In this issue: Trainz Simulator arrives on Android! PRR T1 - A Fleet of Modernism - Released! Trainz Community Buy 1 Give 1 Trainz Download Station Trainz Simulator Mac Trainz Simulator 12 / Collector's Edition

Trainz Simulator arrives on Android! Build and operate the railroad of your dreams. We are pleased to give each and every Android tablet user the opportunity to have Trainz at your fingertips. With Trainz custom built input system to get the most out of the touch functionality you'll find driving Trains, laying tracks, creating layouts and completing scheduled tasks a breeze. Trainz Simulator THD is packed full of content, routes and sessions to give you the best Train experience on any mobile platform. Trainz Simulator THD is a world first for Android! Trainz Simulator includes everything you need to build and operate your own dream railroad. You can build a fun layout in minutes, faithfully recreate a railroad from days gone by or develop a fully fledged prototypical route; the choice is yours. Touch input makes driving Trains, laying tracks, creating layouts and completing scheduled tasks a breeze. More Accessible! Take Trainz with you anytime, anywhere. Drive Loads of Trains. Operate a complete working rail line. Build and customize your own living railroad using our advanced route creation tool called "Surveyor". Trainz Simulator THD offers advanced visual effects such as improved lighting, weather effects, fog, higher detail Trains, beautiful water, increased performance and 1 new routes with all new sessions. Developed by the company that has been making the very best Train Simulation games for over 10 years! NVIDIA is helping get the word out to gamers by featuring Trainz Simulator in TegraZone. TegraZone is available for free on the Android market delivering great content to gamers around the world. NVIDIA - Tegra Zone ANDROID MARKET: Click Here Purchase the newly released "PRR T1 - A Fleet of Modernism" loco for Trainz Simulator on the PC by the end of July and go in the draw to win the worlds thinnest and lightest Tegra powered android tablet the "Samsumg Galaxy Tab 10.1". All PRR T1 purchases before the 1st of August, 2011 will automatically go in the draw to win. To purchase your copy of the PRR T1, click here Comparison - Trainz Android (Tegra 2) vs. Trainz iPad "Trainz Simulator is leading the way for PC Train Simulation and now with the help of Tegra 2 and its dual-core CPU technology it allows us to place Trainz and its full set of features like Surveyor and Driver on the Android Market. Tegra 2 has given us more power for advanced features like weather effects, fog, more advanced lighting, beautiful water, higher detailed locos and addition Trainz content." - Paul Olsen, Studio Head, N3V Games Trainz Simualtor Android Screenshot Trainz Simulator iPad Screenshot Trainz Simualtor Android Screenshots

PRR T1 - A Fleet of Modernism - Released! Trainz Add-on Pack The PRR T1 'A Fleet of Modernism' Add-on Pack recreates the striking image of these shark nosed behemoths in their days of speeding the 'Fleet of Modernism' cars to their destination on trains such as 'The Broadway Limited' and 'The General'. Step into the cab and take charge of these mighty horses, relax in the comfort of your roomette, or enjoy the view from the observation lounge. History During the 1930's, competition with the increasingly popular automobile saw many railroads attempt to become a more attractive option by modernising their equipment. 'Streamline Moderne' was the style of the day and it's design trademarks were employed to repackage rail travel in a way that inspired a new sense of confidence in it's service. Refurbishment saw classically decorated heavyweight carriages give way to smooth-sided designs of steel construction, and interior appointments kept in step with all the modern conveniences. Flowing, aerodynamic appearance was characteristic of the streamline style, and brought a sleek, speedy and futuristic look to the railroads. Drastically falling passenger revenues on the Pennsylvania Railroad caused the administration to consider it's own future in the streamlined world, and vision was required to create an identity that would capture the imagination of the travelling public. Read More

Community News From the forums to around the world Driving Steam Locomotives in CAB Mode - tips and tricks Steam locomotives in Trainz, as per the prototype, require many 'tricks' or 'skills' to drive effectively, and efficiently. As most steam locomotives vary from each other, the practices for driving different locomotives will be slightly different. However, there are some techniques which can help to improve the experience of driving steam locomotives in Trainz, some of which are below. When starting your train, slowly open the regulator on the locomotive. Most locomotives should start moving with the regulator at about 5% without any load, and between 5-10% with most loads. This allows steam to slowly expand in the cylinders, giving a more even amount of power to the wheels and track, and will help to prevent wheelslip by slowly increasing the power to the wheels as the steam-chest pressure rises. If the locomotive does not start moving after a couple of seconds, slowly increase the regulator until you start to slowly move forward. Once you are moving, you can increase the regulator more rapidly to give more power, so as to reach the speedlimit quicker. When first starting your train, ensure that the 'cut-off' (reverser) is in the 'full forward' position (+75%). This ensures that the maximum amount of steam is admitted to the cylinders for the maximum amount of time (the cut-off controls how long steam is allowed to enter/exit the cylinders). As you gain speed, slowly bring the cut-off back toward the 'central' position. If you do not do this, you will be wasting steam, and may start sucking the fire, and coal out of the firebox through the boiler (wasting coal!). The HUD will indicate when you are blowing holes in your fire (sucking coal/fire through the boiler) by flashing the cut-off indication yellow. You should either reduce the regulator or cut-off to prevent this (if accelerating, reduce the cut-off). A reduced cut-off will also allow you to reach much higher speeds than at full-forward. When driving hard, you will use a lot more steam than when driving lightly, and this can be difficult to maintain. However, you can maintain a good head of steam by monitoring the fire, and by monitoring the water level of the boiler. Generally, the water level is best kept at approximately 70-80% (as shown in the water gauge glass or the HUD). In Trainz, the 'coal level' (as shown in the HUD) should be kept at approximately 100%, since this is the 'optimum' firing level for most locomotives. The firebox doors should be kept partially, or fully closed when not adding coal. When stationary, working lightly, or coasting, you may need to open the 'Blower'. This introduces a draft through the firebox, which draws air through the fire to produce a hotter fire. This also occurs when the locomotive is working, however the blower is required when working lightly (or not at all), so as to ensure that the fire still receives a draft. However, the blower does run off the boiler pressure, and as such can also use steam if not used carefully. The blower is increased by pressing the 'N' key, and reduced by pressing 'CTRL' + 'N'. When coasting, it is good practice to leave the regulator open a small amount, so as to ensure that you are still putting power to the wheels. If you are gaining more speed than desired, then you may need to increase the cut-off (much like gearing down in a manual car). The last section covered here is the 'steam chest' pressure. This is effectively the steam pressure in the cylinders. If you have the regulator open a small amount (5-10%), then you should see the steam pressure slowly rise. The exact pressure a locomotive will start moving at will depend on the locomotive, and the weight of the train. Please note, the above information is intended for Trainz Classics 3 and newer, and is intended for use with steam locomotives created for Trainz Classics 3 and newer.

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Trainz Download Station In our continued support for the Trainz community, we have added another server to our download network and increased the limits for the basic Trainz Download Station access. Be aware that this will not guarantee a connection - those wishing to have instant and fast download access should purchase a First Class Ticket. This includes the web-based Trainz Download Station, in-game downloading and Multiplayer map downloads! Click here for FAST Trainz Downloads! We endeavour to continue our imrpovements to meet the needs of the Trainz community.

Trainz Simulator Mac Trainz Simulator Mac boxed copies are coming to the Auran store very soon - though the digital download is good to go! In between developing Trainz Android, Trainz 12, Trainz multiplayer and My First Trainz Set we've been busy developing Trainz for Mac! Build and operate the railroad of your dreams. Trainz Simulator Mac includes everything you need to build and operate your own dream railroad. You can build a fun layout in minutes, faithfully recreate a steam railroad from days gone by or develop a fully fledged 100+ mile prototypical route; the choice is yours. Explore routes with other rail fans in Trainz Online Multiplayer! Drive Steam, Diesel or Electric trains (and even trams, boats and cars) Play and Interact with other Trainz players from all over the world Operate a complete working rail line with interactive industries Build and customize your own living railroad Share your creations and your passion with other rail fans SpeedTree© High Quality and detailed trees breathe new life into your routes and bring your worlds to life. Routes Included in the TS Mac Release will be several new routes for you to explore as well as improvements to routes you're all used to. These include:
Avery - Drexel CN Holly Subdivision Conrail Lincoln Secondary CSX Saginaw Subdivision Detroit Connecting Railroad	Downtown Traction Company ECML Kings Cross - York Harbor Master Port Ogden and Northern

Trainz Simulator 12 N3V Games' latest addition of Trainz Simulator is now available! Check out this great new video showcasing some of the possibilities of Surveyor: Main Features Feel what it's like to put your hands on the controls of powerful locomotives as they power through towns, cities and rolling countryside. Design and Build your own railroads with the versatile Surveyor editing tool and access hundreds of thousands of user-create assets from the Trainz Download Station. Share your enthusiasm with other rail fans as your combine your efforts to operate a working rail line in the new Trainz Multiplayer. Zoom all the way out to the altitude of a satellite to see more of your railroad Many new realistic SpeedTree assets to use in your routes. Backward compatible with TS2010 content. New Routes Balezino - Mosti An incredibly detailed fictional route set in the Russia's modern era. This route features electric locomotives and provides an excellent in-cab driving experience. Debrecen - Nyiregyhaza A prototypical Hungarian route set in the modern era. This route features both electric and diesel locomotives and provides an excellent in-cab driving experience. ECML Kings Cross - Newcastle An improved and extended version of the prototypical British route you know and love from TS2010, set in the 1970s 'blue diesel' era. Mojave Sub Division A prototypical US freight route set in the 1990s, including a selection of ATSF and SP diesels such as the GP60M, B40-8W, SD40T and SD45. Over sixty miles of challenging driving through the Californian desert. Municipal Transit Railway A fictional North American city with streetcars and an elevated commuter railroad. Norfolk & Western - Appalachian Coal A late 1950s route with long coal trains and articulated steam locos and featuring a true icon of North American steam - the N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2. Northeast Corridor - Wilmington To Philadelphia Thirty miles of route through dense urban landscape on the premier U.S. passenger mainline, Amtrak's North East Corridor. Set in the modern era. Southern China Set in China's modern era, this fictional but stunningly realistic route features diesel locomotives such as the DF7C, ND5, DF11, and DF11G.	Trainz Simulator 12 The Birth of a Route

Trainz 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Includes Trainz Simulator 12) Buy the Trainz 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition and Get Bonus Goodies with your copy of TS12!
Includes: Beautifully Presented Collector's Edition Metal Case The all New Trainz Simulator 12 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Certificate Keyboard Shortcut Chart (Driver and Surveyor) 10th Anniversary Collector's Poster Super Speed Access to the Download Station Huge, expanded manual

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