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October 2026

Class 47 Locomotive Pack Vol. 2 Released!

October brought the release of the Class 47 Locomotive Pack Vol. 2.

Volume 2 represents the locomotive in the privatisation era with plenty of colourful liveries and modern cab gubbins.

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The Workbench

With the Class 47 Locomotive Pack Vol. 2 now released, the time has finally come for a pack which has been on the cards for a while but awaiting a slot to be finished off; volume 2 to our Container Wagon Enhancement Pack Vol. 1.

With volume 1 covering more general containers, volume 2 focuses specifically on domestic waste containers, which have transported waste by rail since the 1980s from a variety of cities; London, Bristol, Manchester & Edinburgh to name a few.

Two variants of container are included with a wide range of liveries which will allow you to recreate all (to our knowledge) 'binliner' trains which have operated since the 1980s. The type of container or flat wagon used might not exactly match reality in some cases but a good representation is possible nevertheless.

All containers come with three weathered variations which are randomly selected every time you load a scenario, offering some nice visual variety as you look down the train.

Please see below for some screenshots of the containers included. Do you recognise any?

From the late 2000s, blue containers have been used on binliner trains from the Greater Manchester area. Originally going to landfill in Scunthorpe, they now go to an incinerator in Runcorn. Note how each container is individually numbered; this is randomly calculated every time a scenario is loaded.

The principal reason why this pack has been developed is to allow the simulation of the binliner trains which ran from Cricklewood to Forders Sidings from the early 1980s to 2005. The perfect accompaniment to our Midland Main Line route. Note the brake van fashioned from a container, this was used for propelling movements. 

Some containers display the branding of the council responsible for the waste being transported. These could be seen for many years on workings between Calvert & Bath/Bristol.

At the time of writing, the pack is essentially finished so it should be with you very soon. We hope you enjoy the added variety it will bring.

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