Slow Rail puts you in the cab of a little country railcar with nowhere to be in a hurry. Ease off from the platform, brake early for the next halt, open the doors and wait while people get on. The Hollin Line runs past a lake, through birch woods and a 600 m tunnel and over a viaduct to the harbour; the Marsh Line is flat and salty, with a swing bridge and a lighthouse. Sheep wander onto the line, the signaller calls on the cab radio, and the light changes from early morning to dusk as you go.
What's free
- The Hollin Line (21.9 km, ten stations) and its Quarry branch
- The Marsh Line (14 km) and its Mill branch
- Unit 2 railcar and the two-car Unit 5
- Timetable or free run, any station to any station, both directions
- Morning to night, clear or rain, a guided first run, the driver's log
- Keyboard, touch or gamepad; twelve languages; install as an app
What Plus adds
- The Fell Line: a mountain railway with hairpins, a gorge viaduct and a summit tunnel
- Old 27, a heavy diesel loco with two coaches, and Tramcar 9, an electric tram with a gong
- Winter on every line
- A set of cab decorations