About This Content As small mixed traffic branch locomotives, the Great Western Railway’s Prairies were diminutive workhorses of the railway network, and are now available for Train Simulator from Victory Works.The 2-6-2 tank engines were introduced to the GWR in 1904 with the 4400 Class, primarily for use on the railway’s numerous hilly branch lines. Only 11 of the class were built before the production of its successor, the 4500 Class – the same in design but with larger driving wheels, giving the locomotive extra speed and therefore more widely used on the GWR network.Between 1927 and 1929, a further 100 small Prairies were built with larger 1,300 gallon water tanks, and were allocated the Class number 4575. A number of these locomotives were fitted with equipment to run push-pull trains with autocoaches, which saw them pressed into service on lines through South Wales.Withdrawal of the Prairies began in the late 1950s and by the mid-1960s all had been assigned to the scrapyard. However, three 45xx Class and 11 4575 Class locomotives were saved and many run today on preserved railways around the UK.The GWR Small Prairies for Train Simulator, developed by Victory Works, are available in a variety of GWR and BR liveries – GWR Green and BR Black, plus BR Green (45xx Class and 4575 Class) and a fictional red livery for the 4575 Class.Three operating modes await drivers – simple, standard and advanced – each with their own style of driving and features for the novice and expert drivers. An abundance of detailing can also be found on each locomotive, including realistic wheel slip, simulated steam chest, operable cab doors, windows and hatches and 3D fireboxes. The 4575 Class can also be set with optional auto-gear to make it fully compatible with Victory Works’ GWR Class 14xx autocoaches.A number of freight wagons are also included with the locomotives, including fruit vans, covered goods vans, standard vans, banana vans, iron minks, milk siphons and toad brake vans.The locomotives are also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom to drive the GWR Small Prairies on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator, such as those available through Steam. Also included are scenarios specifically for the Falmouth Branch route (available separately and required to play these scenarios).ScenariosSix scenarios for the Falmouth Branch route:Get Off Your Iron Horse… and Drink Your Milk!Penzance PuzzleGive GenerouslyHard GraftNight FreightAll StopsMore 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 Features44xx, 45xx Class and 4575 Class in GWR Green and BR Black liveries, BR Green livery (45xx Class and 4575 Class) and fictional red livery (4575 Class)Simple, standard and advanced driving modesRealistic wheel slipSimulated steam chestOperable cab doors, windows and hatches3D fireboxesOptional auto-gear for the 4575 Class for compatibility with Victory Works’ GWR Class 14xx autocoachesFreight wagonsQuick Drive compatibleScenarios for the Falmouth Branch routeDownload size: 628mb 7aa9394dea Title: Train Simulator: GWR Small Prairies Loco Add-OnGenre: SimulationDeveloper:Victory WorksPublisher:Dovetail Games - TrainsFranchise:Train SimulatorRelease Date: 10 Dec, 2014 Train Simulator: GWR Small Prairies Loco Add-On Keygen Download A Great, Great Western engine to buy! I highly recommend this! :D. Initially I was a little disappointed with this, even on sale it seemed expensive for a loco and some wagons, especially compared to Steam Sounds Supreme's 42xx . I create my own freeroams (rather like running TS as a model railway). I mainly got it for the wagons in GWR livery as I already have plenty of GWR locos, but was slightly disappointed as there aren't that many and they're a bit clean in GWR, but the BR version of the van has thousands of variants and is very good. The loco has really grown on me however. I always run pro setting and it has all the features of the best pro locos, such as wheel slip and working tender taps needing just the correct amount of injector control to get water into the boiler...but the loco physics seem a cut above the best....even the smoke appropriately changes colour depending on the amount of coal in the firebox, I wouldn't be surprised if they've even taken account of extra draught when the firebox door is open, it has a working firebox cover too, I've not seen that on any other TS loco. Highly recommended.. Small, but beautifully formed...Despite being tank engines, the Small Prairies really prove just how much power you can get out of a small engine, both in real life and, I'm pleased to say, in Train Simulator. Victory Works always seem to make some of the best steam engines for TS, always packed with plenty of features. One such feature is the sheer amount of liveries for both variations (either small or large water tanks), though I find it odd that the red LT livery has 'Capital Railways' on its side instead of 'London Transport'. Is it really a copyrighted livery? I always thought it more as artistic license...Either way, they're still nicely modelled & very well represented. Apart from one thing: the sounds are a little underwhelming, but with the Steam Sounds Supreme Sound Pack being only around \u00a35 extra, it's a cheap fix. But this is only a minor criticism, as the rest of the pack makes up for it. With tons of included rolling stock including Mink Vans, Siphons & Toad Brakevans and 6 scenarios, this pack is somewhat worth its large price tag, but definetly quite a bargain in a sale!So if you're a GWR fan looking for something new that can guarantee a fun few journies, be they Passenger or Freight, Advanced or Simple, this is definetly the Pack for you!. I was reluctant to buy this add-on due to it being a few years old and higher priced than others, but I am glad I did. The feel of these locos is amazing - really solid and with a sense of weight and inertia. Sounds are top notch. The three locos are modeled with amazing fidelity, and with multiple variants and liveries for each. The wagons are similarly configurable, with hundreds of variants available. The screenshots don't do justice to how much detail, variety and value is here. No regrets buying this pack, an instant favorite.. This Loco has been on my wish list for some time. But purchased today. Worth buying. I recommend this; Loco. Looks good Sounds Good.. Ive had this DLC for 12months now, The models are great and textures look really nice both inside and outside the cab,view out of cab window allows you to drive the loco from within the cab unlike some DLC.Sound design is really nice although the loco exhaust sounds are awful to my ears but other reviewers have praised the sound.Ihave only driven these locos in advanced mode and they are good steamers,manually topping the boiler up with water the injectors can be a little fussy, and these locos would give Lewis Hamilton a run for is money from a standing start, 0 to 40mph is easily acheived in 27 secs.I think the smoke effects on these locos are some of the best in TS.Plenty of rolling stock comes with DLC loads of custom options from within the editor.my only gripe with this DLC is that there is no cab light if your on the night shift your knackered, my score would be 8.5 out of 10.. This item is good. But Mabye we should get some large prarires into the gwr line, or 2800s or night owls 4700s, or 4200s I reccomend this.. Victory Works knocks another out of the park with this package, and offers a lot of locomotives for a nice price. Great sounds, nice looking cabs, lots of liveries and cool rolling stock. The advanced scripting keeps you on your toes a bit and makes these certainly better than your run of the mill addons.. What a lovely loco, this company makes very nice locomotives and associated rolling stock. I can only add that this is a bargain at this very generous introductory price. Be in quick.
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