Train Simulator: LGV: Marseille - Avignon Route Add-On DLC

Rode the TGV from Paris to Switzerland, Jan, 1985 Seemed fast, but not the reported 187mph (maybe 145-150). Couple of weeks later, rode back to Paris, fast as it seemed, suddenly sounding like a jet taking off.... we were travelling at 187mph. Looking at the passing scenery from the window, hurts your eyes as your brain cannot keep up with the scenery change, i.e., overpass, you see it in front, by the time you turn to look at your right, it's already gone. Weird, and wonderful. Glad to see this train on Train Simulator. thank the train gods.

Awsome route! Runs nice and smooth worth every penny. Now lets start making more routes on the same line working our way up to Paris.

I must admit that driving TGV even though a bit boring for most of the time is pretty fun. We have parts with normal signaling and with TVM cab signals. We need to change the tension of the pantograph depending on the power system. 320 km/h looks amazing. The brakes are challenging to use, pretty simiar to old steamers which is fun. But consider buying this only if you also plan to buy the extension. Marseille to Avignon route alone is just too short to make any sense at all. With the extension you have 300 km with about 90 minutes of driving time which seems enough for a casual drive.

Not a bad track, BUT, if I understand the track signs correctly, in Marseille, you should not drive at 25kV LGV, but the train gets power nevertheless. Dynamic brake doesn't work for me (I must click and hold the lever to make it work) and after I triggered emergency brake, after release, there was constantly weak braking force remaining and braking indicator on dashbord was flashing irregurarly. And the track length is pretty short for 30€. Edit: Dynamic brake works only if cruise control is off. I get that, but at 320 kph, if I'm requested to reduce speed, it takes seconds to turn it off and precise speed setting on cruise control is impossible due to 'setting lag'. On top of that, cruise control doesn't apply brakes at all, it only holds speed if throttle is set and on severe gradients you'll get points off because 320 setting maintain exactly 320 without brakes. Edit 2: Dynamic brake under cruise control is only applied if you don't apply power. Gradient problem solved. After 2 drives, I recommend this only to fans, train control, especially brakes are clunky at best. Edit 3: KVB doesn't work or I operate it poorly. When alarm flashes, I press Q, nothing happens and emergency brakes are applied. Edit4: If you change cabs with brakes applied, you can't release brakes fully on other end. Missing feature that are present in longer Just Trains route: Circuit breaker, driver operation switch.

I Think this is a really boring route add-on. It goes to literally nowhere and the variety of scenario's is very limited. I have played all the scenario's, but once you've done that, there is no reason to come back to this route, except speed-testing trains :P

Well overall not too bad but for 40 bucks id say its a no go. Id pay at MOST 25-30. The route looks great and so does the Duplex however keep in mind the run takes around 20 minutes to complete, so its not lengthy at all. Although at the speeds the TGV is moving its understable why. However I cannot recommend this route at all to anyone until the cab shake is fixed, its is abosulteley unacceptbale for that to happen. How did they test the route and think that charging 40 bucks with that shaking going on was okay, do they even care what there putting out?!? Don't get me wrong its not even like alittle bouncing (although that does happen along the rest of the route even though it shouldnt on a TGV) but that I can deal with. In certain spots the train will actually start leaping up and down, almost like an earthquake. What on earth were they thinking? Great train and great route but the glitches and short ride really spoil it for me. 7/10. !PATCH NEEDED ASAP!

When DTG announced that they got the license with SNCF I was mixed with joy and a little worry, but DTG certainly didn't let me down this time, this route is just fantastic. To be honest I wasn't expecting this route can be such detailed especially with JT already announced another one in the first place. I can even say the scenery is as good as many mountain-pass routes like the Feather River Canyon. And you can experience it at also tremendously high speed. Yes there are already high-speed routes and there are also quite a lot of great-scenery routes before, but this really is the first one which combined both perfectly. For a whole-new country with a completely new system of trains, I can certainly notice that DTG is trying hard not to compromise in quality while spending efforts on creating a lot of new things. When you consider that, this route is actually very worth the price. Next comes with the TGV Duplex, this is way better than DB ICE when you compare the modeling quality and details. The train looks breathtaking and in adequate amount of features. And also the physics feels great, as well as the sounds. But when mentioning physics, there is one little thing I couldn't understand. At one specific tunnel outside Marseille, the train shakes very badly, same thing happened in Class 395 before, I wondered what really caused it because I believe such shaking is absolutely intolerant in real TGVs. If I have to complain about something, I wish there were more buttons that I can actually press like the cruise control settings, it can work but I wish I can operate them in the cab with switches rather than pressing Y and C. And if I can have another angle in passenger view like a view of the lower floor seats. I would be overjoyed. In conclusion, I'm satisfied and I'm really looking forward to other French routes, nice work DTG and keep on going:)

The pros: - Good detailed TGV Duplex, looks the part - Good detailed Route - Finally, a TGV! And LGV! - The signalling system is well done, also the manual is quite comprehensive The cons: - The Duplex had a bit too much power, it shouldn't accelerate this fast - The braking system is completely shot. The dynamic brake doesn't really work which forces you to use air brakes at 300 km/h. Braking is a pain. - The pantograph system isn't entirely accurate (but that could be a limitation of Rail Simulator itself), I managed to get power from the 1,5 kV DC overhead catenary while the 25 kV LGV pantograph setting was selected - Haven't really managed to figure out the cruise control, when I press Y or C I do get a message "Enabled" or "DIsabled" but no indication what speed I set. People have also complained about the short route and the lack of other trains, but I personally am very happy that they finally did a French route. With this kind of speed the route will seem short, and going to Valence or Lyon would have been fun but that's quite the distance (maybe in the future). I still recommend this DLC though. I had fun, and my biggest complaint/wish is that they do a patch to fix the braking system. EDIT: Apparently there has been a patch, the dynamic brake now works better than before. The acceleration while using cruise control is a bit weak, howver (of course you can do it by hand and change to cruise control later). The cruise control responds a bit sluggish, although I've managed to find out where the speed indication is (next to the speedometer). If you also have the London-Faversham addon you of course can use the TGV Duplex over there as well (not entirely accurate but at least you'll have another TVM430 capable train besides the class 395 and the class 92).

As this is the first French based commercial add-on. I will give it a fair score. The add-on is well made and the detail is impressive and I like how the dual signalling is implemented into the route as on the LGV lines. You use the in-cab TVM430 signal display that is controlled by the blue and yellow coloured beacons that also dominate the speed limit permissible and also enforced speed limits that apply at areas such as LGV stations and terminal points such as Marseille. The second signalling type that is commonly used on the non-LGV lines is the KVB signalling that you will first use when driving from Marseille station. The TGV included with the route is the TGV Duplex which is a very nicely modelled train and the texturing is excellent all round and the train uses default controls unlike the other TGV route that is produced by JustTrains. So that is a positive note. However, I would have liked a TGV Reseau included as this would have added more value to the pack. Also the route being only 65 miles long (105km), it is a bit short as I would have liked the route to have extended to Valence and Nimes like the original 2002 LGVmed route that was made for MSTS did. But as this is the first SNCF themed product, its a positive start and I will give my summary below with a fair score. Positive Points Great Detail (Route and TGV) TGV is fun to drive The tutorial scenarios are clear and concise for those that are not familiar with the SNCF signalling TGV Duplex has nice sounds Negative Points Only one train No TGV Reseau or TGV PSE Route should have been longer Overall Rating: 7/10. Worth a try! All in all, I would recommend this add-on over the JustTrains Atlantic route as the TGV Duplex is a much better textured and a captured train in terms of its accuracy.

First of all the dynamic brake is waaay too weak. It barely slows the train down and I have to apply the normal brake to slow me down enough before I pass the next signal. I don't think the normal brakes should be used at 300 km/h. It's shaking too much. Especially in the tunnel. It's rediculous. The TGV should be a smooth ride. No other traffic? It feels like I am the last man on earth. There are a couple of bugs. For example; brakes won't properly release after an emergency braking and at some point the traction lever doesn't work anymore. You can see the amp meter jump back to 0 very quickly. Can be bypassed by using the cruisecontrol, which work sluggish. It's little things that will be fixed... I hope. Of course there are also good things. The sound is done very well. Maybe a bit too quiet though. The traction engines should be heard over the rail noice. Cabin view looks nice. So does the pasenger view. Complex signaling system with tutorial. French routes in the future? I was eagerly awaiting a TGV route but I am a bit disapointed. Especially for the €30,- I paid. Route's too short and there's isn't much going on. And on top of that the train drives not so well with the shaking and bad brakes. Perhaps a patch someday?