On 17 October 2013 15:36, <zlinw@mcmedia.com.au> wrote:

I would not under most circumstances even consider cross platform running
of any program. Linux unfortunately does not have a native train simulator.
Openbve (runnning under wine using mono) is avaible as a package on Debian,
but I find it (openbve) to be to restricted at the current stage of
development.

I have found Openbve to be kind of buggy. e.g. signals not getting drawn, emergency breaks come on for now reason, etc.

Now around 3 or so years ago a group started work, using the XNA toolkit
under Windows, on an a sort of open source train sim called OpenRails (OR)
that could use Microsoft Train Simulator material. Some months ago the
licence of OR was changed to GPL.

I don't suppose they have any plans to make a Linux port?

There is also the free-as-in-beer-but-not-freedom Android train simulator (Tranz Simulator), see Google Play. Unfortunately, for anything pretending to be realistic (some of its quirks are amusing if not downright dangerous for the simulated trains) you need the advanced train controls (or what ever they are called), which are very hard to adjust even on a 10" tablet, they are too small.