Class 442 EMU Wessex Electric

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2 1 BACKGROUND Class 442 5WES Design & Specification ROLLING STOCK Driving Trailer Standard - DTS(A) Trailer Standard - TS Motor Luggage Composite - MLC Trailer Standard Wheelchair - TSW Driving Trailer Standard - DTS(B) DRIVING THE CLASS 442 5WES Cab Controls Locomotive Keyboard Controls General Keyboard Controls USING CUSTOM NUMBERING Assigning Destinations and Numbering Destination List Destination Boards and Scenario Scripting SCENARIOS [442] City Express [442] Gatwick Express [442] Seaside Flyer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Page 2

3 1 Background 1.1 Class 442 5WES The Class 442 Wessex Electric or 5WES EMU were introduced in 1988 on the South Western Main Line between London Waterloo and Weymouth. Twenty-four of these five-car units were built around 1988/89 by British Rail Engineering in Derby. Their introduction coincided with the completion of the Electrification from Bournemouth to Weymouth. However, in 2008 Southern began refurbishing the units for the Gatwick Express service from Brighton to Gatwick Airport and London Victoria. The Southern refurbishment and overhaul programme meant by September 2012 the fleet had replaced all the Class 460 Juniper (nicknamed Darth Vaders). The 442 currently holds the world speed record for a third-rail train with 108mph attained in April Design & Specification Builder BREL, Derby Unit Weight t Vehicle Length Vehicle Width Number Built Vehicle Power Top Speed Brake Types Power Supply 23.15m (75ft 11.4in) (DTS) / 23 m (75ft) (TS/TSW/MLC) 2.74m (9ft) 24 Train sets 1,608hp (1,200kW) 100mph (161km/h) (108mph recorded) Air - Disc Third Rail 750V DC Page 3

4 2 Rolling Stock 2.1 Driving Trailer Standard - DTS(A) 2.2 Trailer Standard - TS Page 4

5 2.3 Motor Luggage Composite - MLC Train Simulator 2015 Class 442 EMU Wessex Electric 2.4 Trailer Standard Wheelchair - TSW Page 5

6 2.5 Driving Trailer Standard - DTS(B) Train Simulator 2015 Class 442 EMU Wessex Electric Page 6

7 3 Driving the Class 442 5WES 3.1 Cab Controls 1 Sun Visor 9 Wipers 2 Brake Mode 10 Horn 3 Train Brake 11 Signal Buzzer 4 DRA 12 Reverser 5 Sander 13 Throttle 6 Head/Tail Lights 14 Parking Brake 7 Cab Light 15 Desk Fan 8 Instrument Lights 16 AWS Acknowledge 3.2 Locomotive Keyboard Controls Key Equivalent Action Increase or Decrease Throttle. Move Reverser control Forward or Backward. Increase or Decrease Train Brake. 3.3 General Keyboard Controls Key Equivalent Action Load/Unload. Press once to load/unload passengers. Headlights. Repeatedly pressing will cycle through headlight states where appropriate. Page 7

8 Key Equivalent Action Windscreen Wipers. Press once to turn wipers on/off. (Expert) Engine Stop/Start. By default engines will already be running at the start of a scenario. Press this button to stop and then again to restart the engine. (Expert) Alerter. The Alerter is a system used on some trains to ensure that the driver has seen a signal. If the Alerter sounds (a black/yellow striped symbol is shown on the Driver's display), this must be acknowledged by pressing the Alerter button or the emergency brakes will be applied. (Expert) Sander. Causes sand to be laid on the rails next to the wheels to assist with adhesion. Press and hold to activate sander, let go to stop. Cab Light. Toggle the Cab light on and off. Instrument Light. Toggle the Instrument Light on and off. Horn. Sound the horn s low tone. Sun Visors. Press once to toggle driver and second man sun visors. Handbrake. Toggle the train Handbrake on and off. Destination Boards. Press once to cycle forwards through destination boards. Destination Boards. Press once to cycle backwards through destination boards. Couple manually. Page 8

9 4 Using Custom Numbering 4.1 Assigning Destinations and Numbering When placing a Class 442 in custom scenarios you may want to change the vehicle number, set number or destination board. All of these properties are controlled by editing the rail vehicle number which is accessed by double clicking the rail vehicle when editing a scenario within the scenario editor. In order to display a specific destination, the correct value must be entered into the vehicle properties window. This number consists of a 12 digit value containing both letters and numbers. The 12 digit value is arranged like so: DUUUUUUVVVVV D UUUUUU VVVVV = the Destination code (See the Destination List below). = the Unit number displayed on the front of the driving vehicle. = the Vehicle number displayed on the side of the coach. Example: A (Where A is for London Victoria ) 4.2 Destination List A London Victoria F Littlehampton B Brighton G Gatwick Airport C East Croydon H Hastings D Empty to Depot I London Bridge E Eastbourne J Not in Service 4.3 Destination Boards and Scenario Scripting The Class 442 has a function built in that allows you to change the destination boards using a scenario script. The line of script is as follows: SysCall("PlayerEngine:SetControlValue", "Destination", 0, #) SysCall("PlayerEngine:SetControlTargetValue", "Destination", 0, #) This script can only handle numbers rather than letters. Each destination is represented by a number in the letter order listed above. Therefore you will need to replace the # with the correct number. For example: 1 London Victoria 6 Littlehampton 2 Brighton 7 Gatwick Airport 3 East Croydon 8 Hastings 4 Empty to Depot 9 London Bridge 5 Eastbourne 10 Not in Service Page 9

10 5 Scenarios 5.1 [442] City Express Launch day has arrived for the Class 442 s to take over the Gatwick Express services, previously run by the Class 460 fleet. The service was unveiled early this morning and you are running a VIP trip to show the Gatwick Express off. Difficulty: Duration: Medium 30 Minutes 5.2 [442] Gatwick Express Welcome to the Gatwick Express return service. Starting at London Victoria, head for Gatwick Airport where you will allow passengers to depart and board, before forming the return to London! Difficulty: Duration: Medium 55 Minutes 5.3 [442] Seaside Flyer Gatwick Express have introduced extension services that run down to Brighton. The first train running this service leaves today and you are in the driving seat. In addition to this, we have been given permission to compete for a World Record attempt for the fastest travelling train. Difficulty: Duration: Easy 30 Minutes Page 10

11 6 Acknowledgements Dovetail Games would like to thank the following for their contribution to the development of the Class 442 EMU Wessex Electric: Beta Testing Team Page 11

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