The French equivalent to the Br 10 which is the class 232 u1 is available as freeware at railsim-fr.com. This majestic engine is also created after WW2 just like the German class Br10. The streamlined engine looks very much like the German Class streamlined engine Br 18 201 but it gots its own specifications.
This beautiful locomotive, designed under the direction of Marc de Caso, and completed by Corpet-Louvet in 1949, was the result of a reassessment of the performance of 4-6-4 locomotives made after WW II by the Companie de NORD. Prior to the war, it was planned to built eight streamlined locomotives to haul light weight trains at high speeds. This batch was planned to consist of four compounds (Class 232S), three simples (Class 232R) and one turbine. The first seven locomotives were completed during the 1939/1940 time period but the turbine was never finished.
During the war, they were used to haul slow trains despite the original plan to use them only for high speed service. After the war ended, the turbine design was changed to an improved version of the Atlantic type compound locomotives using a bar frame. It was designated the 232 U1 and featured four sets of piston valves driven by outside mounted Walschaert valve gear, roller bearings on the axles, simplified controls and a mechanical stoker to name just a few of the advanced characteristics.
Despite the fact that the the 232 U1 proved to be an outstanding design and fully lived up to her designer’s expectations, no further orders were placed since the SNCF was focusing on electrification. Thus, only one example of this outstanding design was in service which worked the main line between Paris and Lille together with her seven sisters from the classes 232S and 232R. Today the 232 U1 is preserved at the National Museum at Mulhouse.
(source www.southernsteamtrains.com)
Screenshots are taken during a steam Special from Utrecht Maliebaan National Railway Museum to Amersfoort.
Please notice the controllers are based on the French keyboard lay out !!!
The Class Br 10 which was a further devellopment on the classes 01 and 01.10 was planned to replace all the pacifics in Germany. However due to the “Wirtshchaftsprogramm” during the 60’s these locomotive never came into production anymore. This type of engine capable of firing coal and/or oil. It only stays with 2 engines and it never came to a production of more engines.
One of these engines ahs been saved and is givien place at the DGEG Museum at Neumarkt-Wirsberg at the feet of the famous steep slopes of the “Schiefe Ebene” not far away from Hof. With the coming of this engine the German collection of steam engines is further enhanged to a total amount of 7 types.
More liveries for the German class 10 are downloadable at www.rail-sim.de
LNWR Class G2
The Original version of the 8F with the Original wheel arrangement and design now coes to TS2017. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2 is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 60 were built at Crewe Works in 1921–1922. Uniquely amongst classes of LNWR 8-coupled tender engines, they were not rebuilt from or into other classes. Slightly confusingly the LNWR Class G2a is sometimes considered a subclass, but not in this article. They were classified by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) as 5, from 1928 7F.
The Class is survived only by a single preserved locomotive, No. 49395 is today a part of the national collection, a sole reminder of the success of the G’s. Soon, you will have the chance to take control of this quasi-LMS standard as the Super Detailed Super D will be coming soon to Train Simulator, courtesy of Partner Programme developer Meshtools.
A stunning South African Route now has come to the store of DTG / Steam. The typical South African coaches with the amazing steam locomotives is now available to drive on.
Tracing a path between the Outeniqua Mountains to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south, the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe operated between George and Knysna in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, a distance of 67 kilometers (42 miles).
The rugged line was constructed between 1924 and 1928 – and for eight decades thereafter proved a paradise for those seeking either the scenic majesty of South Africa’s Garden Route or the magic of its Cape-gauge (3-foot, 6-inch) steam railroading.
In the late 1890s the Great Western Railway were seeking new locomotives as part of their post-broad gauge conversion modernization.
The newly appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR, George Jackson Churchward, sought out designs for modern steam locomotives that could serve the Western network far into the future.
His first success came from the 2-cylinder prototype known as the Saint Class which, from 1902, would go on to serve as the standard 2-cylinder design for the foreseeable future. This gave Churchward the desire to experiment with 4-cylinder locomotives, which could help make a fleet of even more powerful locomotives. Churchward convinced the GWR to acquire a small handful of four-cylinder French steam locomotives for comparison.
An amazing rail line recreating the stunning steam time of the 50’s just before the closure of this scenic piece of rroute as it was ran by the GWR. Enjoy this line as you drive the Panniers on the Malmesbury Brach Line.
This short but perfectly detailed historic route portrays the run-down bucolic atmosphere of this scenic country branch line during the last few years of steam, shortly after the GWR was nationalised in 1948.
This very atmospheric Train Simulator route is set during the British Railways era, a couple of years after the GWR was nationalised in 1948. BR was quick to try and close the branch, with passenger services finishing in late 1951 and the branch completely closing in 1962. It’s a relatively short route at 3 3/4 miles in length but is very accurate and has over 100 custom assets.
This LNER V2 Advanced collection features historic LNER and BR loco’s as well as three different versions of the famous Green Arrow, all with matching tenders.
The V2s include numerous Advanced features to bring you the ultimate steam driving experience, upgraded Just Trains Mk.1 coaches, a custom set of MatrixTrains’ LNER Gresley Teak coaches and 14 scenarios for a variety of routes with a driving time of around 19 hours.