GWR 28xx Class 2-8-0
George Jackson Churchward of the Great Western Railway, one of the
'great' railway engineers, conceived the concept of standardization at
the turn of the 20th century. An array of locomotive types, for various
traffic needs, would be constructed using a standard set of parts. One
such locomotive was the a heavy freight type 2-8-0 locomotive. The
prototype appeared in 1903 and straight away proved successful. With
some modifications, the first full batch of 2-8-0's were ordered early
in 1904. To demonstrate the enormous power of these engines, on February
25th 1906, 2808 hauled a 109 wagon loaded coal train, weighing 2,012
tons between Acton and Swindon. Maximum speed achieved was 32mph!
Already a phenomenal machine, further improvements were made in the
years that followed.
In association with Digital Traction, we are developing this mighty
workhorse for Train Simulator. The locomotive is in the final stages of
development. We will present update reports and images below up to and
including release.
- 14-05-16 -
Progress Update
You may have assumed that this project had died a natural death. However, that couldn't be further from the truth! It is fair to say though that this project has taken A LOT longer than anyone, including ourselves, could have imagined.
The current situation is this: The model was sent to a third party to have all the animations for the cab sorted out. In the process of making adjustments to the cab model, it was discovered that the main loco model had some dimension errors. This has required a complete rebuild. I'm pleased to say that this rebuild is in the final stages, and we hope to bring news on this page very soon as this much anticipated addon reaches it's final stages of development!
- 05/11/15 -
Since the cab model was constructed, some inaccuracies were brought to light. the cab model has been rebuilt to reflect this. Here is a preview of said cab in the modeling program. It is now heading off for the animations to be reapplied. The rest of the loco is pretty much there.
The liveries to be present in the pack include BR plain black as seen above. We aim to include all appropriate liveries for the class.
The current situation with the loco is that it is in the process of having all animations finalized. Once this is complete, we will have a fully working loco ready for sound production to begin.