I feel like the class 73 would be a great addition to the freight fleet, the south coast routes could benefit to this as these are used on NR trains and RHTT across routes like the ECW, SEH, and even the riviera line. They are bi-mode so that can include a nice experience for players to switch modes. Let me know what you think of this, Harrison
Could also be a sleeper train, the Caledonian sleeper uses a few I think, there’s one in Aberdeen anyways. in a sense this could make both freight and passenger fans happy, we get another new freight loco. And they get sleeper couches
Tsw definitely needs a 73. Still see them often in my area running measurement trains and rhtt this time of year.
Day One. Though while these used the same diesel prime movers as the Thumper units, for some reason they were much quieter running on diesel. Presumably a rather large silencer in the exhaust system muffled it.
Only problem is that GBRF aren’t prepared to be involved with TSW as I understand it and so they’d need a heritage line with a 73 to help them with sounds and pictures
Yes spa valley has a 73. I will add that it's on the rota for the driver experience. Also I know the guys and gals at spa valley would be happy to provide what's needed. For a donation of course. They are a very friendly and helpful.
Yes think I saw it featured in one of the “Carry On Clagging” DVD’s from Locomaster Profiles. Though there wasn’t much clag, or sound for that matter.
Last time I see it, it was half way thru having a nice new coat of paint in nse livery. There's a bit of a grade heading back to Tunbridge wells, they usually give the trains a bit of a thrash heading up it. I was lucky a few years back when they used the 73 and a 411 in push pull config and I got to ride on it.
Yes but the /9 subclass is very different from the /0 and /1. Me too, so much ! But hope the day we'll have one, we could then enter the compartments, not just walk through the corridor...
Yes I do believe the rather silenced EE power plant has been replaced by a MTU engine so probably just as quiet. TBH my ideal experience of a Scottish night train would either be with a 37/4 on the West Highland Line (or Class 27 on Mark Ones), or on the Highland Line a Class 47 with Load 15 (or stepping back to the Mark One era a pair of 26's or a 40 on a similar load).
As with 37403, recently on the Aberdeen portion ! I would also be happy with the 2 x Class 37 + Mk1 BG generator + Mk2 & 3 ! That Intercity livery was very nice
It does tick off a few boxes. It's somewhat "unique" in being bimodal (although we have some passenger stock that is bimodal and trimodal like the 800 series or 395) Not technically "locomotives" though so I guess it still counts as unique since we don't have an 88 in game. It would fit on quite a few routes so that's a plus. There MAY be access to at least one (from what I'm reading above) Downside would be we don't have a GBRF license for livery. Are there other liveries we could use it in for a backdated application? Couldn't it be used on the Brighton Commuter route since I thought I read it was used in that role for the "Gatwick Express?" From there's a natural fit to the connecting ECW. Did it work other places in a BR livery? I know by the time of the Bright Commuter and ECW it probably would have been replaced by something else but if people don't mind a little "fudging" of the dates you could run it those places or others. Anything from the 1980s would be fine under the BR title where it fits of course. It's a nice suggestion.
I think there's been double-confusion - 730s aren't bimodal, but if I'm reading past the poor formatting I believe Operator was saying that the in-game bimodal 800 and 395 aren't locomotives because they're MUs, thus the 73 would still be unique as the only British bi-modal locomotive (the NJT ALP-45DP means it isn't the only global one) since the other main bimodal British loco in operation is the Class 88 (which isn't in the game)
Yes, as for my myself, I was talking about the Class 73. Had some doubts because in France we have multiple designations, for example locotracteur for shunting, or fourgon locomoteur for old DC locomotives (PO and État) which had a small cargo space. Classification is often hazardous and could tend to be nosologic...
