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TGV Voyages Train Simulator

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TGV Voyages allows you to experience high speed train travel through the French countryside in Train Simulator. This is a standalone version of Train Simulator that has limited content. See below for more information.The high speed railways of France, dominated by the iconic TGV® Duplex, are brought to life in the breathtaking new Ligne Grande Vitesse: Marseille Saint-Charles to Avignon-TGV route for Train Simulator.
Construction of the LGV Méditerranée began in 1996, designed as a dedicated high speed line that spans over 160 miles to connect the South-East of France to the nation’s capital, Paris. The LGV Méditerranée extends from the end of the LGV Rhône-Alpes in Valence and terminates at Marseille via Avignon and Aix-en-Provence.
Opened in 2001, the LGV Méditerranée is operated by SNCF® with TGV Duplex high speed trains, operating on the 25kV AC catenary system, capable of reaching 320 km/h. These revolutionary high speed trains slashed journey times to the South coast of France with TGVs now handling the vast majority of all journeys in France, covering some 750 km (470 miles) in around 3 hours – faster than some domestic airlines.
The line serves a total of 4 stations, featuring three purpose-built structures, the Gare de Valence TGV, a uniquely built multi-level station allowing easy transfer between the high speed and local services, Gare d’Avignon TGV, made popular by its close proximity to Avignon city centre and Gare d'Aix-en-Provence TGV, allowing easy travel into the north of Marseille and Marseille Airport, accessible by regular bus services. The final station is Marseille-Saint-Charles - a terminus station previously built to serve the surrounding area and the French Riviera, access to this station is via the classic French main lines.
Due to the undulating nature of Southern France’s terrain, the LGV Méditerranée features many steep inclines and declines, not to mention the impressive number of vast cuttings, tunnels and viaducts that traverse the landscape, the longest tunnel being over 8 km (5 Miles) long. Not only is the outstanding scenery a wonder to behold, the LGV Med. regularly sees 300 – 320 km/h operation providing a fast, reliable service with the beautiful southern France countryside flying past the upper and lower windows.
The route is equipped with the TVM430 (Transmission Voie-Machine) signalling system, a revolutionary in-cab signalling system designed for operating high speed trains in high capacity. Conventional signalling is not practical for very high speed routes, as drivers have very little time to see and react to what flies past the windscreen. TVM430 displays information in the cab telling the driver what speed he should be travelling at, without the need for conventional track-side equipment.
Included with the 100km Marseille to Avignon high speed route is the iconic TGV Duplex in SNCF livery.ScenariosBAL Signalling Tutorial
TVM430 Signalling Tutorial
Marseille Saint-Charles to Avignon
Avignon to Marseille Saint-Charles
Aix-en-Provence to Marseille Depot
Aix-en-Provence TGV to Avignon TGV
Avignon TGV to Marseille Saint-CharlesKey Features105km (65 mile) LGV route from Marseille Saint-Charles and Avignon TGV
Stunning southern France scenery, including numerous tunnels and high speed viaducts
Locomotive yard at Marseille
TGV Duplex in SNCF livery
Scenarios for the route
Quick Drive compatible
Download size: 1300 mb
For the complete Train Simulator experience, you will need to upgrade to the full version of Train Simulator. You can do this by selecting 'upgrade' from the in-game front menu. Below is a list of additional features in Train Simulator that are not available in TGV Voyages:
Career mode
In game store
Access to Steam Workshop
Expand your Train Simulator collection with add-ons
At any time, you can upgrade to the full version of Train Simulator, and the content you bought in TGV Voyages will automatically appear in the full version of Train Simulator.
Ever dreamed of driving trains? Now you can! Train Simulator brings to life some amazing extreme train challenges on real world routes and delivers the ultimate railway hobby.

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Dovetail Games
Publisher
Dovetail Games
Age rating
Not rated
Website
http://www.train-simulator.com

System requirements for PC

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows® Vista / 7 / 8
  • Processor: 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (3.2 GHz Core 2 Duo recommended), AMD Athlon MP (multiprocessor variant or comparable processors)
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 (AGP PCIe only)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compatible
  • Additional Notes: Quicktime Player is required for playing the videos
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TGV Voyages Train Simulator reviews and comments

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I no longer have a derailment problem (after a reinstall of the games). In introduction, I specify that I played a lot with this material (TGV duplex) on the Mediterranean line on the very first Train Simulator (which must date from 2001) on which I had installed a large number of add-on. Later I started to Trainz (2006, 2010 and 2012) but I found that the models were "a little empty" (modeling was sometimes very limited, sound atmosphere a little light). With this Simulator, I finally found driving sensations and especially a rarely reached immersion (it changes from Trainz). The good points:-careful modeling of the driving cab, the Interior of the cars (1st, 2nd class and bar) and the stations (Billboard, elements of detailed decorations on the docks, animation of the passengers...)-sound atmosphere worked consistent and faithful (acceleration, rheostatic braking, engine noise, attention beep on the TVM430...)-good feeling of driving (sensation of speed, "Physics of the train")-the TVM430 works and seems perfectly reproduced-the game makes the difference between the types of currents and voltages used namely 25 kV (50 Hz) single phase on the LGV and 1500 V continuous for the installations of Marseille-presence of tutorials on the signalling (classical and TGV)-manual PDF detailed in French-finally a Simulator that puts forward French hardware (no need to add-on: a revolution...)-I got a free version of Train Simulator 2016 (who does not want to start to change...) but I do not know if it is generalized (if so it's rather nice like concept) to improve:-other lines (LGV Atlantique, LGV East, LGV Nord) and other materials (TGV PSE, Atlantic and network) would be welcome story to have a more complete TGV Simulator-the line is not complete: connections to Nimes and Valencia TGV would not be too much especially as the distances seem a little shortened-the lighting of the headlights seems a bit missed by moment-the keyboard controls are designed for a QWERTY keyboard (not intuitive layout by using an AZERTY keyboard) and obviously we can not change them (but there it may be me, I have not searched too much in the options) negative points:-I encountered derailment problems without reason (respect of speed limitation) but a reinstall seems solve the problem-only one line and one train is not enough, the game looks like a demo (I know there is the "real" version Train Simulator 2016 but it really is low level content)-too limited number of scenarios in driving mode (2 in photo mode graph, 2 tutorials and only 4 true driving missions)-the commissioning of the motor is really too light (at best a test of the KVB and brakes, no test VACMA nor arming of the circuit breakers damage)-the price is still quite high to make Avignon - Marseille . . . Conclusion I recommend but only if you are a fan of the TGV duplex and the LGV Med.
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