About This Content The flagship locomotive for the East Coast Main Line, the Class 91, speeds into Train Simulator in its original InterCity Swallow livery, complete with Mk4 coaches and Driving Van Trailer.The Class 91 was built as a development of the Advanced Passenger Train (APT) project, which was abandoned during the 1980s, and was introduced in 1988 with the overhead electrification of the East Coast Main Line; the first Class 91 to work a passenger service was on 3 March 1989 with a rake of Mk3 coaches and a converted Class 43 power car acting as a Driving Van Trailer (DVT).The locomotive’s body shells were built of an all-steel construction, and unusually were fitted with body mounted motors to reduce the unsprung mass and hence track wear at high speeds. Much of the engineering was derived from research and operational experience garnered during development of the APT.Given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225, a nod to their designed operating speed of 225 km/h (140mph), the Class 91 exclusively works flagship high speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, leading a rake of nine Mk4 passenger coaches and a Mk4 DVT. Realistically, services only run at 125mph (201 km/h) due to the track infrastructure, but occasionally do reach their designed top speed to make up time.The Class 91 for Train Simulator is available in InterCity Swallow livery as carried between 1988 and 1996, and features two fully working driving cabs, complete with DRA, AWS and vigilance device reset, and cruise control. The Mk4 DVT also includes a fully driveable cab, giving complete push-pull capabilities to the train. A full rake of nine Mk4 coaches in accompanying InterCity Swallow livery replicate the full InterCity 225 service, complete with passenger view.Please note: the ‘blunt end’ cab of the Class 91 is accessible from the main Class 91 cab by pressing the left and right arrow keys.The locomotive is also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive the InterCity Class 91 on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator, such as those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios specifically for the East Coast Main Line: London-Peterborough route (available separately and required to play these scenarios).ScenariosThree scenarios for the East Coast Main Line: London-Peterborough route:Simple and Expert Controls Tutorial: Class 91On Time AlterationTroublesome Trip to StevenageMore scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you check it out now!Click here for Steam Workshop scenarios.Key FeaturesBR Class 91 in InterCity Swallow liveryWorking ‘sharp end’ and ‘blunt end’ driving cabs in the Class 91Working cab in Mk4 DVTDRA, AWS and vigilance device reset, and cruise controlFull rake of Mk4 passenger coachesPassenger viewQuick Drive compatibleScenarios for the East Coast Main Line: London-Peterborough routeDownload size: 155mb 6d5b4406ea Title: Train Simulator: InterCity Class 91 Loco Add-OnGenre: SimulationDeveloper:Dovetail GamesPublisher:Dovetail Games - TrainsFranchise:Train SimulatorRelease Date: 26 Feb, 2014 Train Simulator: InterCity Class 91 Loco Add-On Full Crack [hacked] Overall the Class 91 add-on looks and sounds good. It's a pity they weren't able to do one of the more up-to-date liveries so it could run along side the Class 365 that comes with the Kings Cross to Peterborough route. The driver vigilance system is a nice inclusion in terms of realism and it helps add to the challenge of scenarios or routes that require concentration, but it would be nice if there were a way to disable it for quick drive. The cab interior looks the part and has a cab light, instrument lights and even a light for the clipboard, but a problem I have encountered with the cab is that when it is raining and you are postioned in the driver seat you cannot see oncoming signal through the window die to the rain water. A simple way round this is simply to use the alternate view from the opposite side of the cab but this slightly detracts from the immersion of being the driver. The Class 91 has a cab at either end with one being the 'blunt end' which is usually facing the coaching stock but this add-on allows you to operate that cab which allows for much fun when making scenarios or playing on free-roam.. The model is quite nice. It looks detailed enough and is correct for the time period (pre-refurbishment). I think it is a shame it only comes in intercity livery, since all other stock is set in a different time period, but DTG has explained that this is due to licensing issues. The cab looks great (although it is the refurbished cab, which doesn't fit the intercity livery and unrefurbished exterior) and it is really nice that they managed to incorporate the blunt end cab. The position of the camera in cab and the windscreen wiper make it really difficult to see signals and read speed signs when it is raining. There is a passenger view, but the passenger compartment is, like the cab, the refurbished version.The feature list is quite complete. The more or less standerd features like DRA, DVD and speed set are included as well as some more uncommon features like ETS controls. Seems quite promising, but sadly DTG have seem to forgotten how to implement most features. The speed set doesn't actually get the unit up to the set speed and for some reason it resets to 0 every time you use the brakes. DVD reset and AWS acknowledge are mapped to the same button, which is a shame. The AWS sunflower is bugged. When the AWS alarms is acknowledged, the sunflower comes on only to turn off again a split second later. There are seperate controls for cab-, instrument- and clip board lights, but there are no seperate headlight settings for day and night running. I was pleasantly surprised with the sounds when I first put the reverser into the forward position. I immediately recognized the very distinct class 91 roar. However as soon as I set off that surprise turned into disappointment. There are no motor sounds an no bogie run sounds. Lack of these sounds removes any sense of speed and completely ruins immersion for me. After a while I noticed that the fan sounds I initially thought were excellent are actually bugged. You can hear two sets of fans coming on, but one fan sound only loops once.In conclusion I think the class 91 is a huge disappointment. I can't recommend it at full price and I only see use for it as AI and not as player consist.. GET THE WWW.ARMSTRONGPOWERHOUSE.COM ENHANCEMENT PACK FOR THIS. Only then will you enjoy this.The Steam version: Crap sounds - silent coaches as you drive past, loud cooling fans.A super annoying DSD, which you can't hear outside and willemergency stop without warning if you are in exterior view.1 livery.AP fixes DSD, adds super realistic sounds and adds several new liveries (GNER, Virgin East Coast, NXEC, even re-vamped the InterCity livery etc.) GET THIS IF YOU WANT A PLAYABLE, FUN 91.. The DVD is so annoying, but with a Third Party Reskin, this is the real deal, and completes the missing gap of the ECMLS. We still need the Class 317 though, then this is a complete route. (Correct me if I am wrong.). Most of us probably have the IC125 HST, which is a classic British train. It's also pretty ugly and I don't understand why they still use the old thing, but I'm probably not supposed to say that, as it's a "classic".To really travel in style, you'll need something better than the HST. Something that accelerates fast enough to actually reach that 125 mph line speed before it's gone. Something that does not rely on dirty diesel fuel, but runs on clean electricity generated in not-so-clean power plants. Something that can maintain line speed even when going uphill. This is my favourite British high speed train. Mainly because it just looks a lot better than the "classic" HST.Make sure you stay in cab, as you need to confirm an audible alarm evert 30 secs or so (Press Q), and you can't hear it when not in cab.. Very realistic, all the sounds are tip-top from the Horns to the air discharges and the motor sound of the 91 itself!. It's a pity there's no "inbetween" option on the recommend portion but overall I'm going to go with "No". While the modelling is very well done both exterior and interior and some reskins out there can make it look even better than the Intercity livery does it suffers from some downsides which include: -AWS Sunflower Indicator not working (flashes on then off once running under cautionary aspects), -No option to disable DVD - making trying to get outside shots a paranoia filled experience and it doesn't help that it's not simulated too well (Time before setting off should be extended when any controls are touched. Also couldn't you give its own key like AP do? Like the E key or something or a NUM key? Because the AWS button isn't how it's reset in real life...)- Crash...to....Desktop. (In other words: Unstability) Trying to place the consists in the Scenario Editor whatever route it is, even on a high end PC is going to crash it to desktop with the good ol' Dump Error this game is infamous for. In fact this reason alone is the very reason I'm writing this review because it's so frustrating and demotivating no doubt for Scenario Creators out there. I don't even know why placing it down is causing it to crash. Also it's a problem when Matt Peddlesden (one of DTG's workers) actually experienced this crash problem when trying to use it in a tutorial.Slightly off topic but all the same: I'd prompt DTG to update the product but it's been out for 2 years now and these problems are still there. They don't seem to be a company that listen to their customers for the most part, I still play the game cause there is good content out there (even if some of it is 3rd party...) and I still remain a train nut. But hey ho I guess we customers will have to continue to go through the poor optimisation (looking at you, GEML) and low framerates on a game that shouldn't experience so. Euro Truck Sim 2 runs perfect on my quite high end PC and never crashes yet this game with graphics in areas that hasn't changed since the original Rail Simulator back in 2006 and can look unimpressive at times has caused tons of dump errors that messes up your gameplay. Ehh, either way I'm typing too much for a review I highly doubt this company with tons of dosh will listen to and continue to re-hash their base game annualy. To finish off, just watch what you spend on DLC.
Train Simulator: InterCity Class 91 Loco Add-On Full Crack [hacked]
Updated: Mar 24, 2020
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