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DSEPR01 The REAL Black Forest Ver2 for TANE

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Author:	anathoth71
Kind:	map
Build:	4.5
Size:	73.22MB
Uploaded:	2025-10-24
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DSEPR01 The REAL Black Forest Ver2 for TANE

This is a route update to TANE SP4 standard. The original description for this route can be found further down, but here is the list of improvements for this update to TANE 4.5 standard:

Superelevation applied along the route as appropriate, along with track alignment improvements through curved sections.

Trackage asset updated. The new trackage doesn't look as good as the old TSM assets it used, but it is procedural trackage and still looks pretty good.

A few relic non-DLS scenery assets have been replaced with assets available on the DLS.

Scenery enhancements in some places, notably around the yard at Villengen.

Altered the 'monument' steam loco at Triberg to a newer asset that better reflects the loco that is actually there in real life.

Staging areas modified to allow the doubling of AI train variation - see session descriptions.

Three sessions should be available for this route on the DLS. Two Basic Sessions, one of which reflects my personal asset collection, and one of which employs only DLS assets. The third session is called Tunnelfahrten Schwarzwaldbahn and recreates the well known steamtrain event that uses this railway on occasion.

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION BELOW

This route is a close representation of a prototype 75km section of the German rail network between Biberach and Villengen - the actual Schwarzwald (Black Forest) line. In real life this is a double tracked and twisting climb with difficult terrain between Hornberg and St Georgen. Known as a marvel of railway engineering, the doubletracked Black Forest ascent utilises 37 tunnels and gradients in the vicinity of 2% for much of the climb. The haunting and beautiful black forest itself provides the setting. This route is primarily a passenger line, but sees occasional freight traffic passing through too, though the gradients on the line necessitate short trains and/or double locomotives. The route was built using 30m resolution DEM data.

In the real world this route is fully electrified with catenary. The author deliberately chose not to add catenary to the route due to time constraints - and they would also spoil the view ! AI portals in staging areas at each end of the route are in the session layers. Several Basic Sessions for this route should also be available on the DLS to use as a template for your own sessions.

This route was originally built in Trainz2010, Build 44088 (3.3), but has been modified for TANE SP2 by carrying out a a Track Condition pass to bring the mainlines up to 100% quality to reduce the excessive rocking that the default 50% setting produces. Procedural Track has not been included because the TSM trackage already in use looks so good in this particular route. One day the author will begin implementing superelevation on his routes, but that day has not yet arrived. The DLS version of this route may be updated once this is completed. Otherwise, trackage is laid to a high standard, so if you prefer Procedural Trackage, using TANE's asset replacement function shouldn't result in too many junctions that need adjustment to work. Cameras have been placed all along the route also.

The author and his wife visited the Schwarzwald area in 2015 (the same year this Trainz route was built) enjoying the walking tracks around Triberg that allow excellent trainspotting opportunities. Even the wife became a trainspotter for a few days in this beautiful setting! Please enjoy the REAL Black Forest railway.