Forth Valley games firm takes its trains to Switzerland

Forth Valley company Rivet Games has newly launched “Train Simulator 2020: Swiss edition”, which allows anyone interested in iconic famous railway journeys to drive or travel along two legendary Swiss rail routes - the Gotthardbahn and the Bernina Line.

We’re told: “Train Simulator lets you take control aboard powerful locomotives from around the world, and gives

you the choice of what to do, where and when.

“Step in the cab and master the operation of diesel, electric and steam locomotives as you deliver passengers and freight to their destinations with a packed timetable of real-world services and scenarios.

“Whatever you love about trains, Train Simulator 2020 lets you take your hobby to the next level”.

The game itelf is a decade old, but the 2020 version is said to reach new heights of visual realism including ambient light and sunlight strength,

Rivet Games, based in Stirling were the developers of both included routes - a meticulously modelling of 110km

of the Gotthardbahn from Erstfeld, on the North side of the Alps, to Bellinzona near the Italian border.

Players take “the iconic Re 460 locomotive in SBB livery” along the classic Alpine route, driving the

double loop of Wassen, “allowing the famous church of Wassen to be seen three times from three

different perspectives”.

The other route included allows players to explore the challenging Alpine valleys along the Bernina Line from Poschiavo to Tirano.

Players can take the famed Bernina Express train to its Italian terminus, traversing the iconic Brusio spiral viaduct and

running through the streets of Tirano.

You may have to supply your own buffet car, but everything else for the perfect train adventure seems to be included.