Down the Rails Slot Machine

The Down the Rails slot, recently launched by Pragmatic Play, is a design masterpiece, featuring a crowded London station as its graphic theme. Here you can meet various characters, along with the objects each has chosen to bring on their journey. Set in the early 1900s, this is a History-themed slot. The real uniqueness lies in the characters appearing on the reels: they're all well-known historical figures... we challenge you to recognize them! The game takes place on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 30 active paylines. The RTP is 96.51% with high volatility.

Down the Rails slot machine: features

In the underground station of Down the Rails, you must be ready to leave all prejudices behind and embark on a journey that, rather than having a specific destination, travels along the railway line of time. The reels feature famous historical British characters: the slot is therefore a tribute to the most celebrated English personalities who have written history over time. Let's see who they are.

To win, you need to align 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels, following one or more of the available paylines. Bets range from €0.20 to €125 maximum per spin and the symbols appearing on the reels are:

• King Henry VIII, paying up to 25x;
• Winston Churchill, paying up to 12.5x;
• Shakespeare, paying up to 12.5x;
• Miss Florence Nightingale, paying up to 10x;
• Isaac Newton with an apple, paying up to 10x;
• A, paying up to 5x;
• K, paying up to 4x;
• Q, paying up to 3x;
• J, paying up to 2.5x.

Down the Rails slot bonus features

Wild: the slot's Wild symbol is a London newspaper. Besides substituting other icons on the game grid, it offers a payout up to 25x.

Scatter: shows the train carrying the historical characters, and getting at least 3 during the same spin activates the Bonus mode.

Random Features: during standard spins, the following features can randomly activate.

• Tunnel Vision - makes mystery symbols appear that transform into the same type of icon at the end of the reel spin;
• The Big Smoke - makes a 3x3 sized symbol appear on the reels;
• Wild Strike - adds a random number of Wild symbols to the reels;
• Shifting Stack - adds expanding Wilds to the reels, taking 3 vertical positions and carrying multipliers of x2 or x3.

Bonus Mode: before bonus spins begin, one of the following features is randomly activated.

• Pentonville - awards 5 Free Spins that keep winning combination symbols on screen and activates respins until no more combinations occur;
• King Cross - awards 5 Free Spins. When Wilds land in central positions, all symbols marked with a cross transform into Wilds;
• Buckingham Palace - awards 8 Free Spins. A Wild symbol covering the entire reel can appear and an upgrade function activates, transforming participating symbols into higher-value ones;
• Canary Wharf - awards 8 free spins. A collector symbol is added to the reels and character symbols can have multipliers from x1 to x50. When the collector symbol appears, the win is calculated based on the multipliers on screen.

End of the Line: this is a Hold&Win feature, starting with a 5x3 grid, expandable to 5x5. It offers 3 base respins, which reset each time a symbol stops on screen. The total win is calculated on all icons on screen when available respins are exhausted.

Pros and cons of Down the Rails slot

Down the Rails is a fantastic slot from multiple viewpoints. The chosen theme is original and innovative, and finding some of the most famous English historical figures on the reels makes the graphics simply unique. Another advantage is the presence of many bonus features: the gameplay is certainly one of the most varied currently on the market. However, this makes the slot less suitable for beginners, as successfully exploiting all extra features requires strategies that only the most experienced players can identify and implement.

Slots similar to Down the Rails

Among other history-themed slots worth trying are:

• SteamTower by NetEnt;
• Wild Rails by Play'nGo;
• Money Train by Relax Gaming.