	 
	   Amsterdam-Den Haag-Antwerpen Centraal (Anvers) - For BVE6.3 
	   Version Amsterdam-Antwerpen3.rw has left running from Roosendaal into Belgium

  This route is a re-write of an earlier one; this time with a little scenery added. Many borrowed objects have been retained and many others have been added. Although the trackage is approximately as given in www.sporenplan.nl, the scenery is fantasy: where the maps shows buildings, there are buildings; where there is green space, there will be trees. Sven Seegers shows 4 tracks entering the Schiphol tunnel at 14.5km, whereas an aerial photograph only shows two. This needs looking into. (I suspect the two outside tracks belong to the Metro which goes underground somewhere.) This photo also gives the pole separation on the straight to be 75m, whereas I place them at 50m.  
  I have only added scenery up to Rotterdam and at Antwerpen; more will be added as I find time. I have no idea what the Belgian trackage is like, and have therefore kept it at a minimum. All stations are at their proper place (approx.), according to NS; maps may show differently.
  In version 1.1 trains change to the left track just outside Roosendaal, and into Belgium; more Belgian trains will be seen at the stations.
  A block signal has been placed at every km, and is indicated 100m before. Roads, rivers and other items of interest are simularly shown. (See the Markers file.) 
  Two fictitious stops have been added to bring you before a spot of interest, like the Moerdijk Bridge and before entering Leiden (40).
  Times have been taken from an old ('84 '85) Spoorboekje. Cbange them if you like; trains may be faster today. Doors will open and close when they should. The train stops at the following stations: Amsterdam CS, Schiphol, Leiden, Den Haag HS (Hoofd Station or Main Station), Rotterdam, Dordrecht,Roosendaal and Antwerpen Centraal Station.
  I have included Edwin van Bree's NSMat64, but Victor Black's beautifully reworked NSMat64n would be a nicer choice.  The constant-speed button ('backspace') works, and there is no 'dead-man's switch', so you can make a coffee and such and not have the train come to a stop in the mean time. Andre Keirsgieter's TGVR is another possibility, although my favourite is Anthony Bowden's BR_Class87-025. The turnout frogs now make a satisfying noice :-).
  Credit for the trackplan goes to Sven Seegers of www.sporenplan.nl.
  Thanks again to Ruediger Huelsmann for his Switch15 program, and some helpful hints. The track textures are also his. 
  Again, I have retained some of Steve Green's objects, as in my original route. Although not belonging in the Dutch countryside, they do lend additional colour and beauty. His bridge, this time around, spans the Hollands Diep (a.o), south of Dordrecht, all 1.5 km.  Again my thanks and admiration. 
  Some of Davie Gijbels' coaches from his Belgian Trains site have been included this time (see: MS Trainstop.com and http://user.skynet.be/fa321706/home.htm). Thanks for the permission for the re-skin to make the Dutch coach; the artworks for this is by Robert Huls of www.Nedrail1435.nl, a site worth visiting. I have chosen one of Tobias B Koehler's liveries for another re-skin; this one can be found (among hundreds of others, real and fantasy) on www.railfaneurope.net/liveries/car. Thanks Tobias. The Belgian loc is by Christian Haesevoets.
One of Uwe Post's coaches has been included, as well as his DB120 locomotive. Many objects from the Route Builders site have been used, including a colourful background, and a cow (sic). (The reason I have not included more Belgian and German coaches, is the large size of some of the bitmaps; you can download your own.)
  Credit also goes to Anthony Bowden for a few items, like his bufferstop. Indispensible, as always, was Oskari Saarekas' Route Randomiser.
  I have also borrowed objects from the following routes, the authors of which I have not as yet been able to contact, but who I thank nevertheless: Joban, TOQ-Toyoko, UKBI, Tsurumi, K_Sei, Kagoshima, Nanbu, E217suka, Hira2, Uchibo, 40's-2 Joetsu (oh, those cherry trees!). All are properly identified in the freeobject list. 
  Again I wish to thank all those whose art I have included; their work is much appreciated. It enhances the BVE hobby tremendously. In case you see your work without credit, please let me know and it shall be added, with thanks. Last, but not least, we all thank Takashi Kojima (alias Mackoy) for his generosity and skill.
  Although only an approximation, the present route will serve as a Dutch Route, of which there are not very many at present. In the works is a Zwolle-Amsterdam, and a Amsterdam-Arnhem route.
For those interested, NS has been studying and planning a high-speed route to Brussels; work is apparently in progress, including a new bridge across the Hollands Diep. I intend to ungrade the present route as time permits; the object file will remain unchanged. 

  To install zip-files: Make new folders as follows:
  1 'Holland' folder for the holland.zip file; place in BVE Object folder.
  2 'NSMat64' folder for the NSMat64.zip file; place in BVE Train folder.
  3 'Markers' folder for the markers.zip file; place in Holland Object folder.
  4 'Amsterdam-Antwerpen-v3' place in BVE route folder, or Holland Routes folder.
  5 'Buildings'. Only used in the Schiphol Route. Unzip in the Holland Object folder. The buildings in this folder are all constructed to the left of the rail, and with their front on the center of the track. To place the building on the right side, reverse it like this: 
100 @freeobj(0,86,10,-4,180); this places the middle of the building at point 100m, 10m to the right of rail 0, and 4m below.

	The Amstrdam-Schiphol Line is essentially a re-written version of the beginning of the Amsterdam-Antwerpen Route, with long switches and more scenery added. Hopefully the rest of the route will be finished in due time :-).
 
  There are a few rudimentary Holland routes on Vince Black's website, under hosting, as well as his remarkable NSMat64n. (http://www.vince-black.me.cz/)
 
  Best wishes, and have fun!

  Martin J Fonda, Ottawa  fb214@ncf.ca (National Capital Freenet)




