Train Director - Pontremolese

 

Simulation: Pontremolese


Published on 26/10/15
Author: Paolo Gronchi
184 trains   15 stations
Train Director Version: 3.9.14
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This simulation covers the historical line that crosses the Apennines Mountains between Parma and La Spezia, also known as "Pontremolese".

The following lines are at least partially covered by the simulation:

  • Parma-Pontremoli-La Spezia line: partially single-track and partially double-track, electric traction. Both regional trains operated by Trenitalia and Trenitalia TPER (Emilia Romagna) run on this line.
  • Fidenza-Fornovo branch: single-track electric line that serves as a spur for trains from Fidenza connecting onto the Pontremoli line at the station in Fornovo. There is no passenger service on this line except for a few runs without stops.
  • Santo Stefano di Magra-Sarzana branch: double-track electric line that directly connects the Tyrrhenian line (Florence/Livorno) to the Pontremoli line.
  • Aulla-Lucca line: single-track diesel line primarily used for regional train traffic, with the exception of one freight pair that changes locomotives at Aulla.

    This simulation is designed for all types of players, even those without prior experience with the game, because the complexity level is medium, yet sufficient to allow gameplay at 3x or even 5x speed. In this scenario, the possible complexities offered by the game are still present: more than one railway operator, a mix of diesel and electric lines, a prevalence of single-track lines with crossings and crossovers, and intense freight train traffic (including associated shunting maneuvers), as well as freight yards where shunting, cuts, fusions, etc. also occur, with separate movements for the electrified tracks and the diesel ones.

    IMPORTANT

    This simulation organizes icon files into subfolders within the main directory. To make these subfolders accessible to Train Director, you must add the path for each folder in the program settings, under the "Environment" page, in the "Signal directories" field.

    In this specific scenario (and others by Paolo Gronchi), you need to enter the following three folders into the environment field (the full path is not required for icon folders; the folder name is sufficient):

    resources;trainresources;localresources;other folders...

    Please remember that the semicolon character ; is used to separate the different folder names.

    Moreover, it is mandatory to uncompress the .zip file and play the scenario opening the .trk file in the uncompressed folder.

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