The diesel & electric age1955—1994

MOTIVEPOWER

Run Britain’s diesel and electric fleet,
1955–1994.

Wishlist on Steam Coming to Steam · Windows & macOS

Line artwork of a British diesel locomotive in deep blue

History set the timetable.
You decide what comes next.

↓

Single-player railway managementForty years. Every decision counts.

01 / From the chair

Take a closer look.

A locomotive’s history. A fleet across Britain.
Explore the railway through the decades.

The Chief Executive’s boardroom — Your view from the chair
Review the fleet, operations and commercial picture. This is where you bring the whole railway into focus before deciding what happens next.

The UK depot map · 1987 — Your view from the chair
The network in 1987, after decades of play. Follow the fleet across Britain and explore the locomotives allocated to each depot.

Annual Performance Review · FY 76/77 — Your view from the chair
See how your year measures up. Review income, maintenance, investment and fleet availability, with grades that compare your railway’s performance against history.

40033 Empress of England · 1981 — Your view from the chair
Follow 40033 Empress of England from its early service as D233 through naming, depot moves, overhauls and renumbering. A locomotive’s history built up through play from 1955 to 1981.

The Class 81 fleet · 1985 — Your view from the chair
Inspect the Class 81 fleet in 1985. Each locomotive has its own allocation, equipment, livery and record of service.

The BR Green boardroom · 1961 — Your view from the chair
June 1961: 55 new locomotives enter traffic. With month detail expanded, the delivery register records each arrival as the diesel and electric fleet grows.

The InterCity boardroom · 1989 — Your view from the chair
The same railway, three decades on. Review the fleet and its changing demands from the boardroom in the InterCity era.

02 / A nation in motion

Big machines.
Bigger decisions.

Britain’s railways are changing. You’re in charge of the diesel and electric fleet that will carry them forward.

Progress month by month, read the reports and decide what comes next. Every order, overhaul and withdrawal is part of a longer story.

Build the fleet.

Choose your locomotives and follow their lives in service. Look beyond the class name to the individual machines, their histories and their place on the railway.

Keep it running.

Weigh the cost of an overhaul against the case for replacement. Follow depot allocations, watch the finances and keep one eye on what the railway will need next.

Make your history.

Follow the historical course, or explore a Living game. Take a different decision and see its consequences unfold across the years.

1955

From the Modernisation Plan
to a different railway.

1994

Your turn at the top

ALL CHANGE

The next chapter of the railway is yours.

Single-player · Windows & macOS · Coming to Steam

Wishlist on Steam

MOTIVEPOWER.