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Realistic Electric Trains

by J_Aetherwing · for Factorio

This mod adds electric trains which require power delivered by overhead lines.

173Downloads
6 yr agoLast updated
MITLicense
Factorio Mod PortalSource

About Realistic Electric Trains

From Factorio Mod Portal

This mod adds electric trains which require power delivered by overhead lines.

Realistic Electric Trains adds locomotives that are powered by overhead lines.

A detailed description and a small tutorial can be found over in the forum.

Note that this mod is no longer under active development. Please message me if you want to take over this project.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under MIT.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 6 yr ago.

Realistic Electric Trains on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.4.5, released 2020-09-26

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.4.52020-09-261.0n/a
0.4.42020-03-210.18n/a
0.4.32019-06-050.17n/a
0.4.22019-04-140.17n/a
0.4.12019-04-120.17n/a
0.4.02019-03-230.17n/a

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Realistic Electric Trains on a Factorio server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Vehicles & ships

Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Factorio Mod Portal lists Realistic Electric Trains as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Factorio
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server

Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-09Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorJ_Aetherwing, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Realistic Electric Trains, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Realistic Electric Trains?

Factorio Mod Portal lists Realistic Electric Trains as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Is it free?

Yes. Realistic Electric Trains is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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