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Trainz Simulator 12 is ready!

A digital copy of Trainz could be yours today - TS12 is available for download from the Auran Store right now!

It will still be over a week until we finish making up the boxed copies, but we couldn't wait to share TS12 with you! Don't forget that if you would like a boxed copy (or can't spare the bandwidth to download a digital version), you can still preorder now and it will be shipped to you as soon as they're ready!
Check out some of the great features of Trainz Simulator 12:
Build and Operate the Railroad of Your Dreams... With Your Friends!

Trainz Simulator 12 includes the most exciting new feature in the history of Trainz: Multiplayer! Players from all over the world can build, play and operate railroads together in this new and exciting experience!

Click HERE to watch the new Trainz Simulator 12 release video on YouTube!


Main Features
  • It's all about trains!
    - Feel what it's like to put your hands on the controls of powerful locomotives as they power through towns, cities and rolling countryside. Deliver passengers or produce, manage the smooth-travelling of your train's journey and pay attention to signals and speed limits.

  • Get creative with the powerful world builder!
    - Design and Build your own railroads using Surveyor, the Trainz Simulator's in-built editing tool and access hundreds of thousands of user-created assets from the Trainz Download Station.

  • Team up and make friends with other rail fans!
    - Share your enthusiasm and experiences as you combine your efforts to operate a working rail line in the new Trainz Multiplayer.

  • See more of your route from the altitude of a satellite!
    - Zoom past the previous 300m limit all the way out to 10km - which then transitions seamlessly into the map view.

  • Sound system overhaul!
    - Enjoy the added realism that Trainz Simulator 12's Doppler calculations and additional audio enhancements provide.

  • New high-quality locos, stock, cabs and other content!
    - Check out the included state-of-the-art assets provided with Trainz Simulator 12 - such as the Y6B (as seen on the game's cover).

  • New and improved SpeedTree content!
    - Many new realistic SpeedTree assets to use in your routes. Switch between different seasons and observe as they change appearance.

  • Backward compatible with TS2010 content and routes!
    - Over 90% of the existing Download Station content is compatible with TS12, and we are actively working with third-party developers to help resolve the known faults in the remaining content.


New Routes
  • Balezino - Mosti
    - An incredibly detailed fictional route set in Russia's modern era. This route features electric locomotives and makes for a terrific in-cab driving experience.

  • Debrecen - Nyiregyhaza
    - A prototypical Hungarian route set in the modern era. This route features both electric and diesel locomotives and provides an excellent in-cab driving experience.

  • ECML Kings Cross - Newcastle
    - An improved and extended version of the prototypical British route you know and love from TS2010, set in the 1970s 'blue diesel' era.

  • Mojave Sub Division
    - A prototypical US freight route set in the 1990s, including a selection of ATSF and SP diesels such as the GP60M, B40-8W, SD40T and SD45. Over sixty miles of challenging driving through the Californian desert.

  • Municipal Transit Railway
    - A fictional North American city with streetcars and an elevated commuter railroad. Also includes sessions that take you on a helicopter journey over the city or put you in charge of tram car.

  • Norfolk & Western - Appalachian Coal
    - A late 1950s route with long coal trains and articulated steam locos and featuring a true icon of North American steam - the N&W Y6B 2-8-8-2.

  • Northeast Corridor - Wilmington To Philadelphia
    - Thirty miles of route through dense urban landscape on the premier U.S passenger mainline, Amtrak's North East Corridor. Set in the modern era.

  • Southern China
    - Set in China's modern era, this fictional but stunningly realistic route features diesel locomotives such as the DF7C, ND5, DF11, and DF11G.
Play and Interact with other Trainz players from all over the world.
Drive Steam, Diesel and Electric Trains (and even trams, boats and cars).
Operate a complete working rail line with interactive industries.
Build and customize your own living railroad.
Share your creations and your passion with other rail fans.


Trainz 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Limited stock available - pre-order now to secure your copy!

  • Beautifully Presented Collector's Edition Metal Case
  • The all New Trainz Simulator 12
  • 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Certificate
  • Keyboard Shortcut Chart (Driver and Surveyor)
  • 10th Anniversary Collector's Poster
  • Super Speed Access to the Download Station
  • Huge, expanded manual
Included in 10 random copies are the Trainz Golden Tickets which grants each winner bonus prizes:
  • Get every Trainz product created in the next 5 years for FREE!
  • Be created as a 3D virtual driver in TS12!
  • Enjoy lifetime full-speed access to the Download Station!
For more details, visit: http://www.trainzportal.com/product_10th_anniversary_collectors_edition.php


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