New locomotive: TGV PSE

The TGV PSE (Train à Grande Vitesse - PSE, french for High Speed Train - Paris Sud Est) is the first high speed train to operate in the French rail network. There were built between 1978 and 1988 (for a total of 107 trainsets) by ALSTOM, and they started running the passenger lines between Paris and the south east region of France (thus called PSE) in 1981. These trainsets have a total capacity of 345 seats, and a maximum speed of 270 Km/h. Later on, many trainsets were rebuilt and updated their maximum speed up to 300 Km/h. The trainset numbered 38 was converted to a TGV La Post for postal service.

The real specifications for this vehicle are (taken from the Wikipedia):

• Units built: 107 trainsets
• Formation: 10 cars (2 heads + 8 cars)
• Total length: 200 m
• Total weight: 385 t
• Top speed: 270 Km/h (later upgraded to 300 Km/h)
• Power output: 6450 kW

See some pictures at the Railfaneurope.net picture gallery.

This is a blender rendered output (click to enlarge) using its original colour scheme, and some in-game screenshots:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

Simutrans object data:

Type	Electric Locomotive
Name	TGV PSE	TGV PSE Car
Freight	Passengers
Capacity	0	44
Power	3225 kW	0 kW
Max.Speed	270 Km/h
Intro Year	1981
Retire Year	N/A

The train has been coded into simutrans as the original sets, with a maximum speed of 270 Km/h and 6450 kW of power. They are available from 1981 and the optimum in-game formation is 2 power cars and 4 or 6 passenger cars.

This train is meant to be part of a full TGV pakset, which I hope it will be released soon.

For more information on this locomotive check the following links:

• Wikipedia (TGV-PSE)
• Wikipedia (TGV)

New ship: Patagonia

This cargo vessel is based in the Patagonia, a GCV built in Nakskov (Denmark) in 1951. I couldn't find more information about this ship than an old picture, the ship measures and its engine.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from mariners-l.co.uk):

• Length: 144,62 m
• Beam (~"width"): 18,60 m
• Draught (~"height"): 11,66 m
• Gross tonnage: 8663 gt
• Max. speed: 15 kn (~28 Km/h)
• Engine power: 5500 hp (~4050 kW)

See some pictures at mariners-l.co.uk

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results:

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as goods ship, which provides transport by sea for goods between 1951 and 1991. It has also been coded a version for farm goods, able to carry grain, wool or cotton for the same period.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Patagonia
Freight	Goods	Grain
Capacity	350	330
Max.Speed	28 Km/h
Intro Year	1951
Retire Year	1986	N/A

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• mariners-l.co.uk

New ship: Edmund Fitzgerald

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter built in 1958, and until 1971 it was one of the biggest ships operating on the Grand Lakes. It was used mainly for transporting tarconite through the Grand Lakes. In 1975, during a massive winter storm, she was lost 27 Km from Whitefish Bay, Ontario, Canada. Her crew of 29 perished in the sinking, and later in 1976 the wreck was found, and it was discovered that she had broken in two.

The real specifications for this vehicle are (taken from the Wikipedia):

• Length: 222.20 m
• Beam (~"width"): 22.86 m
• Draught (~"height"): 11.89 m
• Cargo capacity: 24100 tons
• Max. speed: 14 knots (~26 Km/h)
• Engine power: 7500 SHP

See picture at the Wikipedia

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results (click to enlarge):

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Edmund Fitzgerald
Freight	Steel
Capacity	800 t
Max.Speed	26 Km/h
Intro Year	1958
Retire Year	N/A

The Edmund Fitzgerald has been coded into Simturans as a modern steel hauler, available from 1958 and able to load up to 800 tons of steel.

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia

New ship: Black Osprey

The SS Black Osprey was a steel hull cargo ship built in 1918 by the United States of America. It was inspected for possible use as war ship, but never was used as it. In 1920 the ship was in cargo service to Rotterdam and Antwerp; later in 1940 she was sold to the British Ministry of War Transport. In 18 February 1941, during her first transatlantic crossing under the British flag, she was sunk by the U-96.

The real specifications for this vehicle are (taken from the Wikipedia):

• Length: 124.79 m
• Beam (~"width"): 16.51 m
• Draught (~"height"): N/A
• Cargo capacity: 8800 tons DWT
• Max. speed: 10.5 knots (~19.4 Km/h)
• Engine power: N/A

See picture at Wikimiedia Commons

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results (click to enlarge):

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Black Osprey
Freight	Steel
Capacity	500 t
Max.Speed	20 Km/h
Intro Year	1918
Retire Year	1958

This general cargo ship has been coded into Simutrans as an early steel hauler, available from 1918 to 1958 and able to carry up to 500 tones of steel.

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia

New ship: Freya

Freya is a steely sidewheeler steamer built in 1905 at Kinderdijk, Netherlands. It was used until 1933 as the Queen Wilhelmina's Royal Yatch; then it was sold and used as supply ship until 1965, then sold again and used as floating shop until 1988. In 1990 it was sold again (and renamed as De Nederlander) and used as cruiser in the port of Rotterdam. Finally in 2000 she was renamed back Freya, and was stationed in Kiel where it is has been used for sightseeing tours until nowadays.

The real specifications for this vehicle are (taken from the Wikipedia):

• Length: 51.69 m
• Beam (~"width"): 11.40 m
• Draught (~"height"): 2.20 m
• Cargo capacity: 250 passengers
• Max. speed: 8.5 knots (~15.7 Km/h)
• Engine power: 150 PSi

See a couple of pictures at Wikimedia Commons

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results (click to enlarge):

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

Simutrans object data:

Type	Ship
Name	Freya
Freight	Passengers
Capacity	250
Max.Speed	16 Km/h
Intro Year	1904
Retire Year	1949

In Simutrans, this ship has been coded as an early small passenger ferry, available during first half of 20th century and allowing transport for 250 passengers at a speed of 16 Km/h.

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia (German)
• Adler-Schiffe GmbH
• Wikimedia Commons
• Youtube Video

New ship: MV Balmoral

The MV Balmoral is a classic passenger ferry built at Southampton in 1949. She has been reformed a couple of times, and now offers excursions around the Bristol Channel and other areas, mostly in UK.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from the Wikipedia):
Length: 63 m
Beam (~"width"): 10 m
Draught (~"height"): N/A
Cargo capacity: 750 passengers
Max. speed: N/A
Engine power: N/A

See some pictures at the Wikipedia. Take also a look at the links at the end of the article.

After a bit of work using blender, this are some results (click to enlarge):

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

Simutrans object data:

Type	Ship
Name	MV Balmoral
Freight	Passengers
Capacity	500
Max.Speed	35 Km/h
Intro Year	1949
Retire Year	N/A

The ship has been coded in Simutrans to fill the gap of modern small capacity ferries, available from 1949 till the end of the game. It has been given an acceptably high speed (35 Km/h) to make it profitable at late games (due to bonus speed getting higher).

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia Commons
• www.btinternet.com
• www.mvbalmoral.com
• Youtube video

New ship: Nororn

I've based this new ship in the Nororn, a norwegian fishing vessel. This vessel is a somewhat special kind of ships designed to fish in the artic regions, so it's a modern ship equipped with the latest thermal and humidity isolating control systems.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from ulsteingroup.com):
Length: 60,50 m
Beam (~"width"): 14,00 m
Draught (~"height"): 6,545 m
Cargo capacity: 1193 m3
Max. speed: 15 knots (~28 Km/h)
Engine power: 2940 kW

See picture at kefacoat.com

After a bit of work using blender, this are some results (click to enlarge):

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as a modern fishing ship, which has to fill the timeline gap between 1964 and end of the game, despite in real life this ship was built much later.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Nororn
Freight	Meat
Capacity	120 t
Max.Speed	45 Km/h
Intro Year	1964
Retire Year	N/A

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• kefacoat.com
• www.ulsteingroup.com

New ship: Willamette Chief

The Willamette Chief was a sternwheel steamboat built in 1874. It was thought to transport wheat and farmers along the Willamette River to Astoria, where the cargo was loaded into ocean-going ships. In 1894 the ship was destroyed by fire. It's a small 50 meters long steamboat, and was able to load about 200 tonns of wheat and over a hundred people.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from the wikipedia):
Length: 49.7 m
Beam (~"width"): 9 m
Depht of hold: 2 m
Cargo capacity: 200 tonnes / 150 passengers
Max. speed: N/A
Engine power: 26 hp

You can see a picture at the wikipedia

As it was used to transport people (farmers) and wheat, I've decided to paint two versions for this ship: goods and passenger versions. Here is a rendered preview:

Blender renderized output

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.
For more information on this ship check the following links:

• www.wikipedia.org

New ship: RMS Baltic

This cruiser ship is based in the RMS Baltic (1903), which is the second ship with that name belonging to the White Star Line. She was the largest ship in the world until 1905 with 23876 gross tons, and she could accommodate 425 first class, 450 second and 2,000 third, with a crew of 560. She was the third of a quartet of ships, all measuring over 20,000 gross tons, dubbed The Big Four (the other three being RMS Celtic, Cedric, and Adriatic).

She was launched on 21 November 1903 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast and sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York on 29 June 1904 with Captain Edward Smith in command. On 17 February 1933, she sailed for Osaka, Japan where she was scrapped.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from wikipedia.org):

• Length: 227,7 m
• Beam (~"width"): 23,1 m
• Draught (~"height"): N/A m
• Gross tonnage: 23876 gt
• Max. speed: 16 kn (~30 Km/h)
• Engine power: N/A

See some pictures at greatships.net

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as an old ocean liner, which provides massive passenger transport by sea between 1900 and 1933.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	RMS Baltic
Freight	Passagiere
Capacity	1200 psg
Max.Speed	29 Km/h
Intro Year	1903
Retire Year	1933

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia
• greatships.net

New rail wagon set: petrol/oil tanker set

Another of my Simutrans projects is to make a full timeline set of petrol/oil wagons for Pak128. I have created a set that consists in 9 different wagons, starting in 1870 to the last one available from 2001. They are all shown below.

• Wagon #1: Wood Barrels Wagon This wagon is not inspired in any real thing in particular. I've taken ideas from many old pictures over the internet, specially to the first wagons used in mid-east asia old oil wells. I'm sorry I lost the links for them. It represents a number of wooden barrels over a wooden platform, running over rails. It's a very short wagon (length=4) with capacity for 5 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 45 Km/h. Available from 1870 to 1885.
• Wagon #2: Iron Tanks Wagon Like wagon number one, this one isn't inspired in any special wagon, but a mix of ideas taken from several pictures. It represents a couple of big iron tanks over a metal platform, running over rails. It's a very short wagon (length=4) with capacity for 7 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 50 Km/h. Available from 1885 to 1900.
• Wagon #3: CSD-502 Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in the Czech "St.E.G. R 502623" wagon. It's a short wagon (length=6) with capacity for 12 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 60 Km/h. Available from 1900 to 1920.
• Wagon #4: CSD-556 Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in the Czech "CSD R 556003" wagon. It's a short wagon (length=6) with capacity for 15 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 70 Km/h. Available from 1920 to 1940.
• Wagon #5: Esso Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in an unknown old Esso wagon. It's a short wagon (length=6) with capacity for 19 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 80 Km/h. Available from 1940 to 1960.
• Wagon #6: CEPSA Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in an unknown modern CEPSA wagon. It's a standard wagon with capacity for 24 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 90 Km/h. Available from 1960 to 1976.
• Wagon #7: VTG Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in an unknown modern VTG wagon. It's a standard wagon with capacity for 28 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 100 Km/h. Available from 1976 to 1988.
• Wagon #8: Esso XL Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in an unknown modern Esso wagon. It's a standard wagon with capacity for 32 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 110 Km/h. Available from 1988 to 2001.
• Wagon #9: VTG CeSa Tank Wagon This wagon is inspired in the ALSTOM CeSa wagon for VTG. It's a standard wagon with capacity for 35 m³ of oil, and max. speed of 120 Km/h. Available from year 2001.

This set of tank wagons is now included in the Pak128 2.0. See Pak128 web site for details. There is also a coloured version available at The Simutrans Boxroom.

See some pictures of the real vehicles at this sites:

• www.railfaneurope.net
• www.railfaneurope.net

New locomotive: ASEA Dm/Dm3

Dm and Dm3 locomotives were built by the Swedish company ASEA, and have been running in Sweden and Norway since 1953 pulling huge ore trains. These where originally double-headed locomotives (named Dm), with low speed but high power engines designed to pull heavy ore convoys. Later in the sixties, several central engines where built to increase their power rate (being then three-headed locos, and named Dm3). Most of this trains are to be retired and replaced by the new IORE models during the next few years.

The real specifications for this locomotives are (taken from wikipedia):

• Units built: 20 Dm, 19 Dm3 (for a total of 97 engines)
• Total unit length: 25.100 m (Dm), 35.250 m (Dm3)
• Weight: 190 t (Dm), 273.2 t (Dm3)
• Top speed: 75 km/h
• Power output: 2400 kW per engine; 4800 kW (Dm), 7200 kW (Dm3)

See some pictures at www.railfaneurope.net

Here you can see a blender rendered output for the three-headed train:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

Simutrans object data

Type	Electric Locomotive
Name	Dm	Dm3
Freight	None	None
Capacity	N/A	N/A
Max.Speed	75 Km/h	75 Km/h
Power	2400 kW	2400 kW
Intro Year	1953	1960
Retire Year	2011	2011

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this locomotive check the following links:

• www.wikipedia.org

New ship: Stoyko Peev

The Stoyko Peev is a bulgarian container vessel built in 1985 in Varna (Bulgary), and owned by the NaviBulgar company. It's not one of the bigger container ships in the world, but a relatively small one with almost 150 meters of length, and also demonstrated by its low container capacity: only 564 TEU.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from ships-info.info):

• Length: 148.66 m
• Beam (~"width"): 21.00 m
• Draft (~"height"): 8.45 m
• Cargo capacity: 564 TEU
• Max. speed: 13.5 knots (~25 Km/h)
• Engine power: N/A

See some pictures at www.visualships.com

After a bit of work using blender, this is the result:

Blender renderized output

All ships I am currently painting will be released together, when a full consistent is completed. I hope the pak will be released in the first open source release of Pak128, which still hasn't any release date.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• www.ships-info.info
• www.visualships.com

Simutrans Creations - Introduction

Hello everybody! I'm Zeno and I've been fan of Simutrans since late 2006.

I've decided to centralize all my simutrans related stuff in a single hub/proxy place, and I have thought that a blog can be a useful tool in order to achieve that goal.

So, from now on, I'll post here all the objects I paint for simutrans (mainly for Pak128), with additional information on the real world objects which I look at when painting (you can call them "models" or "inspirating sources"), pictures of them, etc.

Moreover I will post here whatever other stuff related with Simutrans world that I find interesting, so stay tuned :P

Without any other comments, welcome to Zeno's Simutrans Creations! :)

Cheers,
Zeno