You rub a lamp, for some reason, and a genie pops out. He offers you three wishes, but with a limit: you can only wish for new loco DLCs. If the loco doesn't have an appropriate route in TSW, one can be included, but don't be motivated by that (it's not really gonna happen), just pick the 3 trains you want to see. And you can't wish for infinite wishes or any loopholes like that. For me: 1. Class 87 + Mk3 + DVT (IC swallow) A beautiful, impressive loco with an interesting driving experience, a wonderful interior view that would send my nostalgia levels off the scale, and any route they come with is gonna be half decent. 35 names to "collect" too. 2. DB ICE1 I love these trains, so impressive and the absolute height of comfort. They could be seen on many of the German routes, and would be magnificent to ride, drive, and to see 3. SBB 420 + EuroCity coaches The icon of the Swiss railways, these locos have been seen on all sorts of services for decades now. They would add express passenger and freight possibilities to Luzern - Sursee, really bringing it to life, and the coaches - some of the most comfortable anywhere - could appear on other routes too, in Germany and Austria. It'd be particularly cool to see the panorama coach included. Because these locos are so ubiquitous, it would provide a foundation for many future SBB routes.
First one - Br401 “ICE 1” like the thread maker said Second one - The class 373(E300) “Eurostar” On either LGV or SEHS with an expansion to Ashford Third one - The class 165 I guess since all the other eras or old and I don’t know about any them
Br 140: A true German veteran. The 140s were in service with DB for almost 60 years and are still going strong with private EVUs. For me, their beauty lies in them not being anything special - they were everyday-workhorses. They’d be a true vintage experience. Br 103: Before the ICE, there was the Br 103 - the star of the Bundesbahn. They were elegant powerhouses in the striking beige-red TEE colours. No DB loco since has managed to look this stylish. Br 212: I’ve always had a soft spot for them. They are a jack of all trades and took care of whatever needed doing on (mostly) branch lines - whether it be passengers, freight, or even shunting. A Br 212 with n-Wagen (Silberlinge) is simply a marvellous sight. Photo sources: Br 140 Br 103 Br 212
Class 442 (Gatwick) Why: I have soft spot for the 442, I think the route they operate on is one of the best in TSW2 and I feel the class 442 would bring in more life and variety. The Cab style is something I want to particularly get a chance to operate around and the passenger wagons I think are quite unique compared to others Class 91 (LNER) Why; particularly like the cab layout (cozy in my opinion) and similarly how the difference is between the back end cab. I know the route they operate on is in somewhat reasonable distance to where I live adds to the nostalgia. Acela Why; been waiting patiently for this ones announcement since Boston Sprinter release and before. High speed American not easy to come across. To sum up my choice reasoning, these are some of my favourites I’ve had the chance to research and getting a chance to get behind their controls is something I’m eager to do in TSW. Tough choices but those are mine.
Me Germany Deutsche Reichsbahn Baureihe 119 Unique feature it has the windows on the sides earning it the nickname U Boat. Can run Tharandter Rampe Riesa Dresden as it's museum Train with DR V60 if built US Avelia Liberty Next generation American high speed train can match the European high speed trains if the tilt mode is turned off. Can fit Boston Providence UK Class 700 UK Commuter train dual voltage Has the ability to run automatic train control CBTC overlaid on ETCS Thameslink Core. Has to come with itself or bundle with the matching rush hour trains Germany ICE-T US Acela Express or the mentioned avelia liberty. Furthermore it can come with a bundle rush hour train pack old and new. Spoiler: Rush hour old and new trains DR Baureihe 119 U Boat Riesa Dresden Avelia Liberty Boston and BMl Class 700
1. ET44AC: UP (C45AH), CSX (ET44AH), or NS 2. SD70ACe-T4: UP (SD70AH-T4), CSX (ST70AH) 3. Siemens Chargers
1. BR Class 73 (for the 3rd rail and Diesel excitement ) 2. DB ICE 1 for German routes 3. DSB Class MZ (if a danish route were to become available)
Deutsche Reichsbahn Baureihe E42 After LEW delivered the first two pre-series locomotives (E 42 001 and 002) in 1963, series production of these locomotives began in the same year. A total of 292 locomotives were procured by 1976, with 186 locomotives having been delivered by the end of 1970. Since the development of a newer electric locomotive had been stopped, another series 242 187-292 was commissioned, which was delivered from 1970 to 1976. In addition to serving in front of passenger trains and freight trains, the locomotives were also used on the S-Bahn services in Leipzig and Dresden. In the early years (until 1970) the home depots were Bitterfeld, Erfurt, Halle (Saale), Chemnitz (then Karl-Marx-Stadt), Leipzig, Weißenfels and Zwickau. BR 142 in the summer of 2007 The locomotives of the E 42 series were to pull freight trains with a weight of 1,800 t on the level at 80 km/h goods trains with a weight of 1,000 t with a gradient of 5 ‰ at 60 km/h and passenger trains with a weight of 500 t with a gradient of 5 ‰ at 90 km/h. After initial difficulties, the locomotives of the E 42 series showed good running characteristics and performance. Changes made by the manufacturer that were not agreed with DR proved to be unfavorable and were reversed. In freight train service, the locomotives transport 1,900 t on the level and 1,000 t on a 5 ‰ incline at 80 km/h in passenger train service 800 t on the level at 100 km/h and 825 t at 5 ‰ at 90 km/h. Since some machines from the 211 series were converted to 242s after the acquisition of the 243 series locomotives, there were even 305 units on January 1, 1992 at the DR. In the following years they were then scrapped, the last locomotive at the DB was parked in 1999. From 1993/1994, 18 locomotives were sold in Switzerland to Lokoop, an alliance between the Mittelthurgaubahn (MThB), Südwestbahn (SOB) and the Mittelthurgau travel agency (RMT). These were revised and used as the Ae 477 (initially as the Ae 476) mainly in eastern Switzerland for freight traffic. After the merger of the SOB with the BT, the new SOB got out of the cooperation. The Mittelthurgaubahn sought to cooperate with the SBB in passenger transport, for which a new company, Thurbo, was founded. Before it could start operations, MThB encountered liquidity problems and was ultimately liquidated. SBB Cargo took over the freight business including locomotives. However, they had enough locomotives themselves and sold all 18 locomotives to the Westfälische Almetalbahn GmbH (WAB) in 2003. This operated the locomotives throughout Germany. The Chemins de fer fribourgeois Gruyère-Fribourg-Morat (GFM) joined the Lokoop procurement and bought two of them as Ae 417 (former DB 142 110 and 145). In autumn 2006 they were sold to Eggegebirgsbahn GmbH by the company, which is now called Transports publics fribourgeois (TPF). At the beginning of 2008, the last remaining locomotive in Switzerland, namely the Ae 476 012 (formerly Ae 476 468 and DB 142 042) that was the first to be purchased directly from the Südwestbahn (and not yet from the Lokoop), made its way back to Germany. Deutsche Reichsbahn Baureihe V200 In the 1960s, the conversion of traction from steam to diesel was promoted. For this purpose, not only locomotives were built in Babelsberg and Hennigsdorf, but also locomotives from the Luhansk locomotive factory were imported from the Soviet Union (today Ukraine). This was a political decision. Due to specialization agreements within the Council for Mutual Economic Aid (RGW), no more high-performance diesel locomotives were to be built in the GDR in the future. The first of these imported series was the V 200, later the 120 series, with 1470 kW (2000 hp) for freight train service. This was the M 62 type presented in 1965, which had already been delivered to Soviet and foreign railways. From 1966 to 1975, the Deutsche Reichsbahn purchased a total of 378 locomotives of this series in three series. This also necessitated the change from the previously dominant diesel-hydraulic to diesel-electric traction. From the start, the locomotive was intended for heavy freight service. Since it had no train heating, it was only occasionally used in front of passenger trains during the summer months. The maximum speed was 100 km/h in favor of traction. After all locomotives of the Bundesbahn class 220 had already been retired by the time of reunification, the Deutsche Reichsbahn redesignated more than 200 vehicles of its class 120 to "class 220" in 1992. Until they were finally decommissioned in 1995, these locomotives carried the class designation 220 in the second allocation even after the merger with Deutsche Bahn AG.
Wow and they do fit Riesa Dresden and Dresden Chemnitz Route Tharandter Rampe. You can also get away with GDR Era Riesa Dresden and Tharandter Rampe for these locomotives. For the DR BR242 DB BR142 it runs with Y-wagen with Rekowagen Restaurant carriage M62 DR BR120 freight duty. You might need to consider a shunter to come along with them the DR BR 106 DR V60 or repainted DB BR204 DR V100
Good thought. Maybe you could ask Maik Goltz about the E42. He has already made the DR E251 from the Rübelandbahn for the TS.
My list: 1) BR Class 86 (As a loco DLC, features also MK2 coaches as well as MK2DBSO) in Anglia livery. Would obviously come for GEML if that ever makes it into TSW2. 2) BR Class 318 EMU (Modernised) for Glasgow Cathcart Circle. 3) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) EF-1/EF-2/EF-3/EF5/ES-3 (same locos, different configurations, would make sense to sell together). That would although require a Milwaukee Road electric route.
You are missing another well known American Locomotive the little Joe EF4. One more thing that sets this apart from other American electric routes it's the electrification system 3kv DC. If Belgian and Italian routes do arrive you can actually run them here in off the rail mode since they are 3kv DC like the Milwaukee road electric locomotives. Spoiler: Italian locomotives 3kv DC details These Italian locomotives actually use a copper contact strip 1.45m Making them suitable on French routes AC 25kv and Luzern Sursee 15kv 1.45m strip
Here's my three: 1. British Rail Class 485 '4-VEC' / British Rail Class 486 '3-TIS' for the Isle of Wight (Original) Before the more well-known Class 483, the 485 '4-VEC' and 486 '3-TIS' (their names when put together forming the IOW's Latin name, Vectis) were the first units to run on the Island post-electrification. Like the later 483s and 484s, the 485 & 6 units were derived from Tube stock, in this case the 1923-31 Standard Stock units, which were already arguably life-expired at the time of their conversion. These units ran on the Island Line for over 20 years, and in their final years in service spent a brief time operating at the same time as the first of the nine 483s that were brought in to replace them. Thus, these would be best suited to the first Isle of Wight Route by Rivet Games, as they are of the same configuration and loading gauge as the 483s the route DLC comes with. 2 & 3. British Rail in the 1990's - Class 166 Networker Turbo Express (Network SouthEast) & Class 43 InterCity 125 (InterCity 'Swallow' Livery) for Great Western Express I'm not cheating, I'm just putting my other two choices together for this one! The late 1980's and early-1990's was a pivotal time for British Rail, which was undergoing sectorisation on a massive scale, though the impending privatisation of the network put those plans to an end. This era also introduced iconic liveries for many trains, including the NSE 'Toothpaste' and InterCity 'Swallow' schemes. In my opinion (and I may be a bit biased, given that I was a young kid in the early-to-mid 2000's, when many trains on the GWML that wore these liveries had yet to be painted into the corporate schemes that followed), two types which wore these liveries especially well were the Class 166 and Class 43/InterCity 125. Thus, I could see them being grouped together into a single DLC for the Great Western Express Route, utilising an alternate timetable feature similar to the one used in the Diesel Legends locomotive DLC.
Uh oh here comes FinnTD again waddling. His way back into the community to preach the locos he wishes they would add Like 1. BR Class 124 Northern Trans Pennine: Put it bluntly it would be a Very fine addition And give us a new Train to tackle on the Pennine, plus more first gen DMUs would be a Plus. 2. Br Class 55 Deltics: I too wish the Deltics would make an Appearance mainly with a ECML Route, and along with said route would be Many Layering Opportunities, the Deltics could add so much to existing routes. 3. Other BR Great western Hydraulics: You didnt say we couldnt Have loco Packs so im putting this here now S h a m e l e s s p l u g but I already made a suggestion for this https://forums.dovetailgames.com/th...ends-of-the-western-region.50000/#post-426722 basically add the Class 42/43, 35, 22, and 14s to DLOTGW, the variety of locos on the base DLC is very stale
Is the BR Class 124 based on the Class 101? I think the sides of the car have a lot of similarities. I like the front, how is the driving? do you have to change gear yourself like in a car like in the class 101 or has that been simplified?