SIAM Limited

British Traffic Control - An Introduction

Railway-based Games for your IBM PC or compatible, or Commodore Amiga

 Experience the challenge of railway operation in the comfort of your own home. If you have an Amiga, or an IBM PC or compatible, you can enjoy these absorbing games (for PC best with colour monitor, but mono and portable modes are available).

All programs are available for the PC, though Signal Box and Driver simulations require EGA or VGA graphics capability.

 All programs are available for the Commodore Amiga, EXCEPT

• Carlisle 1973
• Llandudno 1958
• March 1952
• Somerset & Dorset Line Control 1957
• Weymouth 1955
• Midland & Great Northern Line Control 1939
• Melton Constable 1952
• South Lynn 1952
• Yarmouth Beach 1952
• Cromer Beach 1952

Based on extensive research, these games give the genuine flavour of the problems and challenges of running a railway. Authentic track plans, motive power and schedules for the location and period are used, in some cases with additional workings to add interest. To avoid any possible disappointment, please note that these are not "arcade" games, but realistic simulations. Graphic screen modes are not used in most cases, and the emphasis is on providing you with sufficient information to make the right decisions.

 Games are constantly being added to our range: watch our ads in "Rail" for details!

Notes

All Traffic Control, Railfreight, Signal Box, Driver and Freight Manager simulations, and some in the Shedmaster and Fleet Manager series, have mouse support (on the PC only).

Please note that for your convenience and ours, it is our normal practice to fit all programs for one order on to as few disks as possible. This simplifies the use of the supplied MENU program (not on Amiga). If you want programs supplied on separate disks, for example to give as presents, please ask.

In the case of a significant error in any program, an upgrade to the latest version is available free of charge on request, provided that the error is described in sufficient detail for us to identify and correct it, and the serial number of the original disk is stated. To cover our costs, any request for an upgrade simply to obtain new features is charged at per program inclusive of VAT etc., and again the serial number of the original disk must be given. It is NOT necessary to return the original disks. In response to a number of enquiries, we will also provide "upgrades" from ST to Amiga or PC versions, or from Amiga to PC, at the same price of per program.

Difficulty levels - An indication of the difficulty of each game is provided, as follows:

These ratings are of course subjective, but we hope they will be helpful. In general, we do not recommend games marked ### or higher until you have tried something simpler first, but of course the choice is yours.

 Acknowledgement

Many of these games are based on ideas developed by R Pritchard and Dr D Stannard, to whom we are indebted for permission to publish PC and Amiga versions.