How to play Train Simulator 2021: Southern Class 455/8 EMU on Mac

Game summary

One of London’s iconic commuter electric multiple units comes to Train Simulator 2021 in Southern Trains livery. Originally starting life as a Class 510, the Class 455/8 was introduced in 1982 to replace the aging 4SUB and 4EPB units. Class 455/8s were part of the first batch of units to be delivered between 1982 and 1984.

Play Train Simulator 2021: Southern Class 455/8 EMU on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Train Simulator 2021: Southern Class 455/8 EMU on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Train Simulator 2021: Southern Class 455/8 EMU installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Train Simulator 2021: Southern Class 455/8 EMU like you would on any PC.
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