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## About This Content
The Southern Railway’s 2-HAL, a once-classic on the commuter scene, makes a
comeback in this detailed add-on for Train Simulator!

Derived from the 2-BIL EMUs of the Southern Railway, the 2-HAL fleet was built
with the purpose of populating the spate of newly-electrified main lines in
Kent – from London Victoria and Charing Cross to Gillingham and Maidstone. The
electrification project was monumental, and would transform the Chatham Main,
North Kent and Medway Valley lines into how they more-or-less stand today.

As the railways were modernised, engineers at Eastleigh and Lancing Works
began to produce a fleet of 76 brand new electric multiple units. The on-order
fleet for the Southern Railway was of similar specification to the older
2-BIL, the most significant change was half as many toilets (Bi-Lavatory/Half
Lavatory), however differences in construction lead to quite a different
aesthetic for the new units.

The construction of the 2-HALs beat the electrification project, and so the
new fleet was ran-in on the Southern Railway’s central section – running
suburban services out of London Victoria – until Kent’s modernisation was
complete. 2-HALs would finally arrive in Kent, more specifically the Chatham
Main Line, in July 1939, and get to work on commuter services to Maidstone and
Gillingham.

Services formed of 2-HAL sets, typically in 8 or 10-car formation (8/10-HAL),
would depart London Victoria and split at the relocated Swanley station, with
each half bound for Gillingham and Maidstone respectively, before performing
the opposite operation on the journey back up to the capital. 2-HALs would
also work the North Kent “metro” services, them too splitting at Strood and
serving Gillingham and Maidstone out of London Charing Cross & Cannon Street.

Perhaps the most prestigious working that the 2-HALs partook was long distance
services from Gillingham to Portsmouth, these weekend excursions were mainly
put in place for naval personnel but could also accommodate regular
passengers. The popularity of the 2-HALs was so just, that a second batch was
fulfilled at the outbreak of war.

The Second World War was harsh on the 2-HALs, but none were totally destroyed,
instead they would survive beyond the conflict and eventually wind up on the
Brighton Main Line in the advent of the 1955 Kent Coast electrification
scheme. The final passenger work for the 2-HALs, which had now been officially
re-classified as the BR Class 402, was on the Coastway routes out of Brighton.

Some Class 402s were re-purposed as parcel stock, but all services ceased in
1971. Throughout the next several years, the entire fleet would be sold for
scrap, none survived into preservation. The 2-HALs’ story has spanned decades,
and a new chapter is opened as this Kentish classic is ready to enjoy in Train
Simulator!
## Included Scenarios

The BR Class 402 2-HAL EMU Add-on includes three challenging career scenarios
for the Chatham Main Line – London-Gillingham Route Add-On:

* Hals Odyssey
* A Journey with Hal
* Hal and The Smoke

Please Note: The Chatham Main Line – London-Gillingham Route Add-On is
required, as a separate purchase, in order to play the scenarios featured in
this add-on.

More 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 gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why don’t you
check it out now!

Click here for Steam Workshop scenarios.
## Key Features

* 2-HAL EMU in Southern Green and BR Blue liveries
* Era-appropriate features; Southern Green is fitted with a whistle, and BR Blue is fitted with a two-tone horn etc.
* Early prototypical ‘Southern Region style’ cab
* Dynamic headcode functionality
* Intricately detailed, period, passenger compartment view
* A trio of ‘alternative reality’ Career scenarios for the Chatham Main Line – London to Gillingham Route Add-On – no 2-HALS survived into preservation, what if that was not the case?
* Quick Drive compatible
* Download Size: 84.9MB

Train Simulator: BR Class 402 ‘2-HAL’ EMU Add-On