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by João Carlos Goncalves, São Paulo
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Jacareí to Taubaté
Caldas to Grama
Pinda to Expedicionária

CPTM - Guaianazes to Mogi das Cruzes
 Calmon Viana Station  Mogi das Cruzes Station
Length: 30 Km (18.7 Miles), broad gauge (Updated and extended 20/04/2005)

Guaianazes to Mogi das Cruzes is the second and final part of my Guaianazes to Mogi route, based on the real thing, the Line "E" from CPTM (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos), which serves the eastern part of the São Paulo City, one of the most densely populated regions of the metropolitan area.
This suburban line is used everyday by low-budget workers on their way work (and vice-versa) that dwell some not-so-far medium towns along the route, such as Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Poá, Suzano and Mogi das Cruzes. The route is also used by the hundreds of college students that study in the Mogi das Cruzes University.
This line was the former "Central do Brasil Railways", which provided, in the past, the "São Paulo-Rio Express" passenger trains till the late 80's, when all the services were cut down, as well as the rolling stock being abandoned and destroyed by several years of vandalism and carelessness. It's very sad, our railroad heritage is fading every year...

MAIN FEATURES:

-Written in .CSV format, this route is playable on both BVE 2 and BVE 4;
-More 14.5 Km of track and 4 stations were added: Suzano, Jundiapeba, Bras Cubas and the final station, Mogi das Cruzes;
-The drivable train is now running on the left track, as in real life;
-Accurated catenary masts and gantries, buildings, vegetation, signalling, landscapes and trackwork in general;
-Passing train sounds and announcements.

NOTES OF INTEREST:
1) I strongly recommend that you don't use Download Managers (e.g. Download Accelerator, Get Right, GoZilla, etc..) otherwise you may receive bad, corrupted or incomplete files from my site;

2) This is not a patch. It's a brand new route that must be installed onto your BVE main folder.
For those who still have the previous version named "Guaianazes to Calmon Viana" (2004), please delete it and proceed to the installation of the freshen files provided below.

3) How to find the stop mark when approaching the stations:
-You may look for a yellow plate hung in the catenary, between the contact wire and the carrying rope, with the portuguese expression "Limite de Parada" (Stop Limit), as in real life.

4) All the .B3d files that contain my name are copyrighted, you should ask permission to use any of them in your own route. Some 3-D objects from other authors were used with permission, you were rightfully credited (please read my Credits.txt file)


EFCJ - Pinda to Expedicionária

Approaching Expedicionária Station, Km 13 Almost arriving at Sao Judas Station, with the 
breathtaking landscape in the background
Length: 8 Miles (13 Km)

Pinda to Expedicionária is based on the real line, that connects the cities of Pindamonhangaba (or simply Pinda) and Campos do Jordão, in the eastern part of the São Paulo State.
Pinda is one of the most important cities in the Parahyba Valley region, several heavy industries and factories are settled there.
Campos do Jordão is known by its altitude (1.700m above sea level), its chilly and dry climate in the winter season, as well as hills, mountains, cliffs, so this way the city is also known here as the 'Brazilian Switzerland', being highly demanded by wealth people on their vacations, holidays, special events, etc. Most of them are owners of beautiful and posh cottages around the city, featuring the german architecture.
The electrified meter gauge railway, which is used in a touristy way on the weekends and holidays, has a total length of 28,6 miles (46 Km), being kept by 'Estrada de Ferro Campos do Jordão' (EFCJ) since its foundation in 1914. There's also suburbian services available, that run in both Pinda and Campos urban areas only, from Mondays to Fridays.
The single track is powered by a 1.500 V catenary system, being supplied by one power substation located in the middle of the way, in Santo Antonio do Pinhal (Eugéne Lefévre Station, Km 38).

The first part is portrayed here (13 Km), that goes from Pinda to Expedicionária. The second part (8 Km) of this route is under construction and will be extended until the small resort village of Piracuama, the final point of the suburban service, where the steep gradients of Mantiqueira hills start.
All the buildings, curves, rolling stock, catenaries, typical Brazilian vegetation and distances between stations are accurated. The same for the driving train, an electric wooden railcar named 'A-3', built in the 20's by the English Electric Company.


SOME NOTES BEFORE DOWNLOADING AND PLAYING THIS ROUTE (PLEASE READ!)

1) If you are a regular user of Download Managers, such as 'Download Accelerator', 'GetRight', etc, please disable it , otherwise you will receive error messages or corrupted files from my ISP.

2) This is going to be a nice detailed route. If you have a low-spec computer, you can experience low frame rates in some parts of the route (mainly at the beginning). To solve this problem, do the following:
-Decrease your Drawing Distance (BVE Menu) down to 400, 300 or even 200 meters;
-Disable the Fog effect (BVE Menu)
-Check for your TSR programs and avoid running other heavy applications while playing BVE.

3) I strongly recommend that you download and install my train (as provided below), so you can feel the real atmosphere and the rhythm of the route. Have a nice ride!

DOWNLOADS

3-D Objects and route file:
Pinda_Expedicionaria.zip - 1.835 Kb


Train:
A-3 Electric Railcar - 2.502 Kb





Caldas to Grama
Caldas to Grama route Caldas to Grama BVE route

Length: 16,4 miles (26,3 Km)
Caldas to Grama is a fictional BVE route based on my childhood memories. It's a sequence from my previous Caldas to Boa Vista route. Featuring Brazilian countryside sceneries and rolling stock used in the 70's.
All sceneries were portrayed from the States of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, which were served by Companhia Mogiana de Estradas de Ferro (Mogiana Railway Company), which was one of the most important railway companies in the State of Sao Paulo, it served the richest coffee producers of the northeast region. The Mogiana Railway Company was absorbed by FEPASA in 1971 and FERROBAN in 1998. Nowadays all tracks were adapted and updated for heavy train cargo freights. Since then, all passenger services were cut down, as well as the electric traction, built just after the end of World War II. In a few words, all the catenary system (overhead wires, masts, substations) had been completely removed, all electric locos were dismantled, disassembled or even abandoned at several cemetery depots of useless materials around the State.

FEATURING: Fully optimized for Track Viewer, BVE-TSS Compliant and BVE Developer Guidelines.

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Objects and route file:
Caldas_Grama.zip - 993 Kb



NOTE: Default train is the italian DMU ALN663, which can be downloaded at BVE Italia Fans .



Jacareí to Taubaté

Jacarei to Taubate route Jacareí to Taubaté route

Length: 18 Miles (29 Km), broad gauge (Updated 31/01/2003)

Presenting my first attempt making a BVE route, using free objects as scenery, from another routes. I don't want the copyrights, because none of the objects was created by me. All credits must be given to the respective authors.
Jacarei to Taubate is based on a real freight line that connects three important States and serves two of the most important cities of Brazil: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
In real life, the line has more than 460 Km of track, makes a connection with the Ferrovia do Aco (The Steel Railway), featuring all station buildings completely abandoned since passenger services were cutted down in the 80's. Nowadays these stations are been used for freight cargo train stops only.
Featuring: Several Brazilian rolling stock and catenary masts, all drawings by me.

DOWNLOAD

Objects and route file:
Jacarei to Taubate - 1,293 Kb


NOTE: Default train is GP 38, you can get this loco at TrainSimCentral.co.uk


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