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GWR Toad Brake Van
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Vehicle: Wagon
Tags: British, UK, gwr
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22 Apr, 2017 @ 12:12pm
8 Dec, 2019 @ 9:53am
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GWR Toad Brake Van

Description
GWR Toad Brake Van.
(No game function, for visual purposes.)
Available: 1883-1966
Two versions; GWR and BR.

GWR version / BR (ex GWR) version
Available: 1883-1966 / 1948-1966
Top Speed: 75mph (120kph)
Capacity: N/A
Weight: 1t
Lifespan: 50 years
Cost & Maintenance: 0

GWR Toad Brake Van. In this period British freight trains were required to have a brake van at the rear of the train for safety reasons. Since many waggons only had manual brakes, the brake van would aid the engine with braking on declines and also help prevent couplings breaking when the train started moving. The guard who travelled in the van was first aid trained in case of an accident. (Has no practical function in the game, so has no cost or weight.)


Update: Improved performance. Improved detail.
Update: BR version added.
26 Comments
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JK  [author] 5 Apr, 2020 @ 12:20am 
@excr - Thanks that look much better. Yes, I'd looked through a lot of fonts, but could only find an approximation.
excr 4 Apr, 2020 @ 3:30pm 
One other thing, I've noticed the font you're using for the earlier liveries is an approximation. Perhaps it's a practical choice for ease of modding, but I did find an OTF font online that you may find useful, it also has the numbers for number plates: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hcxvx2cpdm7yqy/Swindon.otf?dl=0 . Sorry I can't comment on your more recent mods, I don't own TpF2 yet.
JK  [author] 1 Apr, 2020 @ 12:37pm 
@excr - It's a nice thought. But I already have a full time job for money. And people won't get anything that they aren't getting already. I won't say 'never', but probably not worth it for me.
excr 1 Apr, 2020 @ 8:18am 
JK, would you consider setting up a patreon or something similar? I'd be happy to chip in a small bit to support your TpF2 work.
JK  [author] 25 Nov, 2019 @ 1:41pm 
@Sabertooth - It may well be the model that is not helping. I've had a look and it's not very efficiently made as it was one of my early mods. I hope to get time to improve it before TpF2.
Sabertooth 25 Nov, 2019 @ 12:40pm 
Not sure if it's just my mediocre setup, but I seem to get quite a lot of frame drop when I use the GWR version (not tried the BR version).
Barshest113 18 Oct, 2018 @ 3:16pm 
@JK - Ok Thank you
JK  [author] 17 Oct, 2018 @ 9:56am 
@Barshest113 - As I recall, in the full list it comes after engines, but before coaches and wagons. If you click any of the filters it will not appear. (Because it provides no power and but doesn't carry anything, the game doesn't classify it within any existing filters.) Also check your game date is after the start year of 1883.
Barshest113 16 Oct, 2018 @ 5:03pm 
I subscribed it but I cat't find it in the depot or the assets.
How can I sort this out?
50n10_M49R 27 Apr, 2018 @ 4:26pm 
Can you put a face on that please?