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> On Apr 18, 6:47 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
> > Mike Hunt writes:
> > > You should try it on the TGV. It really feels odd.
> >
> > The TGV is kind of bizarre because it is so smooth. As long as the train is
> > moving down a straight stretch of track, you're scarcely aware of the speed,
> > and you can stand and walk about comfortably. But when the train enters a
> > curve, unavoidable laws of physics come into play, and you can be quite
> > suddenly thrown to one side by centrifugal force as the train passes through
> > the turn. Banked turns help but don't fully eliminate this effect. It's
> > disconcerting because it seems very violent (because you don't realize how
> > fast you are moving). The experienced TGV passenger always walks down the
> > aisle with a hand resting on a seat at all times.
>
> Microsoft make a TGV Simulator now?
They used to make Train Simulator, but it was quite uninteresting (bad
train physics and poor sceneries). They discontinued it, although I
heard plans to refurbish it.
There is an excellent Polish train sim : EU07. You can't get closer to a
"real" train simulator, save for the dummy cab.
Stanislas
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