Buy Train Simulator Classic Train Simulator: BR Class 105 DMU Add-On PC key

The Train Simulator Classic Train Simulator: BR Class 105 DMU Add-On adds the Class 105 diesel multiple unit in British Railways Green livery, along with three scenarios for the Weardale & Teesdale Network route. The route is required to play the scenarios.

The Class 105

Built by Cravens of Sheffield between 1956 and 1959, the Class 105 operated on branch lines and rural services across the UK, including East Anglia, North West and North East England, and parts of southern Scotland. It also ran on suburban routes from London King’s Cross before electrification. In the North East, units were based mainly at Bank Top DMU Maintenance Depot in Darlington, with some at Heaton Depot in Newcastle serving Sunderland, Hartlepool and Durham.

Some Class 105s were initially designated Class 106 because they had different engines, but all were later reclassified as Class 105. The units were based on the BR Mk1 coach body, underframe and bogies, which Cravens had previously built for British Rail. Nineteen ran as three-car units, but their centre cars had been withdrawn and reused in Class 101 trains by 1970. Considered candidates for early withdrawal, none were selected for refurbishment, yet they remained in passenger service until 1988 in BR Corporate Blue livery. Only three vehicles survive in preservation; some cars were also bought and sectioned for use as storerooms on North Sea gas platforms, though it is not known whether any of those sections remain.

Driving features

The add-on includes a working gear lever, wipers, engine start and stop, AWS, headlamps, tail markers and changeable numberboards. The Class 105 is also compatible with Quick Drive, allowing it to be driven on any Quick Drive-enabled Train Simulator route.

Scenarios

The three included scenarios use the Weardale & Teesdale Network route:

• Barnard Castle to Crook
• Darlington to Barnard Castle
• Darlington to Stanhope