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    Goods train runs driverless for 80km (India, Feb 26, 2024)

    Read the full article here. Or enjoy this very badly filmed material (no crash in recording):
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    Content Creation Support forum - where is it?

    I must be overlooking something, but where did the Content Creation Support forum go? Either I am blind or I no longer have permission to it. Can someone post a link or tell me where to look for it? It used to be next to the DLS/FCT forum.
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    The Railrodder

    I recently discovered this piece of film that dates back to 1965. It apparently was made by "The National Film Board of Canada" with Buster Keaton as the star. The movie is 25 minutes long, which is way to much for my regular YouTube concentration timespan. Not a word is spoken, which also...
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    Biggest shake-up in the UK's railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s

    The UK government has announced the biggest shake-up in the UK's railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s. See this video of BBC news: The report starts at 1:30.
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    EU commission clears Alstom's acquisition of Bombardier

    EU commission clears Alstom's acquisition of Bombardier. Source article: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_1437 After the merger the new company has passed (the railway division of) Siemens in size and will be ranked 2nd globally behind Chinese CRRC.
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    Looking for session tester (and fixer)

    As some of you might know, I have successfully made about 10 scenario sessions in the past. Yet apparently I am getting rusty or I am overlooking something stupid and as a result I can't get the current session I am working on, to be used with my latest released route, to work. So I decided to...
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    Canadian Pacific honours Canadian and U.S. military with special locomotives

    For the full article (published on November 12th) go here: https://www.cpr.ca/en/media/canadian-pacific-honours-canadian-us-military-with-special-locomotives For a higher quality download of the above image, visit the link to the article. As they are likely to visit both the US and Canada, I...
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    Heaviest train accident in Denmark in 30 years kills 6 people

    This morning the heaviest train accident in Denmark since 1988 took place. 6 people killed. Apparently cargo of one train hit a passenger train going in the other direction on an 18 km (~11 miles) bridge during heavy winds. See more details here...
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    Train and school bus collide in the south of France (Dec 14)

    A terrible accident happened earlier tonight in the south of France: a train and school bus collide. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/14/school-bus-and-train-in-serious-accident-in-southern-france At the moment of writing, at least 4 children are confirmed death, many injured :(
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    Railways prepare for total solar eclipse

    Source: Railway Gazette.
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    Newsletter width; anyone having the same problems?

    I am wondering if more people are experiencing this. Situation: Like probably most of you, I receive the newsletter from N3V. It is send to my Hotmail address, which I doubt is a very rare email provider. I open it in a browser (set to 100%) on a 1920 pixels width screen. Now I am sure that by...
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    End of an era: Ringling Bros. Circus announces final performance

    I am sure a lot of you have heard about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus and since you are on this forum also about the related train (which is why I figured I should share this news). Today they announced their Final Performance. The end of an era is near. From their website: No...
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    Over 100 death this Sunday morning in train crash India

    The train between Indora and Parna derailed this Sunday morning at 3am (local time) near Pukhrayan (about 100km from Kanpur) in the Uttar Pradesh region, resulting in over 100 death so far and many wounded. More on the topic in the Times of India. Same topic by BBC, including pictures (it...
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    How about a restaurant on rails?

    Sure, we all have seen trains with a bar on board; those are even pretty common on longer stretches. And we all know you can eat dinner is those cross continental trains. But how about a restaurant on rails where the destination is the same station as you got on? The train drives a route while...
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    Driverless train travels 27km ... backward...

    Okay, I know it is dangerous and a small miracle no accidents happened, but I giggled for a moment after reading this:Driverless train travels 27km backward "Yeah, you go start the engine already." You panicked and jumped off the train? Really? That sounded like the smart thing to do?
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    M120: Module for Model Railroadz

    Ever been to one of those railroad fares or shows? Lots of model train clubs showing their work. Every now and than those model train clubs even decide to combine their routes together to make one large route. Wouldn't it be nice if we did something similar in Trainz? These train clubs can...
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    Discussion Regarding Image Editing

    Probably because he "retouched" it. I actually do mind. I will not vote for it and try to avoid voting for any "retouched" submission because I think this is a "screenshot" competition, not a "modified screenshot" competition. It is my opinion that it should show-off route building or the game...
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    Please help: The dependency ... has an invalid KUID User ID and cannot be used

    I just got an upload failed. This is the text of the email I received: Before bothering the helpdesk, I wonder if any of you can help me out in understanding what can be wrong. These are the facts: - The two mentioned KUIDs are built-in in TS12 build 49922 - The route is an update of an...
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    So... Who lives within 100km of N3V located on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia?

    So... Who lives within 100km of N3V located on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia? Why do I ask? Well, read here (link found in latest N3V newsletter). Enjoy!
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    New link between Europe and Asia: Train tunnel under Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

    Source: BBC News, "Turkey's Bosphorus tunnel to open sub-sea Asia link". As off today, October 29th 2013, there is a new train link between Europe and Asia: The long expected train tunnel under the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. A news item about this event: Project was originally scheduled...
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