I recently played a Class 66 timetable service on London Commuter. The train featured two Class 66 connected with an orange cable. So I assume that this is supposed to enable the driver in the first cab to steerapply power at both locos (like in the case of US freight locos). I had the impression, though, that only the first loco actually pulled the train and the second was dead in tow. That did not change when I played around a bit on the controls in the second loco's cab. So my questions are: - is this realistic, as the train only has about 1,400 tons and gradients on London Commuter are not that steep? - does the TSW3 66 feature double header controls? - do I have to switch on the engine in the second loco first? - how to set the engine, generator field, and control switches in the second loco? On a related note, there is this service where you pull a number of 66s dead in tow. The one whereyou first have to release the parking brake on all of them. Thanks.
Banking the Class 66 is explained in the Cutting Closure scenario on East Coastway. Matt runs through that scenario here:
According to the rl loco manual (DB Schenker, Nov 2010), up to three 66es can be coupled for working together (also with 59es and 67es, that are not in the game, though). Here is what I did to make this service run smoothly, using both of the 66es: Class 66 double-header setup On the service with the convoy of a couple of 66es you are prohibited by regulations from having more than one of them working, if I remember correctly, so you would only release the parking brake on the trailing ones.
Excellent! Thank you so much! With the convoy, I 100% agree. Only one should be powered. From my first days of TSW 2, I recall a timetable/scenario on RSN with a bunch of German electric locos. Of course, all powered up. Took of like a rocketship. Not very realistic.
Thank you for the you tube video, very informative. I can now swop the braking from passenger to goods on the Class 66. Enjoying it a lot thanks to your video , nice job buddy
