Re: Simulator

["Dean A Stalker" <dstalker@dingoblue.net.au>]

Check Vern's Rail Sim Pages ... http://www.vernsrailpages.org.uk/

Ones to look out for are ...

Microsoft Train Simulator
http://www.microsoft.com/games/trainsim
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Due for release in Mid 2001 ... Amtrak Acela on the Washington to Boston
run, 'Flying Scotsman' on the Settle & Carlisle Line, a Japanese DMU run, a
double-headed BNSF Dash-9 hauled freight ... and more.

Auran Trainz
http://www.auran.com/koolthingz/trainz
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Auran, a Brisbane based company, are working on a project currently that
will simulate a whole railroad ranging from Building the Route, Maintaining
your fleet of locos, Shunting yards, Train Despatching, Driving Trains etc.
The initial release will feature a selection of diesel-electric locomotives
from around the world that were built in the period of 1960-1980. A couple
of Aussie favourites will be featured too ... Alco DL500, DL531, and
eventually the Clyde/GM 2100s.

Trainmaster 4
http://www.trainmaster.com/
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Can't say much about this one. There isn't a demo of TM4 released yet, but
it has gone retail for a mind numbing price. Unfortunately you will need a
fairly hefty system to run it, eg. AMD Athlon 800, Geforce2 Ultra, 128MB RAM
= 30 frames per second = urrrgghh :-p

I am currently stuffing around with Rail3D Development Release
(http://www.rail3d.ic24.net). It can be a pain in the neck sometimes because
it has a nasty habit of crashing when enabling the sound or trying to do a
complicated shunting manueveur. Oh yeah, don't try to download the D72
release of it ... because it has just expired. Wait for the next release in
a week or two.

Hope this helps,


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<maikha_l@hotmail.com> wrote in message 9120mg$obm$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:9120mg$obm$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> I've been searching the web lately for 'good' computer train simulators
> that you can download.
> The ones I've come past are:
>
> 3D Master Railroad
> Rail Simulator USA
> Bahn
>
> and that's probably it!
>
> Anyone out there who has a list of Rail sims on the web, that would be
> much appreciative.
>
> Maikha "V" Ly
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> P.S. Motor Cars need more maintenance than Trailers. Why?
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> In article <3a32db7f$0$19429$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
>   " Ian" <iansmith@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > This site may be of some interest. I found it so.
> >
> > Ian S.
> >
> > http://www.cornish-steam.co.uk/mechanik/index.html
> >
> >
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