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Fastline Simulation (PRIVATE and not for Publication) F.S. 07131/5 fastline simulation FREIGHT STOCK PACK 03 VEA VANS INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND USE OF A ROLLING STOCK PACK FOR TRAIN SIMULATOR 2015 This book is for the use of customers, and supersedes as from 13th July 2015, all previous instructions on the installation and use of the above rolling stock pack. THORNTON I. P. FREELY 13th July, 2015 MOVEMENTS MANAGER 1 ORDER OF CONTENTS Page Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Installation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 The Rolling Stock ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 File Naming Overview.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 File name options ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 History of the Rolling Stock ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Temporary Speed Restrictions. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Scenarios ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Known Issues ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Repainting and Extra Scenarios... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 8 Sounds for your Scenarios.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Numbering Schemes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Help & Support. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 More information & stay in touch .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Thanks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Bibliography. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Copyright ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Appendix 1: Excerpt from the Weekly Operating Notice dated 13/10/86 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Appendix 2: Excerpt from the Weekly Operating Notice dated 13/04/87 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 Fastline Simulation EULA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 2 Introduction This expansion is a development from our Project East Coast series of rolling stock packs originally conceived for Rail Simulator/ RailWorks and targeted to bring to life the default Newcastle to York route included with Rail Simulator/RailWorks. Given that the items included were seldom seen on the East Coast Mainline in the late 1970’s/early 1980’s the expansion exists in the Freight Stock Series of expansions and features VEA and ODA wagons converted from earlier vacuum braked wagons primarily for use on Ministry of Defence (MoD) trains. As such, the scenarios included in the pack are for the WCML Over Shap route and depict a Speedlink working and two trip workings to one of the MoD depots modelled as a part of the route. Installation Installation should be straight forward and most people will only be reading this after they have installed the add-on! However, if you’re not sure what to do the process is pretty straight forward, a double click of the *.exe file that you downloaded should launch the installer. Once running, the installer should automatically find the directory where you have Train Simulator installed, if not you can point it in the right direction. All that’s needed now is to click through the options, agree to the License Agreement and let the installer do its stuff. Please note that you will need the WCML Over Shap Route and/or European Assets Pack (if you did not own Train Simulator before 2013) for the scenarios and some other elements of this pack to function correctly. If you do encounter any problems feel free to get in touch using the details in the Help and Support Section. THE ROLLING Stock VEA VANS The first 50 VEA vans to be converted gained a coat of the Railfreight Maroon livery. In this picture we see VEA 200028 in clean condition and although it’s now carrying an empty label it’s previous load appears to have been corrosive. Asset Name - VEA: M.C.E Number - =230028 3 The more well known livery for the VEA vans has always been Railfreight Flame Red and Grey which the vintage vans carried extremely well. In this picture the battery flashing tail lamp has been caught mid flash and it appears that slightly weathered VEA 230214 is carrying cylinders of compressed gas. Asset Name - VEA: RF:W:L:Rb Number - £230214 With Sectorisation of freight services the VEAs came under the control of Railfreight Distribution. Surprisingly a number of these venerable vans received a coat of Railfreight Sector livery (albeit in varying styles). Here an ex works VEA 230414 is seen waiting dispatch to traffic complete with a Carlisle Currock fox sticker. Asset Name - VEA: RFD:C:E Number - #230414 4 ODA OPEN Wagons The 50 ODA wagons converted to air brakes were all out shopped in Railfreight Flame Red and Grey livery. Here ODA 113022 waits dispatch into traffic complete with an oil tail lamp on the bracket. Asset Name - ODA: RF.C.E.Ro While a number of VEA vans managed to gain a coat of Railfright Sector livery only one ODA, 113017 was treated to a coat of the latest livery. Here it is seen loaded with a mysterious MoD crate, it must have been in traffic for a while as the paint is starting to fade. Asset Name - ODA: RFD.W.L 5 FILE NAMING OvervieW We have developed a naming structure for our rolling stock based around the following mask: TOPS: (Vehicle Type) LIVERY FLAGS For example one vehicle may be named VEA: RF:C:L:Ro This means it’s a VEA Van in Railfreight Flame Red and Grey livery, has clean textures, is loaded and is carrying an oil tail lamp. FILE NAME OPTIONS The following is a list of the variable flags used in this pack: TOPS: ODA 12t open pipe wagon converted to air brakes. VEA 12t Vanwide van converted to air brakes. LIVERY: M Maroon Livery RF Railfrieght Flame Red and Grey Livery. RFD Railfreight Distribution Grey and Yellow Livery. FLAGS: Ro Rear version of the vehicle fitted with an oil tail lamp Rb Rear version of the vehicle fitted with an early version of battery flashing tail lamp. C Clean version W Weathered version E Empty version L Loaded version History OF THE ROLLING Stock VEA VANS British Railways built a covered merchandise design suitable for palletised loads in the early 1960s. The vehicles to Diagram 217 had centrally fitted double doors on each side that pulled out before sliding back to give a useful 9ft door opening on the 17ft 6in body length. They were on a 10ft wheelbase and rated at 12t. Wolverton & Derby works constructed 1894 vehicles to Lots 3391 & 3392 in 1962 and these were coded as Vanwide. These vans were assigned several codes under the TOPS system, and those fitted with Roller Bearing axleboxes received the code VEV. As BR moved on to producing longer wheel base air braked vans and aimed to reduce it’s use of vacuum braked stock, an issue arose in the late 70’s. These newer vehicles were deemed unsuitable for use over the tight curvature found in several military depots and to that end, a total of 550 VEV were refurbished with air brakes, new suspension, renumbered and coded VEA. These Air Braked conversions are represented in this pack. The first 50 VEA were converted at Ashford Works, as lot 3918, in 1978 and were painted in Maroon livery. Of these, only 4 were later repainted into Railfreight Red/Grey. The vans were renumbered into the series starting with 230000. There was a 3 year gap before any more conversions, with vehicles 230050 – 230109, forming lot 3982, passing through Horwich Works in the first half of 1981. These vehicles, as with all subsequent ones, were delivered in Railfreight Flame Red & Grey. Lot 4017, comprising 230110 – 230399, followed from Shildon Works in the second half of 1982, with the final 150 to lot 4028 appearing during 1983, also from Shildon. Only 6 of these vans were repainted into the Railfreight Distribution Grey/Yellow livery, and a total of 31 are listed as having passed on to Mainline Freight or Transrail in 1994, though not in traffic. The remainder of the fleet had by then passed into departmental use, though that is beyond the scope of this pack. ODA OPENS For loads that were too large for the VEA to handle, an open wagon was required. 50 SOV 12t Pipe wagons were taken in hand at Shildon in 1983. These vehicles had 2 five-plank doors per side, with a removable central stanchion between them, to allow easy access. They had a 12ft wheelbase, some 8ft shorter than that of the main BR Air braked open types then in service.
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