
(Box, which included Gmax as an accessory is shown at right in lower left corner.) Two retail builds (retail versions releases) existed the English/USA version is commonly known as Trainz 1.0. Service packs 1 (April), 2 (June) and 3 (November) were each released in 2002, these progressively updated the Community Edition, Trainz 1.0 to versions 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 successively.

Trainz Community Edition was released in December 2001. Like the file set, nothing is known about this beta of Trainz. Trainz 0.9 was the CD-ROM beta that was mailed to testers by Auran. While little-to-no information is known about this version of Trainz, it originally started life as a set of downloadable files in 2000. It was renamed under the name of Content Manager Plus (CMP) in TRS2006. The Content Manager (CM) module is a Windows program that allows management of the in-game database files. PaintShed is a simple program for aiding and easing the process of 'reskinning' traincars, altering their livery, by recoloring and adding new heraldry to Trainz locomotives and other rolling stock. Unless users purchase a First Class Ticket with real money, download speeds for the DLS (both in Content Manager and directly through File Transfer Protocol on the Trainz website) are throttled, which tends to be a point of contention in the Trainz community. The simulators are supported by a large library of freeware assets which can be downloaded from the N3V servers, referred to as Download Station (DLS). Screenshot of TS12 or Trainz Simulator 12 in driver mode showing an Amtrak HHP-8 at 30th Street Station Other software The games emphasize themselves on inclusion of content, and all subsequent games following Trainz Community Edition would allow users to install 3rd-party rolling stock, scenery, routes, and other content under the. The simulators consist of route and session editors called Surveyor, and the Driver module, that loads a route and lets the player operate and watch the trains run, either in "DCC" mode, which simulates a bare-bones Digital Command Control (DCC) system for the simple stop-and-go of a basic model railway, or "CAB" mode, which simulates real-world physics and adds working cab controls. The Australian studio Auran (since 2007 N3V Games) released the first game in 2001.

Trainz is a series of 3D train simulator video games.

Box art for 32 bit Trainz Simulator 12 depicting a Norfolk and Western Y6b
