On August 7, 1847, Switzerland's first railway ran from Zurich to Baden and back for the first time. Soon after its inauguration, the railway was given the legendary name “Spanish Bread Railway” that is still legendary today. This is...

Shunting magnificence comes to life on the island of Rügen with the classic DB BR 204 for Train Simulator! In the 1950s, the Deutsche Reichsbahn were keen to get dieselisation underway, replacing steam locomotives with a modern fleet of...

The Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 is the first widely used, new-generation, diesel railcar in Germany for local railway services. Its most characteristic feature is the trapezium-shaped window frames. The Regio-Shuttle is classified by the...

The DB BR 648 is a two-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Alstom as part of their Coradia family of multiple units. The LINT sub-class – of which the BR 648 is part of - stands for ‘Leichter Innovativer Nahverkehrstriebwagen’ (Light...

Built between 1956 and 1964, the BR 361 (originally classified as V 60) is a diesel locomotive designed for shunting duties and the occasional light goods train for Deutsche Bundesbahn. In total, 942 of these shunters were produced, with...

The DB BR 261 10BB built by Voith, and named internally as the ‘Gravita’, is a diesel-hydraulic shunting freight locomotive able to operate over medium capacity main line freight routes. Chosen to replace the ageing fleet of BR 290...

A reproduction of the DM90 'Buffel' diesel passenger train that operates/operated on the non-electrified lines of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch national railways) network. The diesel train '90 (DM '90), officially also known as the...

Following the successful introduction of the Intercity-Express system across Germany in the early 1990s, Deutsche Bahn started plans to upgrade long distance services with higher speeds and raise comfort levels for passengers, and to...

Built in Canada by General Motors, the BR 266 is based on the UK’s Class 66 diesel locomotive, externally resembling the UK locomotive in appearance but with a different internal control desk to accommodate for the addition of German...

A reproduction of the Stadler GTW passenger train that can be seen all over Europe: Diesel and electric versions 2/6 and 2/8 (2-wagon and 3-wagon) versions EMU consists for : Arriva Limburg, Arriva Merwedelingelijn, Arriva Vechtdallijn,...

The Class 47 was one of the first mass produced diesel locomotive after the gradual withdrawal of steam locomotives on the UK railway network in the 1960s. There were a popular and versatile model, with a total of 512 produced and...

The ER20 ‘Hercules’ is considered to be one of the quietest and most efficient diesel locomotives currently operating in Europe, having been manufactured with up-to-date diesel engine technology and innovative sound insulation, alongside...