RailBridge

This is AMAZING!!! 2 requests. I'd love if we can have our dashboard sent out via local network so we can watch the HUD on a phone/tablet browser like a few other apps out there, + an option to make the window on the desktop itself "always on-top". Wonderful, wonderful!!!! :D

This is truly wonderful, I've been hoping someone would create a dashboard that mimics the ETCS UI. A little note (something that actually bugs me about the real life one), the speed display will be off-centred when there is less than 3 digits shown on screen, on this application it is centred.

I also wonder if it would be possible to independantly control metric and imperial values between the speedometer and the movement authority screen? As far as I can tell, for the UK at least, we measure the speed in miles but the stopping distances and such are shown with metres.

Finally, as others have said, it would be absolutely fantastic if this could be viewed via a webpage on a different device or maybe pin the window on top of TSW.

Very well done, looking forward to updates!

Hi I love it!!! Thanks so much for doing such a great job!!! Just a suggestion, it would be really nice to have the timetable of the route on the dashboard interface so that we don't even need the in-game hud. Maybe you could put it in the down right hand side above the WX ON OFF and km/h and mph. I think this has already been added in other mods so I guess there should be a way to add it :) It would be really nice in order to not have to use the hud ;) Thanks so much and wishing you the best!!!

This is all I've been using the past few days, and I even caved and got a small desk monitor with a fold stand to act as the HUD. I would LOVE to have the time info on the 'T' screen showing in the empty bottom right section, and hopefully have stations added to the track monitor. I love the gradient info too, but it would be helpful if it were bigger and in the top left/right corner of the speedometer section so it's easier to see. That's really all I can think of at this point that would make this even better, aside from the previously noted webpage on local network option for those who don't have external monitors. Again, wonderful!!! :D

I'm trying to map my TSC-X Controller to the game and running into an issue with the levers. They're fully calibrated, but the way the program is set up, it's asking me to map the axis to the keybind controls for increasing/decreasing throttle and brake (e.g., A/D, ; / ') rather than mapping it directly to the lever's position. I want it to be 1:1 - so if the throttle is at 30%, the in-game throttle reads 30%.
Is there a way to change the mapping so it tracks the joystick's actual position live, instead of continuously increasing or decreasing the throttle/brake depending on whether the lever is in the top or bottom half of its range?

Hi, I'm trying to use this with Train Sim World, which was purchased though the xbox store.

The API key file loction on my computer is: C:\Users*USERNAME*\OneDrive\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6WGDK\Saved\Config

Note: The addtional WGDK at the end of TrainSimWorld6 folder. It is possible to change the API key file location setting in RailBridge to cater for this differance?

Awesome mod!! Finally a functional ETCS for tsw! Really appreciate that hours of programming.
Is it possible to activate the etcs sounds?
thanks!

I love to use that Program, I hid every UI elements (Besides the next stop distance)
And I really like using it with TSW.
You did a great job with this one, Also:
Is it possible to also make it show the PZB/LZB/AWS, etc. as options?
Just an Idea, but so far it's already great to use

WOW! What an update. Can't wait to update and give it a go! :D
Thank you for being so resposive to feedback. :)

This is an absolute game changer! I can't drive without it.

Are there plans to add the UK ETCS NTC display so that TPWS/AWS indications are visible on the DMI? Also, when using companion mode, is it possible to make it so that I can interact with the DMI my tapping the device that it is sharing to? I drive with the iPad but when I have to acknowledge something, it requires me to click it on the computer instead.

This is such a good tool, thank you for making it

Some feedback here:
This is gonna be long, SORRYYY :')

Since the update I've noticed a few things with the track monitor that weren't happening before. It's kinda hard to describe, so I'll use a specific example. On Birmingham - Crewe, heading north toward Wolverhampton, there's a 30 mph speed reduction, then a 15 mph reduction, and eventually a stop signal further on. The braking curve is calculated for the stop signal and almost completely ignores the 30 and 15 in between. So by the time I get to the 30 mph marker, the curve has only brought me down to around 45 or 50 mph, because it's pacing me to hit zero at the stop signal instead of 30 at the 30 mph board. It just isn't falling fast enough to keep me legal at the closer restrictions. IMO, it should either show the curve for whichever restriction is closest, or show multiple curves at once so you can see the targets for the 30, the 15, and the stop. Or at the very least, show whichever curve is the most restrictive at any given point (so basically whichever one will actually keep you from speeding). I'm not sure if this is intentional, but it definitely wasn't behaving this way before the update.

The other thing I wanna mention is the advisory brake marker (the yellow/orange bar that shows where the braking curve starts). Once it moves down and reaches zero, which is essentially where my train is on the track monitor, it should just sit there solid and not move as the speed restriction keeps approaching (this is what It did previously). Instead it constantly jumps up and down, bouncing around. There have been other times where it doesn't show where the braking curve is supposed to start at all, and just sits on top of the speed reduction marker.

I do wanna say though, I absolutely love the new elements on the track monitor. So glad to see stations!! :D Hopefully one day we can get actual timetable info on there too, so we don't have to rely on the in-game HUD to know which stations to stop at and at what times (Hopefully one day it elimates the use of the in-game UI entirely). I also love that the accelerometer is bigger and easier to read, and the overall layout is much easier to navigate/understand. The hover tooltips that explain what things do and what they mean are really cool too, great for those who may feel overwhelmed with trying this. The one thing I'd say regarding the layout is that without the old visual accelerometer (the dot that used to move around from above or below the center), it's harder to tell if the train is speeding up or slowing down by small amounts. Before, you could see the line drift slightly off center and know immediately what was happening. Now, even when the train is gently accelerating, or braking, the readout often just sits at 0.00. Would be nice if the visual line could come back alongside the numeric value, or at least have an option in the settings to chose a preference. :) I also noticed there's a block for the power notch, but I've never seen that working, not in this version or the last one. Hopefully one day we can see that info too. :D For gradients specifically, I saw in the pipeline above that improvements are planned, so I'm sure changes are on the way. I really ike the idea of how it's implemented now, but it's definitely not always accurate to what's actually happening on the route. Sometimes I'll start heading down a very steep hill and it'll still say +1 or +2, sometimes it'll quickly change, as if it's not sure whats happening. If possible, a moving line indicator for the gradient would be a neat addition, similar to how it works in TSC. That said, I'm not sure how well that would translate here since the track monitor is vertical instead of horizontal. In TSC it's easier for players to understand because of the horizontal layout. Here, it would have to move left to right instead, which might be worth experimenting with. Or, it would be great to just bring back the old digital gradient readout the way it was before, or at least have an option to toggle it on. :) (Edit: I just noticed the traditional gradient readout is there (dumb me), it's just at the top corner, but it does get lost when there are other elements moving behind it.) I did have a thought though, it would be really lovely if the track monitor was dynamic the way it is in TSW, where the faster you're going, the farther ahead you can see, and as you slow down it shrinks back in automatically. Having that auto-adjust instead of doing it manually would be SO perfect!

Really loving the improvements with controller mapping, especially with the addition of direct control. When I'm previewing it within the application itself, direct control works perfectly. It shows exactly where my levers are, and updates instantly! The issue is that when I'm actually playing in the sim (for example, in the Class 150), the game isn't reflecting those lever positions accurately, even though the application is clearly reading them correctly. The throttle gets stuck at max power. When I move the lever up and down I can see the lever moving in-game, but it keeps flickering back to the highest power notch (I think notch 7?). So something isn't communicating cleanly between the app and the sim, because within the application itself the inputs are spot on, and there wasn't an issue mapping anything. Buttons all map and work correctly too! I'm not sure if this is a game-side issue or an application-side issue, but this doesn't happen with cobra's TSW Raildriver and Joystock application, which is what I currently use. I'd love to be able to use this for everything instead. One thing I have noticed about cobra's app that might be related.. when you edit the lever map, you can select which control the master lever is bound to. For example, for the throttle lever on my physical controller, I can choose to map it to either "throttle" or "throttle and brake" (combined). In this application there's no equivalent option that I can find. I wonder if that's why, even when my controller is fully calibrated and the lever shows exactly where it should be in the preview on your app, the sim doesn't reflect the right position for that specific train. Hope that makes sense lol.

Hope this is helpful, and again thank you for taking the time to respond to folks here. Also, it would be lovely to see a button to donate, maybe to a KOFI or Paypal. I wanna send you a little something, and i'm sure others might as well. It's very obvious a lot of hard work went into this, and modders always deserve support! :)

Fantastic work, it really does make such a big difference to the overall experience. Thanks very much.

I use a home built controller with 4 analog lever axes (and 2 rotary analog knob controls, plus a load of push-button switches) - I normally use CobraOne’s interface, but there are some locos that are not Raildriver compatible such as many of the additions in Sprattyheath’s Class 66 Megapack and some of the Class 47s in WCOS etc (its odd that RD compatibility doesnt carry over when a cloned loco is made with a new livery in the editor), so I gave your util ago.

Button inputs seem to work ok , but I’m having trouble with analog axes - touching the throttle lever starts the throttle incrementally going up in power till it reaches full, or down incrementally to zero when moved the reverse direction, just by me touching it slightly. For the reverser, it just shows ‘neutral’ all the time, whichever way I rotate the control. In both cases monitoring the axes in your ‘live preview’ Edit page shows the axes moving correctly, its just the interpretation of an axis is not correct within the game. Some explanation of how to set-up analog controls would be helpful as I dont find it all together intuitive, but I’m hopeful I can eventually get this working correctly with my controller, it looks very promising👍

Popping back in to say, I've had some issues regarding TSRs. The speed restriction doesn't appear to stop, so I end up stuck at 40mph even once I've cleared the area.

hey, so i connected my ipad into this app, and it works very good, but bit sad im not able to click the buttons on it, but only on pc. will it ever be added so we can? but eaither way, really good stuff!! keep up the good work!

his mod is really awesome, and I have a few ideas that could make it feel even more realistic.

Add a new menu on the right side of the screen with categories such as:

• Main
• Override
• Data View
• Specs
• Settings
  Move the current menu options into the settings icon to keep the interface more realistic.
  Add a new Back button to make navigation through menus easier and more realistic.
  Add new a icons for: thats show when to rest the Alerter, AWS, SIFA, Deadman System
  Add AFB / Cruise Control information, such as displaying the currently set speed.
  Add a “Data View” button. When clicked, it could open an additional menu where players can customize parts of the interface.

the Data View menu:

Planning Area (switchable between):

1. Off
2. Planning View
3. Traction/Brake View

Units (switchable between):

1. Metric — km/h, m
2. UK — mph, m
3. Imperial — mph, ft/mi

Speed Dial (switchable between):

1. Auto
2. 140
3. 180
4. 250
5. 400
6. Custom

Safety System (switchable between):

1. ETCS Full Supervision Mode
2. National System Mode

full external display touchscreen support ( so we can change the settings on the go on the ipad of phone )

I think features like these would make the mod feel even more immersive

Hello

I just tried yesterday V2.1

I want to tell you that that mod is always AMAZING ; thanks to listening to our feedback too :)

I have a suggestion ; with the addition of sound events ; would it be possible to add the ability the ability to have an event for when the doors are (fully) closed?

The idea behind this is to let the driver know when doors are closed ; in the UK it's the buzzer ; which in TSW doesn't work on every rolling stock/route

Anyways ; words cannot describe how your mod is so peak ; love you man!

Hi! This is great, however I am strugling with getting the mapping for the X52 throttle quadrant. I want to be able to use a rotary to select the reverser diorection but that doesnt seem to work, and the split throttle/brake behaviour is very weird. Tiny movements result in massive jumps. I only have to move the handle a centimeter from centre and it goes all the way to emergency brake. I see other people are having issues too but the updat has not done anything for me sadly. I have been using this (https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/ts-world-raildriver-and-joystick-interface.61440/) and that seems to work fine when calibrated through the game settings. I must be missing something here. Is there a manual available?

Alright, this is brilliant. I have to say.

Just one bug bear from me. Could you potentially get the installer to add a firewall rule to say that the connection on either port 51160 or the app itself (the latter would probs be better) so companion works? I had to add the rule manually but some people may not know how to do that.

EDIT - Also, another thing, I can't acknowledge from my iPad

Excellent work but having an issue setting up a Moza MTQ throttle, I do not get the Keyboard Direct Virtual buttons displayed when mapping an axis per the screenshot on the webpage:

Any ideas?

unable to get the app to work with TSW/API this is the first time i have tried to use a mod like this but unfautunately i am unable to find any sort of manual for this mod.

Hi, Quick question why does windows show me that this downlaod isnt safe? and btw what is TSW/API and where can i enable it?

This might be a silly suggestion, but I think it would be very helpful if we had customizable profiles for the sound events in settings. That way, when switching from playing UK or German routes to playing US routes (since there's no ETCS in the USA), we could just swap to a different profile.

Each profile could control both which sounds are enabled and which sound effects play, so instead of manually going through and unchecking boxes or changing sounds every time you switch from a US route to EU for example, you could just create profiles for each region and easily click between them. Could also come in handy for those who just wanna play by their own rules in different regions. :)

Brilliant! Using it on my iPad, I'm having a lot of fun with it already.

I've installed the program and I've added -httpapi to the Steam launch options but the program can't connect to the API apparently. Any idea what could be the issue or how I could fix it?

Looks very nice! Is there an option to disable ETCS? Would love to utilise this with the older routes like WCMLOS and the upcoming Preston - Crewe but have a proper visible speedo. Thanks.

hey! I have a problem with connecting to Train Sim World, can u please help me?

Thank you for this already incredible Mod and bringing back the fun to TSW.. I tipped you a few EUR to showw you my appriciation of your work. It's not much but maybe a few others chime in. ;)

Was wondering but how do you recover from a EB from SPV? I mostly play on german rolling stock and i cannot make any recovery as my Main Brake Pipe stays at 0

Really nice app that lets me use my Thrustmaster Warthog throttle for the PBC control.

I'm finding it difficult to avoid accidentally entering the emergency brake zone as it's difficult to work out what notch you are currently in.

Would it be possible to add some kind of calibration or add custom points to the mapping of the axis to the simulator? Similar to Microsoft Flight Simulator flybywire throttle calibration - although this would be train specific as each notch/brake % is in a different position, but just as a general idea.

Thanks for the hard work so far!

Im ABSOLUTLY LOVING THIS MOD ITS AMAZING, thank you so much for putting the effort to make this mod, I know you're probably overwhelemed by other ideas but I have an Idea aswell that "MIGHT" not even be possible but worth a try. I was wondering if we can mix the UI and implement an etcs level 2 system for some trains. an example train is for the CLASS 700 where the train basically drives itself on etcs level 2. the ATO button is not presseable on the 700 but we can make a shortcut on the keyboard for that, at the same time you can also make it either be a specific section of the rout that automatically enables it or it being always on in the background ready to be turned on by the chosen shortcut. AGAIN I know it's alot but if it's possible we can expand into other routes and trains such as the 800 family.

Great work!
Is it possible for you to allow the user to pick a custom location for the APIkey. txt file? Would be awesome for game devs to be able to use this app. TSW dev build doesn't keep game settings in the usual Documents/Game folder.

Okay, so can we get an option that allows us to choose which feed we want?

I noticed the time in the monitoring log is showing the actual local time of an event, not the simulator time of day.

This is a real game changer for me! I'm using my Flight Sim hardware to control the trains and it works really well!

Hopefully you can sort out one issue I'm having.... I'm using Direct mode to map a joystick slider to the Automatic Brake, but on many older British locomotives (Class 31, Class 40 for example) there is an additional spring loaded setting to overcharge/release the brakes (beyond the "running" setting). After the brakes are applied for the first time, I can't get the overcharge to work, meaning that the loco brakes start dragging and I cant release them. Even hitting the ; will release them, for a while, but they bleed back on again. Is there another API call you can make (or a setting I'm missing in the mapping) to get this to work as intended? Locos without the overcharge spring loaded setting work just fine.

Cheers

Mike

Hello everyone, here is a solution I found for the people struggling with "API key not found/TSW6 API not reachable" error message on Epic Games:

When using third-party telemetry tools like RailBridge or ThirdRails with the Epic Games Store (EGS) version of Train Sim World, you will often get a connection or authentication error saying your API key does not match. This happens because of two conflicting design choices:

Hardcoded Mod Paths: Many TSW telemetry mods are hardcoded to look for your game data inside the default Steam directory pathway: ...\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6.
Unique Epic Folders: The Epic Games Store version of the game actually saves its files to a completely different folder named ...\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6EGS.

Because TSW generates a brand-new, randomized API key inside CommAPIKey.txt every single time you boot the game, manually copying the file over breaks the moment you restart the game. Furthermore, if you use OneDrive, it constantly locks these folders, preventing mods from properly tracking file changes.

THE PERMANENT FIX: Instead of constantly copying files, you can use a native Windows Symbolic Link (Symlink). This tricks your computer (and RailBridge) into thinking the TrainSimWorld6 folder exists, while secretly routing it instantly to your active TrainSimWorld6EGS folder to grab the live key.

1. Completely close Train Sim World, RailBridge, and temporarily quit OneDrive (right-click the cloud icon near your clock and select "Quit"). Open Command Prompt as an Administrator (search "cmd" in Windows, right-click, and select "Run as Administrator").
2. There is often an old ...\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6 folder remaining, which you should delete or rename to ...\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6Old
3. Paste the following command (adjusting "username" to your specific Windows username if it is different) and press Enter:
4. rmdir /s /q "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6" & mklink /d "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6" "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Documents\My Games\TrainSimWorld6EGS" (Note: The "rmdir" part forces Windows to clear any old, locked folders before OneDrive can intercept it, and instantly drops the link in place).

Once you see "symbolic link created", you can turn OneDrive back on. RailBridge will now seamlessly read the fresh API key on every single launch automatically!

Let me know if this doesn't work or if there will soon be an option to change the path of the API key file (not just the TSW6 connection).

Anybody else come across the issue where changing cabs means you cannot use your hardware to move controls in the other cab? As an example, the Class 87, when you change cabs, nothing responds to the hardware any more. I tried using '1' (I did read that this could re-set the bindings but no joy). Even if I hadn't properly shut down the other cab, I should at least be able move the straight air brake in the new cab.

Looking forward to hearing about a workaround or fix for this one :)

Cheers

Mike

Hello,
i saw this tool on Train Sim Socities Video and find it awesome. However as i use Linux and run TSW 6 over Proton which works fine. I dont know if this tool is combatible with Wine/Proton. Did anyone tried it out on Linux using wine or (to the author) is ther any chance that we get a Linux version? I know this could be imposible depending on the UI Library and Programming Language used,

This mod looks amazing. I've a problem. I've TSW 6 on Epic Games Store. I tried to use Railbridge but it failed. I follow all instructions I saw in the comments section and in the installation instructions. I don't know how to enable TSW 6 API. Can someone help me please ?

i love the update !!!! white the new menu

Would it be possible to include the cruise control / AFB diamond in the speedometer in a future update, along with indicator icon for the Alerter, AWS, SIFA, and Deadman System to show when they require acknowledgment or resetting?

I tried using it but my API is not connecting to the RailBridge.
Its the same in the newest versions, it couldnt connect to the TSW 6 API, but TSW Companion HUD works fine. Can someone help?

So I tried to use my logitehc shifter as a control (I know sounds ridiculous) and Idk if Im doing something wrong but it didn't work even when I mapped as ANY other buttons rather than throttle or brake control it just refused to send signals in the game, is it perhaps a compatibility issue ??. I know logitech is not really compatible with everything but at the same time I feel like im doing something wrong. Any ideas anyone ?

Hello, would it possibly be within the scope of this mod to have a sort of emulation of the TASS system found on the Class 390? This would pair nicely with my WCML over shap 2019 timetable. One of the main drawbacks is there is no way to mod in the Enhanced Permited Speed - we have been succesful in creating new speed boards. Came across this mod via TrainSimSociety's video and thought it could have some potential. The way I am imagining it functioning is that the player would switch off their in-game hud and use this instead to guide their speed. I am curious to know if it could even trigger a TASS intervention on the train for over speed. If this sounds intersting you can message me on the TrainSim Community Discord - naya.phase.x

Hi!

Absolutely love the mod - particularly loving the second screen bit! Only suggestion could be to optionally provide a braking curve for stop markers (eg stations) where the signal after remains green anyway??? Would be very useful as it is the one thing I struggle with hah

Though one issue, while running the mod from Brighton to Victoria, by the time I got to Haywards Heath my laptop became laggy and the whole system froze when I tried to interact with the mod window? It was a big scare because it required a full reset ("power drain") to reset my system. I'm not sure if the mod contributed to it or wether it was seperate but I have never had anything like it before. I did try to access logs but there was nothing to be found within the app or the program files. If these are stored somewhere else please let me know.

All in all loving the mod, just a bit of a scare

So sick brother! Really appriciate you making this, although i have one thing i would like to see. That is that i can acknowledge things using the touch screen on my ipad. Overall a sick thing you made!

Dont know if this is possible but can you make this mod compatible with Wonders of Sodor?

Does this Works Also at The Train Sim Classic?

What changes have been made in v2.5, there’s no changelog and although TSC lists it as updated 2 days ago (i.e v2.4) I got a notification of an update yesterday and see that the version d/l is now 2.5?

my railbridge keeps saying he is disconnected i have been looking for 2 hours now how i can connect him
i can't find anything online the only thing i am finding is how cool this thing is but not how to setup
btw i have the api file

I finally bring it to life, but i got a strange problem. After i put it on my phone, about 10 minutes later the app just crashes, the sharing continues, but there is no sound, and no UI in the app. Its just becomes frozen.
Can someone help?

Did a little Video about the Tool :) https://youtu.be/v5eHxi1Hi-o

Hi,
the program is connected, and i have 'always on top' set to ON and 'second screen' to inactive.
But when i then click TSW6 to actually drive a train, the RailBridge program goes behind TSW6 and i can not see it.
(Only have one monitor).
I can hear the sounds from RailBridge, and if i go to it i can see it correctly reads the game data.

How can i fix it?

Hey,

Incredible job you have done here! Kudos!
However: As soon as I start the RailBridge app, my FPS periodically drops from a manually maximised 42 to about 12-ish for a few moments. Has anyone had the same problem? If so, was there a solution?

Thanks

Wonderful update. I have a long list of suggestions and ideas, but a lot of them were cut after these new updates so working on sending that soon, but this just continues to get EVEN BETTER! I really hope we can also get current status readings for 'Train/Automatic Brake' + 'Loco/Direct brake' in place with the current PBC readings when they are adjusted as well! :D

Wonderful update! Tried it on iPad, love how I can just use it as a interactive touchscreen now.

Hello! I really am enjoying this mod, but have came upon on issue!
When I want to do second screen, the program doesn't actually connect to the network.
My computer is connected to the router via ethernet, while the tablet i want to connect with is on wifi, on the same router/network.
Tablet says that it's unable to connect!
Can someone help me please?

Thanks

This mod is absolutly fantastic. In combination with the dynamic HUD mod makes it a total different experience . For now I use a combination of an xbox controller and a tartarus V2 (keypad) but there will be a tsc-x controller in the future.
I wonder if I should map my xbox controller using Railbridge and if so what do I have to do so that steam won't interfere?

Thanks

Hello! Thank you very much for this mod!

Unfortunately I have a bug since the last update with the DB BR 101 Expert. When I move up the throttle, it also presses its button. It registers as releasing the SIFA pedal, so I'm constantly getting the SIFA alarms.
Strangely it's not an issue with the Vectron. Not with the basic 101 either, as it doesn't have this button on the throttle.

May I ask your help fixing this?

There's another thing, I have a Logitech G920 and when I assign a pedal to SIFA,
with the keyboard input method it's always pressed,
with the direct method it's unpredictable,
and with the virtual one it works, but the pedal flickers at the middle of the axis. I think if the accumulation rate could be set to something like 10-20x, it would be smoother.
I'm using JoyToKey and simulate the Q press when I release the pedal, but it won't work if TSW is not in focus.

Hi, first of all, thank you for making RailBridge. I have been using it with TSW and it works really well, especially the smooth dashboard/speedometer data.

I wanted to ask if you would consider adding some kind of external hardware output in the future. For example, an option to send the current speed to an external program or device through serial, UDP, TCP, WebSocket, or a simple local API endpoint.

My use case is that I am building a real analog train speedometer using an Arduino and a physical Hasler gauge. I already managed to make it work by reading RailBridge’s TSW subscription data and sending the speed to the Arduino, but it would be amazing if RailBridge had an official/simple way to output speed data for external speedometers, gauges, or cab hardware.

Something simple like “export current speed in km/h” over serial or localhost would already be extremely useful. I think this could also help people building custom RailDriver-style controllers, cab desks, or physical dashboards.

Thanks again for the work you have put into RailBridge.

Hi can anyone please advise or confirm if the TSC-X works well with Rail Bridge?

love the mod
would it be possible to add when running under TVM430 (SEHS AND LGV route) to show max permitted speed that is shown in the cab and when passing a block marker when the speed drops it show the updated speed ideally before passing the marker as it give overspeed warning
ive probably explained it terribly

can you make an PZB version too? for the German locos because theres no working ETCS in any german route while the IRL ICE does have ETCS and locos too but i really wish to have PZB indication for example the bottom left indication wich show what loco youre driving or what happens next like speed changes switchable with an PZB indicator and all those indications like LZB - Übetragunsausfall

Absolutelly amazing piece of a software, thank you very much, I can´t thank you enough :)
Just and idea for the future development, what about a door status indication? Like if doors are opened or closed and on what side?

Thanks again

Hi so i finally succumbed and loaded RailBridge 2.7 the first loco I mapped using my TSC-X controller using the profile TSW - EN. Absolutely amazing, so easy to program and worked like a charm. Then I tried to program the 802 and then ran into a few issues:

First, I thought I could use the TSW-EN profile with all the TSC-X mappings already programmed, create a new profile for the 802 then just change a few key mappings. This didnt work, no biggy Ill just create a profile for every loco manually!

Second, when trying to set the axis on a new profile I loose the ability to select "Keyboard-Direct-Virtual" also "Deadzone & Sensitivity" is swapped for "Engage at & Release after" options, any comments anyone?

Third, I cannot work out how to programm the Power/Brake controller, it only travels half way. This must be on me as Ive seen Train Sim Societys video having no problems, so if someone can please assist!

Im loving where this is going, It appears I just need to learn how to use it!

Thanks campinge for developing this, Ill buy you a coffee soon mate!

Can you make it work in the background so you don't have to hide it the whole time?

Once again, wonderful update! :D

In terms of mapping, I’d love to see a low horn button mapping (N on the keyboard). There’s currently one for Ctrl + Space (horn 2) and Space (horn), but nothing for the low horn.

Also, I’m the sort of player that uses different profiles for different trains or different regions, but I’ve noticed that once you bind one axis to one profile, you can’t bind it to another. So the profile system almost doesn’t really function as actual per-train profiles (likely by design). For example, in my Acela Express (US) profile I have the throttle axis bound, but when I go into my BR 406 ICE 3 profile (DE), I can’t bind that same axis and have it direct map, because it’s already in the Acela profile. I feel like this should apply to button mapping too. There are some buttons on my controller that I use for multiple things depending on which train I’m driving or which country I’m in, because I don’t have enough buttons to map everything I want. For example, when I’m playing in the US, one button turns the bell on and off, but when I’m playing on German routes, that same button is used to release PZB. That’s not something that seems to be possible here, but I’ve noticed it is possible with a few other apps. I think it would be very helpful if there was a way to bind the same axis/keyboard commands across multiple profiles, so these don’t have to be remapped every time when driving different stock from different regions, even if you are only just using a few profiles for region and not individual stock.

And for profiles, I also noticed that when you click “new profile” and use the dropdown to select “start from” an older profile, it doesn’t actually preserve the settings from that older profile. The new profile starts completely blank. It would save so much time if it actually carried the settings over, especially when you only need to change one or two things between trains (like axis assignments or inverting a direction). I was under the impression that’s what it was supposed to do, but after playing around with it I’m finding that’s not the case. Hopefully that can be looked into. Other than that, the mapping and responsiveness has been wonderful! :)

So nice this one, really enjoying driving with it, kudos!

Request: would it be possible to make an option for the red yellow and green dots next to the vertical 'follow-bar' to be more saturated color, real red, real yellow cq green. I'm R/G colorblind and sometimes they're a bit hard to decifer. The colors in the main sim are more suited and visible. Also the little black bars in the light iconsin the sim are helpful too sometimes.

Keep up the good work!

Hi there, I've been using RailBridge ever since I saw TSS' video about it and I absolutely love it. In fact, I don't think I can play TSW without it anymore.

I love the recent companion app revamp, since it allows me to use my touch screen laptop as the main interface. In the latest update you added an icon for the set speed, which was one of the features I have been patiently waiting for, but sadly it doesn't show in the companion app.

Also, this might be a tiny bit nitpicky, but in ETCS the set speed is shown as a white dot under the target speed line, as per the ETCS driver's handbook: https://www.era.europa.eu/assets/driver-manual/content/CNT.html.

Additionally, the BR 193 Vectron has a feature, where it is possible to change the selected speed without it going into effect until it is confirmed by a button press. While selecting a new speed, there's a second flashing icon to show it, while the solid one remains where it was. Currently in RailBridge it only shows the unconfirmed speed. It would be really nice to have that feature, however I don't know if it's possible with the current implementation of the system.
Also on the topic of the BR 193, the automatic top speed on the speedometer is 180, while in game it is 220.

Lastly, I would like to give a +1 to all the requests for safety systems like PZB/LZB, SIFA and TPWS/AWS. Having that information within RailBridge would make it possible to play without looking at the in game DMI, which would be really nice to have.

And thank you so much for creating this amazing program for the community and continuing to develop it even further with new features.

Extremely impressive piece of software, no criticism from me :D