Buy Train Simulator Classic Train Simulator: BR Class 58 Loco Add-On PC key

Train Simulator Classic Train Simulator: BR Class 58 Loco Add-On adds the BR Class 58 freight locomotive to Train Simulator, along with HAA hopper wagons and PGA wagons. The locomotive comes in BR Railfreight and BR Coal Sector liveries, and a short Academy tutorial introduces its controls.

The Class 58

Built by BREL at Doncaster Works between 1983 and 1987, the Class 58 was designed for British Rail as a lower-cost, easier-to-maintain freight locomotive that could meet expected growth in rail freight during the 1980s. Its design followed an American modular approach, using standardized sections attached to an underframe. Fifty locomotives were built, with their distinctive shape and wide cab at each end earning them the nickname “Bone.”

The Class 58s initially hauled coal trains, but the 1984–85 miners’ strikes meant they entered service as demand for coal transport was disrupted, and they were used on a range of freight services. They proved less successful than the Class 56 on various freight duties because their bogie design caused more wheelslip. Although built exclusively for freight, they also hauled passenger services when replacement locomotives were needed and took part in “Spin and Win” charters; 58017 was the only member of the class not to haul a charter service.

The locomotives began leaving service in the late 1990s, and the last few finished operating in the UK by 2002. Eight were hired by Spanish infrastructure operator GIF from EWS in 2000 and continued working there, while others went to France and the Netherlands. These transfers brought liveries such as GIF and ACTS, alongside British liveries including BR RailFreight, Coal Sector Triple Grey, Mainline Freight and EWS. In the UK, 58016 survives in preservation, owned by the Class 58 Locomotive Group.

Drive the locomotive

The add-on is compatible with Quick Drive, allowing you to drive the Class 58 on any Quick Drive-enabled Train Simulator route. It also includes five scenarios for the Great Western Main Line route, which is required to play them:

• An Introduction to the Class 58: learn about the locomotive.
• Diverted Merry Go Round
• New Daleks at Didcot
• Overnight Stone to Hayes
• Waterloo to Waterloo Rail Tour