Up until the early 2000s, parcels was one of the most vital traffic flows on the UK rail network, with diesel workings being hauled by brand new class 67s whilst the remaining electric workings were in the capable hands of the Class 325 EMUs which were purpose built for this traffic. EWS lost the contract for these services to GB Railfreight in 2003 which spelled the end for Class 67s on this traffic only 3 years after introduction as well as the start of a gradual shrinkage of rail postal operations which culminated in the last parcels services running on the national network in October 2024. This DLC would feature the parcels operation as it was in the 1980s and 1990s across multiple BR era routes that exist in TSW6 Included Rolling Stock NPV (ex CCT) in Express Parcels livery These 4 wheeled parcels vehicles were common on parcels workings out of Red Bank sidings (Northern Transpennine) and this is where they would see usage within this pack BR MK1 TPO in Mail Red livery These coaches found themselves used on most major parcels flows across the UK rail network, including the Workington to Huddersfield trains that would appear on both WCML Preston - Carlisle and Northern Transpennine (often hauled by a class 31, although class 47s did take over this duty during the 1990s) as well as parcels services over Shap hauled by Class 47s, 86s and 90s (JT WCML Preston - Carlisle + 86/2 DLC). Due to licensing issues with Royal Mail, the crown logo would be omitted and a placeholder name such as *insert developer name* Mail would be splashed along the side of the TPOs BR MK1 NBA (Ex BG) in Rail Express Systems livery The BR NBA coaches were converted from redundant Mk1 BGs during the 1990s. Whilst a central door was retained on the coaches, all the other windows and doors were filled in and replaced with roller doors to allow larger parcels to be put in these coaches. They worked services alongside the TPOs and were designed for higher security than a standard BG, hence the filled in windows and sealing of the gangway doors in the coach. Class 47/7 in Rail Express Systems livery Many redundant class 47/4s and /8s were given modifications to allow them to work parcels services, namely multiple working equipment so they could communicate with the PCV coaches on the other end of some parcels services (not included with this DLC) as well as larger fuel tanks. These locos would find work on all the parcels services included with this DLC, as well as a low chance of layering in for 47s on other routes such as the JT routes and Northern Transpennine. The most common variant of RES livery had the tail lights painted white and the headcode box being yellow, although some 47s had their headcode box painted black as is currently painted onto 47714 based at the Wensleydale Railway. The vast majority of locos also had a metal depot plaque for Crewe Diesel on their bodyside as well as the BR double arrows.
