Description
This detailed SS7C locomotive, as used on the Chinese railway network, comes with authentic driving controls, functional in-cab signalling system and a version of the LKJ-2000 system display.
A rolling stock pack with passenger and freight wagons is also included, along with the real-world ChengYu Part 2 route. A full PDF colour manual is included and provides all the driving and signalling info you need!
As China’s Ministry of Railways sought to increase the running speed of trains nationwide in the 1990s, many new electric locomotives were designed, each one tailored for a specific type of railway line. One particularly successful development was the SS7C, or Type Shaoshan 7C Dual Purpose Electric Locomotive.
The SS7C Electric Locomotive has its roots in the SS7 Electric Locomotive, a Bo-Bo-Bo loco developed for mountainous lines where the many tight curves meant that Co-Co locomotives would quickly wear out their wheels as well as the track, thanks to the larger tri-axle bogies.
The SS7C was designed to surpass the 100km/h barrier. With a lighter axle weight and altered gear ratio, the maximum design speed was 140km/h, with a maximum operating speed of 120km/h as specified by the Ministry of Railways. In addition, the SS7C was fitted to provide locomotive-supplied power to passenger cars (for air conditioning, lighting etc.) as well as dual-pipe air braking, optimising its use in higher-speed passenger trains.
The last 15 units (SS7C 0157-0171) were given a different livery to the previous units for reasons unknown, and these rare yellow units were nicknamed ‘Banana’ by rail enthusiasts.
FEATURES
Developed to a very high standard by RISC Simulations, the SS7C features a highly detailed and accurate external model and cab along with advanced scripting for the controls and custom sounds.
This add-on includes the SS7C dual-purpose electric locomotive in both the standard livery and the yellow ‘banana’ livery seen on the last 15 units.
In-cab signal indication
The SS7C Locomotive is fitted with the 8-Aspect Cab Signal system currently used in China. The cab signal box has eight aspects with 11 different displays (three flashing displays).
LKJ-2000 system display
A limited simulation of the LKJ-2000 display is incorporated into the cab of the SS7C.
The real-world LKJ-2000 is a device now found in all locomotive cabs in China. It is both a driver aid and a black box, and its function is to display route information (pre-programmed and stored onto the driver’s IC card for each shift) and operational information (including the current mechanical status of the locomotive) to the driver, as well as to record all operational information so the driver’s performance can be analysed later.
In this simulation displays are included for:
- Current speed (in blue)
- Current speed limit (in red)
- Distance to next signal (in yellow)
Bonus content
This package also includes the 85km ChengYu 2 route and a large selection of Chinese rolling stock from RWSO – see the Detailed Description section for more details.
If you’d like to find out more about the SS7C loco, the included rolling stock and the signalling system along the route, you can download the 80-page manual here!
System Requirements:
- Train Simulator 2019 (with the European Asset Pack and the US Asset Pack)
- 3.0GHz PC or any Dual Core
- 512MB RAM (1GB for Vista)
- Windows 8 / 7 / XP / Vista
- 256MB graphics card
- Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
- 1.9GB hard drive space
