The Tauernbahn is one of the most important north-south trunk routes in Europe, carrying freight, local passenger and tourists through the Central Eastern Alps. The line tackles gradients as steep as 2.5% and burrows through the mountains through the 8km long Tauern tunnel.
Following the opening of the Suez Canal, there was a desire to create a similar link between the Austrian seaport at Trieste with the Bohemian coalfields. However, instead of a water channel, the vision was for a rail connection through the Alps. Construction took place between 1901 and 1909, sections such as the Tauern tunnel were double tracked, with other sections of the pass only being single.
The line still remains in use to this day, served by a series of passenger trains, including a motorail service, as well as freight. Experience the variety of operations and take in the Alpine scenery with RSSLO’s Tauernbahn for Train Simulator!
Included Scenarios
A selection of Career scenarios are included:
- Easy winter
- Freight at sunset
- From tunnel to rain
- Morning Freight
- Sunny afternoon
- Tauern Motorail
More scenarios are available on the Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!
Key Features
- 79 km route from Schwarzach-Sankt Veit to Spittal an der Drau in Austria
- 13 authentic stations
- Diverse mixture of mountain passes, single line running and includes the 8 km Tauern Tunnel
- Operate passenger and freight services, as well as unique Motorail trains
- Includes the ÖBB 1016 electric locomotive and ÖBB rolling stock
- 6 Career scenarios
- Quick Drive compatible
- Download size: 1.4GB
