Save The Badger!

Save The Badger!

8th September 2026 2 By GE Dave

On the 18th August 2026, the iconic Badger, 89001, returned to mainline service. Unfortunately, things didn’t go to plan and it failed at Warrington. You start by driving 90001 from Crewe to Warrington as 1Z99, where you couple to the failed train and take it through to Preston as 1Z47. 

Requirements

West coast mainline–Midlands and northwest aka missing–link    

   

DTG InterCity BR Class 89 Badger Loco AddOn    

Vulcan productions Class 89 pack     

ATS Class 89 input mapper upgrade RECCOMENDED    

ATS Class 89 sound patch RECCOMENDED    

AP Mk3a/b pack    

AP Class 90/Mk3 DVT     

Major Wales Design Class 90/Mk3 DVT patches    

Backdated Trainsim LSL Scotrail push–pull pack    

Class 90 + Mk3 DVT Intercity Swallow (LSL) Reskin   

   

DTG Cross City Route    

ATS Class 323 Arriva Northern & Centro liveries     

AP Class 66 2.0 Vol 1     

AP Class 350 EP     

AP Class 800–803 EP     

AP Class 170 EP     

ATS Northern 170s reskin     

Major Wales Class 170 Transport for Wales reskin

AP Class 222 pack

Lumo class 222 Reskin

DTG Class 390 add–on or DTG WCML South

Major Wales Design Class 390 revamp pack  

https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/c1-train-sim-classic/c87-models/i4530-kfa-binliner-wagon-pack-v10  

 

Static Stock (not necessary for gameplay)    

AP Class 319 pack 1    

AP HKA/JMA pack

Northern Belle Class 57/3 and rolling stock reskin