MaK DE 6400

[Sjoerd]

Coming soon; the Mak DE 6400 locomotive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Class_6400

I actually got to drive one of these myself for a day back in 2007... That's definitely in the top ten best days I ever had

[TS_Trainspotter]

Quite unexpected, but will be good having some dutch mainline diesel loco to play around with! Looks great so far

[brozma]

Now that's something I really didn't expect. Also NGL that loco sorta looks like a ČD Class 714 (Happy Cow, Lego brick). Maybe, if the repaint version of MaK DE 6400 will be released, I'll repaint it in ČD Class 714 livery.

Here's a picture of ČD Class 714 for comparison:

I actually got to drive one of these myself for a day back in 2007... That's definitely in the top ten best days I ever had

Wow! Lucky you! The only time I was in a driver's cabin was, when I was a young boy and I was sitting inside a driver's cabin of a steam loco, watching driver and a fireman working, making me completely speechless back then. Unfortunately, I can't tell, which class that was, but I suppose, that was either ČSD Class 387 (Jackstraw [haircut]), ČSD Class 477 (Parrot), or ČSD Class 498 (Albatross).

[Sjoerd]

Update: Just finishing on the drivers controls for an ATB-only version. Thinking about doing the ERTMS version too (I found a picture of that variant online).

[TS_Trainspotter]

Will this loco be for 3.18.1 or 3.19?

[Sjoerd]

It should work in 3.18.1.

I have now added the locomotive numbers (numbers 6401-6496 will be available in the simulator), the locomotive names (nearly all locomotives carry a name, names listed in the 3rd colom of the list on the Dutch Wikipedia page on this locomotive type: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaK_DE_6400 I added in a few names myself for a few of the nameless loco's), the ERTMS version, and 4 liveries of this locomotive (NS / Dutch Railways, two Railion liveries, and the DB livery).
Still thinking of adding a repaintable version too (which will probably get the ERTMS controls).

ERTMS testrun:

[TS_Trainspotter]

It should work in 3.18.1.

Thanks

[Sjoerd]

A Wiki page has been created: https://sim.bemined.nl/wiki/NS_6400