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## About This Content
Now available for Train Simulator, this highly-detailed recreation with
typical controls and cab features, puts you in the driving seat of one of
Britain’s iconic diesel multiple units courtesy of Partner Programme
developer, Armstrong Powerhouse.

By the 1980s, British Rail were still operating a vast fleet of old Heritage
DMUs, which dated back to the mid-1950s, across much of Britain’s rural and
un-electrified rail network. Clearly, a significant number of these ageing
units were in dire need of replacement, their slow nature and unfit interiors
would not hone the ideals of the future. The solution was to keep hold of some
older units which were more standardised, and capable of refurbishment, while
replacing the rest with brand new, second-generation DMUs.

Two separate batches of DMUs would be the first to modernise the rural rails,
the first was the continuously controversial Pacer series which were
essentially buses on rails and intended for shorter-haul journeys, the second
were the Sprinters, which would take the long-haul into their own.

Derived from the Mk3 bodyshell, the new Sprinter prototypes, classified as the
Class 150 and numbered 150001 and 150002, were built in 1984 by BREL in York
as 3-car multiple units to test which engine and transmission type would be
best for moving forward. 150001 was fitted with a Cummins engine and Voith
hydraulic transmission, meanwhile, 150002 utilised a Rolls Royce (later
Perkins) engine and self-changing mechanical transmission.

Trials and extensive testing began at Derby’s Railway Technical Centre on the
duo of prototypes, following which they entered service on the Matlock branch
for preliminary services. Over the subsequent years of testing, the units
would move further afield to discover how they performed on different
services, and to also promote the new unit around the country. Places such as
Manchester, Birmingham, Aberystwyth, just to name a few, would all see the new
Class 150 at least on occasion. 150001 also had the pleasure of being
displayed under the grand arch roof of St. Pancras, however being 1984, the
station looked rather different when compared to today. Other testing
locations included the Welsh Valleys, Glasgow and Inverness.

After testing for both prototypes ended, it was apparent that 150001 was much
more reliable in operation than 150002, who’s Rolls Royce engine and self-
changing gearbox proved to provide a less than satisfactory service. 150001
was the clear choice for a production series, however the concept of a 3-car
design would not be continued.

With the shortening of the units, the first production models were categorised
as the Class 150/1 and a total of 50 were produced for the Regional Railways
sector of BR. The next batch, known as the Class 150/2s, were to differ
slightly from the 150/1 with the addition of a gangway to allow passengers to
move between units. The Class 150/2s were intended for longer-distance routes
than their flat-nosed counterparts, but still under the Regional Railways
sector of British Rail.

Having been handed between operators since their introduction in 1986, the
Class 150/2 fleet today operate principally for Arriva Trains Wales who put 34
Sprinters into use out of Cardiff and throughout Wales. Arriva have also
operated a rather unique consist; the extra gangways of the Class 150/2 have
often seen units split in half and combined with other sets to create 3-car
sets, and a Class 150/9, no. 150978, has been noted to work out of the Welsh
capital and along the South Wales coast.

As some of the original ‘Sprinter’ family DMUs to roll off the production
line, the Class 150/2 is a true icon of late British engineering, a unit that
was a major step up from the old heritage stock of yesteryear, and still
manages to impress commuters and railfans alike, even today.

## Included Scenarios

Three scenarios for the South Wales Coastal: Bristol – Swansea Route:
* 2B56 11:10 Swansea – Cardiff Central
* 2L60 21:15 Maesteg – Cardiff Central
* 2U24 16:07 Taunton – Cardiff Central

Please Note: South Wales Coastal: Bristol – Swansea Route is required, as a
separate purchase, in order to play the scenarios featured in this add-on.

More scenarios are available on the 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 Features

* Includes two unique Arriva Trains Wales Liveries
* Detailed internal & external audio
* Accurate acceleration & braking physics
* Global System for Mobile Communication – Railway (GSM-R)
* Voith T211r hydraulic transmission
* Wheelslip Protection (WSP)
* Wheelslide simulation
* Automatic unit numbering
* Dynamic exhaust effects
* Player changeable destination blind
* Cold start
* Driver vigilance device (DVD)
* Opening cab windows
* Cab instrument lighting
* Three Challenging career scenarios for the South Wales Coastal: Bristol – Swansea Route (available separately)
* Quick Drive compatible
* Download size: 138.2 MB

Train Simulator: Arriva Trains Wales Class 150/2 DMU Add-On