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Announcing Lake Constance: Schaffhausen to Kreuzlingen
We’re delighted to announce our second standard gauge Rivet Games route: We’re bringing the beautiful Lake Constance: Schaffhausen to Kreuzlingen route, part of the Seelinie (Lake Line railway) at the Bodensee (Lake Constance) to TrainSimulator 2020 soon!
The route as it is today was built in 4 segments from 1869 to 1895. Initially there were 3 Swiss train companies, who had built routes in the area. One after another, the NOB (Swiss Northeastern Railway) took over the separate parts and united them. In 1902, when Switzerland started nationalizating their railway companies, SBB took over the route. They started electrifying the route in 1928, but because of its status as a branch line, it took until 1969 to complete electrification.
In 1996 the MThB (Mittel-Thurgau-Bahn or Central Thurgau Railway) took over the route, and started modernising both the tracks and the trains. Then in 2002, the SBB subsidiary “Thurbo” took over the route as well as most of the rolling stock.
Today, the route is operated with RABe 526 electric multiple units, running every half an hour in both directions, and the Lake Constance route for Train Simulator will include the RABe 526 («Gelenktriebwagen» GTW 2/8). But more on the train later! Enjoy a few more screenshots below. Please notice, these are work in progress shots and not necessarily final quality!
Available for pre-order on www.rivet-games.com now.
The route as it is today was built in 4 segments from 1869 to 1895. Initially there were 3 Swiss train companies, who had built routes in the area. One after another, the NOB (Swiss Northeastern Railway) took over the separate parts and united them. In 1902, when Switzerland started nationalizating their railway companies, SBB took over the route. They started electrifying the route in 1928, but because of its status as a branch line, it took until 1969 to complete electrification.
In 1996 the MThB (Mittel-Thurgau-Bahn or Central Thurgau Railway) took over the route, and started modernising both the tracks and the trains. Then in 2002, the SBB subsidiary “Thurbo” took over the route as well as most of the rolling stock.
Today, the route is operated with RABe 526 electric multiple units, running every half an hour in both directions, and the Lake Constance route for Train Simulator will include the RABe 526 («Gelenktriebwagen» GTW 2/8). But more on the train later! Enjoy a few more screenshots below. Please notice, these are work in progress shots and not necessarily final quality!
Available for pre-order on www.rivet-games.com now.
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