Rail simulator gives you the chance to drive the London to Brighton line (From The Argus)
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Rail simulator gives you the chance to drive the London to Brighton line
3:39pm Monday 22nd October 2012 in News By Peter Truman
Rail simulator gives you the chance to drive the London to Brighton line
WITH VIDEO: For most commuters, the daily grind train journey is a necessary chore. If it isn’t fighting for a seat armed with a Kindle and a latte, it’s waiting at the platform as the train is delayed for myriad reasons.
But a computer game is offering the chance to get behind the wheel and take control of the London to Brighton commute.
Rail Simulator 2013 allows budding train drivers, or disgruntled commuters, to climb into the hot seat and see what it is like to drive the 50-mile route.
The simulation includes all stations along the route including Clapham Junction and landmarks including Battersea Power Station, Gatwick Airport, and Brighton Lovers Walk depot.
It has been billed as the most realistic simulator on the market, with the scenery painstakingly recreated.
And you get to drive a Class 377 Electrostar Southern locomotive, with features including cruise control, opening windows, moveable blinds and whistles.
Players can either choose standard or career mode with a scorecard showing any violations made.
Points are dropped for things such as being late or whizzing past all the holiday makers returning from Gatwick Airport as you scream towards the coast.
And just like your real-life commute, weather can influence your ride with torrential downpours, wind and snow having adverse effects on the train – not forgetting leaves on the line.
If you cannot handle the stress of carrying hundreds of moody passengers, a free roam mode allows you to enjoy the Sussex countryside at your leisure.
Other routes across the world are also available once you tire of the Balcombe Viaduct and Battersea Power station.
You can climb into an ICE 3M Class 406 and cross Germany on the Munich-Augsburg route or see the highest point crossed by the US transcontinental Sherman Hill route at 8,640 feet.
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Poccypoc
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3:53pm Mon 22 Oct 12
inadaptado
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4:18pm Mon 22 Oct 12
2. It's Rail Simulator 2012, not 2013 as the text said.
Seriously, is it so hard to review the pieces before putting them online? You barely publish two or three of them an hour. Hire an apprentice and he/she will have plenty of time to do it between making photocopies and bringing you tea.
inadaptado
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4:22pm Mon 22 Oct 12
mrtricky
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4:26pm Mon 22 Oct 12
jyan
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4:34pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Fairfax Sakes
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5:04pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Hoarder12345444
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8:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12
markiemark1
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markiemark1
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brightonian57
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10:12am Tue 23 Oct 12
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Capt. Sensiblé
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10:32am Tue 23 Oct 12
brightonian57 wrote:Apparently they're about to release another expansion pack where you can punch fellow commuters in the back of the head if they use their phone loudly before 7am
This came out in early July (up to date as ever Argus) on Railsimulator 2012, which has since upgraded to Railsimualtor 2013. For anyone interested the website is: www.railsimulator.co
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Blue & White Stripes
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1:21pm Tue 23 Oct 12
leobrighton says...
3:52pm Mon 22 Oct 12