Trains

Just Trains has made available the Newcastle To York route for Rail Simulator as a download.

The Newcastle to York route is included in the European release of Rail Simulator but not in the USA and some other territories, so we’re releasing it separately over at Just Trains for those who don’t have this route in the version of Rail Simulator they bought.

Newcastle to York is available to buy now as a 180Mb download for £9.77 / €12.95 / $14.99.

Running down the east coast of England for around 80 miles, this route links Newcastle with the famous rail hub of York. The route features accurate period scenery and three authentic trains - the Class 55 ‘Deltic’ and Class 47 Diesel locomotives, as well as the famous HST 125 (High Speed Train) in its original livery scheme.

Also included is a full rake of authentic Mk2 coaches, the HAA merry-go-round coal hopper and PCA Presflo Powder Hopper. All the locos and rolling stock are modelled in accurate detail along with authentic custom sounds and realistic cabs for the locos.

To allow you to explore and enjoy the route to the full, four typical period scenarios are also included.

Trainz Simulator 2009, which launched on the 27th November, 2008 and is the first version available as a digital download, received 2,000 registrations within the first week. Not a bad weeks work for the developer.

Here’s a summary of what’s new in TS2009:

• The largest ever collection of quality routes, locos, rolling stock and scenery.
• Twice the detail - trains, terrain and textures in higher resolution.
• Optimizations allow twice the scenery detail as well.
• New ground clutter and decals add gritty realism to your world.
• More tools in Surveyor to allow easier terrain deformation and track laying.
• Improved physics and easier re-configuration of locos and rolling stock.
• New user interface and Help system putting Trainz power into the hands of everyone.
• Improvements to Content Manager Plus to make organizing your content even easier.
• Embedded web browser allows more interaction, more information, more immersion.
• Trainz Exchange Community Portal for online chat, blogs, wikis and “scrapbooks”.
• Screenshot and video capture functions to help capture and share your experience.
• Enormous content update to ensure maximum compatibility between versions

A very well known and respected publisher of Flight Simulator add-ons, Aerosoft has turned their hand to train simulation with the release of World of Subways.

World of Subways Vol 1: New York Underground  ”The Path” covers one of the most important subways routes of New York. Starting in New Jersey the 50 Kilometer Path route ends in downtown Manhattan and over 40% is above ground. This is a complete simulator, not an add-on for an existing train simulator. Aerosoft told us interest from flight simmers was pretty high so you might that a look at this new simulator.

The simulator is very modern and uses a advanced game engine with superb graphics and animation and uses a complex scoring system to track your progress. The physics behind the simulation is based on highly realistic models making this one of the more advanced simulations available.

RSDL has released an Isle of Wight add-on for Rail Simulator:

This latest release from RSDL pushes the boundaries of creativity in Rail Simulator to new heights. Many features and new tricks are used to great potential to enhance the experience of Rail Simulator beyond anything seen before.

Featuring authentic recreations of the Class 483 Electric Multiple Unit and 0-4-0ST “Invincible” Steam Locomotive as well as the Isle of Wight Steam Railway 484 Push-Pull set and more with over 15 scenarios to engage in.

This pack gives you the opportunity to traverse the main Island Line at 8.5 miles in length running between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin and operated by ex-London Underground tube trains, as well the famous Preserved Steam Railway running between Smallbrook Junction and Wootton along previously abandoned track bed of the once great Isle of Wight railway network.

German Trains have released their second add-on for Rail Simulator. Based on the first add-on including the Series 143, the new add-on has it as the City-Train version. But not only the grey-orange colour combination of the City-Train from the 80´s is included, but also a complete train in modern DB-traffic-red. Additionally, the add-on contains numerous new scenarios and activities where other locos and rolling stock from the route, like the BR294, have been assigned. Altogether with local, freight and city traffic there’s a lot going on.