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Eaux Vives to Annemasse and return - twice!
This activity is still under development but there's a test version available for download which you might like to try but the reverse point at Eaux Vives needs fixing. You've a double shift on the morning service from Geneve Eaux Vives to Annemasse and return, only a short run but an important one. Your passengers will be travelling on a single-deck Z6139 trainset on load from the Paris RER (this trainset has a number two end so you can easily make the return trip). When you come into Annemasse for the first time, let your passengers alight, then when the conductor blows his whistle, move up until you're just about at the signal (probably red) - this should get the controller/dispatcher to set your path back to Eaux Vives. Change ends (i.e., change to passenger view and put your train into reverse), and move to the platform for passengers to board. On returning to Eaux Vives, let the passengers alight and move to the end of the line (about 10cm from the catenary post!) until the curly arrow disappears - this movement should get the controller to reset the points. Move back to the number one end, and you should be able to move to the other Eaux Vives platform for more passengers to Annemasse. A short technical note: for a reverse point to work properly (i.e., points/switches to be set), there must be track space for the player train to pass over the reverse point. Further, and this one is tricky (see Rich Garber's Activity Guide manual, bottom of page 45, top of page 46), there must be track space for the player train between the reverse point and the closest set of points (switch). The latter condition is just fulfilled at Eaux Vives on the return there with the two carriage Z6100 set. In other words, at Eaux Vives when you return, there's just enough track space for two train lengths - that's the reason you have to move your train right up to the catenary pole. Remember to sound the horn at each level crossing! This activity has been compiled into a zip file with Route Riter so you can see what you're files you need to install. To download, see here.
Rolling stock
The player trainset for this activity is the Z610 trainset, one of just a couple of French rolling stock with a number two end cab for reverse working. You can download the Z6100 from Bruno Astorg's Microrail site or Train-sim.com in file z6100_s2.zip (24-Feb-03, 2Mb). The following rolling stock is available from a number of sources. The only loose consists, if any, are of the web•TrainSim boxcars, readily available from web•TrainSim downloads. If you use ConBuilder to substitute your own rolling stock, be careful to keep the train lengths roughly the same as the original (i.e., don't increase a train length from, say, 50 wagons, to 100 wagons). Apart from perhaps not fitting on a siding, train speed will change with a heavier load and you could spend longer at any reds. From Henry Verpiot's site (1) at the bottom of the page:
From Henry Verpiot's site (2), as per order on the page. Note that Henry has Trainsim as his root folder for MSTS. Therefore all his downloads require manually creating a folder for the particular piece of rolling stock and then extracting the files from the zips.
From theTrain.de. You won't see the file name until you click on Download (size) so the name used in theTrain listing is given first. The locos can be downloaded from the Downloads area under Electric_Engines/Switzerland/SBB and the carriages from the Downloads area under Passenger_cars/Switzerland/Unsort.
From web•TrainSim downloads:
Others:
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