Buy Trainz Plus DLC - NSW 81 Class SRA Pack PC key

Trainz Plus DLC - NSW 81 Class SRA Pack adds 81 class locomotives to Trainz Plus. Built by Clyde Engineering at Kelso between September 1982 and February 1986, the 80 original locomotives replaced 42 and 44 class units and added capacity. The first 42 were based at Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot for Hunter Valley coal trains; most of the other 38 worked the Main South line between Sydney and Albury, hauling passenger and freight trains. The final 15 had V/Line radios and began operating through to Melbourne in July 1986.

The 81 class

The 81 class evolved from the Australian National AL class. The V/Line G class and Australian National BL class were later developed from the 81 class. Four more units were built at Kelso in 1991 using many components from held spares.

After the 90 class arrived in 1994, Broadmeadow-based 81s moved to other freight duties, extending their operating area to Brisbane and Broken Hill. In the mid-1990s, some later locomotives were leased to National Rail and later exchanged for 13 earlier units, which were permanently transferred to National Rail as high-powered shunters for use around Australia. All the locomotives came together again when National Rail and FreightCorp were sold to form Pacific National in February 2002.

In February 1999, 81s began working in South Australia after FreightCorp won a contract to haul brown coal from Leigh Creek to the Northern Power Station in Port Augusta, via the Leigh Creek to Stirling North line. As of February 2013, Pacific National operated 83, primarily in New South Wales. Locomotive 8147 was written off after a derailment and fire near Forbes on 11 March 2007.

Locomotive features

• Full PBR texturing
• Highly detailed custom cab
• Animated doors and windows
• Toggles for number boards, external lights and raised or lowered blinds
• Custom scripting and emissive lighting
• Custom dynamic brake, locomotive brake and traction motor sounds
• Coupler flag toggle