DB BR114
1 BACKGROUND... 3 1.1 BR114... 3 1.2 Design & Specification... 3 2 ROLLING STOCK... 4 2.1 BR114... 4 2.2 Doppelstockwagen... 4 3 DRIVING THE BR114... 6 3.1 Cab Controls... 6 3.2 Locomotive Keyboard Controls... 8 3.3 General Keyboard Controls... 8 3.4 Destinations... 9 SIFA SYSTEM... 10 3.5 Key Controls... 10 4 PZB SIGNALLING... 11 4.1 PZB Track Interface... 11 4.2 Cab Controls... 11 4.3 Key Controls... 11 5 SCENARIOS... 12 5.1 [BR114] 01. Last Train Home... 12 5.2 [BR114] 02. Regionalbahn to Hamburg... 12 5.3 [BR114] 03. Regionalbahn to Ahrensburg... 12 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... 13 Page 2
1 Background 1.1 BR114 The BR114 are a fleet of rebuilt BR143 that were modified to raise the maximum speed from 120km/h to 140km/h. A test conversion to 160km/h was also made, however, the conversion to 140km/h was significantly cheaper than the conversion to 160km/h. Since major components of the locomotive did not need to be rebuilt and converted to run at the maximum speed all subsequent BR114 conversions were updated to 140km/h as the cost benefit was not worth the conversion to 160km/h. A number of other minor improvements and modification were made to the fleet such as replacing the old pantographs with newer models. With this new fleet of rebuilt locomotives, the BR114 was more aptly able to serve its role as a passenger locomotive and increase the efficiency of the routes they operated on. 1.2 Design & Specification Power Type Electric Locomotive Weight 82.5t Vehicle Length 54.6ft (16,640mm) Build Date 1990-Present Vehicle Power 5364hp (4000kW) Top Speed 100mph (160km/h) Total Produced 38 Trainsets Page 3
2 Rolling Stock 2.1 BR114 2.2 Doppelstockwagen Page 4
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3 Driving the BR114 3.1 Cab Controls Page 6
1 Headlights 12 PZB Override 2 Compressor 13 PZB Free 3 Traction Blower 14 PZB Acknowledge 4 Circuit Breaker 15 Horn 5 Pantograph 16 Brake Release 6 Reverser 17 Close Doors 7 Throttle 18 Sander 8 Power Limiter 19 Direct Brake 9 Manual Tap Control 20 Wipers 10 Rundown / Cancel 21 Train Brake 11 Auto Drive / Brake Only 22 Sifa Reset Page 7
3.2 Locomotive Keyboard Controls Key Equivalent Action A / D Increase / Decrease the Power Selector. W / S Increase / Decrease the Reverser. / ; Increase / Decrease the Train Brake. [ / ] Increase / Decrease the Locomotive Brake. E / Shift-E Increase / Decrease Manual Tap Selection T 3.3 General Keyboard Controls Key Equivalent Ctrl-T Ctrl-Shift-T H L I P Ctrl-P Ctrl-Shift-P X Space Action Load/Unload. Press once to load/unload passengers or freight. Close Doors. Manually close passenger doors. Manual Door Control. Toggle Manual passenger doors control. Lights. Repeatedly pressing will cycle through headlight states. Cab Lights. Press to cycle cab lights on and off Instrument Lights. Press to cycle instrument lights on and off Pantograph. Raise or Lower the selected pantograph Pantograph Select. Cycle Pantograph Selection on this unit. Pantograph Select. Cycle Pantograph select on second unit. (Expert) Sander. Toggle sand to be laid on the rails next to the wheels to assist with adhesion. Whistle. Sound the locomotive whistle. / Handbrake On/Off. This icon is displayed in the Coupling view Shift-NumpadEnter Q / NumpadEnter Ctrl-NumpadEnter Ctr-Shift-5 Ctrl-Shift-6 Shift + Ctrl + C Tab / Ctrl + Tab Sifa. Toggle the Sifa safety system On / Off Sifa Reset. Reset the Sifa safety system. PZB. Cycle PZB signalling system modes. Destination Selection. Cycle destination displays on the passenger coaches. Couple Manually. Request authority to pass a signal at danger. Page 8
3.4 Destinations Number and Destination codes for BR114 are as follows: 1 - Number 1 2 - Number 2 3 - Number 3 4 - Number 4 5 - Number 5 6 - Number 6 7 - Number 7 8 - Number 8 9 - Number 9 A - Hamburg Hbf B - Ahrensburg C - Bargteheide D - Bad Oldesloe E - Lübeck Hbf # - Blank Page 9
Sifa System Sifa is short for Sicherheitsfahrschaltung or Safety Driving Switch. The Sifa vigilance alerter is disabled at startup, but can be activated or deactivated by pressing Shift+Enter(Numpad). While activated the Sifa light on the cab dashboard is normally switched off. While the train is moving the driver is required to confirm an alarm every 30 seconds. When the 30 second alarm is triggered the Sifa light on the cab dashboard will illuminate, after an additional 2.5 seconds an audible alert will sound. After a further 2.5 seconds the emergency brake will be applied. This can be avoided by acknowledging the alarm at any stage by pressing the Enter(Numpad) key or the warning icon on the HUD. It is possible to release the brake triggered by a Sifa emergency application by acknowledging the alarm. After acknowledging the emergency, the brake will be released but the loco will not be able to apply power until the throttle is first set to the off position. 3.5 Key Controls Function Activate/Deactivate Alarm Acknowledge Keyboard Shift+Enter(Numpad) Enter(Numpad) Page 10
4 PZB Signalling PZB stands for Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung, loosely translated to English this means Spotwise Train Control. Safe distances between trains are managed conventionally through the use of block-based systems. A given line is broken up in to a series of blocks, and trains are permitted (via green or yellow) signals to enter a block. While a train is present in a block the signal permitting entry is set to red, preventing any more trains to enter. As railways have developed, more complex control systems and in-cab signalling have been implemented to improve the safety of the railways and to ensure that drivers are fully aware of what is happening around them by requiring them to react in certain ways according to what is happening. PZB is a complex system and requires that you understand the varying speed limits and the requirement to respond promptly to the signalling system. 4.1 PZB Track Interface The PZB system incorporates in-cab signalling, this is where the control desk has indicators, alarms and buttons that will react according to the signalling status on the railway. The mechanism by which this works is a series of balise magnets placed on the side of the track. An example of one of these magnets is shown in the image on the left. 4.2 Cab Controls There are also three controls on the cab desk that you will need to use in order to interact with the PZB system. These three controls, to the left of the control desk, are: 1. Override 2. Free 3. Acknowledge 4.3 Key Controls Function Activate/Change Mode Deactivate/Change Mode Acknowledge Free Override Keyboard Ctrl+Enter(Numpad) Ctrl+Shift+Enter(Numpad) Page Down End Delete Page 11
5 Scenarios **For driving tutorials, please visit the Academy from the main TS2017 menu screen** 5.1 [BR114] 01. Last Train Home It is Friday night, the bars and clubs in Hamburg are still open, but the people from Lübeck need to take this last service for the day if they want to get home. You will drive this Regionalexpress from Hamburg Hbf via Ahrensburg, Bad Oldeloe and Reinfeld to Lübeck Hbf, where your shift ends. Duration: Difficulty: Train: 50 Minutes Easy DB BR114 5.2 [BR114] 02. Regionalbahn to Hamburg There is currently no S-Bahn connection between Hamburg and Bad Oldesloe, so the RB 81 is a vital and important connection between these two cities. You will drive the 07:32 service from Bad Oldesloe to Hamburg Hbf. Duration: Difficulty: Train: 50 Minutes Very Hard DB DABpbzkfa 5.3 [BR114] 03. Regionalbahn to Ahrensburg Not every Regionalbahn of the RB81 line ends in Bad Oldesloe. Almost every hour there is an additional service between Ahrensburg and Hamburg. You will drive your train from the sidings at Hamburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf Platform 8 for a scheduled departure at 13:04h. Duration: Difficulty: Train: 30 Minutes Easy DB BR114 Page 12
6 Acknowledgements Dovetail Games would like to thank the following people for their contribution to the development of the DB BR114. Beta Testing Team Deutsche Bahn Andreas Czudai Page 13