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TSW5: Cargo Line Vol. 4

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Tanks for the memories.

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Let's get some important details out of the way at the start: TSW5: Cargo Line Volume 4 requires the core game (currently on Game Pass) and either West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle or the Great Western Express DLC to run.

When carrying APCs you'll have to pull into sidings occasionally to let express trains hurtle by.

​Dovetail Games' Cargo Line Vol. 4 is a DLC for Train Sim World 5 that focuses on the transportation of military vehicles. Developed by Skyhook Games, the pack introduces a new type of freight wagon, the KWA Warwell, and offers new scenarios and timetable services for the two previously mentioned existing routes.

​The main draw of this DLC is the introduction of the KWA Warwell wagons. These wagons, which have been a part of the UK rail network since WWII, are designed with a low profile to accommodate large equipment while staying within the country's restrictive loading gauge. The pack includes the wagons in three variants: empty, loaded with a generic tracked APC (Armed Personnel Carrier), and loaded with a generic 3-axle MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle. It is worth noting that, for licensing and thematic reasons, the vehicles themselves are not modeled with weapons or identification markings.

​With Great Western Express you can take on new military movements, hauling equipment between Reading and Acton Main Line. These scenarios use a DB Cargo-liveried Class 66 locomotive, which is also included in the pack, the KWA Warwell wagons loaded with MRAPs.

On the West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle the DLC adds military timetable services that reflect late 1980s operations, with the included Class 47 locomotives from the base route hauling APCs to Shap. ​The new wagons and the Class 66 are also compatible with the Livery Designer, Formation Designer and Free Roam modes, allowing for a good degree of customizability and replayability.

Cargo Line Vol. 4 is an interesting string to TSW's bow, and I wouldn't be surprised to see a US version with M1 Abrams, M3 Bradley and HummVee lookalikes "down the line" (sorry.) If the theme appeals and you already own the aforementioned routes then this is definitely a worthwhile purchase, especially at a price of only £9.99 (£8.99 with Game Pass.)

Many thanks to Dovetail Games and Indigo Pearl