SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#1

Post by untilted » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 9:02 AM UTC

SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations
simsig.co.uk

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#2

Post by cybrox » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 10:37 AM UTC

This is really cool!

For people who don't want to go full scale sim and prefer a bit of a lighter interpretation of working with signalling screens, I can recommend Rail Route (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/).

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#3

Post by wiz21c » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 11:05 AM UTC

first paragraph on home page is really funny and alluring : "... How often has your train been delayed because of "signal failure" and you've wondered why trains can't be routed around the problem - or why it is even a problem in the first place? You'll soon see exactly why - with SimSig!"

really resonates with my experience as a commuter

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#4

Post by rwmj » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 11:09 AM UTC

Memories of playing Heathrow Air Traffic Control (https://www.spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2270/ZX-Spectrum/H...)

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#5

Post by nateguchi » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 11:56 AM UTC

Live signal maps in the UK

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#6

Post by fragmede » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 12:01 PM UTC

cybrox wrote: post #2

This is really cool! For people who don't want to go full scale sim and prefer a bit of a lighter interpretation of working with signalling screens, I can recommend Rail Route ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/ ).

For people that want a railway simulator that includes game mechanics to drive a lot of complexity, try Factorio.

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

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Post by amouat » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 12:09 PM UTC

nateguchi wrote: post #5

See also: https://signalmaps.co.uk/#gwml1:1627 Live signal maps in the UK

Also traksy e.g: https://traksy.uk/live/T+EDB+KGX+d+@2024-07-10T13:00/M+1+EDI...

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

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Post by 8372049 » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 12:20 PM UTC

fragmede wrote: post #6

cybrox wrote: post #2

This is really cool! For people who don't want to go full scale sim and prefer a bit of a lighter interpretation of working with signalling screens, I can recommend Rail Route ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/ ).

For people that want a railway simulator that includes game mechanics to drive a lot of complexity, try Factorio.

Or OpenTTD

https://www.openttd.org

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

#9

Post by 8372049 » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 12:23 PM UTC

rwmj wrote: post #4

Memories of playing Heathrow Air Traffic Control ( https://www.spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2270/ZX-Spectrum/H... )

Nowadays you can do virtual ATC work in VATSIM and IVAO, controlling airspace for flight sim players.

Re: SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations

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Post by gsck » Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 12:42 PM UTC

fragmede wrote: post #6

cybrox wrote: post #2

This is really cool! For people who don't want to go full scale sim and prefer a bit of a lighter interpretation of working with signalling screens, I can recommend Rail Route ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/ ).

For people that want a railway simulator that includes game mechanics to drive a lot of complexity, try Factorio.

Pretty sure the developers of Factorio made a train game based around the train system in Factorio. Can't for the life of me remember its name but it looks rather good