Basic Outline

To start a new game click on the New Game button or press F2. A window will be displayed prompting for your name and a difficulty level.

Difficulty Levels Easy You get six trains on screen at a time and you have to get any through the section without any crashes. Medium This is the same as easy except you will occasionally get an express train which has to leave on an indicated track. Hard This is the same as medium except you will get more express trains and you lose points if they are delayed.

To control trains you change the points. To do this you can click on the lettered buttons or press the key corresponding to the appropriate point. Trains will stop if they reach the end of a line where the points are not set to continue onto a main line.

The area at the bottom of the game screen gives information about the trains. If the train is an express, the line it must leave on is indicated as in the example below. The track numbers are indicated in red at the side of the main game area.

Game Menu

New - Starts a new game Pause - Pauses or unpauses the game in progress High Scores - Displays the high scores screen (see below) Open - Opens a saved game (see below) Save - Saves the game in progress (see below) Exit - Quits Main Line

Options Menu

Sound Effects Allows you to choose whether and how you want sounds to be generated. Speed Allows you to select the speed at which the game runs. This can also be selected using the function keys F4 to F8.

Help Menu

About Main Line - Displays information about Main Line

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