DB BR189 - developed by VirtualRailroads, is a detailed and complex add-on featuring the DB BR189 locomotive, designed for experienced players. Each version varies in equipment and livery, offering a range of visual and functional diversity. The mod is not beginner-friendly due to its advanced functionality, requiring players to consult the provided manual to master its operation. It also includes additional rolling stock, such as the Slps-u 725 freight wagon for transporting steel plates, available in two versions with four different textures and loadings.
Features DB BR189:
- The package includes eight different versions of the DB BR189, each with unique equipment configurations and liveries, reflecting real-world diversity in the locomotive’s design and usage.
- Examples of liveries include traffic red and other operator-specific designs (e.g., MRCE, ÖBB, or AWT repaints, as seen in related community mods).
- Advanced Functionality:The locomotives feature a wide array of realistic functions, such as detailed cab controls, dynamic systems, and operational mechanics, which mimic the real-world BR189.
- Specific functions (not fully detailed in the sources but noted as extensive) require players to study the manual to understand and operate the locomotive effectively.
- Not recommended for novice players due to the complexity of these systems.
The following functions are integrated into the DB BR189:
- Prototypical driving behavior
- Complex regulation system with AFB and LZB
- Prototypical PZB 90 V2.0
- Brake modes R-P-G
- Brake system with overcharging of the main
- air pipe pressure
- Delayed and smoothly regulated e-brake
- Pantographs selectable and preselectable
- Panto sparks with sound
- Time-time SIFA
- Double formation and push pull formation
- Spoken system anouncements with priority
- Usable EBula ( very basic)
- Switchable instrument lights
- Cab light and desk light
- Wipers with interval speed control
- Standard TS2017 effects
- TS2017 camera positions
- vR ZZA and vR door system compatible
- Scenario Save function compatible
- Rolling Start compatible
- Ingame language selection
- Realistic sound optimized for EFX
The following vehicles are included in this ExpertLine package:
- DB BR189 traffic red
- DB BR189 traffic red / dynamic number
- DB BR189 Dispolok / Version 1
- DB BR189 Dispolok / Version 2
- DB BR189 Locon
- DB BR189 Logistik
- DB BR189 Railion
- DB BR189 MRC
