In theory, you drive off in R, and switch up through the various settings to accelerate to your target speed. Then you dial the traction...
You're absolutely right! Shows that I haven't been there in a while... last time I travelled that line, was with a DM90 diesel mechanical unit :)
The unelectrified single track branching off to the right line is the Arriva shuttle line to Zwolle Stadshagen and Kampen. The two electrified...
VIRMm: "hold my beer!"
In Koploper you're about 5 meters above the track, which has an effect on how your brain senses the speed. But in SNG, you should feel the speed....
That's unusually loud. No idea why that is. If you look up other cab rides on Youtube, I'm sure you'll find the choppers to be less audible on...
A real life ICMm driver isn't really able to hear the chopper hum, even if he's in the motorcar's cab. He can kind-of sort-of hear them faintly in...
They're only found near tunnels where stopping in that tunnel is or could be problematic for freight trains. For example, the Rotterdam Blaak...
These signals are called WUBOs - "Waarschuwingsinstallaties bij uitzichtbelemmerende objecten" or "Warning equipment near objects that obstruct...
True, but I did feel a sparkle of hope when I noticed that when you switch on ATB in the SNG (in TSW), the game notifies you that both ATB and...
The 160 kph version of ATB is ATBM+, which is installed only on the line between Hoofddorp and The Hague (Mariahoeve). The only two train types...
Zwolle-Groningen isn't a freight heavy route in real life, so it makes sense for it not to be one in TSW either. Freight is mostly going from...
We used to have a procedure like that in the past, with "vlagmannen" ("flag men") escorting the train on foot, and halting road traffic at each...
No. P-signals are automated, and can't be controlled by traffic control. So if a train needs to drive on the left for some reason, it wouldn't be...
Currently, the noses are mostly empty, save for the on-board WiFi-equipment. What's left differs per generation though, as the refurbishment...
You're not the first to make that connection. In fact, both KLM and MartinAir (two Dutch airlines) have ran total advertising on Koplopers in the...
ICMm can go up to 15 cars.
Technically, there's no such concept as an announcement in ATB. As soon as you pass a speed limit (static or dynamic), the speed limit comes into...
TSW depicts the modernised Koplopers (ICMm instead of ICM), which no longer have the walkthrough head. The big yellow plate at the front is where...
Just finished my first run, and it's pretty good! And there are fun little easter eggs. On the menu in the "Snack 'n' Dash" (which replaces the...
Several Koplopers have been fitted with special livery over the decades. KLM's livery was fitted to unit 4011 (now in the railway museum, but in...
ATB responds to a continuous stream of pulses down the running rails. If you're on approach to a red signal, and it turns green, the pulses change...
Speed restrictions come in two forms: static and dynamic Static speed restrictions Static speed restrictions are announced by a yellow triangular...
Welcome to the Netherlands, where straight lines are everywhere! Seriously - fly into Schiphol and look out the window during approach - the...
*Heroic_Nonsense zwaait naar Dirk22 van GoT*. Yup, even the H-beam portals have one too many Y-profile: [ATTACH] In reality, the H-beam...
@pe Tried that once, but when I boarded a loco to take over the service, two men came and I spent the afternoon in a small room being yelled at....
I suggest tagging one of the DTG staff (DTG Alex, DTG Jamie) and see if they can forward this to Matt.
You're absolutely right! For those who absolutely must check for themselves, here's a recent cab ride for Groningen - Zwolle: [MEDIA]
They're a bit hard to come by, as the triangular train key is an international standard and suppliers only sell them to train operators (not to...
If you end up *really* liking the Koploper after you’ve played the route next week, then now’s your chance to actually own a piece of one for...
NS cleans their trains, but just not very often. And they underestimate the behaviour of a large portion of their passengers when it comes to...
ATB controls speed. If you overspeed, you get a warning, ignore that and the train will come to a halt with the maximum brake setting. The driver...
You have separate traction and brake controllers. Traction is to your left, braking is to your right. The traction controller allows the driver...
Day one here too, if only to show support to DTG for releasing a Dutch route, as I won't have a lot of free time to actually drive the route until...
Switzerland only shares the track width (1435 mm) and the overhead voltage with Germany (15 kV at 16.66 Hz), but that's it. The specifications of...
OK, so the Koploper shown in the trailer vid's title screen is unit 4035. Unit 4013 is shown a few seconds later. These are resistor based...
The Dutch routes use a vast collection of assets, made by various asset devs. None of these devs allow their assets to be included in the route...
The Dutch trainsim community is actually quite large and very active too. They have been, ever since the days of Microsoft Train Simulator and...
Not as loud as the ICE 3M's disc brakes though. Here's a video of an ICE 3M (disc) braking: [MEDIA] Just kidding of course. Here's a real ICE...
And though not sounds related, this is how Koplopers used to couple (before refurbishment, and back when they still had the walk through head...
For comparison, here's the 4011 (resistor bank based Koploper): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0szXzuPaJis If you sat in the power car, you...
Dutch train sounds Bagpipes VIRM (not "VIRMm", as in not yet refitted) played a typical "bagpipes" sound when accelerating. The sound originated...
The DDZ power car (NS Class mDDM) has three powered bogies to make sure that there's enough rail contact to give the train traction. It would be...
ICMm will be missed by most passengers, as they're really comfortable and fast, but DDZ has been a problem child since the refurbishment. Constant...
In related news, NS has shown a mock-up of the new double decker units that will (eventually) replace part of the Koploper (ICMm3 and ICMm4 to be...
OMSI is a bus simulator for PC. Similar to TSW in concept, but with busses. https://store.steampowered.com/app/252530/OMSI_2_Steam_Edition/
You could repaint the Class 08 (included with WCML Preston - Carlisle and other routes) into an NS Class 400/500/600/700 ("Hippel") or into a...
Let's hope so!
Yeah, the whole system isn't very well thought through. Well it is, but not with the consumer in mind. It's entirely built so that the operators...
Their words, not mine. NS has placed gates on routes where fare evasion happens a lot. Hence the maze of gates in the Amsterdam area (try...
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