VR B Class - W

VR B Class - W

Victorian Railways B Class Diesel-Electric.
In 1950, VR were looking ahead to a diesel-electric era. Very impressed with the US F7 series, they ordered 26 with double cabs for fast turnaround and Co-Co bogies to allow lighter axle loadings. Clyde Engineering built them, classified ML2. In service from 1952 to current day, the B class is well-loved by railwaymen and railfans alike, some examples running over four million miles. Beginning in 1982, 11 B class were progressively updated with 12-645E3B engines to become the A class.

Engine: EMD 16-567B 1500HP, EMD D27 traction motors, max speed 83mph (134km/h)

This model is based on the Auran S class mesh, provided on the Auran Content Creation Art Source CD. Without the generosity of Auran in making their work available, the B class would never have been built by me. I therefore unreservedly dedicate this locomotive to the Brew Crew, especially Greg Lane, Tony Hilliam and Rob Shaw - and the unnamed graphics slave(s)who did the original S.

It would also have never seen the light of day without assistance from other members of the modelling community. Specifically, James Brook for allowing me to use his MSTS hornsound source. Wulf9 for massaging the MSTS .wav into a Trainz hornsound, and for providing the 16-567C enginesound. Eric Whitmore for the absolutely spot-on enginespec file. And to PhilC, Eldavo, Magicland and John Camp for getting me over the final hurdle of working alphanumbers.

Special thanks to the ARHS Museum at Williamstown for allowing me to climb in, over and under B83 to take hundreds of measurements and photographs.

This is my last model specifically made for Trainz UTC. Apart from reskins, all future models will be TRS-only to take advantage of new features, including a TRS version of the B, due in a few months.

Author: Charlie Lear

VR B Class - W
• config.txt 5.00KB
vr_b_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_0b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_1a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_1b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_2a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_2b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_3a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_3b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_4a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_4b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_5a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_5b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_6a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_6b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_7a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_7b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_8a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_8b.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_9a.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_9b.tga 4.04KB
vr_b_art
consist.tga 32.04KB
preview.tga 1.00MB
vr_b_art_512.texture.txt 61 bytes
vr_b_art_icon.texture.txt 61 bytes
vr_b_body
bplateblank.texture.txt 34 bytes
bplateblank.tga 24.04KB
chair_back.texture.txt 33 bytes
chair_back.tga 48.04KB
dash.texture.txt 27 bytes
dash.tga 812 bytes
digit_5a.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_5a.tga 3.04KB
digit_5b.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_5b.tga 3.04KB
digit_6a.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_6a.tga 3.04KB
digit_6b.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_6b.tga 3.04KB
env_glass.bmp 12.05KB
env_glass.texture.txt 32 bytes
env_metal.bmp 48.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
fanboxtop.texture.txt 32 bytes
fanboxtop.tga 16.04KB
fuelfiller-fuelfiller.texture.txt 55 bytes
fuelfiller.tga 32.04KB
headlightglass-headlightglass.texture.txt 63 bytes
headlightglass.tga 1.04KB
horn.texture.txt 27 bytes
horn.tga 6.04KB
light.bmp 2.05KB
light.texture.txt 28 bytes
light.tga 3.04KB
speedo_face.texture.txt 34 bytes
speedo_face.tga 96.04KB
speedo_lhside.texture.txt 36 bytes
speedo_lhside.tga 24.04KB
speedo_rhside.texture.txt 36 bytes
speedo_rhside.tga 24.04KB
speedo_stand.tga 24.04KB
speedo_top.texture.txt 33 bytes
speedo_top.tga 3.04KB
vr_b-vr_b.texture.txt 43 bytes
vr_b.texture.txt 27 bytes
vr_b.tga 4.04KB
vr_b_body.im 668.05KB
vrorange_s_sidegrill_opacity.bmp 9.05KB
vrs_blue_sidegrill-vrorange_s_sidegrill_opacity.texture.txt 81 bytes
vrs_blue_sidegrill.tga 32.04KB
vrs_vrblue_a.texture.txt 35 bytes
vrs_vrblue_a.tga 1.00MB
vrs_vrblue_b.texture.txt 35 bytes
vrs_vrblue_b.tga 512.04KB
vr_b_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 812 bytes
vr_b_shadow.im 283.10KB