diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 361d955..9a07cfa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>de.srsoftware</groupId>
 	<artifactId>web4rail</artifactId>
-	<version>0.11.32</version>
+	<version>1.0.1</version>
 	<name>Web4Rail</name>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<description>Java Model Railway Control</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Application.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Application.java
index 92ad5ac..c8dc5cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Application.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Application.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Contact;
  */
 public class Application extends BaseClass{
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Application.class);
+	private static final String START_TRAINS = "--start-trains";
 	
 	/**
 	 * entry point for the application:<br/>
@@ -71,6 +72,13 @@ public class Application extends BaseClass{
         	plan = new Plan();
 		}
         Desktop.getDesktop().browse(URI.create("http://"+InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName()+":"+config.getInt(PORT)+"/plan"));
+        for (String arg : args) {
+        	switch (arg) {
+        		case START_TRAINS:
+        			Train.startAll();
+        			break;
+        	}
+        }
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/moving/Train.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/moving/Train.java
index 473c79e..ed1fed6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/moving/Train.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/moving/Train.java
@@ -642,6 +642,10 @@ public class Train extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Train> {
 		return t("Started {}",this);
 	}
 	
+	public static void startAll() {
+		for (Train train : list()) train.automatic(); 
+	}
+	
 	private void startSimulation() {
 		for (Contact contact : route.contacts()) {
 			if (contact.addr() != 0) return; // simulate train only when all contacts are non-physical