First Class Simulations to Publish LNER Pacifics

First Class Simulations | Wednesday, 12th January - Rapidly expanding (they'll burst one day!) UK train and flight simulations publisher, First Class Simulations, is pleased to announce its licensing deal to publish the eagerly anticipated LNER Pacifics Microsoft^TM Train Simulator add-on developed by Blue Arrow TS. The product is available from February 18th 2005.

From the developers of best-selling add-on, Severn Valley Railway, LNER Pacifics, brings together the finest and most technically accurate models of the Gresley and Thompson Express Pacifics engines period.

Concentrating on the LNER and BR Eastern Region, this pack contains some stunning examples of the locomotives and coaching stock designed and built in the golden age of British steam express train travel on the East Coast Main Line of England and Scotland.

14 new locomotives are included, representing classes A3, A1/1, A2/1, A2/2, A2/3, and P2, all with rendered cabviews and custom sounds.

The wagons included are:

Passenger rolling stock (with Passenger Views) consists of:

A total of over 54 ready made consists are included to get you up and running in no time at all, along with 12 challenging activities; 14 for the default Settle to Carlisle route and 4 for Severn Valley Railway (sold separately). And 7 for the Scottish Central route, available from http://www.uktrainsim.com/

For more information and to download screen shots, please go to:

http://www.contactsales.co.uk/LNERPacifics.htm

First Class Simulations

PO Box 137

Bicester

Oxfordshire

OX27 7JS

United Kingdom

Tel: 01869 346104

Fax: 0870 132 1026

UK Press contact

Richard Barclay on 020 7386 7398 or [email protected]

For publishing and distribution enquiries contact Robert Stallibrass on 01869 346104 or [email protected]

About First Class Simulations

First Class Simulations is a dedicated publisher of add-ons for Microsoft flight and train simulation products. The company is a division of Contact Sales Limited.

About Contact Sales Limited

Established in 1997, Contact Sales is a UK-based distributor of computer game software and their associated peripherals. The company was voted 'Distributor of the Year 2003' by the National Association of Specialist Computer Retailers. It signed its first publishing agreement in 1998 and now handles product for Abacus, Aerosoft, Lago, Wilco, NBG Blue Sky, Halycom Media GmbH, The Heritage Collection and Whiptail Interactive.