The history of the Class A4 - Pt 2

Having completed trials with the A3 the LNER Board gave Sir Nigel Gresley the go-ahead to create the iconic "Silver Jubilee" streamlined trains and the Class A4 was born. Now Gresley had to bring all of his experience and research together and prove that his theories would work. Read on to find out more.

The history of the Class A4 - Pt 1

For the first part of the 20th century the railways had been the king of travel however in the 1930s they were beginning to see increased competition from the rise of new road infrastructure, an increase in popularity of the motorcar and the new marvel of the age - air travel. It was clear that train services between the major cities had to be faster, more reliable, and more comfortable in order to compete. It is in this challenging period that the story of the A4 locomotive begins. Read on to find out more.

 

Monday Madness: A Summary of the last weeks news

A typical Monday for most consists of falling out of bed, dragging yourself into work, overloading on coffee and weighing up whether quitting your job and being unable to pay your bills would be worth not having to go through the whole process again a week later, for us though (its all of the above) and also a sign that its time for Monday Madness! Here's what we posted last week...

Read all about it: Train fans in the news

The world locomotives and railways are often represented in the news for better or for worse. Our papers and evening news shows regularly feature stories of new tracks being laid, travel disruption or an old station getting a shiny new facelift. Sometimes however it is the little stories about individuals which really capture our imagination. The tales of how people express their passion and love of all things rail. This week two such stories caught our interest - Christopher Parker the man who turned his shed into a signal box and Robert Burdock the model train enthusiast whose beloved train set in the loft is so big it breaches building regulations. Read on to find out more about their stories.

The Class 3F ‘Jinty’ 0-6-0 tank engine for Train Simulator

The diminutive Class 3F ‘Jinty’ 0-6-0 tank engine, designed by Henry Fowler and based on the Midland Railway Class 2441, is now available for Train Simulator in a number of LMS and BR liveries. Read on to find out more

RailSimulator.com goes train spotting

Over the years the team here at RailSimulator.com have been out and about taking thousands of photographs for reference when producing new routes and locomotives. As a result we have hard drives full of them so we decided to have a look through and pick out a few of our favourites. How many can you identify?

Monday Madness: A summary of the last weeks news

Its Monday! Which means there's only 4 more days of wishing it was Friday ahead of us! So in true Engine Driver fashion, here's a look back at our last few blog posts.

The DB BR423 for Train Simulator

The BR423 is a familiar site on Germany’s city commuter routes and this popular EMU (electric multiple unit) is ideal for running passenger services on your German routes in Train Simulator. Read on to find out more.

What is coming soon to Train Simulator

Over the coming months we have a ton of new content planned to keep you guys entertained throughout the summer, read on to have a look into some of what we have lined up. 

How would you edit the editor? Pt. 2

Last week we asked you how you would change the editor, today we will be looking at some of your answers and responding accordingly.