TransPennine Nova 3 Mk5a Coach Pack for The Class 180 ‘Adelante’ V1.0
10th April 2020TransPennine Express have recently begun rolling out a new fleet of 3 types of Train. TransPennine Express has branded all their new fleet under the general name Nova.
It was first announced by TransPennine Express in 2016 that they were to procure 126 new vehicles from CAF, which included 66 Mark 5a locomotive-hauled coaches. They would be formed into 13 five-carriage sets, hauled by Class 68 locomotives. This equates to 65 coaches for total service, with the 66th coach being a spare Driving Trailer. TransPennine Express have branded their new Class 68 + Mark 5a combination with the name Nova 3.
This pack relies on DTG’s Class 180 to create a coach and DT that look comparable to the real Mk5a Coaches. The Mk5a share many design cues with the Class 180 ‘Adelante’; such as Plug doors with Bonded glazing windows, the bodyshape, the windows and the shape of the front end. Whilst nowhere near identical, the Class 180 Adelante offers a close experience of the Mk5a coaches in Train Simulator and yet out of all rolling stock available for the game, it remains the most resembling.
Features include:
– High Definition Livery inspired by all variants of the TPE Livery combined
– First Class interior based upon the interior fitting of a Class 185 Combined with a Class 802.
– Easy Installer and file verification tool
– Custom Made elements such as Faux Leather seat textures & TransPennine Geometric Pattern Carpet
– Coupling Optimized to work with AP’s Class 68
– Many Others!
Prerequisites:
– Armstrong Powerhouse Class 68 Enhancement Pack (Including the Realistic Branding Patch)
f) Launch TS2020 And Look for ‘Nova 3’ in quick drive! I recommend using this pack with the Class 68 on the following routes:
PenninePacer’s Terrific Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria
M_Mortimer’s Sublime Leeds Lines Phase 2
Or Even Up the ECML from York to Edinburgh via Newcastle.
Enjoy!
-A Note from The Creator: –
I sadly do not have the knowledge or capacity to 3D model new coaches for the game, therefore this pack reskins a lot of the Adelante to follow suit with TransPennine’s Mk5a Coaches.
I hope you’re able to use these coaches whilst respecting my artistic license (Refers to a creator’s freedom to ignore the conventions or rules that normally govern the art in which he or she works). I’ve had to make compromises whilst making this pack; DTG has made a poorly UV Mapped model, therefore meaning the side livery on the coaches cannot stretch across the whole coach. Real features such as additional First Group logos, LED Destination screens and LED Coach Number Screens and a more realistic DVT are just not achievable with simply reskinning and adapting code, and I therefore hope you can understand these limitations, and use your creative imagination to simply ‘pretend’ this is the real thing. I’ve put as much effort in as possible to try and get this as close as possible, so please enjoy.
If you don’t like this pack because ‘its not the real thing’ or ‘it doesn’t look right’, then please don’t leave poor reviews. This product is not for you in that case, you should investigate acquiring expensive 3D models of the Mk5As and coding them into the game yourself. Keep checking back however, as I will update the pack with more features.
It may have been updated since these comments, but the MJW 180 pack works fine for me, does not cause lags or crashes nor break the consist editor.
If it does, simply restore the class 180 assets folder from the backup you DID OF COURSE TAKE BEFORE INSTALLING and it wil be fine. No need to reinstall the game.
DO NOT INSTALL MJW CLASS 180 PACK!
as you all know the mjw class 180 is buggy, you may not want to download this train as it will make the game laggy but my solution is that you shouldnt download the mjw class 180 pack as it fucks up the consist editor but you dont even need to install the mjw class 180 pack. all you need is the AP class 68 and the steam class 180. i have done many tests on this pack until i have figured out that you do not need the MJW class 180 pack. if you install the class 68 and the steam class 180 and not the mjw class 180, it runs perfectly!
why couldnt you just not include the MJW class 180 because i really need the consist editor and it is really buggy
Avoid this like the plague. All it does is keep crashing your consist editor. Then you have to reinstall your entire gane to get rid of it. Not impressed with anything on this site most of it doesn’t install or crashes your game . Out of 5 things downloaded only 1 works. ..
Why would you use consist editor in the first place… that’s broken from the game itself.
How do you install the MJW 180 revamp pack without it breaking the consist editor
Hello, i am unable to download this. When downloading is comes up with network issue. The link takes me to Google and somehow tries to download it through that with no alternative to changing the download. How can this be fixed? Many thanks for your help.
Any chance you could do a Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 set using this mod? Also, any possibility of adding the hook and eye couplers to allow use with other locos?
This could also ideally skinned as a 397.
Beginner question so apologies. I’ve got the 802 and stock on quick drive, how would I couple this with the 68? Ive tried the editor on quick drive and it either won’t let me or gives me an OOM error (running x64)
Thanks!
This is a bloody brilliant idea! I’ve been so frustrated wanting to drive Class 68 TPE services but having no coaches. I tried reskinning the AP Mk4 coaches but then found that TS2020 won’t let them couple to the Class 68 anyway! This solution is the best around so far. Great work!
This looks great, but for some reason it will not download. When I try, it empties my basket , but nothing downloads.
Any ideas on what is wrong ?
Solved the problem, just me being dim ! I hadn’t realised that I had to click on the link to get to the download page .
Can’t wait to try it.
You’ve done a great job with the resouces you have. Absolutely brilliant reskin and amazing supplement for the Mk5a coaches. Well done!😊👏
when your in editor. what name do i need to tick to get this stock up in the list so i can use it in a scenario. many thanks for help in advance
DTG/Class68Pack01
AP/C68EP
DTG/Class180Pack01