It's time to take on another route that featured in that thread talking about potential 'Rush Hour' routes in TSW2. In this one, we are going to take on the last of the more popular German routes that featured. I've already covered and talked about the fact the top 2 German routes that featured were tied in the poll I did, but there was also another route that was just 1 vote below them, which is what we are going to talk about today. This route is one that takes us to a part of Germany that is long overdue a TSW2 route and one that has proven to be quite popular over in TS Classic, made by a developer that will be making their first steps in TSW2 at some point in the future. The route in question is S-Bahn Rhein-Main, focusing on two of the S-Bahn routes in full (S5 & S6) as well as a pair of branches that are part of two other S-Bahn routes (S3 & S4) as well as so much more that I cannot wait to share with you. But first, as always... What he said in that post Click on the link here to see all the other routes and vote in the poll if you haven't already. I feel like this is going to be a good one, so let's get into it. The Route Itself Now up until this point, every route I have suggested so far has already got a TS Classic counterpart already available with some that I have made a few adjustments to enhance them further. It's the same case with this route, but the first time in one of these suggestion, the TS Classic counterpart was not made by DTG themselves. It was actually made by a Third-Party developer called Just Trains. You might be familiar with that name, especially recently as they recently announced that they are going to start making content for TSW2, but for those who don't know who they are, they are probably one of the most recognisable Third-Party developers out there in the world of Train Simulation, some of the more recognisable works that they have done include the Western Mainlines network and the many extensions they have done for it, the Metropolitan Line in full, and the Midland Main Line network, along with it's bundle of extensions it got and will be getting in the future. Now coming to S-Bahn Rhein-Main, the route was released on steam back in October 2018, but was already released on Just Trains own website for about a year prior (I couldn't find a exact release date for Just Trains first launched this route, but I would have a guess it was around December 2017,about 10 months before it came to steam). The route itself at the time was an adaptation of two of the S-Bahn line, S5 & S6. Both started at Frankfurt Süd, travelled through the city tunnel and out the other side as far as Frankfurt West where the route divided and headed off towards either Friedrichsdorf for S5 or Friedberg (Hess) for S6. I don't have the route personally, but from what I can gather, it's actually rather well liked and despite it not being at the scale of some of their bigger projects, it's probably one of the better routes that Just Train made in recent years. When looking to TSW2, this has a ton potential to make a great route out of and it's both a route that has tons of services running on it and would offer something that we don't normally see in TSW2, which that later point, I'll explain in detail in a bit. So what I have done for this suggestion is take the basic idea of what Just Trains made with that route and expanded it a bit, as your about to see from the route map below. Map of the Whole Route Section around Frankfurt Hbf/City Tunnel S3/S4 lines going towards Bad Soden/Kronberg Upper section of the route heading toward Frieberg (Hess) So going through the stats of this mega route you see here, the total length of it is actually only 62.3 Miles (100.2 km). Breaking it down, this includes the main S6 branch to Friedberg (24 Miles or 38.7 km), the S5 branch to Friedrichsdorf (12.7 Miles or 20.4 km), the S4 branch to Kronberg (5.6 Miles or 9.1 km) as well as the S3 branch to Bad Sohen (2.9 Miles or 4.7 km), the 9.6 Mile (15.4 km) diesel-only branch that connects Friedrichsdorf to Frieberg and the remaining 7.4 Miles (12 km) is mostly made up of the various yard/sidings located along this route, especially around Frankfurt that includes the area around Frankfurt Stresemannallee and a spur of track that directly links Frankfurt Hbf to Frankfurt-Rödelheim on S3/4/5. The route has a lot of stations, 42 to be exact, but not many depots/yard as I could only find 3 (2 passenger around Frankfurt and 1 freight at Frieberg (Hess)). As always with finding depots/yards on German route, that job seems to be quite difficult as it's pretty hard to find information on them, there probably is more than this, especially around Frankfurt, but that depends on whether it would actually be used by this route in question. You know what you see here is? It's not a route, but rather a network, something we don't have much of in TSW2. We nearly did have that with Riesa–Dresden (and we did get something of that, just not quite what was originally intended) but this route would take it to the next level. You start in the same place around Frankfurt and then the route slowly branches off towards various destinations to the north of the city. If anything, I actually think the route map looks a bit like a tree (if you count out the diesel section between Friedrichsdorf and Frieberg) with it's various branches spreading out from its start-point around Frankfurt. Now onto the route itself here, you see I have included the S5/S6 lines in full, in which they start at Frankfurt Süd, travel through the city tunnel and beyond to Frankfurt West, where the route divides and the two lines go towards either Friedrichsdorf for S5 or Friedberg (Hess) for S6. But I've also included a few noticeable additions that could enhance this route even further. First of the which is the S3/S4 lines that follow the S5 line as far as Frankfurt-Rödelheim, before branching off towards Niederhöchstadt where the again divides with S3 going to Bad Soden (Taunus) and S4 going to Kronberg (Taunus). These services wouldn't start at Frankfurt Süd, but rather just behind to the west at a place called Stresemannallee, which is also home to the yard where S-Bahn trains can be stored throughout the day. This is both because this place was featured on the original TS Classic route by simply looking at the map of that route and because the S3/S4 services would actually leave the confines of the route and head towards either Langen for S4 or Darmstadt for S3. But that is not the reason why the S3/4 branches have been included here, as I believe they weren't included in the version Just Trains made for TS Classic. You see, when doing the research for this route, and decide what S-Bahn services to put on this route, I saw that when S3/4 don't actually go much further on after leaving the route at Frankfurt-Rödelheim, which would be a weird experience to other drive these services are far as here, knowing that they only go a few miles further on, so by including these branches, you now get the full experience of these services on this route and it gives you another few locations and branch for you to explore. Another big part that I have added that I don't think was featured on the TS Classic version is the section that directly connects Friedrichsdorf to Friedberg (Hess). This part is served by any S-Bahn trains and is also not an electrified route, but is rather serve by DMU traction. But even still, I thought this would have been too good to leave out of this route, going by the fact that it directly links the end terminus's of the two main S-Bahn lines featured in this route. Maybe if this route does happen, it will just a case where the tracks for it are laid out, but it's not accessible, like we've seen with the branches on Riesa-Dresden and with track 3 on Sherman Hill, but I still think it would be a cool thing it include none of the less, and I have even thrown in the loco that does the services as part in the available locos that would come with this route, as you will see later. Now when looking at this route from a 'Rush Hour' perspective, I think you would all know what the busiest part of the route would be, which would of course around the area and at Frankfurt Hbf. But more specifically, it would be the city tunnel that is the core of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main network. In real life, it is an incredibly busy section, served by about 28 trains an hour in each direction, the equivalent of one train every two minutes. I think it would be important to try and get as many of the S-Bahn services that travel through this section as possible to try a replicate the amount that runs on this section in real-life, but I also think the smaller services that only traverse the city tunnel section, like S1/2/8/9, should be made drivable to allow more service options rather than just doing the same old S3/4/5/6 all the time. But going away from Frankfurt Hbf, and the surrounding area, out of the four main S-Bahn branches, the one that would see the most traffic is the S6 branch to Friedberg (Hess) as this branch is also served by a variety of other traffic such as regional services (RE & RB), IC & ICE and even some freight traffic even runs on this part. I do have plans for this section (which does that yes, both levels of Frankfurt Hbf would be fully accessible) but you will see what those plans are later when we get to what locos could come with this route. Now one last thing before we move on is that you may notice on the map that there is this section of the track that leaves straight out of Frankfurt Hbf, and then weaves it's way to Frankfurt-Rödelheim, without going via Frankfurt West. I don't know what this section is used for, but considering it links directly links Rödelheim with Hbf, I thought 'why not?' and decided to include it on the map, just as somewhere extra to explore and maybe we can find out what this section is actually used for at a later date. I think I've done enough talking for a bit, so let's move on to see what this route actually looks like in real life. Pictures of the route in real life Frankfurt (Main) Süd Frankfurt Stresemannallee Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (low level) Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (high level) Frankfurt (Main) West Frankfurt-Rödelheim Niederhöchstadt Bad Soden (Taunus) Kronberg (Taunus) Friedrichsdorf (Taunus) Friedberg (Hess) Available Locos Now we come to a rather fascinating part, as you might think at first that this route would come with only one or two locos and that's it. That may be the case a first, but after going doing some research into this route and from going through what we already have in TSW2, I was at the time I originally wrote this for the Rush Hour thread, able to list down 3 locos that could potential come with this route. I have since refined this and I have now got 4 locos to share with you here. 3 of them are stuff that we already have (or going to have in the future) and one is new. However, the new loco isn't something I would call the star loco of this route, for reason that we will get to shortly. DB BR 423 Of course, what would a route like this be without what is probably one of the biggest mainstay EMU's of, not just this network, but also many of the S-Bahn networks in Germany. 462 of them have been built between 1998 and 2007 and have served various S-Bahn networks across Germany from Munich to Cologne to Stuttgart and of course in this case, Frankfurt. Now this wouldn't be the exact same as the one from München – Augsburg or the one that's coming with the expansion pack for TSW2. This would have a different interior, some minor changes to the livery such as having the first class sections shown and having RMV logos and branding (short Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund) on the exterior. But the biggest different between this version and the other version currently available is the sound. The version that runs on the Rhein-Main S-Bahn network sounds completely different to the ones that runs on says, München – Augsburg and I think it will interesting to see if whoever happens to make this in future does make the alternative sound kit that these units have on have route. As for services, they would take charge of the main 4 S-Bahn services that this route provides, running S3, S4, S5 & S6 towards either Bad Soden, Kronberg, Friedrichsdorf or Friedberg, which each service running at least twice per hour, making for quite a dense timetable with this unit, especially around the section they all travel at the start along between Frankfurt Süd and Frankfurt West. They would also operate the S2 service, which solely operates in the City Tunnel section at the very beginning of the route. More details on services operating in that section in the loco coming up next... DB BR 420 Now originally, I wanted to put the BR 430 on this route, so that this route would have not only a start loco, but also a new loco that fits in with the fact that this would mainly be an S-Bahn route. But after doing some research, I discovered that they don't actually run on the main S-Bahn routes featured here, and that all they would be doing here is running on the City Tunnel section between Ostendstraße and Frankfurt Hbf. Maybe this might change in the future, but I generally thought that I would be pointless to make a whole new loco for this route if all it's going to be doing in service mode is running a small underground right at the start of the route (unless you take this unit to scenario planner). Luckily though, the BR 420 that TSG is currently making for München – Augsburg, did run on this route once upon a time from 1978, all the way up to being withdrawn in 2014 in favour of the newer BR 430's, which would mean that this would older version of this route, set before all the 420's were withdrawn. But at least it gives the route a fitting unit to go alongside the BR 423 rather than having to waste effort on a new loco for something that isn't going to be used much here apart from one small section at the beginning. As for what this unit would be doing on this route, it would tacking on every other S-Bahn service that the BR 423 doesn't do. Such as S8 and S9 which only travel through the city tunnel section of the route. But there might also be a chance of seeing one of these doing one the main S-Bahn services featured here such as S3/4/5/6 as it seemed like they did venture up these lines during the final years that they were operating on this network before being withdrawn. DB BR 442.1 Going away from the S-Bahn stuff for a bit and onto something a would provide a much more commuter experience and a unit that would depart out of the high-level platforms at Frankfurt Hbf. This unit is a 4 car version of the Talent 2, but not the same as the one from Köln – Aachen as the two cars sandwiching the main power cars only have one pair of doors on each carriage. Plus, like with the S-Bahn units I've just talked about, they would also carry RMV branding on the exterior, including a pair of blue strips underneath the main white strip at the top (One lighter, one darker) The service that they would operate would be RB40/41which forms part of the Mittelhessen Express service. On this route, they would run between Frankfurt Hbf and Friedberg (Hess) up the S6 branch while making one stop at Frankfurt West, before heading off beyond the route towards either Dillenburg or Treysa. These services also at selected times of the day also make an additional stop at Bad Vibel on the way to or from Friedberg. Now your probably wondering at this point, does this route actually come with a new loco? As all the locos shown here so are pretty much reused from stuff we already have (or going to have) with maybe a few minor tweaks on a few of them). You remember that on the map I should that this route had the diesel line that directly connected Friedrichsdorf with Friedberg? Well... HLB GTW 2/6 I should say here that wouldn't really be the routes star loco, as I feel like that title would be better suited for the BR 423, but I still think this would be a nice bonus loco none of the less to operate the services over the diesel-only portion of the route. This would actually come from what would be a new operator to TSW2 called HLB, short for Hessische Landesbahn (or Hessian State Railway) which is a regional company based in Frankfurt. Founded in 1955, the company mainly operates in the Hesse part of Germany in which this route is mainly set in. The loco here is built by Stadler with GTW being short for Gelenktriebwagen (German for articulated railcar) and is made up of two end cars which sandwich a power module that supplies power to the whole unit. The module is also what the two end modules rest upon and also contains a corridor for passenger access between the two cars. In all, this would end up being one of the more unique locos in TSW2. The service that they would operate would be RB16, which is the service that operates over the diesel section that connects Friedberg with Friedrichsdorf. You would also see this unit as AI around Friedberg (Hess) representing services that terminate there. Plus, I even found out that once a day, one of them even goes down (or departs from) Frankfurt Hbf, bound for Friedberg, operating an RB 48 that goes on towards Nidda. So even if this wouldn't have as bigger presence on this route as say, a BR 423, it would probably offer some of the most interesting experience that this route could offer from what's available. Talk of layering potential and future loco add-ons in part 2 of this mega suggestion...
…part 2. Additional services from other routes What you are about to see here is that all of these additional layers, and even loco add-ons to some extent, have one thing in common. They all, for the most part, add services to the S6 branch of this route, which like I said earlier, is the branch that sees the most traffic. The main route that would add additional services to this route is Main Spessart Bahn, which would add two services. The first is using the BR 146.2 with 4th Gen Dostos on RE30 services which do the same as the aforemetioned RB40/41 services I mentioned earlier, running between Frankfurt Hbf & Friedberg (Hess), while only making one stop at Frankfurt West. The other is where the freight services on this route would come from, which would be operated by the BR 185.2 using the freight wagons available with that route. But that wouldn't be the only freight layer. The other would come from Rhein-Ruhr Osten, which would bring intermodal traffic to this route using the MRCE BR 185.5 and accompanying container wagons. For those wonder about what a potential freight pattern would look like, they would start in the freight yard at Friedberg and travel all the way to Frankfurt Süd via going over the Main Neckar Bridge that crosses over the Main river. But what I think would the biggest priority when talking about additional layering is to try and boost the amount of traffic running in and out of the high-level platforms at Frankfurt. We already have a start with Main Spessart Bahn, as both the 146+Dostos would also add a ton of AI traffic to Frankfurt Hbf, these included; RE54/55, RE60, RB61, RB67/68 & RE70. But it should also be mentioned that Hamburg-Lübeck would also add it's own rake of AI services using the BR 112.1 and it's 4th Gen Dostos, which could also be subbed with the BR 143 from Ruhr-Sieg Nord/Riesa-Dresden/Tharandter Rampe, these services would include; RE2, RB22, RE50 & RB51. It should be noted that some of these services, such as RE50, RB51, RE54 & RE55 would be drivable other the first section between Hbf and Süd, via the Main Neckar Bridge, so at least I gives you more than just doing the RE30 services over the main S6 route all the time. Onto if we can add IC/ICE services to this route, while these services do run on the S6 branch between Frankfurt and Frieberg (Hess), I don't think we have the suitable stock in order to do these services right now. With ICE service (ICE 26), it is not operated by an ICE 3, but rather with an ICE T and while we do have the BR 101 in order to carry out the IC service runs on this route (IC 26) you need the cab car for that as you're going into a terminus station, which we don't have in TSW2 right now (and I don't think this is an appropriate route to add the IC cab car as you wouldn't get much out of it) unless you work around it by either top-n-tailing two BR 101's or have the IC service drive into Frankfurt Hbf and another BR 101 couples to the back of it and takes it out in the opposite direction. But even if it doesn't run on the main route, that doesn't mean the ICE 3 wouldn't add anything to this route. In fact, it would play a big part in adding AI traffic around Frankfurt HBF. I event think it's possible to use both versions of the ICE 3 that we have at the moment on this route. For example, Köln – Aachen's ICE 3M would add ICE routes 78 & 79 (the later of which runs on the aforementioned route), while München – Augsburg's ICE 3 would add ICE routes 15, 41 & 49 with all of these services coming in and out of Frankfurt Hbf either terminating here, or just reversing out in a different direction towards other destinations in Germany. I even believe it is possible to add the TGV Duplex from LGV Med to this route. It might not be the most accurate thing as the Euroduplex would be more fitting for these services, but like with the ICE3 I've just talked about, it would add AI traffic coming out of Frankfurt Hbf, specifically ICE/TGV services 82 & 84, just to add some more variety and something unique to see around this area. Future Loco Add-Ons Even despite all of those layers I have just brought up, there are still ways you can expand this timetable even further, as we go into the final section talking about what locos could be added to this route in the future. In which, there is actually quite a lot more that could be added that one might first assume. For this section, I have 5 locos that could be added to this route in the future, the majority of them have a theme of adding services to the S6 branch, which like I've said many times, is the branch that sees the most traffic as it's more than just S-Bahn that runs on this route. But first, I might as well get this out the way... DB BR 430 Like I said earlier, this was what I originally intended to be one of the main locos that came with the route, before releasing that I doesn't actually run on the main four S-Bahn routes represented here, but I have left it here as a option for a loco add-on later down the line. First launched in 2012 on the Stuttgart S-Bahn system, these units eventually made their way over to the Rhein-Main system as part of the 2014/2015 timetable change. They are are similar to a BR 422, but are 1.1 metres due to the middle car having a double row of seats compared to a single row, which allows for a shorter car. But they are 0.9 metres longer than a BR 423 due to modern crashworthiness requirements, but they are quieter than the aforementioned 423's andn use less energy than the BR 420's that they ended up replacing in both Stuttgart and Rhein-Main. The most I could see this unit doing on this route is adding a whole new timetable that replaces the services that are operated by a BR 420, S1, S8 & S9 (as the 420 is a three car unit, the 430 is a four car unit and so three into four doesn't go) with a 430 operating them instead. But even then, it wouldn't really give them a lot to do on this route unless you go to scenario planner, so I think it's best to save this loco for either an extension to this route, or adapting another S-Bahn line in this area that they so happen to run on (Frankfurt – Koblenz anyone?) HLB BR 429 Now we have the situation regarding the BR 430 out the way, let's move on to something much more fun and we once again have HLB to thank for this. So how about a Stadler FLIRT for this route? Something I think is long due to come to TSW2 at some point (and may come with this new Swiss route set out of Lucerne that Rivet Games are currently making at the moment). This particular version is a BR 429 and was introduced in 2010 to operate services that go up to Gießen and then beyond to either Kassel to Siegen. These services are know as RE98/99 which happen twice-an-hour on an alternating basis (one hour it's RE98 and the next hour is RE99 and so on). On this route, these services would run from Frankfurt Hbf to Friedberg (Hess) non-stop, giving this route somewhat of an express service that isn't an ICE or IC service. DB BR 245 I know we've had many variations of the Bombardier TRAXX over the years, so I may seem this is just another boring TRAXX model sold as a loco add-on. But this one is quite different as it is a diesel version of the TRAXX. The basic design of this loco is the same as various TRAXX models we already have, such as having the same cab, body, bogies and drive system, but has some drastic differences in order to accommodate a diesel engine, such as placing the fuel tank where the transformer would be on the electric version. The version being suggested here is a DE ME version of the diesel TRAXX (ME short for Multi-Engine) which is powered by 4 engines in place of a single one, producing 720 hp (540 kw) aiming to reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions by being able to shut down one or more of the engines if not needed. On this route, they would operate services using the 4th Gen dostos (high doors from what I have seen here) but I'm not going to share with you the services they would do just yet, as they do them in tandem with the next loco add-on I have for you. Speaking off which... DB BR 642 So next we have a classic Siemens Desiro. Introduced in 2000, these units are typically used on both branch lines and regional routes and have become quite popular with passenger, thanks to their quick acceleration and for being able to shorten journey times on the routes they operate on. They are powered by two MTU diesel engines, capable of producing 369/422 hp (275/315 kw) and are capable of a top speed of 75 mph (120 kph). So what services will this, along with the BR 245, add you may ask? The answer is RB34 services between Frankfurt Hbf and Bad Vilbel, with both locos alternating on these services. Plus, the BR 245 would also operate a couple times a day a RB48 service along with the GTW 2/6 service that comes with this route, operate the whole S6 branch to Friedberg (Hess) before heading off in the direction of Nidda. How you bring these last two locos to this route could either be just separate DLC's or as one big diesel expansion which brings these services and a whole new driving experience to this route. Something a little bit different from the S-Bahn/Electric Regional services that usually dominate this route, just like the GTW 2/6 operating on the diesel section between Friedrichsdorf and Friedberg. DB BR 152 The final loco is more freight centric as this does seem to have a decent presence on this route, mainly on the S6 branch I keep bringing up. This loco is actually a first generation EuroSprinter, classified as ES 64 F, first introduced in 1996 to replace the older BR 150 & 151 on heavy freight services. Although they are fitted to work on passenger services, freight is were these locos are exclusively used on. They can produce 8600 hp (6400 kw) and are capable of reaching a speed of 87 mph (140 kph), about the standard for most German freight locos. This loco would bring some extra freight services to this route using a new wagon type, a Sdggmrss container wagon as seen below. These would add a couple extra intermodal services that would do the same the layered freight services from MSB & RRO. Operating between Friedberg (Hess) and Frankfurt Süd via the Main Neckar Bridge. Conclusion You know, this has the potential to be a great 'Rush Hour' route, but the more I've written about this and the more ideas I seem to come with for this route, the more I realise just how insane this route has the potential to be. It's enough that the route has 4 different branches to chose from, including two that are directly connected at the time via a diesel line, but as soon as you start adding services and locos to this route, it all starts spiralling for there. You get a great selection of EMU's that, while nothing new, would have some minor changes on all of them to make them stand out here, and bring a plethora of services to chose from. Not to mention the bonus new DMU to operate the diesel part of this route. But then you get to the layering and loco add-on potential of this route which would take this route to another level. I wouldn't be exaggerating that this route could end up with or around 1000+ drivable services by the time it's all said and done and when factoring in all of the extra AI, especially around Frankfurt Hbf, only one knows how many of them there would be. I strongly believe that this route is not only the German route that best fits the 'Rush Hour' mould , but is also one the best 'Rush Hour' style routes that featured in that thread up there with the likes of South London Network. You have a route that offers a lot of exploration opportunities with the various branches, you have a route with an attractive selection of locos to choose from, both from within the route, from other routes already available and what future loco add-ons could bring in the future and you have a large, diverse timetable with tons of different services from what can be driven and can be seen as AI, all accumulating into what could arguably be the busiest point of any TSW2 route so far, the section around Frankfurt Hbf and to an extent, the City Tunnel. It would be one of those routes that would just be fun to stand at the end of the longest platform at Hbf, or even the bridge just west from there that crosses over the tracks leading towards the river, all just to sit back and watch all of the action unfold. Or maybe you would actually want to to take a drive on this route, with the many different destinations to go to leading out of this massive central hub, while travelling away from the city and into the surrounding countryside. But regardless of how you choose to enjoy this route, this would be worthy addition to TSW2 that could give one of the best routes out there with one of the largest, most diverse and most fun timetables that cannot found on any other route in TSW2. As for the developer that made the original route in TS Classic, Just Trains? It's great that they are seemly going to start making content for this game and I look forward to eventually trying out whatever they chose to be their first add-on for Train Sim World 2. Boy, this has been a long one, but as always, if you have any ideas that you would like to see on this route, or you feel like there's something that can be done differently here, feel free to let me know in the replies down below. Well, that's all from me, and I'll see you all for the next route. 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Really excellent idea and instead of RRO giving MRCE BR185.5 and Main Spessart Bahn Aschaffenburg-Gemünden make that Riesa-Dresden so that the freight services using BR185.5 have a working brake selector in addition to Riesa-Dresden DB BR146.2s which are improved over Main Spessart Bahn versions.
The S-Bahn Rhein-Main is my dream route since I began playing TSW. I love the area of Frankfurt, there are so many tracks leading in all possible directions. I especially like the city tunnel. It would be cool to have a new S-Bahn that runs underground in the game, since the last one was Rapid Transit...
If this route came to TSW2, it would for sure be my favourite german route. I love networky type routes, they're so much more fun than just straight A to B routes. DTG, if you add this to the game, I would probably buy it multiple times
This will be sold as Nahverkehr Frankfurt Am Main is made with Nahverkehr Dresden giving both MRCE BR185.5 and 146.2 143 Updated versions to run on
Is there no manual for this? The brake keeps applying on trying to coast and there seems to be no manual for this in the folder EN.
ah, you sound as enthusiastic as me when I talk about Viennese/Austrian content )) ... just got to this suggestion, and it sounds awesome, even though I usually prefer REX/IC stuff with not a stop every km, but still this sounds nice and it is a network type route, so big YES from me
