Introduction of Metro as a new operator
New trains:
New longer Express Class 43 variants have been added to the longer trains gamepass:
Class 43 (7-car) (unlocked after purchase of the base 43)
Class 43 (8-car) (unlocked after purchase of the base 43 buffer variant)
Class 43 (9-car) (unlocked after purchase of the base 43)
The Class 555 has been added to Metro
The double Class 555 has been added to the longer trains gamepass (unlocked after purchase of the base 555)
The Class 745 has been added to Airlink
The Class 756/0 has been added to Metro
The Class 756/1 has been added to Metro
The Class 777 has been added to Metro
The double Class 777 has been added to the longer trains gamepass (unlocked after purchase of the base 777)
Extensions and stations:
A Metro 'core' section has been added with tunnel portals at City Hospital, Whitefield Lido, and St Helens Bridge
A new extension has been added from Bodin to Elsemere Junction, with new stations at:
Coxly Newtown (CXN)
Barton (BAR)
A new Metro station has been added at Four Ways
Signalling additions:
A new zone J has been added for the Metro network in the Stepford core
A sound when a train enters a Signallers active zone has been added
Announcements:
Delay announcements have been added for trains delayed by greater than 6 minutes
New routes on Metro:
SCN - MGT (R130)
SHB - MGT (R131)
SCN - BAR (Cw) (R132)
WFD - BAR (Cw) (R133)
SHB - BAR (Cw) (R134)
BCY - BAR (Acw) (R135)
SVC - BAR (Acw) (R136)
SVC - MGT (via BEN) (R137)
New route on Connect: WFD - WHF (R103)
Door lights have been added to Classes 555 and 777
New electrification has been added for various parts of the map
And the following upgrades:
Upgraded trains:
The Class 717 has been moved to Metro
Upgraded stations:
Branding updates to all Metro stations
Stepford Central has had additional platforms built
Stepford East has had additional platforms built
Stepford High Street has been moved underground
Elsemere Pond has been rebuilt
Coxly has been upgraded with a new bridge
Depot upgrades:
Stepford East depot has had an additional Metro spawn added
Berrily depot has been rebuilt
Morganstown sidings have been upgraded
Electric trains limited from running on diesel only routes:
WHL - WHF
Sound upgrades:
FLIRT sounds have been upgraded
Class 180 door chimes have been upgraded
New guard buzzers have been added to Classes 165/166
Signalling changes:
Certain unnecessary signals have been removed from the Westercoast area
Certain unnecessary signals have been removed between St Helens Bridge and Benton
Certain unnecessary signals have been removed between Water Newton and Rocket Parade
Headcodes of trains coming from the depot will change on arrival at their first station instead of departure
Double unit headcodes now randomise instead of incrementing
Improvements to 'via' logic on announcements
Short platform logic improved to be train-specific rather than generic to number of coaches
The dispatching process will only use white lights when there is a guard present
Headcodes of certain routes have been changed
Various scenery improvements around the map
And the following bug fixes:
Fixed bug that showed 1A on platform boards
Fixed incorrect collision groups between passengers and dispatchers
Fixed double charging for items
Fixed dispatch allocations when all positions are full
Fixed headcode duplication issues
Fixed invalid train numbers counting > 99
Fixed issues with whispers closing incorrectly
Fixed version number not showing
Various minor scenery, cosmetic and programming bug fixes