TS: Class A4 Pacifics

## Description

### Steam Store Description

The record-breaking streamlined Class A4 Pacifics were the flagships of
prestigious high-speed steam travel in the UK, and the six surviving ‘Streaks’
are now available for Train Simulator in one special Gathering.

During a visit to Germany in 1933, Sir Nigel Gresley was taken by the high-
speed streamlined ‘Flying Hamburger’ diesel train, a concept the London &
North Eastern Railway had considered for its East Coast Main Line route.
However, Gresley believed that steam power could do an equally impressive job
and tested the theory with Class A3 ‘Papyrus’. Gresley’s tests were such a
success that LNER granted permission to design more streamlined locomotives.

The Class A4s were designed for prestigious high-speed passenger services,
running from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh, Scotland via York and Newcastle.
Both internal and external streamlining improved coal and water usage, and a
Kylchap double chimney was proven to improve efficiency, making the Class A4s
a much admired model with their distinctive flowing aerodynamic profile.

A total of 35 ‘Streaks’ were produced at LNER’s Doncaster Works between 1935
and 1938 and were capable of a 90mph (140km/h) top speed in regular service.
However, the Class A4s were record breakers from the outset – Silver Fox
attained 113mph (182km/h) in August 1936, making it the highest recorded speed
of a regular passenger train at the time.

The most famous of days for the Class A4s was on 3rd July 1938. Pulling six
coaches and a dynamometer car, Mallard reached 126mph (202.8km/h) at Stoke
Bank, breaking the world speed record for steam locomotives of 124.5mph
(200.4km/h) previously held by a German DBG Class 05. The record still stands
today, making 2013 the 75th anniversary of this record breaking occasion.

To mark the occasion, the UK’s National Railway Museum (NRM) is bringing all
six surviving Class A4s together in one location. With the ‘Streaks’ fully
withdrawn from mainline service by 1966, six were preserved – Mallard, Sir
Nigel Gresley, Bittern, Union of South Africa, Dominion of Canada and Dwight D
Eisenhower. The latter two locomotives were moved to North America shortly
after being withdrawn from service with the other four locomotives maintained
on preserved railways or in museums.

The NRM’s Great Gathering assembled all six remaining Class A4s reunited and
on display to the general public for a limited time, and the Class A4 Pacifics
for Train Simulator recreates this unique gathering and the locomotives in the
liveries they will be displayed in. They feature with and without their famous
aerodynamic side fairings and a special Speed Test scenario between two fixed
points on the London to Brighton route, giving you the opportunity to attempt
Mallard’s record breaking speed.

The Class A4 Pacifics are also Quick Drive compatible, giving you the freedom
to drive the locomotives on any Quick Drive enabled route for Train Simulator,
such as those available through Steam.

Mallard is produced under licence from SCMG Enterprises Ltd. Mallard® SCMG and
designs (C)SCMG. Mallard is a National Railway Museum locomotive. Every
purchase supports the museum.

The Sir Nigel Gresley nameplate is used under license from the Sir Nigel
Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Ltd.

## Scenarios

The Class A4 Pacifics come with unique speed tests for the London to Brighton
route, testing your driving skills of these classic locomotives:

* A4 BR Dwight D Eisenhower Speed Test

* A4 BR Sir Nigel Gresley Speed Test

* A4 BR Union of South Africa Speed Test

* A4 Pacific BR Tutorial

* A4 LNER Bittern Speed Test

* A4 LNER Dominion of Canada Speed Test

* A4 LNER Mallard Speed Test

* A4 Pacific LNER Tutorial

More scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train
Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding
many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why
don’t you check it out now!

Click here for Steam Workshop scenarios.

## Key Features

* Class A4 Pacific ‘Mallard’ in LNER Blue livery

* Class A4 Pacific ‘Dwight D Eisenhower’ in BR Green livery

* Class A4 Pacific ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ in BR Blue livery

* Class A4 Pacific ‘Union of South Africa’ in BR Green livery

* Class A4 Pacific ‘Bittern’ in LNER Blue livery

* Class A4 Pacific ‘Dominion of Canada’ in LNER Blue livery

* BR Mk1 passenger coaches

* Quick Drive compatible

* Speed test scenarios for the London-Brighton route

* Download size: 290mb

TS: Class A4 Pacifics