Hi all, This is one that really annoys me. I'm not an expert but there is no way the braking on the 31 is realistic especially using the train brake. I've driven locomotives in real life and if the issues we are have with the 31 in TSW2020 was the real world it would be declared a failure. The time it takes to react going on is bad but coming off again is bad especially when using overcharge. Even the loco brake (Straight Air) should have a noticeable effect on the braking of a train (even if loaded dependent on the grade) two coupled together would be enough to bring a loaded train to a stop with in reason (again dependent on track conditions). Please DTG take a look at the physics of the 31 as its just not correct
