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.
Having a problem with the file not downloading from Google.
Anyone else?
Disregard managed to get it to download after 6th attempt. Probably my fault………………………it usually is!!
Great reskin! My only gripe with this is the end door next to the cab is grey which is kinda bugging me.
If forgot to say aswell as that the one of carriages should have the same colour of the white/grey behind the design.
Hi, I’d love to take on your feedback but I’m not sure what you mean. Which door is grey? The door next to the DVT Cab has the TPE Design on.
Additionally, what should be white & grey? Behind what design?
This is one of the best things I’ve ever got! Thank you so much for creating this. I do hope that you don’t have too much trouble in the future making the other end (180) driveable but even without that, it’s still a great addon!
it is meant to work with the class 68’s (as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hig1K8136jo)
Why have you called the coach A Driving Trailer a “Driving Van Trailer” when the DT has no van in it?
I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic or just weird? Sorry.
Neither, just a correction, you’ve listed the Driving Trailer of the Mk5A rake as a “DVT”. Mk5s don’t have DVTs, they have DTs.
DTSO. not DVT, DBSO or DT ect.
Thank you all, I’ll take on this feedback.
Oli, DBSO’s are mk2 variants, the Nova 3 cab carriage is very much classified as a DT – all official online sources and wikipedia pages that relate to Nova 3s, Mk5s and even the DVT page list the Mk5 Driving Trailer as a Driving Trailer, if this is not proof enough, i can go down to my station right now and double check if you’d like?
It’s a DT. Despite it physically being a DTS or DTSO, it’s noted officially as a DT.
Hi,
I’m interested in using these coaches for a scenario and was wondering if you’d be up for creating another reskin for them?
If possible, can you message me on facebook (Same name as on here).
Great work by the way!!
absolutely brilliant really like the coaches and the scrolling notice in the carriages also gives a reason to drive the 68 more thanks for this really good job 10 out of 10
Cheers Chris, I’m glad you enjoy the little features that add to realism!
Thanks EW. Excellent work. Really adds to the AP 68 enjoyment in a big way!
Hi Mike. Thanks very much! Hope you enjoy
This is a really good pack, but for some reason when I’m in the passenger view I hear the exterior coach noises and not the interior like the 180. Is this a bug or intended?
Hi Jamie.
As far as I’m aware, this is a problem on DTG’s Behalf. It’s annoying but I’ve also noticed it on the MK4’s internal view camera.
Sorry!
EW
Just driven from Ardwick to Huddersfield and thoroughly enjoyed it. I will definitely be using these coaches in scenarios for the forthcoming Piccadilly & Oxford Road extension to my route.
That would be amazing! I’m glad you’re enjoying it
how do i install this??
Have you read the manual?
no u
Email me at [email protected]. I have got a child object done and buffers for the MK5’s as I am currently working on them.
Lovely! excellent reskin and love the new textures
Brilliant! Glad you’re enjoying it
[email protected]
Thanks!!!
Enjoy!
PM me on FB
No prob, not sure what your name is though?
Send me an email in fact @railsimcabrides
Right, but ‘@railsimcabrides’ isn’t in the format of an email address…
Is that a twitter handle mate? I can DM You There…