Buy Train Simulator Classic Train Simulator: BR Blue Pack Loco Add-On PC key

Train Simulator Classic Train Simulator: BR Blue Pack Loco Add-On adds a collection of British Rail diesel locomotives in BR Corporate Blue livery, along with passenger coaches and freight wagons. The vehicles are presented as they worked across the Weardale & Teesdale Network in the 1960s.

Locomotives and rolling stock

The pack includes the BR Class 03, Class 25/2, Class 31/0, Class 37 and Class 105. It also includes the BR Class 55 in AI-only form, BR Mk1 passenger coaches in blue/grey livery, and PCA, PCAV and YGH ‘Sealion’ freight wagons.

The Class 03 was a small shunter built between 1957 and 1961. Its short 0-6-0 wheelbase and 28.5 mph (46 km/h) top speed allowed it to work in places where heavier Class 08 locomotives could not operate, as well as serving as a station pilot. Fifty-six examples have survived into preservation, and one remained in active service as a yard shunter until 2008.

Built for faster, less restricted diesel operation, the Class 25 had a 1,250 bhp engine and a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h). Nicknamed ‘Rat’, it was designed for freight, though some examples were fitted with boilers to heat passenger trains, including services between Crewe and Cardiff in the 1980s. The last was withdrawn in March 1987, and 20 survive at heritage railways.

The diesel-electric Class 31 was built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962. Its original Mirrlees engines proved unsuccessful, so the fleet received English Electric engines producing 1,470 bhp. The Class 31/0 is recognizable by its lack of a headcode box above the cab, which earned it the nickname ‘Skinhead’.

English Electric built 309 Class 37 locomotives between 1960 and 1965. Used for mixed traffic, they hauled both passenger coaches and freight, and were common in East Anglia and Scotland, including on InterCity services. The Class 105 diesel multiple unit, built by Cravens from 1956 to 1959, used a side profile, doors and windows similar to Mk1 coaches. Its 302 cars had 150 bhp per engine and a top speed of 70 mph (112 km/h); the units served rural and branch lines in several parts of the UK, as well as suburban services out of London Kings Cross before electrification.

Driving and scenarios

The locomotives are compatible with Quick Drive, allowing you to drive them on any Quick Drive-enabled Train Simulator route. The pack also includes three scenarios for the Weardale & Teesdale Network route, which is required to play them:

• Rat Race
• Toffee Apples
• Tractor Traction