Re: Train Simulator

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

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> > Dosen't Australian Rail TRaining (ART) have a million dollar Tangara
> > simulator? If yes, is it possible us train enthusiasts (and some
> > drivers) can have a go at driving it?
> > Now that is what I've always wanted to do!
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> I couldn't get a go at it when I came over from FreightCorpse, so I don't
like
> your chances. It's a fairly crappy thing, not like Quantas' jumbo
simulator,
> which is the same as the real thing.

Qantas and Ansett let the public into theirs - they are open for anyone to
use (meant for overseas airlines) but it is not cheap - several thousand
dollars per hour.

Dave