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Saturday, 21th January, 2023

GDI 2600 Simulator at MNF, Entroncamento

Vintage stock for OPEN RAILS!

This week we're releasing:
CP 261 to 272 Fives Lilles - Steam Locomotive

CP 351 to 365 Henschel & Sohn - Steam Locomotive
CP 501 to 508 Henschel & Sohn - Steam Locomotive
CP 01201 to 01210 Henschel & Sohn - Steam Locomotive
CP 300 Allan - Diesel Trainset
CP 350 Allan - Refurbished Diesel Trainset
CP 500 Fiat - Iconic Diesel Trainset

CP 750 Ferrobus - Diesel Trainset

CP 1000 Drewry - Diesel Shunter
CIWL Coaches from 1907
Presidencial train in 1917
You have new consists available on the repository.

12MAR2023

Electric locomotives for OPEN RAILS!

This week we have for you:
CP 4700 - Electric Locomotive
CP 2000 - Electric Trainset
CP 2100 - Electric Trainset
CP 2240 - Electric Trainset
Corail Coaches
New consists have been added for the new stock.

26FEV2023

Electric locomotives for OPEN RAILS!

This week we have for you:
CP 2500 - Electric locomotives
CP 2550 - Electric locomotives
CP 5600 - Electric locomotives
Coaches Goerlitz - some old coaches from 1925

4FEV2023

Guess! ... more Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS!

This time we're releasing:
CP 1320 Alco & Lotz - Diesel locomotive
Carruagens Dietrich - some old coaches and also includes the "Grill Express"
Carruagens Sul e Sueste 3200 - Old coaches from the south of the country.
Carruagens Schindler - Some very nice coaches from Switzerland
Postal Vans built by Linke-Hofmann
Ekklo - Two-axled open wagons
Ekkls - Two-axled open wagons

22JAN2023

And look... more Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS!

This time we're releasing:
CP 1200 Brissoneau & Lotz - Diesel loco
CP 1300 Whitcombe - American Diesel traction.
CP 1550 MLW - American Diesel traction
Gkks - closed wagons
Hccerrs - closed wagons for automobile transport
Uaoos - Gondolas for coal transport
"Gruas" - crane and support wagon for rescue train

22JAN2023

More Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS

This week we're releasing:
CP 1500 Alco - American Diesel locos from the 1940's
CP 1960 Bombardier - More American Diesel traction.
SNCF UIC Wasteels - SNCF sleeper coaches
Gabs - closed wagons
Hikks - closed wagons
His - closed wagons
Ikmo / Ffv - closed refrigerated wagons
Kbmps - Timber transport wagon
Kbs - Timber transport wagon
Ldks - Auto rack for OPEL
Consists will also be addded.

15JAN2023

Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS

This week we're releasing more wagons
Lis - Two-axled Covered platform wagon
Tadgs - Four-axled Hoppers for cereal transport
Tdgs - Two-axled Hoppers for cereal transport
Uacs 930 5 - Tanker wagon for cement transport
Uss - Bogies for Transtrailer stock
Zaes - Tanker for Fuel transport
Zv - Tanker for wine transport
A couple of consists will also be released.

8JAN2023

PORTUGAL79 para OPEN RAILS

FELIZ ANO NOVO

"FINALLY!" some of you would say.
The Route is availabe in our repository for your enjoyment hence forth.
Have fun in 2023.

FELIZ ANO NOVO

1JAN2023

Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS

Merry Christmas

This week we're releasing a huge pack for the holiday season:
Wagons:
    Us 9708 - Ballast carriers
    Facs - Hoppers
    Elos - gondolas
Coaches:
    CP CIWL - sleeper coaches ex-CIWL
    Carel Fouche - restaurant coach
    Budd - inox coaches built in EUA in 1940/41
    B600 - metal refurbished coaches
Postal Van
    AP Sorefame
And finally, the much waited electric locomotives:
    CP2600 - containing each and every individual locomotive in various phases and configurations.

Merry Christmas

25DEZ2022

Wagons and Vans for OPEN RAILS

This week we have some baggage vans and wagons:
Wagons Df 400, 500, 550 700 and 730
Pack CP Bombardeiros - closed wagons
Pack CP Plataforms - including wagons types Lgmms, Rgs, Rlps, Rps, Sgs and Sds
Pack CP Plataforms 2 - including wagon types Sgmms and Sgnss
CP Ealos - open wagons
CP Sggmrss - container racks
And for last:
Pack of Containers - We will be having this pack with a lot of containers for use with Open Rail's new container management. It will allow for the loading and unloading of wagons provided the Routes have the dedicated cranes for that purpose. In the future our Routes will have it.

Here's a Vìdeo demonstracion of container management

11DEZ2022

Algarve Route for OPEN RAILS

The Algarve Route is ready for download, once again. Now it comes with the new timetable-mode available. The timetable of the summer of 2001 is provided. You can download a graphic of the timetable here.
Some rolling stock necessary for the timetable mode is also made availabe:
CP1900 Alsthom Diesel locomotives
CP1800 Engish Electric Diesel locomotives
SEKKS autorack wagon
Df550 baggage van
About the Route, the old activities are available, but are not tested in Open Rails so you might find some errors. Adittionaly, the activity's briefings and texts are in Portuguese but we will make available the files in english, in the near future.

27NOV2022

Open Rails version 1.5

The new 1.5 version of Open Rails is available since the last weekend. Top improvments for this version are:
-container loading and unloading.
-End Of Train(EOT) devices.
-64-bit lifts the 3Gb limit on RAM.
-Distributed power display, in-cab and on browser.
-HUD extended for diesel-mechanical locos..

You can see the oficial launch video here.

14NOV2022

Open Rails content distribution

With the opening of our website we will be focusing, in the comming weeks, on distributing content for Open Rails, a simulator which is running on version 1.4 - 1.5 will be comming in a very short time.
The content will be the old MSTS trains and Routes upgraded to take the most out of Open Rail's new functionallities. In a few days we will make available a GitHub repository with some of the reviewed and upgraded trains. Using GitHub may not be simple at first but there is a manual availabe, specificaly for the purposes of publishing Or content, made by one of the lead team management guys, Chris Jakeman. You can read the manual here.

9NOV2022

CPV website Relaunched

We're back!

After all these years we finally have a functional website again, precisely on the date of our 21th anniversary. In adition to this we will maintain our presence in the following media:

-FACEBOOK -DISCORD -YOUTUBE

Links can be found on the right.

9NOV2022

Portuguese Simulations

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Vintage stock for OPEN RAILS!

Electric locomotives for OPEN RAILS!

Electric locomotives for OPEN RAILS!

Guess! ... more Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS!

And look... more Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS!

More Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS

Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS

PORTUGAL79 para OPEN RAILS

Rolling stock for OPEN RAILS

Wagons and Vans for OPEN RAILS

Algarve Route for OPEN RAILS

Open Rails version 1.5

Open Rails content distribution

CPV website Relaunched