incl Coswig Line & Friedrichstadt Yard Go beyond the boundaries of Nahverkehr Dresden and accelerate westbound all the way to Leipzig in Train Sim World 6. Drive modern ICE, regional and freight traffic along the oldest long-distance railway in Germany. Built in 1839, the Leipzig-Dresden railway was the first long-distance line in Germany, and one of the oldest in the country. Over time the line earned a reputation for being one of the busiest as well, and its age meant it has seen many improvements to keep up with demand. Today, it is a modern commuter network and LZB-equipped intercity line in one. Fast services beat the regional traffic through the use of separate lines that each take a different path through the Saxony countryside, and the outskirts of Dresden are served by frequent commuter services. Though seasoned Train Sim World players may feel that they know half this route already from the Dresden – Riesa Add-on, the doubling of length to Leipzig and addition of the Dresden - Coswig line more than doubles the possible gameplay and services available across the expanded route in Train Sim World 6. The total route length is 160 km! Key additions to the route include: NEW 65 km extension from Riesa to Leipzig, including 20 NEW Stations NEW addition of 13 km Dresden-Coswig line NEW Friedrichstadt Marshalling Yard NEW green stripe variant of the DB BR 411 ICE-T NEW Platform & Passenger Announcements NEW Random Events in service mode NEW Train Faults Updated DB BR 442 featuring Suspension Updates Dresden-Riesa Entitlement preserving layers for other TSW routes Dresden – Riesa Entitlements All players of Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden will receive entitlements to the previously released Dresden – Riesa route Add-on, adding even more trains to their roster and preserving service layers applicable to other European routes in their collection. The old Dresden – Riesa route Add-on will not be available to purchase separately for Train Sim World 6. The Trains There is a wide variety of trains and locomotives included in the Leipzig - Dresden route, covering a range of services. High-speed, local, S-bahn, freight and shunting gameplay is all catered for, with additional trains available courtesy of the Dresden – Riesa entitlement that all owners of Leipzig – Dresden will receive. NEW DB BR 294 ‘V 90’ Shunter available in Deluxe/Special Edition The BR 294, originally known as the V 90 series, were built in the 1960s & 70s as heavy shunting locomotives. Their weight and power made them suitable for shunting long trains, but also transporting wagons between different locations. In the 1990s a fleet overhaul saw 290 locos rebuilt & reclassified as the BR 294. Despite their age, and with multiple locos retired in favour of newer traction, many 294s can still be found working today, holding onto local train duties and preparing long-distance freight for mainline traction to take onward. Their continuing commonality has made them a familiar sight across the length of Germany’s oldest long-distance railway. In Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden, the BR 294 will work to assemble freight consists in the various yards along the 160km route, with some main line running moving trains between facilities. Given their prominence across Germany, players will get further use out of this locomotive by spawning it into timetable mode in other Train Sim World routes. The BR 294 comes equipped with PZB and Sifa. There is also a Throttle Lock that players will need to be mindful of when operating, which is highlighted by the Driver Assist prompts. You can learn more about the operation of German railway safety systems in the Training Center. The DB BR 294 loco Add-on will be available to purchase separately once Train Sim World 6 has released on 30th September. DB BR 411 ICE-T Returning to Train Sim World’s ICE fleet is the DB BR 411 ICE-T, complete with its impressive GNT technology! ICE-T units have been in service across Germany since 1999, adding a different style of train to that of the ICE 1. The ICE-T's tilting function, which can reach a maximum of 8 degrees, allows them to travel at higher speeds that conventional trains. A separate system in place to monitor this and needs to be enabled in order for the tilting to take place. This system, GNT, works with other safety systems like PZB, LZB and Sifa to ensure safe operation across the Frankfurt–Fulda route. The GNT system needs to be turned on in order for tilting to work. This is a manual process done by the player. Due to the nature of the Leipzig - Dresden route, the GNT system is less relevant than on the previously released Frankfurt – Fulda route. This DB BR 411 ICE-T comes in a new variant with a green stripe depicting DB’s “Das ist grün” campaign. The DB BR 411 ICE-T is included in Train Sim World 6’s Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden route. Players do not need to own previously released content to access this train.
DB BR 442 The new generation BR 442 ‘Talent 2’ was built by Bombardier and introduced in 2009, the successor to the ‘Talent’ this was put in to service by Deutsche Bahn to replace older EMU types and loco-hauled trains on both S-Bahn and Regio services. The variant in Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden has been updated to include in-game Suspension. The BR 442 comes equipped with PZB and Sifa. You can learn more about the operation of German railway safety systems in the Training Center. The DB BR 442 EMU is included in Train Sim World 6’s Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden route. Players do not need to own previously released content to access this train. DB BR 185 plus wagons The modular TRAXX locomotives from Bombardier have become one of Europe’s most widespread family of locomotives and includes the BR 185.5! Bombardier’s TRAXX (Transnational Railway Applications with Extreme Flexibility) is a modular product platform of electric and diesel-electric locomotives. The BR 185.5’s had a top speed of 140km/h (87mph) and operated as a general-purpose freight locomotive. More than 300 BR 185.5 locomotives were built and sold to various train operators, including leasing companies, throughout Europe, including Switzerland, France and Germany. The MRCE variant of the BR 185 is also included with the Dresden – Riesa route entitlement. The DB BR 185 electric locomotive is included in Train Sim World 6’s Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden route. Players do not need to own previously released content to access this train. DB BR 146.2 plus Dostos Further passenger services can also be operated by the BR 146.2, as previously seen in the Frankfurt – Fulda and Main-Spessart Bahn route Add-ons. These more modern electric locomotives will add yet more variety to the timetable and an alterative setting in which operate passenger trains. This locomotive is a modern, speedy, passenger-oriented example of motive power. In the early 2000s Deutsche Bahn placed an order for 47 passenger locomotives, these would follow in the footsteps of previous designs, such as the 185.2, combined with older passenger variants to provide a modern counterpart, known as the DB BR 146.2. Being passenger-focused, the 146.2 features a higher top speed than the 185.2 and is also equipped with destination board equipment as well as push-pull capability, allowing it to be driven from a control car. The BR 146 comes equipped with LZB, AFB, PZB and Sifa. You can learn more about the operation of German railway safety systems in the Training Center. The DB BR 146.2 electric locomotive is included in Train Sim World 6’s Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden route. Players do not need to own previously released content to access this train. Additional Trains The inclusion of the Dresden – Riesa entitlement for all players of Train Sim World 6 Standard, Deluxe and Special Edition means that additional trains will also be available to operate. These are: DB BR 143 DB BR 363 ‘V 60’ Shunter NEW Features: Train Faults and Random Events New to Train Sim World 6 is the introduction of Train Faults and Random Events, ensuring that no two services are ever the same! These toggleable features will keep players on their toes, with signal delays and issues with the trains themselves resulting in the need to react and work through solutions as guided by the in-game prompts. Train Faults Train Faults will occur in the form of Wiper Failures and Lighting Failures. These faults can be easily reset. Players will get a pop up when a fault occurs so that they can then take the necessary action to clear it. Some of these may require a breaker to be reset. Random Events Signal Delays will once again be something to consider when playing with the Random Events enabled. At Dresden, both HL and KS types of signalling are in use and looking out for any atypical aspects will keep players on their toes! This of course will also impact those playing with LZB, AFB and PZB systems enabled, resulting in the need to react further to alerts or have the LZB system reduce train speeds as necessary. Timetable, Layers & Gameplay An extensive and complex timetable has been implemented into not only to make full use of the variety of trains from within the route, but also those from the wider German content back catalogue. This includes layering using multiple Add-ons. The types of services available to operate in Leipzig - Dresden include: ICE-T express traffic between Dresden and Leipzig, using the avoiding line in the East and LZB in the West. Regional services (RE50, RB31, RE15, RE18) with the BR 442, which also operates local services towards Großenhain and forms AI traffic at Leipzig and Riesa. BR 143 hauled Dostos operating peak S1 and all S2 services. BR 146 hauled Dostos operating S1 and RE50 services. Multiple paths from Dresden to Riesa, followed by a high-speed dash to Leipzig. Freight trains using the BR 185 serving industries and the large Friedrichstadt yard, including loco swaps and trains heading out of the map toward Czechia. BR 363 shunting services, available via the Dresden-Riesa entitlement Deluxe / Special Edition players (or those that purchase the loco Add-on separately) will also be able to operate BR 294 shunting and local freight services. Additional Service Layers An overview of Additional Service Layers is as follows: BR 1442 trains from the Rapid Transit Add-on offering playable S4 services from Leipzig and AI traffic BR 642 trains using the Maintalbahn Add-on offering playable and AI services BR 218 hauled services using n-Wagen stock offering playable services and AI traffic at Leipzig ICE 1 trains from the Kassel-Würzburg route Add-on adding AI traffic at Leipzig The original DB BR 101 Add-on (with Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr) running playable IC and EC services, including loco swaps at Dresden that can utilise the Railpool BR 193 locomotive BR 612 AI traffic at Dresden from the Tharandter Rampe route Add-on BR 103 playable rail tour from the Linke Rheinstrecke Add-on In addition, static stock that rotates throughout the year (by changing the in-game month) will appear at Leipzig Hbf Platform 24 featuring trains from a wider range of Add-ons, including the E94 railtour pack from TSG. This represents the ‘Museum Platform’ which in reality also rotates a series of historic rolling stock. As is typical of German routes in Train Sim World, playable locomotive substitutions for both freight and passenger services are available for players with additional content in their collection. This includes the Railpool Vectron, PRESS BR 155, and more. Save on selected layers Add-ons: Steam Weeklong Deal Get prepared by grabbing some of the relevant Add-ons at 60% off to activate the above layers on Steam! These discounts are available until 1800 BST on 15th September. The Add-ons on sale are: Rapid Transit Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr (Original) DB BR 101 loco Add-on For this sale, the Train Sim World 5 versions of the Add-ons have discounts applied. Purchasing these will entitle players to the Train Sim World 6 Compatible version of the Add-ons at no extra charge. 8th Generation Console Services After reviewing performance on previous-generation consoles, we've amended the timetable to provide a suitable experience for these players (Xbox One and PlayStation 4). All playable services in timetable mode will use the BR 442. Other included trains (ICE-T, BR 143, BR 146, BR 185) will be available to operate in Scenarios. The only additional layer will be for a selection of playable BR 294 services. There will be no AI-only traffic (services that are not otherwise playable) or freight services. Players on 8th Generation Consoles with Leipzig - Dresden will also have access to the Dresden - Riesa Add-on entitlement, which will have the current 8th Generation timetable level of services available to it on TSW6, and may provide a better experience if you're looking for a busier timetable on that section of the route. Scenarios and Mastery There will be a selection of 5 Scenarios on Leipzig – Dresden, with an additional 3 Scenarios available for those with the BR 294 including in Train Sim World 6: Deluxe/Special Editions. Mastery Challenges are also included, requiring you to perform certain tasks on a route, like completing certain Scenarios or travelling a certain number of miles in a specific locomotive. Tier 1 Challenges unlock Posters that can be seen throughout each route. Tier 2 Challenges unlock toggleable Scenery Tiles. Livestream: Leipzig - Dresden Route Preview Join the Railfan TV team from 1800 UTC on Wednesday 10th September on YouTube and Twitch. Pre-order Train Sim World 6: Deluxe Edition If you can’t wait to become part of the action, remember that you can pre-order Train Sim World 6 now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Epic Games Store, and Steam! PlayStation EU PlayStation US Xbox EU Xbox US Steam Epic Games Store You can also pre-order via trainsimworld.com, which is now localised into the German language. Pre-ordering available bundles (including Standard edition) can entitle players to a 10% discount. Please see our TSW6 FAQs for more information on this for each game platform. Deluxe / Special Edition players can pre-order now to get 5-day Early Access and will also receive the CrossCountry Class 220 Voyager, NJ TRANSIT®ALP-45DP and DB BR 294 in addition to all the core routes listed above. Special Edition players will also receive additional back catalogue route Add-ons. Find out more about Train Sim World 6 by following @trainsimworld on Twitter/X, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. Images displayed in this article may depict content that is still in development. The licensed brands may not have been approved by their respective owner and some artwork may still be pending approval.
The “all services represented by 442” is cursed & I’d love to see it. That being said, it’s interesting DTG has always said that length is never an issue, yet whenever we see a long route it’s where gen8 gets restricted. This also sparks concerns for me as a gen9 user, as usually the cut back routes on gen8 have the texture issues on gen9.
There are plenty of other things that use memory. Assets, signals, graphics, density and amount of traffic, each unique train uses memory and so forth.
All players of Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden will receive entitlements to the previously released Dresden – Riesa route Add-on, adding even more trains to their roster and preserving service layers applicable to other European routes in their collection. The old Dresden – Riesa route Add-on will not be available to purchase separately for Train Sim World 6. Just to make sure I understand correctly, if I only buy the Dresden-Leipzig map, will I also get the Dresden-Riesa (TSW6) map or do I have to buy the full Standard version, or Deluxe/Special? I own the Dresden - Riesa version for TSW5
Seriously, what's the point of releasing TSW6 on the 8th generation if in the end, the routes will be reduced because of the performance? Only 442 in timetable mode for such a big route....
" The original DB BR 101 Add-on (with Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr) running playable IC and EC services, including loco swaps at Dresden that can utilise the Railpool BR 193 locomotive " That sounds like a very interesting service! Can you guys show that on the Livestream tomorrow?
I don't want to speculate, but I'm afraid (PS5 Pro) that since the new will be the basic state with additional layers turned off, no one will guarantee that it won't blur with the full range of layers, I personally expect that there will be problems and I'm slightly worried that they will also be in the basic version. But maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised
Just copying across the copy from our articles on this: All players of Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden will receive entitlements to the previously released Dresden – Riesa route Add-on. So to say it plainly, regardless of whether you own Dresden-Riesa (in your case, you have this on TSW5), you will be given the TSW6 entitlement for the add-on by owning any version of Leipzig-Dresden, to support additional layers across the two add-ons. So this would work if you bought Leipzig via Special, Deluxe, Standard or even if you purchase it as a separate add-on post-launch
The Trains Are a Big joke, where Are the IC2 or the 5 car BR 442 for This Route and why again a 185.2 or 146.2 and Not the correct trains BR 189 or 146.0?
How is the bogie hight of the the BR294, in the screenshot it seems way to low. But in other screenshot's it looks ok. We will see tomorrow!
Just to confirm if I upgrade to the free version of TSW6 is my existing Dresden Riesa available to be played in TSW6 or would I need to purchase Dresden Leipzig in order to access the original route please? (steam)
I'm hyped for this- making an already favorite route even better! Upgraded Talent 2 is very nice though it doesn't sound like the Leipzig 1442 is getting touched, which is a shame. What does the Coswig line add to the mix? Kinda surprised they didn't finish off the Flughafen branch? Stream should be very interesting!
When I look at the more distant BR 294, I hope there won't be a problem with the bogie texture like there was with ÖBB 1020 .....
DTG should be previewing on consoles really, they sell the majority of their content there & I think it’s only fair we get to see what the reality is. Obviously they want to show it in the best possible light, but the reality is we should be seeing what most people will actually be getting - especially when there is a huge risk of severe bugs. DTG has had years to sort out a proper streaming setup, something they continue to be terrible at every single time they’re live. The only genuine reason at this point they’re not doing console previews is because they simply don’t want to. It’s an issue only compounded by the fact that consoles have no real refund system, so once you’ve bought its tough luck. The ambassadors always seem to have old builds too, full of issues they tell you won’t be there at X point in time. Of course all of the above would be fine if they just fixed the console core issues.
If you own Dresden – Riesa do you get the new update version for free or is this some terrible one way thing
Huzzah! Makes me very happy Great! Can't wait to have the little one operating along its bigger sister Good to see the 218 getting a bit of representation. Hope it's more than just 2-3 alibi services. The 642 and ICE 1 also richen things up for me. I was already dreading having to learn to drive the hamster (BR 442/1442) after all. That's actually a very neat idea! I was wondering if the "Museum Platform" would be represented at all. Didn't expect this... hopefully it will get expanded, when new historic rolling stock is available Up until now I was under the impression there would be a wider variety of faults. Has this been cut down, or is it just the beginning? I could imagine creating this "extension" was just as much work as creating a brand new route, if not more. Especially considering its length. I don't expect it to be free, not at all, and I'll gladly pay for quality. Although I think people who already own Dresden-Riesa should get a slight discount. One final thought: Since we'll receive Dresden-Riesa automatically bundled with the new route, and with many people already owning it, it would be nice to have an option to hide routes from the roster in the menu. Don't think I'll ever play Dresden-Riesa again once the new one is out, so it's quite pointless to keep it in the roster. Same goes for all those routes I basically just own because the rolling stock layers into something more interesting
Why would you want the original at this point? I'm not even sure both titles coexist in TSW6- like i think if you buy Dresden-Leipzig it completely replaces Dresden-Riesa. Isn't that the point of the entitlement? So you still get D-R layers even though it's not techinically installed? We certainly shouldn't need to have BOTH installed for layers, that would reallllly dumb, right? Hopefully DTG can clarify further
It’s a bit disappointing to not have all required layers on sale to top up to get the full timetable. Can we expect to see the other layers discounted?
The way I interpret it, the original D-R pak file is hidden from purchase in TSW6 (ie you cannot see it in Steam's DLC list) but owners of D-R from TSW2-5 along with D-L owners will download it when TSW6 launches. D-L owners will have both installed with the D-R pak providing the original D-R content into D-L Non D-L owners who own D-R will just continue to play D-R as previously It's a little confusing but I feel they should have just replaced the original D-R route with D-L for everyone like they did for SEHS in TSW3
I really hope they have a rethink if that's the case. TSW's storage footprint is already massively bloated and now we have to have "hidden routes" just for layers? That's ridiculously ineffiecient lol
I don't want to panic, but my understanding is that D-R will no longer be available for TSW6 without owning D-L.
Are you kidding me no expert 101 services. Disappointing from dovetail especially because tsw5 core route had layers for it. Ridiculous though that I need to spend extra for the same train.
That cannot be the case, because the original D-R route appears in the TSW addon database (linked from the TSW6 FAQ) showing as TSW6 compatible. Hence the only way for that to work will be how I described it in my previous post imo.
Well firstly, not everyone got the SEHS extended for free, only players who didn’t buy a bundle that included it (but did have the original) were given it free because it replaced the old route completely and DTG don’t take routes off players so had to give away the new one, but most people paid for it. I paid for it. The difference then was that you had to buy one of the bundles to be able to get SEHS extended as there was no free starter pack back then, so you had to spend some money to get it. Now though, with the free starter pack a thing, anyone who has the old Dresden route would be able to get the new one completely free with no purchase of anything, so that can’t happen. All the German players who only buy German content would be getting TSW6 and the extended Dresden route for free and DTG are not a charity. That’s why the freebie is the other way round this time.
That's true. The existence of the free starter pack is why we will now have 2 distinct pak files (1 for D-R and 1 for D-L). It's an unavoidable (and slightly confusing) situation as D-L owners may be tempted to uninstall D-R but doing so will lose all the layering. Still, It would be nice to get some confirmation how it will work though rather than speculating
I don't disagree with your analysis but that is just an insane way to design software imo lol. My fondest wish for TSW7 is a reorganization/repackaging of legacy/duplicate content. It's just silly at this point.
