Credits and links

First of all, thanks to my family and friends who have an infinite patience.

It’s true that this takes a lot of time…

Direct contributions

V3.0 and 2.1 credits

Many thanks to:

Henrik Norgaard TGV AI patch conception

Clem Tillier Additional gantries, TGV Pack 1 AI patch, Beta test

Edouard Staniczek TGV Duplex AI patch, Beta test

Claude Lalau French signals and initial signal scripts

Roger Morot French signals, buildings

Benjamin Deville Technical support, beta test

Newalex Technical support, beta test

Also, for V3.0, many thanks to Okrasa Ghia and all Xtracks contributors.

V2.0 credits

Many thanks to:

Clem Tillier Gantry sets, track textures, TVM signals design

Claude Jousset Viaducts and other specific 3D objects design

Benjamin Deville Technical support, beta test

Newalex Technical support, beta test

Edouard Staniczek Beta test (Edouard, thanks again for your magnificent TGV Duplex)!

V1.1 credits

Many thanks to:

Benjamin Deville (simtrain-fr.org), our great LGV/TGV/TVM specialist, who helped me a lot in the design of the V1.1.

Bernard Halpin (WebDotTrainsim.com), for his excellent web site and his very interesting articles about the route, rolling stock and activities.

All activity writers, for your ideas and great work. You are making this route live!

V1.0 credits

Many thanks to these people, who have contacted me, offered their help and spent many hours of their free time designing specific high quality 3D objects for this route.

In order of « appearance »:

Noël Smektala, for the LGV 25 kV gantry set.

Chris Longhurst (ChrisTrains), for Aix-en-Provence and Avignon TGV stations.

Pascal Goarin, for the LGV tunnel mouths.

Clem Tillier, for the LGV track textures.

In the direct contributions, I wish to include all of you who have sent me encouragements when I needed them. A lot of very nice and original messages, thank you for that. J

MSTS

Big thanks to:

Clem Tillier for his superb TGVs: Train Simulator Speedworks

Edouard Staniczek for his superb TGV Duplex: Projets ESK

Chris Longhurst for his high quality freeware models and his great Euro Loco Pack: ChrisTrains

Kenji Kimura for his superb cabs. You can download them at: www.train-sim.com (tgvcab2.zip and estarcab.zip)

Mike Simpson for his fabulous « Route Riter ». You can download it at: www.train-sim.com (rriterxx.zip).

Ron Picardi for his ground textured « freeway bridges » (very easy to use and perfect for TGV routes) and high voltage power poles. You can download them at: www.train-sim.com (srvbrdg1.zip and srv_pole.zip)

Michel Camuzat for his French signals. You can download them at: simtrain-fr.org (for some of them, I'm using a custom texture that contains additional TGV signals).

vh24 for other French signals and the « TZR » script: vh24.free.fr

Jens Vang Petersen and Mats Strid for their gantries. You can download them at: www.train-sim.com (jvpgantries.zip and swegantries.zip). I’m using a slightly modified version to match the colors of French gantries.

Bjorn Centergran for his splendid « North Fork Bridge ». You can download it at: www.train-sim.com (nfbridge.zip)

Hans Tol for his great « Central Station » (I used it in Marseilles St Charles, Marseilles Blancarde and Nimes). You can download it at: www.trains-station.com (StatCen.zip and StatCen2.zip)

Enocell for his complete buildings collection (Buildings Super Pack 1). You can download this pack at: www.train-sim.com (buildings.zip)

L’auto-rail de Metz who makes superb models of French rolling stock.

Bruno Terrien for his splendid red and blue x2800. You can download them at: simtrain-fr.org

Olivier Grognet for his Corail cars. You can download them at: simtrain-fr.org

Serge Carrey for his BB26000. You can download it at: simtrain-fr.org

Claude Lalau for his Titan’s work: Claude Lalau's Homepage

Modelfer who develops the Marseilles-Vintimille route, which perfectly complements mine.

All of you guys, who spend your time helping others in MSTS forums.

and of course Microsoft and Kuju who have developed and distributed this simulator.

Well, I hope I have forgotten no one. If this happens to be the case, don’t hesitate to tell me.

Real trains

Big thanks to:

The SNCF for keeping our passion of trains up and for their cool English sites: TGV.com and, of course, TGV Méditerranée.

TGVweb for their complete and detailed information about TGV.

Xavier Geillon for the description of the French signalling system (TGV specific signalling system is on page 4): Xavier Geillon's Homepage

Florent Brisou for the rich contents of his site (information on trains, maps, photos, etc…): Florent Brisou's Homepage

Other sites worth visiting

ajtrainsim.free.fr which offers beautiful French railways models.

Last modified 07/08/2004