D51: Steam Locomotive Sim

Authentic Steam Locomotive Sim

$2.99 · Designed for iPad

Manage steam. Drive the D51. Open the regulator and wind the reverser. Listen to the exhaust, watch the wheels, control slip and keep the boiler pressure up. A steam locomotive simulator for iPhone and iPad. DRIVE THE LOCOMOTIVE Work the regulator, reverser, brake, drains, bypass valve, sand and whistle. Shorten cutoff as speed rises and adjust it for the climb ahead. Train load, gradient, rain and temperature change how the engine responds. The fireman handles firing and feedwater. DRIVE BY SOUND AND INSTRUMENTS Watch speed, boiler pressure and steam-chest pressure while driving. Steam remains in the chest after the regulator closes. Exhaust beats follow the wheels; whistle strength follows pedal travel. Keep an eye on steam generation and use. LOOK INSIDE THE MACHINERY Driving wheels, rods and schematic Walschaerts valve gear move with your controls. Tap the cylinder to watch the valves, pistons, four chamber pressures and water quantities while the run continues. See white steam from the drains and sand falling onto the rails. CHOOSE THE CONDITIONS • Locomotive only, 5 or 10 passenger coaches, or 30 or 40 freight wagons. • Level track, 10‰ or 20‰ climbs, with a level approach or an uphill start. • A 10km gradient section on the Shintoku side of the old Karikachi line. • Clear or rainy weather, −10°C or 20°C, and three fireman skill levels. Water, coal and sand are finite. Watch for slip and water-hammer damage. LEARN AND REVIEW A six-step departure tutorial and a guide with a labeled mechanism diagram introduce the controls. Read more about historical departure, power, coasting, resuming power, slip, gradients, braking and the fireman's work. Pause in State for values and graphs. End shows train and wheel speed curves, run statistics and advice based on your driving. No ads, in-app purchases or account registration. Driving and in-app reading work offline. External source and support pages need an internet connection. iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. Landscape on iPhone; portrait and landscape on iPad. English and Japanese UI. Valve motion, thermal and adhesion calculations include approximations. Train weights use representative values. The Karikachi option is a 10km gradient section based on a published diagram with approximate boundaries and no curve resistance. Scenery, stations, signals and timetables are not included. It is not for operator training or real-world performance calculations.

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• Added a steam-chest pressure gauge to the cab. • Added detailed reading on departure, coasting, resuming power and other steam driving techniques. • The firebox now keeps a faint red glow between shovels. • Synchronized simulation updates and machinery animation at 60Hz, with improved pause and resume transitions. • Made sand jets and grains falling onto the rails easier to see. • Refined medium- and high-speed exhaust sound and the short fade after releasing the whistle. • Improved iPad portrait and landscape layouts and compact cab spacing. • The high-skill fireman now fires earlier as steam demand rises. • Revised labels and explanations. • Revised air and steam flow and exhaust timing during coasting to better model reverser and bypass effects.

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    Seller
    Masato Furushima
    Size
    1.6 MB
    Category
    Simulation
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and Japanese
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Masato Furushima