TSW BR Class 86/2 & Mk2F Coaches

COACHING CONUNDRUM

In this, our latest In-dev update for our upcoming Train Sim World 5 BR Class 86/2 & Mk2F Coaches pack we focus on the exterior of the coaches but also aim to help demystify the naming system that is applied to them along with some information on what made the different types what they are.

The Real Coaches - A brief overview:

The Mk 2 family of railway coaches were British Railways second design of coaches. They were built in the UK from 1964 until 1975 and were of steel construction.

The Mk2 has a semi-integral construction, which gives it more strength than the Mk1 coaches if an accident were to occur. The changed construction method was used to overcome a previous corrosion problem on the Mk1 coaches where the body was attached to the underframe.

Some Train enthusiasts nicknamed them "Coffins" as it was the first set of coaching stock that had no opening windows aside from the drop-down one on the entry/exit doors.  

The Mk2 f stock are air-braked and all have air conditioning. They are electric heated and so if they were not connected to a loco with an electric heater supply the heating did not operate.  

The Model Coaches:  

Using extensive research we have carefully modelled three types of the MK2 and have applied two types of liveries, BR Blue Grey and Intercity.  

Whilst creating the textures we have employed an optimisation technique that improves the resolution which you will be able to see in the game v/s previous textures that did not employ this method.  

We have carefully and subtly applied weathering effects to ensure that the coaches really look the part!  

Decoding the names:

Each piece of railway stock has a title applied to it and this title designates what type it is.  

In this pack we are supplying three types, the BSO, TSO and FO.  

BSO: This stands for: Brake Second Open. This coach has a Second Class passenger seating area along with a Guards compartment and luggage area.  

In the Guards compartment there is a hand-operated brake that is applied to keep the rake of coaches static when not connected to a locomotive.  

The passenger area contains a toilet compartment.  

FO: This stands for First Open. This is a First Class only coach with a toilet compartment at each end. The "Open" part of the name means that the coach is not a compartment coach.  

TSO: This stands for Tourist Second Open. This is an Second Class all-passenger coach with no compartments but with a toilet compartment at either end.

So, that's it for today's entry. We hope you enjoyed the read and that these latest WIP screenshots of the various coaches help to whet the appetite further.   More from the team, next month.

CLASS 86/2 CAB CREATION

Excellent progress is being made on the Class 86/2 and this latest in-development update covers the internal areas and in particular the differences between the Class 87/0 and Class 86/2 cabs. General consensus is that the class 86 and the 87 are ‘basically the same’ and although that is not untrue in some areas, as normal, the devil is in the detail! We will let the (lovely we think!) images do the talking but for those who want more details here they are!

CLASS 86/2 V/S CLASS 87/0

CAB AREAS

- Three cab windscreens
- Many more screws!
- Older style front panels with lifting handles
- Older style wiper switch
- Manual wiper washer valve
- Horn missing rubber surround
- Additional ‘Driver Safety Device’ hold-over button on the driver’s side
- Bank of switches presented in one line
- Only one notch indicator gauge
- Vacuum brake pipe and chamber dual gauge
- Wiper motors -Manual wiper handles
- Smaller driver and Secondman windscreen blinds
- 'Max Speed 100mph’ sticker
- No parking brake operation panel
- Double armed wipers

MID-CAB (THE AREA BETWEEN THE CAB AND BULKHEAD)

- Smaller partitions
- Missing vents on partition ends

BULKHEAD AREAS

- Window in bulkhead door
- Visible ‘Protection of line’ clips
- ‘Electric Shock’ poster moved to right hand side
- Handbrake Wheel
- Altered top equipment area
- Fire bell moved down from top equipment area and now next to the door
- Two types of Heating rings. Small in cab 1 and large in cab 2

We hope you enjoyed this latest update including these tremendous looking screenshots below.  We'll be back next month with the next Development update for you.

 

Welcome to this the first of our Development Entries for our BR Class 86/2 & Mk2F Coaches.

Our first entry shows the Class 86/2 model in various states, firstly with no textures, which is the state that the physical model gets created in. When we are happy with the model then we apply the textures. Both the Intercity Executive and BR Blue liveries have the distinctive yellow front area which is designed to make the locomotive as visible as possible as it approaches.

A quick and easy way to tell the differences between the Class 87 and Class 86 is that the Class 86 has three front windscreens v/s two for the Class 87. These pictures show the stage before the Locomotive gets placed into Train Sim World.

That's it for now, we'll be back soon as development work progresses on the loco and the coaches.