Diesel Railcar Simulator

Devlog

• Scenery patch 23
  October 12, 2025 by Lapioware

  Scenery patch 23 is now live with the following changes: Custom models, textures and materials Fixed a possible crash in custom model loading Fixed a possible crash when loading an .obj file Fixed cus... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 22
  October 06, 2025 by Lapioware

  Scenery patch 22 is now released. This patch fixes the recently announced security vulnerability found in most games made with Unity... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 21
  May 17, 2025 by Lapioware

  Scenery patch 21 is now live with the following changes: Editors Fixed crash when removing a stream or a grid from the side panel in route editor Fixed node and 3D-gizmo dragging in route editor to wo... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 20: Fog
  March 01, 2025 by Lapioware

  Scenery patch 20 is now live with the following changes: Visuals Added an adjustable fogginess setting below the cloud slider next to the Watch and Drive buttons Permanently enabled haze graphics effe... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 19
  February 07, 2025 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 19 is now live with the following changes: Visuals Fixed missing train bodyshells when starting multiple runs without restarting the game Fixed HUD timetable box to not show departure ti... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 18
  January 24, 2025 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 18 is now live with the following changes: Visuals Adjusted TAA sharpness Adjusted SSAO settings and window glass materials Improved lighting under overcast sky Added sky reflections opt... Continue reading

  
• Scenery patch 17
  December 25, 2024 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 17 is now live with the following changes: Visuals Added FSR3 upscaling/anti-aliasing method. You can select this from the anti-aliasing menu on the graphics screen. There's also another... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 16
  November 23, 2024 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 16 is now live with the following changes: Editors Renamed "Model files" model source in route editor to "Plain and packed files" for consistency with train editor Fixed changing the par... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 15
  September 24, 2024 by Lapioware

  Scenery patch 15 is now live with the following changes: Editors Fixed timetable editor becoming unresponsive in some cases after deleting a template from the side panel Fixed advanced service pattern... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 14
  July 30, 2024 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 14 is now live with the following changes: Editors Fixed train editor rails to reload after making changes Fixed timetable editor to stop test run when deleting its template during the r... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 13
  May 31, 2024 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 13 is now live with the following changes: Editors Fixed occasional LOD generation crash when pressing F5 in editor Fixed possible crash when tree min cluster size is greater or equal to... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 12
  April 17, 2024 by Lapioware

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  Scenery patch 12 is now live with the following changes: Editors Fixed possible crash in route editor Fixed possible train and timetable editor undo/redo crash Fixed LOD generation crash when switchin... Continue reading

  
• Scenery patch 11
  February 26, 2024 by Lapioware

  The eleventh scenery patch is now released with the following changes: Editors Fixed problem with route editor map view becoming unresponsive after adding a new chain but cancelling immediately Fixed... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 10
  January 30, 2024 by Lapioware

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  The tenth scenery patch is now released with the following changes: Graphics Added new speed limit and whistle signs by Radical Mesh Added new building models (names with "uk" prefix): fire station, f... Continue reading

  
• Scenery patch 9
  January 09, 2024 by Lapioware

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  The ninth scenery patch is now live with the following changes: Graphics Fixed two problems with packed models sometimes appearing incorrectly positioned, rotated, scaled or broken (please repack if y... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 8
  December 27, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The eighth scenery patch is now released with the following changes: Graphics Added automatic detail to distant terrain Adjusted post-processing shadow colours Fixed possible malformed turnouts Fixed... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 7
  November 21, 2023 by Lapioware

  The seventh scenery patch is now released with the following changes: Graphics Fixed shadow popping Fixed problem with train parts appearing randomly in the scenery if pressing Watch or Drive button i... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 6
  October 20, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The sixth patch after the scenery update is now available with the following changes: Graphics Adjusted sky and post-processing colour settings Adjusted shininess of some hedge objects Improved tree c... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 5
  September 21, 2023 by Lapioware

  The fifth patch after the scenery update is now available with the following important changes: Graphics Fixed thread pool deadlock when loading terrain. This makes scenery visible again on single and... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 4
  September 08, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The fourth patch after the scenery update is now available with the following changes: Graphics Fixed Class 03 cab light again Fixed grass distance setting to work again Fixed level crossing gate anim... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 3
  August 15, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The third patch after the scenery update is now live with the following changes: Editors Fixed possible crashes after undoing/redoing things in all editors Fixed editor sidebar to not show already rem... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 2
  July 10, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The second patch after the scenery update is now live with the following changes: Optimisations Made scenery preloading much faster (letting it load at least 75% through is highly recommended) Changed... Continue reading
• 32-bit version discontinued
  July 07, 2023 by Lapioware

  It's time to streamline development by dropping support for the 32-bit version of Diesel Railcar Simulator and focus on the 64-bit version only: Steam hardware report shows that nobody is using the 32... Continue reading
• Scenery patch 1
  June 09, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The first patch after the scenery update is now live with the following changes: Graphics Fixed possible crash when changing graphics settings during simulation Fixed wheelsets to follow lateral track... Continue reading
• Scenery update
  May 30, 2023 by Lapioware

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  The new scenery update is finally here! After almost two years of hard work, the simplistic and often repetitive scenery of the previous version has been replaced with a more diverse, lush and realist... Continue reading
• Year end maintenance patch
  December 28, 2021 by Lapioware

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  Version 1.88 is a small patch to address some issues brought up recently. Changes Fixed possible crash when clicking the "Start already" button Fixed other possible crashes Fixed scenery performance i... Continue reading
• Timetable editor improvement update
  December 18, 2021 by Lapioware

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  Improvements to the timetable editor The editor now has a separate concept of formations that can be shared between different templates. There's a "formations" button at the top of the side panel for... Continue reading
• Class 40 locomotive now released!
  November 25, 2021 by Lapioware

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  This update adds the Class 40 locomotive to the default North Landen timetable where it replaces the Class 37, and to the default timetable of Mountain Pass where it replaces the 37 in half of the exp... Continue reading
• Small signal update
  October 10, 2021 by Lapioware

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  This update adds an alternative set of lower-quadrant semaphore signals in the Great Western Railway style. These signals have been fitted to the Westfords route. If you've made a route yourself the e... Continue reading

  
• Small maintenance patch (version 1.84)
  September 28, 2021 by Lapioware

  Bugfixes and minor improvements: Changes Added scenery preloading when continuing a saved run Fixed scenery preload to also load terrain Swapped second and third phase of scenery preloading Optimised... Continue reading
• Traffic maintenance patch
  September 11, 2021 by Lapioware

  This patch fixes nearly 20 issues related to pathfinding AI, train reversing AI and rescue scenarios. Scenery preloading The loading screen now loads all train models and scenery in advance. This has... Continue reading
• Version 1.82 (small patch)
  August 18, 2021 by Lapioware

  Version 1.82 fixes a number of bugs: Fixed possible crash in train editor Fixed transparency in decals and other models Reverted geometry calculation changes that caused Class 205 cab windows to becom... Continue reading
• Editor maintenance update
  August 14, 2021 by Lapioware

  Version 1.81 fixes several crashes in all editors and has various improvements to how the editor side panel works. Cloning now works more reliably in the train editor and has also been added to the ti... Continue reading
• Optimisation update
  July 26, 2021 by Lapioware

  Players have reported reduced frame rates over the past couple of months. This update aims to restore decent frame rates, up to +30% in some systems. A number of crashes and other problems are also ad... Continue reading
• Patch to night lighting patch
  July 08, 2021 by Lapioware

  The previous patch unfortunately introduced a new controls issue which is fixed by this second patch. A number of other improvements and crash fixes are also included. Changes Fixed Class 03 loco brak... Continue reading
• Night lighting patch
  July 02, 2021 by Lapioware

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  This patch fixes a number of bugs and adds simple lighting effects to make night-time driving easier, such as signal and cab lights. Platforms and passenger compartments now also have ambient lighting... Continue reading

  
• Small patch to controls update
  May 30, 2021 by Lapioware

  This patch fixes some issues left over from the previous controls update. For example, it's now possible to assign the view menu to the left mouse button and still have the menu buttons work. The patc... Continue reading
• User interface update part 4: Controls
  May 02, 2021 by Lapioware

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  This update improves input handling and has better support for various controllers like gamepads and joysticks, without having to resort to Joy2Key or a similar program. RailDriver levers and buttons... Continue reading

  
• Poll: Which of the two major updates should be first?
  March 24, 2021 by Lapioware

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  The next update will be a small one focusing on optimisations and expanding controller support. After that there will two major updates to gameplay and scenery, but which one would you rather have fir... Continue reading
• User interface update part3: Editors
  March 12, 2021 by Lapioware

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  This version improves the user interface of the train, route and timetable editors. Some new features are also included, like liveries, static trains, join orders and combined main/distant signals. Pl... Continue reading

  
• User interface update part 2: translations
  December 25, 2020 by Lapioware

  This update adds support for translating the user inteface into different languages. The first time you start the game you'll see a menu for selecting the language. You can access the same menu later... Continue reading

  
• User interface update part 1
  November 21, 2020 by Lapioware

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  The main focus of this update is to improve the usability and aesthetics of the user interface. The layout and colours may still be changed in future updates. The user interface is now scaled to remai... Continue reading

  
• Versions 1.71 and 1.72 (maintenance updates)
  September 20, 2020 by Lapioware

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  Version 1.71 is mainly a quality of life update intended to improve the simming experience, but also has a couple of new features. Saving a run and continuing later Your run is saved automatically whe... Continue reading

  
• Train editor released
  July 16, 2020 by Lapioware

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  The first version of the train editor is ready! Left-click on "Train editor" in the main menu to start making a new train from scratch, or right-click to open one of the existing trains. (It's easier... Continue reading

  
• Train editor preview video
  April 19, 2020 by Lapioware

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  Stuff going on in the video: 0:00 Removing the other car 0:20 Repainting 0:30 More repainting 0:45 Removing and simplifying some passenger windows 1:30 Changing nose side geometry 2:00 Changing nose t... Continue reading
• Class 37 locomotive update
  February 15, 2020 by Lapioware

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  The first official version of the Class 37 locomotive with Mk1 coaches is out! Timetables have been expanded with new express passenger, semifast passenger and early morning newspapers runs hauled by... Continue reading

  
• Mk1 RMB (buffet) work-in-progress
  December 23, 2019 by Lapioware

  The model of the actual buffet is not ready yet... Continue reading

  
• Mk1 BSK work-in-progress
  December 12, 2019 by Lapioware

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  A coach with four 2nd class compartments, a luggage compartment with opening doors and guard's office. The last three pictures show an experimental night-time lighting (to be added later in another up... Continue reading

  
• Mk1 TSO (2nd class open) coach coming soon
  December 05, 2019 by Lapioware

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• Mk1 FK (1st class compartment) coach coming soon
  November 28, 2019 by Lapioware

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• Parcels van "Siphon G" work in progress
  November 20, 2019 by Lapioware

  Another Paul Harper model... Continue reading

  
• Class 37 cab work in progress screenshots
  November 10, 2019 by Lapioware

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• Class 37 work in progress
  October 30, 2019 by Lapioware

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  Class 37 exterior model is almost complete! Modified from original model by Paul Harper... Continue reading

  
• Class 03 diesel locomotive update
  October 13, 2019 by Lapioware

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  Class 03 update is now ready! The new locomotive has a 5-speed gearbox and three different brake systems. All the built-in routes have been updated with some coal traffic and light loco movements. Res... Continue reading

  
• Class 03 video
  August 31, 2019 by Lapioware

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  To be released this autumn... Continue reading
• Class 03 & brake van interior
  August 19, 2019 by Lapioware

  Graphics are now ready but physics and AI still require some small adjustments. Working on the sounds next... Continue reading

  
• Class 03 work in progress
  August 02, 2019 by Lapioware

  Work in progress shots of the next update! Class 03 hauling a short freight train with 16ton mineral wagons and a 20ton brake van. Models by Paul Harper... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.40 (route editor) released!
  June 11, 2019 by Lapioware

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  The first version of the route editor is finally here! You can use the editor to create routes similar to the existing ones (UK theme, semaphore signals). Since the scenery features are still quite li... Continue reading

  
• Route editor preview 3 (tracks)
  May 01, 2019 by Lapioware

  Demonstrating one of the features of the upcoming route editor: an automatic switch and check rail generation for turnouts, single/double slips and crossings... Continue reading
• Route editor preview 2 (Scenery)
  November 27, 2018 by Lapioware

  Another video! This time showing the scenery editing stuff (no audio, video sped up by 30%): The main principle of the first version is to allow easy and fast creation of vast areas of scenery at the... Continue reading
• Route editor preview
  October 13, 2018 by Lapioware

  Work on the route editor is still progressing! Most of the track, signal, station and other infrastructure editing features are ready. Scenery editing still needs to be completed before the first beta... Continue reading
• Timetable editor quick start
  August 26, 2018 by Lapioware

  Creating some services Click the "New" button at the top of the service selection screen to start the editor with a new empty timetable. Right-click an empty spot on the map and edit the timetable pro... Continue reading
• Version 1.30 (Timetable editor)
  August 24, 2018 by Lapioware

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  The first editor for Diesel Railcar Simulator is now available for download along with other improvements! The timetable editor enables you to plan and create your own traffic to the existing routes... Continue reading

  
• Coming soon: better reflections
  August 10, 2018 by Lapioware

  Coloured reflections on bodysides and sky reflections on windows... Continue reading

  
• Coming soon: haze effect
  August 09, 2018 by Lapioware

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• Version 1.2.4 available
  June 11, 2018 by Lapioware

  More small bugfixes! This new version should require a bit less memory than the old one and be less prone to crashing. Notice: simple controls are the default again. You may need to disable them from... Continue reading

  
• Route editor progress
  May 07, 2018 by Lapioware

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  Two work-in-progress screenshots of the upcoming route editor. The first one shows the infrastructure editing view where tracks are edited by manipulating the small turquoise rectangles. The red jumbl... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.2.3 released
  April 03, 2018 by Lapioware

  This is a bugfix update with many small fixes and improvements based on your reports and suggestions. Here are the changes: Controls Fixed: The default keys for QWERTZ and AZERTY keyboards should now... Continue reading
• Mouse controls - request for feedback
  March 13, 2018 by Lapioware

  How should the mouse work? Here's what I've gathered from the earlier feedback: Left click = view selection (currently RMB) Left drag = operate cab controls Right click = toggle on/off "camera follows... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.2 - another bugfix
  February 17, 2018 by Lapioware

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  There's an extra non-functional "View map" entry in the key configuration screen that shouldn't be there. This version removes the key and also fixes a problem where some key mappings were shown in re... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.1 - bugfix
  February 16, 2018 by Lapioware

  There's a bug in yesterday's version 1.2 release where the new route would fail to load if the program's working directory (or "Start at" property) is set to something else than the program exe's dire... Continue reading
• Version 1.2 Released!
  February 15, 2018 by Lapioware

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  The long awaited new version is finally out! Here are the main new features: A new fictitious route with 2x-3x more trackwork than in the old one. Route maps in the timetable screen to better understa... Continue reading
• Version 1.2 to be released in February
  January 20, 2018 by Lapioware

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  Version 1.2 should be ready for testing next week! The testing usually takes two weeks or weekends, so the update would be released on the second full week of February. It's taken quite a bit longer t... Continue reading

  
• News on v1.2 update
  December 29, 2017 by Lapioware

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  Version 1.2 release is delayed by one month to January from the original plan of December, but here are a couple of screenshots showing some of the graphics improvements. The sky and the overall light... Continue reading

  
• Plan for next updates
  November 04, 2017 by Lapioware

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  List of updates planned for Diesel Railcar Simulator (updated 21 Mar 2021). Please read the up-to-date plan from Steam (no Steam account required). This is a copy of the Steam post for those who can't... Continue reading
• Version 1.1 released
  October 31, 2017 by Lapioware

  Main changes and new features Rescue scenario: the service you select has failed at one of the stations (picked at random) along its route and you're dispatched from the depot to get it back. The scen... Continue reading
• News on v1.1 update
  September 17, 2017 by Lapioware

  A bit of news about the next v1.1 update and its content. After the update, the camera will be rotated by holding down the right-hand mouse button and in most views you can also move the camera with t... Continue reading