Medway Valley Line - Out Now!

Kent Life is Calling! Get ready to hop across the Medway and explore 170 years of history with the Medway Valley Line from Firefly Simulations - out today for Train Sim World 6! Drive rural Southeastern services with the Class 375/3 and 375/6, and explore a detailed rendition of the Garden of England between Strood, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge and the county town of Maidstone. If you just want to get stuck in, I’d hardly blame you, but stick around here for Key Feature details, timetable information, and the Southeastern Highspeed Improvements patch! The Story so Far

• Season of Reveals

  • The route was announced on December 8th

• February Roadmap

  • Progress on the route was shown

• March Roadmap

  • First in-depth look at the Class 375

• Deep Dive

  • A full historical insight into the route with 45 screenshots!

• Preview Stream VOD

  • a first glimpse at the route live in action below

The Manual Take a read of the manual to get familiar with the route, the Class 375 and its features Key Features - Route

• 26 miles from Strood to Tonbridge

• Industrial and rural scenery, closely following the River Medway

• 13 updated miles from Gravesend to Rainham

• Strood, Maidstone West, Paddock Wood and Tonbridge have accessible station interiors

• Stations with ticket barriers have animated barriers when you or an NPC walks upto them

• Cuxton, Maidstone West and Wateringbury signal boxes have visible interiors

• Animated animals in fields such as sheep and horses

• Seasonal scenery; month-dependent hot air balloons, lambs in fields, volume of river traffic

• Accessible on foot areas for exploration, including Aylesford Village, North Halling Crossing, footpath at New Hythe

• “This train does not stop here” announcements for non-stop trains through stations

Key Features - Train

• Class 375/3 and /6, featuring older style headlights, 2+2 seating layout and appropriate cab changes

• For the first time, an accessible toilet on a passenger train in Train Sim World!

• For the first time, interactive UK GSM-R functionality (Expert Mode only)

• Working CCTV panels in guard mode (Expert Mode only)

• Emulated Driver Open, Guard Close dispatch procedures

• Custom announcements, with “bing bong” audio cues

• Adjustable cab seat height

• Cab egress handles (Expert Mode only)

• Attachable track recording camera on the 375’s lamphook

• 2x named Class 375/6s; 375619 "Driver John Neve" & 375623 "Hospice in the Weald"

• Additional destinations listed in the PIS page of the TMS to reflect the following accurate destination formatting; Strood via Maid West, Pad Wood via Maid West and Tonbridge via Maid West

Key Features - Gameplay

5 Scenarios, each including the Expert features, plus AWS and DVD being enabled by default

• Early Morning

• Looking for Trouble

• Unexpected Express

• A Baaaaaad Time.

• It’s Snow Good

A full timetable based on the 2025 Working Timetable, including:

• 3/4 Medway Valley Line diagrams covered by Class 375/3 (67 services)

• 1/4 Medway Valley Line diagram covered by Class 375/6 (21 services)

• BR Class 465/9 player-only substitutes into this diagram

• Peak time BR Class 395 services to/from Maidstone West, plus a railtour to Tonbridge (9 services)

• Peak time BR Class 465 services between Gillingham, Strood and Gravesend, including an ECS move to Maidstone West and back (7 services)

• South Eastern Main Line services between Tonbridge and Paddock Wood with the 375/6 (83 services)

• Chatham Main Line services between Rochester, Gillingham and Rainham with the 375/6 (134 services)

• Class 465/9 substitutes into Gillingham services

• North Kent and Chatham Main Line services with the Class 395 (63 services)

• Thameslink services with the Class 700, plus