06/12/2017

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Experience industrial narrow gauge along the Corris Railway with this expansion pack for Train Simulator, featuring No. 5 “Alan Meaden” and No. 9 “Aberllefenni”. Explore the mountains of North Wales with these beautiful locos along a route that survives thanks to the dedicated efforts of rail enthusiasts!

The Corris Railway was a small freight line used for moving minerals that closed in 1949. In 1966 Alan Meaden started a group of volunteers to preserve what remained of the Corris Railway. Only one of the original locomotives from the Corris Railway survives to this day, No. 4, which is now at home on the Talyllyn Railway. The locomotives in use today are either from other railways or new builds.

Locomotive No.5 is a 4-wheel Motor Rail Simplex, Works No.22258 that was purchased in 1974. Built in 1965, it was originally used on the 2 ft (610mm) gauge gypsum mining system at Staveley Lime Products, Hindlow, Derbyshire. It was initially purchased from Staveley by an enthusiast who stripped it down for renovation and was in this dismantled state that it was sold to the Corris Society.

Following an extensive overhaul in the East Midlands, No.5 ran for the first time on Corris rails in 1979. It is named “Alan Meaden” in honour of the Society's late founder, who carried out a substantial part of the loco’s rebuilding.

The Corris Society sought a light locomotive to assist in rebuilding the railway, and it has since proven itself to be a very useful general works loco. Although it has on occasion been used for special passenger trains when visiting Talyllyn Railway, it is too light for regular passenger use, and has not been fitted with the necessary air braking equipment.

No.9 is a 4-wheel battery electric locomotive, Clayton B0457, built in 1974. It was formerly in use at the Aberllefenni Slate Quarry by Wincilate Limited. At the request of Wincilate, the locomotive carries the name “Aberllefenni”. It has regular use as a carriage shed shunter, but is too light for actual passenger carriage work as like No.5 it does not have air brakes fitted.

Experience a piece of Welsh narrow gauge history and master bespoke locomotives with the Corris Railway Expansion Pack!

06/12/2017

http://store.steampowered.com/app/562380/Train_Simulator_Corris_Railway_Expansion_Pack_Loco_AddOn/

Experience industrial narrow gauge along the Corris Railway with this expansion pack for Train Simulator, featuring No. 5 “Alan Meaden” and No. 9 “Aberllefenni”. Explore the mountains of North Wales with these beautiful locos along a route that survives thanks to the dedicated efforts of rail enthusiasts!

The Corris Railway was a small freight line used for moving minerals that closed in 1949. In 1966 Alan Meaden started a group of volunteers to preserve what remained of the Corris Railway. Only one of the original locomotives from the Corris Railway survives to this day, No. 4, which is now at home on the Talyllyn Railway. The locomotives in use today are either from other railways or new builds.

Locomotive No.5 is a 4-wheel Motor Rail Simplex, Works No.22258 that was purchased in 1974. Built in 1965, it was originally used on the 2 ft (610mm) gauge gypsum mining system at Staveley Lime Products, Hindlow, Derbyshire. It was initially purchased from Staveley by an enthusiast who stripped it down for renovation and was in this dismantled state that it was sold to the Corris Society.

Following an extensive overhaul in the East Midlands, No.5 ran for the first time on Corris rails in 1979. It is named “Alan Meaden” in honour of the Society's late founder, who carried out a substantial part of the loco’s rebuilding.

The Corris Society sought a light locomotive to assist in rebuilding the railway, and it has since proven itself to be a very useful general works loco. Although it has on occasion been used for special passenger trains when visiting Talyllyn Railway, it is too light for regular passenger use, and has not been fitted with the necessary air braking equipment.

No.9 is a 4-wheel battery electric locomotive, Clayton B0457, built in 1974. It was formerly in use at the Aberllefenni Slate Quarry by Wincilate Limited. At the request of Wincilate, the locomotive carries the name “Aberllefenni”. It has regular use as a carriage shed shunter, but is too light for actual passenger carriage work as like No.5 it does not have air brakes fitted.

Experience a piece of Welsh narrow gauge history and master bespoke locomotives with the Corris Railway Expansion Pack!

In response to your important feedback on a variety of add-ons available for Train Simulator 2018, we have today released an update for the Virgin Trains First Generation Pack.

Here’s a list of what has been addressed:

General
• Corrected English, French & German spelling and grammatical issues in the manuals
  
• Corrected French and German spelling and grammatical issues in the scenarios

BR Class 47/8

• Fixed an issue where the wiper blade would disappear
  
• Fixed an issue where the controls on back wall of the cab were inoperable
  BR Class 43 ‘HST’
  
• Corrected the default brake position when starting from ‘Notch 1’ to ‘Full Service’
  
• Corrected a texture issue with the tail lights
  
• Corrected the speedometer needle
  
• Corrected the Mk3 bogie run sounds
  
• Corrected the volume of the engine noise
  
• Fixed an issue where there was an odd black line above each external door
  
• Fixed an issue where the ‘AWS Fault’ light would illuminate incorrectly
  
• Removed the ATP start-up sounds when placing the reverser into forward
  
• Improved performance of the HST when running as AI

If you own the Virgin Trains First Generation Pack, the update will download automatically from Steam. If you have any problems/queries with regard to the update, leave a comment below or submit a ticket to our support site where our Support Team will be ready to assist.

The Virgin Trains First Generation Pack update will be approximately 24 MB in size.

If you do not yet own the Virgin Trains First Generation Pack, now is the perfect time to pick it up and experience the early years of privatisation!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/562389/Train_Simulator_Virgin_Trains_First_Generation_Pack_Loco_AddOn/

In response to your important feedback on a variety of add-ons available for Train Simulator 2018, we have today released an update for the Virgin Trains First Generation Pack.

Here’s a list of what has been addressed:

General
• Corrected English, French & German spelling and grammatical issues in the manuals
  
• Corrected French and German spelling and grammatical issues in the scenarios

BR Class 47/8

• Fixed an issue where the wiper blade would disappear
  
• Fixed an issue where the controls on back wall of the cab were inoperable
  BR Class 43 ‘HST’
  
• Corrected the default brake position when starting from ‘Notch 1’ to ‘Full Service’
  
• Corrected a texture issue with the tail lights
  
• Corrected the speedometer needle
  
• Corrected the Mk3 bogie run sounds
  
• Corrected the volume of the engine noise
  
• Fixed an issue where there was an odd black line above each external door
  
• Fixed an issue where the ‘AWS Fault’ light would illuminate incorrectly
  
• Removed the ATP start-up sounds when placing the reverser into forward
  
• Improved performance of the HST when running as AI

If you own the Virgin Trains First Generation Pack, the update will download automatically from Steam. If you have any problems/queries with regard to the update, leave a comment below or submit a ticket to our support site where our Support Team will be ready to assist.

The Virgin Trains First Generation Pack update will be approximately 24 MB in size.

If you do not yet own the Virgin Trains First Generation Pack, now is the perfect time to pick it up and experience the early years of privatisation!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/562389/Train_Simulator_Virgin_Trains_First_Generation_Pack_Loco_AddOn/

30/11/2017

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The Virgin Trains First Generation Pack brings classic cross-border action and ‘dash of red’ operations aboard famed traction. Relive the early days of privatisation in this officially licensed pack for Train Simulator!

The fleet of BR Class 47s operated by Virgin CrossCountry were already a popular locomotive that helped usher in a new era of British Railway travel.

The Virgin Class 47 fleet was quite different in its ability to go for miles upon miles without filling up. Long-distance routes have always required a lot of fuel, and in the steam days, that meant big tenders for coal and water troughs placed between rails for an added quench.

Diesel locomotives alleviated this issue by having suitably sized tanks laden with diesel to power the engines, and subsequently the electric traction motors. However, even the longest expresses needed extra range, and so a fleet of passenger-hauling Class 47/4s were retrofitted with extra tanks to extend their reach.

Used for InterCity Cross-Country services, the extended-range Class 47/4s were renumbered to the 47/8 subclass for easy identification, albeit still officially 47/4s. It was these locomotives which were inherited in operation by Virgin Trains, who won the CrossCountry franchise. Before long, the 47s would soon be given a fresh coat of paint, sporting the now defunct, classic Virgin Trains Black & Red livery.

Another form of traction which was utilised on the Cross-Country routes, by both InterCity and later Virgin, was the iconic High Speed Train.

After being introduced on the Great Western and East Coast Main Lines with operational success, being the first timetabled 125mph services in the country, the Class 43 ‘HST’ fleet also proved popular on long-distance routes, and dedicated sets worked across the length of England and Scotland. These HST sets were also soon operated by Virgin CrossCountry, who replaced the famed InterCity ‘Swallow’ and ‘Executive’ liveries with their own Black & Red guise. The Virgin 125s would become known as ‘The Red Arrows’.

The Class 47, and High Speed Train, would work for both the CrossCountry and West Coast divisions of Virgin Trains throughout their lifetime in red, making them perfect traction for a multitude of routes within Train Simulator.

30/11/2017

http://store.steampowered.com/app/562389/

The Virgin Trains First Generation Pack brings classic cross-border action and ‘dash of red’ operations aboard famed traction. Relive the early days of privatisation in this officially licensed pack for Train Simulator!

The fleet of BR Class 47s operated by Virgin CrossCountry were already a popular locomotive that helped usher in a new era of British Railway travel.

The Virgin Class 47 fleet was quite different in its ability to go for miles upon miles without filling up. Long-distance routes have always required a lot of fuel, and in the steam days, that meant big tenders for coal and water troughs placed between rails for an added quench.

Diesel locomotives alleviated this issue by having suitably sized tanks laden with diesel to power the engines, and subsequently the electric traction motors. However, even the longest expresses needed extra range, and so a fleet of passenger-hauling Class 47/4s were retrofitted with extra tanks to extend their reach.

Used for InterCity Cross-Country services, the extended-range Class 47/4s were renumbered to the 47/8 subclass for easy identification, albeit still officially 47/4s. It was these locomotives which were inherited in operation by Virgin Trains, who won the CrossCountry franchise. Before long, the 47s would soon be given a fresh coat of paint, sporting the now defunct, classic Virgin Trains Black & Red livery.

Another form of traction which was utilised on the Cross-Country routes, by both InterCity and later Virgin, was the iconic High Speed Train.

After being introduced on the Great Western and East Coast Main Lines with operational success, being the first timetabled 125mph services in the country, the Class 43 ‘HST’ fleet also proved popular on long-distance routes, and dedicated sets worked across the length of England and Scotland. These HST sets were also soon operated by Virgin CrossCountry, who replaced the famed InterCity ‘Swallow’ and ‘Executive’ liveries with their own Black & Red guise. The Virgin 125s would become known as ‘The Red Arrows’.

The Class 47, and High Speed Train, would work for both the CrossCountry and West Coast divisions of Virgin Trains throughout their lifetime in red, making them perfect traction for a multitude of routes within Train Simulator.

23/11/2017
We have now released an update for the InterCity Class 91 Add-on, which adds the modern East Coast livery into the mix!

The BR Class 91 was built to fulfil the electrification of the East Coast Main Line in the late 1980s. Branded as the InterCity 225, it was intended to run the new electric services at speeds as high as 140 mph (225 km/h), and as a result the BR Class 91 was designed to operate at such speeds.

The technology of the BR Class 91 was derived from the Advanced Passenger Train-Prototype, which you can read about in “The West Coast’s Fallen Stallion”, and would propel it into the record books. The 91s would not only become the fastest British locomotive, but they would also achieve the shortest journey time between London and Edinburgh.

Unique in most aspects, the BR Class 91 is equipped with both a streamlined nose for standard push-pull operation, and also a ‘blunt-end’ cab allowing standard locomotive operation. While limited to 110 mph in blunt-end-forward mode, it certainly sets the 91s apart from other designs and offers sight not often seen!

After working for the BR “InterCity” sector, the 91s, and their counterpart Mk4 and DVT rolling stock, would subsequently operate under GNER, National Express East Coast, and from 2009 until 2015, East Coast. East Coast was set up under Directly Operated Railways, a subsidiary of the Department for Transport after National Express abandoned their own ‘NXEC’ franchise. For all intents and purposes, the Class 91s, and the East Coast Main Line, were thrown into a brief era of Nationalisation until 2015, when Virgin Trains East Coast acquired the franchise.

With this free update to the already-available Intercity Class 91, which features the Electra locomotive in InterCity Swallow livery, we have added East Coast’s crisp light grey and pink livery for prominent and up-to-date operations on the ECML: London – Peterborough route within Train Simulator!

Existing owners of the InterCity Class 91 will receive this additional livery for free, and it will download automatically from Steam with an estimated download size of 100 MB.

If you don’t yet own the InterCity Class 91, there is no better time to step on board!

23/11/2017
We have now released an update for the InterCity Class 91 Add-on, which adds the modern East Coast livery into the mix!

The BR Class 91 was built to fulfil the electrification of the East Coast Main Line in the late 1980s. Branded as the InterCity 225, it was intended to run the new electric services at speeds as high as 140 mph (225 km/h), and as a result the BR Class 91 was designed to operate at such speeds.

The technology of the BR Class 91 was derived from the Advanced Passenger Train-Prototype, which you can read about in “The West Coast’s Fallen Stallion”, and would propel it into the record books. The 91s would not only become the fastest British locomotive, but they would also achieve the shortest journey time between London and Edinburgh.

Unique in most aspects, the BR Class 91 is equipped with both a streamlined nose for standard push-pull operation, and also a ‘blunt-end’ cab allowing standard locomotive operation. While limited to 110 mph in blunt-end-forward mode, it certainly sets the 91s apart from other designs and offers sight not often seen!

After working for the BR “InterCity” sector, the 91s, and their counterpart Mk4 and DVT rolling stock, would subsequently operate under GNER, National Express East Coast, and from 2009 until 2015, East Coast. East Coast was set up under Directly Operated Railways, a subsidiary of the Department for Transport after National Express abandoned their own ‘NXEC’ franchise. For all intents and purposes, the Class 91s, and the East Coast Main Line, were thrown into a brief era of Nationalisation until 2015, when Virgin Trains East Coast acquired the franchise.

With this free update to the already-available Intercity Class 91, which features the Electra locomotive in InterCity Swallow livery, we have added East Coast’s crisp light grey and pink livery for prominent and up-to-date operations on the ECML: London – Peterborough route within Train Simulator!

Existing owners of the InterCity Class 91 will receive this additional livery for free, and it will download automatically from Steam with an estimated download size of 100 MB.

If you don’t yet own the InterCity Class 91, there is no better time to step on board!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/
Train Simulator fully immerses you in a World of trains, transporting you to a place where you decide what to do, where and when. Experience the challenge of mastering a wide variety of different locos and learning the routes in every direction. Unlock your creative potential using powerful tools to create your very own routes and scenarios and enjoy your collection from the perspective of the driver, passenger or railfan. Whatever you love about trains, Train Simulator has it covered.

Spanning Crewe to Llandudno the North Wales Coastal cross-border railway brings spectacular seaside views with both local and inter-city services as it traverses the north Welsh coast line.

Take a ride on the dynamic and modern Peninsula Corridor, one of America’s premier commuter railroads winding along California’s vibrant and bustling San Francisco Peninsula.

Experience the wonder, beauty, and challenging nature of the scenic Mittenwaldbahn as it carves its way through the Alpine landscape of Western Austria.

Begin your career as a virtual train driver or engineer, driving or operating some of the world’s most amazing rail-bound machines.

Discover a world of amazing vistas, diverse railroads and railways, including challenging locomotives and trains.

Create
Create living worlds with easy-to-use comprehensive tools and share them with your friends and other players.

Collect
Build a dream collection of routes, locomotives, trains and rolling stock with a vast array of content on the Steam store.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/
Train Simulator fully immerses you in a World of trains, transporting you to a place where you decide what to do, where and when. Experience the challenge of mastering a wide variety of different locos and learning the routes in every direction. Unlock your creative potential using powerful tools to create your very own routes and scenarios and enjoy your collection from the perspective of the driver, passenger or railfan. Whatever you love about trains, Train Simulator has it covered.

Spanning Crewe to Llandudno the North Wales Coastal cross-border railway brings spectacular seaside views with both local and inter-city services as it traverses the north Welsh coast line.

Take a ride on the dynamic and modern Peninsula Corridor, one of America’s premier commuter railroads winding along California’s vibrant and bustling San Francisco Peninsula.

Experience the wonder, beauty, and challenging nature of the scenic Mittenwaldbahn as it carves its way through the Alpine landscape of Western Austria.

Begin your career as a virtual train driver or engineer, driving or operating some of the world’s most amazing rail-bound machines.

Discover a world of amazing vistas, diverse railroads and railways, including challenging locomotives and trains.

Create
Create living worlds with easy-to-use comprehensive tools and share them with your friends and other players.

Collect
Build a dream collection of routes, locomotives, trains and rolling stock with a vast array of content on the Steam store.