This route (as part of the base TSW5 yearly release) is currently one of the worst routes I have seen produced so far for TSW next to some of Rivets early routes (I get a major Rivet quality feeling from this route which has been confirmed by DTG that they did contribute to this route build).

The route itself is full of issues and bugs at release such as:
> Poor lighting and shadows, especially in and around stations and tunnels (light baking related I assume), and poor night lighting.
> Glowing and floating objects including a full forest in the sky for me (think a ini edit issue).
> The shiny landscape returns (materials problem).
> A major lack of and inconsistent detail (especially on the section clearly just copy pasted from Bakerloo).
> A very underwhelming timetable (90 min wait for a LU train?!?!) and a lack of passengers on the platform!
> Missing off-world PIS destinations and general PIS issues.
The list is huge and this is only just a small snippet of what I can remember/stand out.

Ok lets try say something a little more positive (its difficult), the only decent things here are the locomotives themselves which a nicely detailed although with the usual problems such as light baking, lack of passenger compartment detail, mediocre sounds (use a sound mod you wont regret it!). But honestly the 390 should have been including in the base route without being an additional purchase. But the variety of stock on the route is nice (just wish this was utilised more with a better timetable!)

As a major route as well as a highly requesting one, I expected far more than what this has launched as, which is clearly a rushed product. I really hope some time and resources are put into fixing this route but wont hold my breath with what we have seen previously. The route needs a major rework/remaster already at release!! Losing the LNWR licence/branding at the last minute before release also really hurt! (tbh I wouldn't have wanted my brand associated with this product either).

*Edit: I don't know why it currently says 0 hours played, but most of my opinions are from prob 2-3 hours played from the early access period (with no major updates to the issues mentioned on official release and at time of review)*