weezzah Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) When the loading passengers countdown finishes it currently goes by rather uneventful and silently. In real life there are usually train conductors/guards notifying that the train is secure and ready for departure. The conductors in Poland seem to use train whistles, yellow flags, flashlights when dark, and radios to communicate readiness. I made an example to showcase what a simple train whistle could do in SimRail, and how it can add a little substance to the passenger loading: whistle-example.mp4 From my understanding the collaboration between drivers and train crew is essential on a daily basis, and it's a missing feature in SimRail. The train whistle is the minimal implementation of a train crew member, but it can have more features added (roughly in order of implementation cost): Train whistle audio when passengers have loaded Radio communication from train conductor with TTS after whistle blow 3d models of train crew standing outside of the wagons watching over the passenger loading Signalling animations with yellow flags and/or flashlights Full simulation of train crew with persistence Make train conducting a playable game mechanic (yes, it's getting a little ridiculous) 😄 YouTube References Queries (in Polish) Train whistle - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gwizdek+pociągu Train manager - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kierownika+pociągu Videos Yellow flags - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbLR-GTowPE Multiple whistles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6JEazaHQck Train whistle guy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zeDWJb2v0o Flashlight use - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gRZ0HE78Q Radio 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwR-IY6lQNQ Radio 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqIH35yGEdw ELF - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGR0BU_Zl3Q Channel with examples - https://www.youtube.com/@ukaszzulczyk3901/videos Edited February 1, 2023 by weezzah 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis0nored Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I also have an additional suggestion, when i travled to the black sea in romania from Oradea when the train was ready to move, i often heard some door slam close again. It depended if anyone boarded or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezzah Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 I guess it depends on the train type, but it would certainly add to the immersion. If you've tried the OMSI bus sim you'd know how much life the sounds can bring to a simulated vehicle 🙂 If we ever get an EN57 I'd love to hear sounds like the ones starting from time 3:45 in this video: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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