Train simulator

They are generally large complicated software packages modeling a 3D virtual reality world implemented both as commercial trainers, and consumer computer game software with 'play modes' which lets the user interact by stepping inside the virtual world.

Many consumer train simulations have been produced, often focusing on different aspects of real-life railways.

Train driving simulation software includes: The PC game 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown, amongst some others, give a different experience to driving, by being in a 3rd person omniscient perspective, controlling the trains from a bird's eye view.

[34] Railroad-themed strategy simulation video games are focused mostly on the economic part of the railroad industry rather than on technical detail.

[38] Train simulators are particularly popular in Japan, where rail transport is the primary form of travel for most citizens.

[40] Non-commercial Japanese sims include the freeware BVE, first released in 1996, which was later remade as the free and open-source OpenBVE.

The game simulated a journey of the Southern Belle steam passenger train from London Victoria to Brighton, while at the same time the player must comply with speed limits, not to go too fast on curves and keep to the schedule.