Train Simulator: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU Add-On

Overview

Train Simulator: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU 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 May 28, 2015. 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: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU 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: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU Add-On is available in 4 languages including:

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Recommendations and store value

Train Simulator: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU 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: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU Add-On overview details

Train Simulator: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU Add-On is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

The Class 442 ‘Wessex Electric’ (or 5WES) electric multiple unit (EMU) was introduced in 1988 on the South Western main line between London Waterloo and Weymouth. Their introduction coincided with the completion of the electrification from Bournemouth to Weymouth. The units were initially used solely on the Weymouth line, but through the 1990s began to be used on the London Waterloo to Portsmouth direct line. Upon privatisation, the whole fleet passed to the South West Trains franchise, and then to Southern. In 2008, Southern began a refurbishment programme that saw all Class 442 units pass on to Gatwick Express services between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport, and at peak times to Brighton. Dedicated services between the UK capital and the country’s second busiest airport began in May 1984 with air-conditioned InterCity Mk3 coaches operated by British Rail. In 2008, Gatwick Express ceased to exist as a separate franchise, being merged into the Southern franchise. Despite their popularity on Gatwick Express services, all 24 trainsets are due to be replaced by Class 387 units in 2016 with the 5WES’s future still to be determined. The 442 currently holds the world speed record for a third-rail electric multiple unit on conventional rails with 108mph (174 km/h) attained in April 1988, although the designed operational top speed of the units is 100mph (161 km/h). The BR Class 442 for Train Simulator reproduces the Gatwick Express service as it operated for Southern from 2008. The five-car units comprise of Driving Trailer Standard (DTS), Trailer Standard (TSO), Motor Lugga…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Train Simulator: Gatwick Express Class 442 'Wessex' EMU Add-On is listed as a DLC with $7.99 (60% 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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