virtualTracks

This year, for the first time in 15 years, the Christmas train of the ‘Historische S-Bahn e.V.’ association was able to travel the entire Berlin network. We don't have that luxury, we only have the Ring available. But the weather can play many tricks on us. The two scenarios that we have put together here show this. Almost two hours of Christmas driving fun with authentic announcements and train clearance by radio, just like on the real Christmas train. But there are also other surprises for those who drive to the end on time.

Unfortunately, we don't have the original Christmas train available, but our vintage train from ‘Mitten durch Berlin’ is doing a good job here.

The add-ons ‘Mitten durch Berlin’ and ‘Ringbahn Berlin’ are required and must be installed in their latest versions.

The add-on depicts the Berlin S-Bahn and mainline railway ring as it was in 2022. A branch line leads north to Pankow. The mainline railway can be used from Treptower Park to Treptow goods station (after a loop around the ring). Signals, safety equipment and track markings are available on the S-Bahn and mainline tracks. The S-Bahn signals are still secured with track stops. The authors have gone to great lengths to make the cityscape as recognisable as possible. Tempelhof Airport is an exception in the temporal representation. It is still used in the simulation. Some signal boxes that have already been demolished (Frankfurter Allee B2, Ostkreuz OKO) have been given a virtual memorial, contrary to the prototype. The signal boxes that are no longer in use do not look as rancid as they do in reality, but appear well maintained and preserved.

Included are:

• Highly detailed cityscape of Berlin along the route,
• 40 km of S-Bahn and 40 km of mainline railway,
• 29 railway stations,
• 4 goods stations,
• 1 harbour facility.
• Class 483/84 S-Bahn train,
• Class 232 diesel locomotive,
• ICE1,
• various AI vehicles.

On-call duty for Christmas Eve. Bad weather outside and at 3 in the afternoon the dispatcher actually calls: The Münster freight bypass has been blocked since yesterday by an unfortunate derailed locomotive, Münster Gbf is full and a train that has been there since yesterday has to be taken to Hörne and then the locomotive to Osnabrück. To Osnabrück? It's not that far. Yes, if you were the only train on the line. But there are many others laboriously working their way north. The fog allows a signal visibility of 300m, so full concentration is called for, at 250m is the 500Hz magnet! Finally, mulled wine and bratwurst at the Osnabrück depot. 90 minutes on the (fortunately heated) electric locomotive.

In two versions: with 145.2 (from Münster - Bremen) or with virtual Railroads 140 Expert Line.

Requires the 3D train freight car package (also here in the shop) and for the second variant vR 140 Expert Line.

The add-on for the TrainSimulator 2021 from DTG contains the Berlin S-Bahn line S25 from Hennigsdorf üer Tegel, Schönholz, Bornholmer Straße, Gesundbrunnen, Nordsüd-S-Bahn tunnel, Südkreuz Lichterfelde Ost to Teltow Stadt. Also included are two branches, one to Berlin-Pankow and one to Waidmannslust. The add-on also includes: the S-Bahn train of the series 476.3 "Nietenreko" and for the AI the series 481/82 (non-drivable)and 143 (non-drivable) as well as various passenger trains and freight wagons. The add-on is completed by 11 scenarios with extensive voice output as well as 4 scenarios "fast game".

• 47 km Berlin urban railway line,
• 31 urban railway stations,
• detailed Berlin cityscape with beautiful vegetation, amazing weather and night effects
• 1 historical S-Bahn train of the 476.3 series,
• as KI: class 481/82, 143, various passenger coaches and freight wagons

Hardware recommendation: Windows 64-bit, 8 Gbyte memory and TS2021 in 64-bit mode

• Add-on for Train Simulator 2016 by DTG
• 195 km double-track, electrified main line with
• curve superelevation,
• 3D catenary,
• 46 stations/stops faithfully modelled on the original.
• 18 km S-Bahn Berlin with AI-rolling of TTB.
• IC car and RE160-double decker car by TTB,
• Leipzig subnet tram (lines 1, 9, 16) with T4Dmod-Leipzig as AI,
• 2600 different 3D models,
• own 3D vegetation,
• faithful scenery replica,
• enchanting night effects,
• 9 scenarios plus QD scenarios.

10 scenarios using the Traffic Package Freight Cars by 3DZug. The add-on needs the following software: "Mighty Seddin Freight" (in this shop) and  Traffic Package Freight Cars (availlable in this shop too). You'll have about 15 hours of driving fun with that package. The freeware "Städteexpress" from www.3DZug.de is part of the installer. The scenarios are named:

• 1a - Standby Duty
• 2a - Standby Duty (part 2)
• 3a - Container to Mockau
• 4a - Oil for the Capital
• 5a - Gravel from Teltow
• 6a - Storm Front passing
• 7a - It never happens, what you expect
• 8a - Happy End
• 9a - Blizzard
• 10a - nostalgia express

Scenario 1 to 6 are made from the original scenarios but with the 3DZug cars and some changes in execution.