Zoooooooooooooom!

The old Intercity 125 livery (Swallow still my favourite HST livery though)

Nice!

Which DLC is that?

That is really good.

Looks like the default Oxford-Paddington?

I was thinking of getting the Bristol-Exeter - anyone got it?

I got it for the boys, and they liked it, the scenery is pretty good but there's a lack of 'tasks', etc that may make it a bit repetitive after a while. That and the fact you're tied to rails and only going backwards or forwards..

Sounds kind of like the Call of Duty series lol.

I like them though for cheap easy fun. I've always been interested in these rail sims but wish there were more task oriented designs to them.

I'm a train driver and got this just because it was a couple of quid and thought I would give it a go. I was a bit disappointed as there is so much they could add to make it more challenging and realistic, I love my Job and really enjoy driving trains and theres more to it than what your able to do in rw. But rw is fun and I like playing with the diesels

Coot,

You're right, it is kind of fun and easy to get into. The scenery in add ons can be much better than the default, think ORBX for Rail works..

jdbecks,

Agreed rw can be fun. What engines do you drive these days? I'm looking for a career change soon, and the Railways look like a good option. Do you have to be a graduate to drive & what are the 'tests' like?

I'm in the UK so it will be quite different from America, you do not need to be a graduate, but the recruitment, selection process and tests are quite tough, they say for 8 or 9 positions 3000 applicants will apply for the Trainnee positions.

I love it, I was an engineering manager before and really wanted a career change and it was the best decision I done, the pay and working conditions are very good.

I drive 315's, 317's and 379's

Hey guys,

did you guys try the addons. The addons add realism - think of the default out the box like a slightly better Microsoft Flight simulator. Its just a base that you can add realism or relaxed addons too. Though I should add here that when it comes to trains relaxed realism is for me so out of the box is just fine for my needs, and although really tempted ive yet to add any payware DLC just yet, though I reall want that Class 60 or a nice Class 58.

Also remember to checkout the DLC for FREE new tasks and bits + good news is that ttrain simulator 2012 will be soon on steamworks, something I am really really really looking forward too


Heres the official promo;



Steam workshop is an all in one stop for addons, and quite simply works. The addons and range of stuff you can now easily access for games like Skyrim through steam workshop is awesome and given the massive amount of addons for train sim i cant wait for a nice one stop shop for it all.