As colleague Roskud said, you need to turn the Air Compressor to the ON position, then it will work.....
Do think this loco and its timetables/scenarios needs a slight rework to start with the loco in a better state of preparation. The release feature also needs to have an on/off toggle same as PZB and SIFA.
Am i the only one that noticed that this Fan is never spinning? Not at Startup and neither under full Throttle. I think its a bug pls fix this. But aside from this its a really well made locomotive.
I like the loco, but encountered a following problem, partially already reported here. It was BR 294 service EZK (53387), not sure if it's more of a timetable/addon problem or a route/signalling problem, so I report it in both places, I hope you do not mind. After I ran around my train in Weißig, when I was about to depart for the main line from the siding, I got only a shunting signal for that. I might be wrong, but I think it is not correct, I would only be allowed to shunt near the station, but for actually leaving it seems to be wrong. Moreover, entire ride to Riesa was conducted on Erzsatzsignale, which forced me to slow down to 25 km/h at every signal due to active 500 Hz magnets (U-mode PZB, but even at M-mode it would require slowing down to 35). Perhaps that's intentional, but quite annoying, as the train is perfectly capable of going at 80 km/h. I still got my platinum for that, but it seemed frustrating. One more thing, which is more general, but also more noticeable on loco like this, which has somewhat unusual controls. If you can't do a full manual (those were the days, where game manuals were a business standard...), then at least please provide a quick reference sheet for key bindings. I figured out some (like slow speed) by trial and error, but I still have not found a combination for traction lock/brake release switch, and have to do it with mouse every time, which is problematic at night. All this on PC/Steam.
OK, I caved in and got the Free Starter Pack, as well as the 294. Regarding the 294: This one is a ton of fun! Driving it properly takes skill and will take some time to learn (for me). Switching from the 363 to the 294 feels a lot like switching from the 110 to the 111 Overall, a pretty well made loco and a good addition to the roster One thing which I would like to point out negatively is that it doesn't sub in for the 363 and 204 on Maintalbahn and Main-Spessart for some weird reason, which is quite a shame. I was especially looking forward to do services on those routes with the 294. marvin#4023 I also noticed the fan not spinning, ever.
One slight criticism of the 294 is that the track running sounds seem on the light side. Even when the engine is idling there’s not much there including going through points and crossings hardly any clatter at all.
Agreed, track noise is too quiet. Barely audible in the cab and even when the window is open and/or you're leaning out of it. Could be a bit louder. By the way, if anyone wants to get a good showcase of the 294's abilities and doesn't own the Dresden-Leipzig route, I can recommend service EZK 53663 on Bremen-Oldenburg. I chose it as my first full 294 service and had a ton of fun with it
Perhaps it's my lack of understanding (and absence of manual), but I can't restart engine once shut down, tried using the buttons and switch on the desk in different combinations, but nothing seems to work. Maybe it's some prerequisite I'm not aware of? Edit: it's a petty detail, but the driving distance reward kicks in after 36.3 km, judging by the general principle, it should be rather 29.4 km, shouldn't it?
It seems that sometimes you just have to try the engine switch a couple of times, until it works. Set it to "0" first, then hold it at "Start" for a while until the engine is running. Another thing: I already mentioned that I'm disappointed because the 294 doesn't appear on Maintalbahn and Main-Spessart. But it's equally sad that it also doesn't sub in on S-Bahn Frankfurt, since the 363 is also very much pushing its limits with some of the services there
Thanks I use the 65 AP as guide if I get that then I know they all on and working. But you only getting 30 AP so thought I had not turned them on correctly.
Driver assist say PZB, Sifa, PZB ..... there will be an error, there is PZB twice .. on the Dreden-Riesa map I get 35AP points
