Well, de facto they have. Last release was Huddersfield reusing a 47 and adding two AP vehicles (142 and 158). If someone were to make a 26, it'd be Armstrong Powerhouse. Though I doubt there's high demand, I can't tell it from a 25 or 27 to be honest. (Getting my coat.... )
No, they'll stick to their masters who have been training them to accept eating whatever they're serving them.
142 wasn't AP when it was with Huddersfield :P, i mean it still isn't (they have a version of it) (it was the one that was released a while before? ), I mean it also had Mk1s from TSW too )
Thanks - indeed. 142 wasn't AP, and the taillights were broken (mimicking the driving cab settings), I have released a fix for that myself (ApplyToConsist=FALSE), just remembered . It was a Reppo model that AP used later on. The single-livery AP Class 158 wasn't adapted for the destination list, so you had to use different codes, and Vultron didn't match the display. Of course all replaced in the meantime with AP stock to do the beautiful route justice.
I mean still a DTG product (if he released it 3rd party it would be his, but it was 2nd party - I'm not disputing that he made it of course though)
And still the final one... I'm not sad in that respect. In fact I've got more than I can ever play. There's fantastic stock hiding in my Provider folders I had almost forgotten, I got so much czech stock I need a lot of time figuring out how to play that and where it was used in real life and so on. And I've lost track of all the steamers available.
Class 26 would be a Day One purchase for me. Problem is, whoever makes up could be struggling for a route to base it on. Western Lines Of Scotland but wrong era for BR Blue. 26's never ran on the West Highland and the JT Kyle Line is set some time after the 26's were largely gone from passenger service.