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Mechanical Signalling Simulations

Authentic recreations of the traditional Railway Signalbox

Demo versions of all of our simulations are available for free download


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Latest News, 29 March 2023



The anticipated new release of the Advanced version of Exeter West is finally upon us, including significant new timetables and a number of additional operational features. The new version has undergone a very extended period of testing in the real Exeter West signalbox at the Crewe Heritage Centre and seems to have met with general approval.  
Apologies that this release has taken rather longer than envisaged, but I trust it has been worth the wait! 
(Thank you to the dedicated members of the Exeter West Group who have contributed to the development and testing work!)

Existing customers may download the new via the Download link which was emailed out with their registration details. 
New customers should bear in mind that the Advanced Version is only available as an add-on to existing Registered installations of the Standard version of Exeter West. 


Our newest simulation - Crow Nest Junction - remains available to Purchase as a fully licensed version.
Further details of this very interesting simulation are now available on our Advanced Series webpage.

Work is also in hand to develop a Timetable Editor for this simulation which will be released subject to sufficient sales of the Simulation.


The Latest Blockpost Software Simulation:-

Crow Nest Junction.

 Located near Wigan in the industrial North West of England, the box in this simulation is not the recently-closed 'plywood wonder', but the former L&Y box of 91 working levers. The simulation is set in the late 1950's when the area still featured extensive freight operation to and from the Liverpool docks, the Lancashire coal fields and local manufacturing industry.  Coupled with some very difficult gradients, this necessitates the use of Banking locomotives from the Wigan direction. Add to this busy holiday traffic to the seaside resorts of Southport and Blackpool (yes, a number of these did run via this route!) and operation is quite interesting! This simulation owes everything to inputs from members of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society and a small band of dedicated helpers whose hard work and tireless effort is most gratefully acknowledged.

Crow_Nest_Junction


Timetable Editors remain available for purchase

In response to many requests, we have been busy developing Editors to enable customers to create and edit timetables to run on our simulations. The first of these, for Portcreek Junction, is now available for purchase. 


Work is also in hand to develop a Timetable Editor for Crow Nest Junction which will be released subject to sufficient sales of the Simulation.

Please note that the Editors will ONLY work with Registered copies of the simulations - they cannot be used with the demos.  If you therefore would like to create your own timetables, but have not yet purchased a full license for Portcreeek, you should do so before purchasing a Timetable Editor.

Licences for our

Portcreek Junction, Gloucester Road Junction, Barnham Junction, Ford (Sussex),  Yapton Crossing and Exeter West simulations remain available for purchase on line.

Demo versions of all of our simulations are available for free download



 

About our Simulations

Our simulations authentically re-create the working environment of the traditional mechanical Signal Box, giving you full responsibility for the safe and punctual operation of the trains under your control

Actual Screenshot of Ford (Sussex) from our Advanced Series

Actual Screenshot of Gloucester Road Junction from our Lock and Block Series

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See our Simulations on Youtube...

Videos showing how to operate the initial demo period of our simulations are available on Youtube

Click the links for Yapton. and  Exeter West  For best results, choose the highest quality setting which your system permits and run the videos in "full screen" mode.