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Pware: /* How to Activate an FCT */

2026-08-18T10:33:37Z

How to Activate an FCT

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	<td>The '''FCT Status''' shown in the '''Install Tab''' indicates how many days are left on your current '''FCT'''.<br>		<td>The '''FCT Status''' shown in the '''Install Tab''' indicates how many days are left on your current '''FCT'''.<br>
	If you have an '''FCT''' with days ~~available~~ then it will ~~automatically activate~~ as soon as you use '''Content Manager''' to ~~access~~ the '''DLS.</td>		If you have an '''FCT''' with days in credit (e.g. '''47 days left''') then it will be active as soon as you use '''Content Manager''' to download from the '''DLS'''.</td>
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Pware at 06:57, 18 August 2026

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	<td>Once purchased an '''FCT''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">has to be manually activated before it can be used</span>. You can purchase an '''FCT''' when it is on sale, for example, and leave it inactive until you are ready to use it.</td>		<td>Once purchased an '''FCT''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">has to be manually activated before it can be used</span>. You can purchase an '''FCT''' when it is on sale for a reduced rate, for example, and leave it inactive until you are ready to use it.</td>
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Pware: /* How to Purchase an FCT */

2026-08-17T13:14:51Z

How to Purchase an FCT

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	<td>Start your copy of '''Trainz''' which will load to show the '''Launcher Window''' (shown below).<br>		<td>Start your copy of '''Trainz''' which will load to show the '''Launcher Window''' (shown below).
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Trainz Settings</span> option to load the '''Trainz Settings''' dialogue window.</td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Trainz Settings</span> option to load the '''Trainz Settings''' dialogue window.</td>
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	<td>In the '''Trainz Settings''' dialogue window <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">MyTrainz Tab</span> (in older versions of '''Trainz''' this was labelled the '''Internet''' tab).<br>		<td>In the '''Trainz Settings''' dialogue window <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">MyTrainz Tab</span> (in older versions of '''Trainz''' this was labelled the '''Internet''' tab).<br>
	[[image:TrainzSettingsTabs.png\|link=]]</td>		[[image:TrainzSettingsTabs.png\|link=]]</td>
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	<td>In the '''First Class Ticket Status''' section of the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">MyTrainz Tab</span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the [[image:MyTrainz-FCTBuy.png\|link=]] button.		<td>In the '''First Class Ticket Status''' section of the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">MyTrainz Tab</span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the [[image:MyTrainz-FCTBuy.png\|link=]] button.<br>
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	<~~tr valign="top"~~>		This will take you direct to the '''BUY FIRST CLASS TICKET''' page on the '''Forum Web Site'''.</td>
	~~<td width=360>~~[[image:MyTrainz-FCT.png\|link=]]<~~/td~~>		</tr>
	~~<td>~~This will take you direct to the '''BUY FIRST CLASS TICKET''' page on the '''Forum Web Site'''.</td>		</table>
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Pware: /* How to Purchase an FCT */

2026-08-17T10:39:09Z

How to Purchase an FCT

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	<td>This will take you direct to the '''~~Buy First Class Ticket~~''' page on the '''Forum Web Site'''.</td>		<td>This will take you direct to the '''BUY FIRST CLASS TICKET''' page on the '''Forum Web Site'''.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">On the Trainz Web Site</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">On the Trainz Web Site BUY FIRST CLASS TICKET page</span></td>
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Pware: /* How to Purchase an FCT */

2026-08-17T10:38:14Z

How to Purchase an FCT

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	<td>From the menu at the top of the '''Store''' page select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">~~Buy First Class Ticket~~</span><br>		<td>From the menu at the top of the '''Store''' page select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">BUY FIRST CLASS TICKET</span> link.<br>
	[[image:WebStore-BuyFCT.png\|link=]]<br>		[[image:WebStore-BuyFCT.png\|link=]]<br>
	On the ~~next~~ page.</td>		<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">On the BUY FIRST CLASS TICKET page.</span></td>
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Pware: /* How to Purchase an FCT */

2026-08-17T10:29:52Z

How to Purchase an FCT

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Pware: /* Trainz Wiki */

2026-08-17T04:04:43Z

Trainz Wiki

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Pware at 04:03, 17 August 2026

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Pware: /* What is a First Class Ticket (FCT) */

2026-08-17T03:36:51Z

What is a First Class Ticket (FCT)

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	<td>Your '''ISP''' is blocking the download. One particular '''ISP''' in the '''USA''' has been named in several '''Trainz Forum Posts''' as the cause of this problem.<br>		<td>Your '''ISP''' is blocking the download. One particular '''ISP''' in the '''USA''' has been named in several '''Trainz Forum Posts''' as the cause of this problem.<br>
	<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Solution:</span> unfortunately, you will have to change your '''ISP'''.		<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Solution:</span> unfortunately, you will have to change your '''ISP''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span>, if you are using a laptop, download the '''DLS''' assets from a free wifi location.</td>
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Pware: /* How to Activate an FCT */

2026-08-17T02:37:07Z

How to Activate an FCT

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	Any ticket with the label '''Permanent''' is part of a '''Trainz Plus Subscription'''. Its expiry date is the same as the expiry date of the subscription.<br>		<span style="background-color: yellow;">Any ticket with the label '''Permanent''' is part of a '''Trainz Plus Subscription'''.</span> Its expiry date is the same as the expiry date of the subscription.<br>
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	Any ticket that can be activated will be shown with its '''Invoice Details'''.		<span style="background-color: yellow;">Any ticket that can be activated will be shown with its '''Invoice Details'''.</span>
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