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German Railroads: 10 Jahre Virtuelle Eisenbahn German Railroads – 10 Jahre Virtuelle Eisenbahn is a comprehensive anniversary collection celebrating a decade of high-quality simulation content for the Microsoft Train Simulator (MSTS) platform. Released as a commemorative bundle, it serves as a definitive anthology of the "German Railroads" (GR) and "German Trains" series, bringing together ten years of development into a single package. A Decade of Simulation History

  • Real timetable data (exported from DB’s Kursbuch)
  • Wagenreihungen (carriage formations)
  • Zugnummern (train numbers with meaning: D = long-distance, RE = regional express, RB = regional bahn, S = S-Bahn, IC/ICE)
  • AI traffic with passing loops, overtakes, and delays.

Then, slowly, a historical train—a steam locomotive, a Class 01 'Pacific' in black livery—pulled out of the tunnel on the adjacent track. It was hissing, smoke billowing from its stack, the sound of its pistons drowning out the electric hum of Martin's loco. German Railroads - 10 Jahre Virtuelle Eisenbahn...

Achievements

  • SIFA (Sicherheitsfahrschaltung): Dead man’s pedal – must acknowledge every 30s.
  • PZB (Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung): 1000/500 Hz magnet train protection. Simulated with curves, overrun penalties, and release speeds.
  • LZB (Linienzugbeeinflussung): Cab signalling for high-speed lines (ICE, 200+ km/h).
  • ETCS (European Train Control System): Level 2 increasingly common on modern virtual routes.