Class 444 Electric Multiple Unit

Class 444 Electric Multiple Unit 1 BACKGROUND...2 Class 444 Electric Multiple Unit...2 2 ROLLING STOCK...3 2.1 South West Trains Express White Livery...3 3 DRIVING THE CLASS 444 EMU...6 3.1 Cab Diagram...6 4 SCENARIOS...7 4.1 Introduction to Class 444...7 4.2 Route 17 - Part 1...7 4.3 Route 17 - Part 2...7 4.4 Join Together...8 4.5 Epsom Down...8 4.6 Southern Divide...8 4.7 Short Form...9 4.8 Desiro Rescue...9 4.9 Route 17 - Part 1 - CS...9 4.10 Route 17 - Part 2 - CS... 10 4.11 Join Together - CS... 10 4.12 Epsom Down - CS... 10 4.13 Southern Divide - CS... 11 4.14 Short Form - CS... 11 4.15 Desiro Rescue - CS... 11 4.16 444s @ Guildford... 12 4.17 444s @ Portsmouth... 12 4.18 444s @ Woking... 12 4.19 444s @ Havant... 12 4.20 444s @ Fratton... 12 5 CREATING A CLASS 444 TRAIN SET... 13 5.1 Scenario Editor (if creating new scenarios)... 13 5.2 Assigning Destinations and Numbers... 13 5.3 Destination List... 14 RailSimulator.com

2 1 Background Class 444 Electric Multiple Unit The British Rail Class 444 Desiro electrical multiple units were built between 2003-04. Forty-five of these units were built for express services for South West Trains. They are the flagship of South West Trains. At the dawn of the 21st century, as part of its franchise agreement, South West Trains (SWT) was required to order new trains to replace the old slam-door stock of Classes 411, 412, 421 and 423. Therefore, in April 2001, an order was placed with Siemens AG for 785 vehicles. This order was originally to be split as 100 four-car Class 450/0 outer-suburban units, 32 five-car Class 450/2 inner-suburban units and 45 five-car Class 444 express units. The Class 444 fleet was built by Siemens at its Vienna plant in Austria. Before shipping to Britain via the Channel Tunnel, units were extensively tested at the testtrack at Wildenrath. This extensive testing procedure was performed to reduce the time taken for new trains to enter service by ironing out any problems beforehand. Many other designs of new train, such as the Bombardier Class 375 and Alstom Class 458 units, had been plagued by problems and poor reliability. The Desiro fleet entered service faster than its competitors, but the trains still suffered from teething problems. TOPS Number Class 444 4 Formation 5-car: DMOS+TOLSB2+TOLSB1+PTOSLW+DMOC Unit Weight 227 tonnes ( 37 52 tonnes per vehicle) Vehicle Length 75ft 5.5in (23m) Vehicle Width 8ft 9in (2.74m) Body Construction Welded Aluminium Power Collection 750v DC 3rd Rail Vehicle Power 2,682HP (2,000kW) Design Speed 100 MPH (160km/h) Coupling Type Dellner 12 Brake Types Air & Regenerative Seating 299 Standard, 35 First

3 2 Rolling Stock The following Class 444 Electric Multiple Units are provided 2.1 South West Trains Express White Livery

4 3 Units of the Class 444 EMU 3.1 Class 444 DMOC 3.2 Class 444 PTOSLW 3.3 Class 444 TOLSB1

5 3.4 Class 444 TOLSB2 3.5 Class 444 DMOS

6 4 Driving the Class 444 EMU 4.1 Cab Diagram Reverser Push or pull the handle to set Forward or Reverse position (W & S on the keyboard) Throttle Lever The throttle is to the rear of the upright position (toward you) on the combined lever. Pull the lever toward you to increase power (A on the keyboard) Push the lever away from you to decrease power (D on the keyboard) There are five discrete power notches Brake Handle The brake is forward of the upright position of the combined lever (away from you). Pull the lever toward you to apply the Train Brakes (D on the keyboard) Push the lever away from you to release the Train Brakes (A on the keyboard) Additional Controls AWS Acknowledge Button press to cancel AWS alerts (q on the keyboard) Blind - can be pulled down with the mouse or glare panels key. Brake Hold button (red button on end of power handle) - When pressed in will hold at least 1 bar of brake pressure. Use for hill starts, applying power then releasing button. Can be activated using the Bell key or HUD button, as well as clicking on it with the mouse. Cab Lighting - clicking this will illuminate the control desk. DRA - Driver Reminder Appliance. When pressed in and showing red the throttle is disabled. It should be used when stopped and the next signal is red. Horn - click to sound the train horn (space on the keyboard) Lights switch - Has 5 positions. Clockwise they are - tail lights, off (default), markers only, day headlight, and night headlight. The headlights key and HUD button can be used to select between off, day headlight, and taillight. Master Key - Will disable power when off. Sander Button Activates the sander. Wiper Switch - click to turn the window wipers on or off Copyright RailSimulator.com 2011, all rights reserved Release Version 1.0

7 5 Scenarios 5.1 Introduction to Class 444 It s your first time driving a Class 444 Multiple Unit. This will show you the controls and how to use them with the HUD Controls. Date August 2008 Rating Easy Duration 20 minutes Season Summer Weather Clear Start Location Fratton 5.2 Route 17 - Part 1 Today you will be taking a 5 Car class 444 to Portsmouth Harbour to form the 10 car service to London Waterloo Via Guildford. You will need to couple to 444007 in Portsmouth Harbour, Platform 1 after taking your train through the train wash. Date October 2010 Rating Medium Duration 20 minutes Season Autumn Weather Clear Start Location Fratton Depot 5.3 Route 17 - Part 2 Today you are running the 0713 service to London Waterloo, unfortunately however due to the late arrival of a previous service and the late arrival of this train to Portsmouth Harbour, you will be held up to allow the 0655 train to depart first. This will hold you up until just after Hilsea. First you must pick up passengers at Portsmouth Harbour. Date October 2010 Rating Medium Duration 75 minutes Season Autumn Weather Heavy Rain Start Location Portsmouth Harbour

8 5.4 Join Together Good Morning Driver today you will be running the 17:39 Stopping service to London Waterloo but only as far as Woking, this train will call at Haslemere, Witley, Milford, Godalming, Farncombe, Guildford, and Woking. You will be joining another service at Guildford to form a 10 car service to London Waterloo, at Woking another Driver will be taking over from you. Please note though that due to the late running of service 1P58 you will have to wait for it to pass through, but will not stop at Haslemere. Date February 2010 Rating Hard Duration 35 minutes Season Spring Weather Overcast Start Location Haslemere 5.5 Epsom Down Good Evening Driver, due to engineering works between Woking and Wimbledon, as well between Havant and Porstmouth today we have been diverted via Epsom. You will today call at all stations to Havant, you will also be held at Guildford for an ECS Movement for Haslemere that is running late. Date July 2010 Rating Hard Duration 60 minutes Season Summer Weather Clear Start Location Guildford 5.6 Southern Divide Good Evening Driver, this evening you will be taking over the service from Lond on Waterloo towards Portsmouth Harbour, you will be calling at Woking, Guildford, Godalming, Haslemere, Petersfield, Havant, Fratton, Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour. There are no expected delays to this service. You will also be required to drop off the rear 5 coaches at Guildford (444038) Date November 2010 Rating Hard Duration 70 minutes Season Autumn Weather Stormy Heavy Rain Start Location Woking

9 5.7 Short Form Good Morning Driver today you will be driving the 0730 Woking to Haslemere stopping service, usually a 10 car service unfortunately due to a current train shortage one of the Class 444s has been replaced with a Class 450. This will mean that you will have a 9 Car Train today. Date March 2011 Rating Hard Duration 30 minutes Season Spring Weather Hazy Start Location Woking 5.8 Desiro Rescue Good Morning Driver, unfortunately a Class 450 has broken down near Haslemere and your job today will be to rescue it using unit 444001 which is currently in Guildford Sidings, however it has managed to reach Haslemere. This means that most of the trains have managed to pass the broken down train using the other platform. You will have to wait until the platform is free before you can start moving but as soon as you do you must stop at Guildford to Pick up a Driver. Date December 2011 Rating Very Hard Duration 60 minutes Season Winter Weather Heavy Snow Start Location Guildford 5.9 Route 17 - Part 1 - CS Good Morning Driver Today you will be taking a 5 Car Class 444 to Portsmouth Harbour to form the 10 Car service to London Waterloo Via Guidlford. You will need to couple upto 444007 currently in Portsmouth Harbour Platform 1 however first you must go through the train wash to clean this train. Date October 2010 Rating Career Duration 20 minutes Season Autumn Weather Clear Start Location Fratton Depot

10 5.10 Route 17 - Part 2 - CS Good Morning Driver, today you are running the 0713 service to London Waterloo, unfortunately however due to the late arrival of a previous service and the late arrival of this train to Portsmouth Harbour, you will be held up to allow the 0655 train to depart first. This will hold you up until just after Hilsea. First you must pick up passengers at Portsmouth Harbour. Date October 2010 Rating Career Duration 75 minutes Season Autumn Weather Heavy Rain Start Location Portsmouth Harbour 5.11 Join Together - CS Good Morning Driver today you will be running the 17:39 Stopping service to London Waterloo but only as far as Woking, this train will call at Haslemere, Witley, Milford, Godalming, Farncombe, Guildford, and Woking. You will be joining another service at Guildford to form a 10 car service to London Waterloo, at Woking another Driver will be taking over from you. Date February 2010 Rating Career Duration 35 minutes Season Spring Weather Overcast Start Location Haslemere 5.12 Epsom Down - CS Good Evening Driver, due to engineering works between Woking and Wimbledon, as well between Havant and Porstmouth today we have been diverted via Epsom. You will today call at all stations to Havant, you will also be held at Guildford for an ECS Movement for Haslemere that is running late. Date July 2010 Rating Career Duration 60 minutes Season Summer Weather Clear Start Location Guildford

11 5.13 Southern Divide CS Good Evening Driver, this evening you will be taking over the service from Lond on Waterloo towards Portsmouth Harbour, you will be calling at Woking, Guildford, Godalming, Haslemere, Petersfield, Havant, Fratton, Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour. There are no expected delays to this service. You will also be required to drop off the rear 5 coaches at Guildford (444038) Date November 2010 Rating Career Duration 70 minutes Season Autumn Weather Stormy Heavy Rain Start Location Woking 5.14 Short Form - CS Good Morning Driver today you will be driving the 0730 Woking to Haslemere stopping service, usually a 10 car service unfortunately due to a current train shortage one of the Class 444s has been replaced with a Class 450. This will mean that you will have a 9 Car Train today. Date March 2011 Rating Career Duration 30 minutes Season Spring Weather Hazy Start Location Woking 5.15 Desiro Rescue - CS Good Morning Driver, unfortunately a Class 450 has broken down near Haslemere and your job today will be to rescue it using unit 444001 which is currently in Guildford Sidings, however it has managed to reach Haslemere. This means that most of the trains have managed to pass the broken down train using the other platform. You will have to wait until the platform is free before you can start moving but as soon as you do you must stop at Guildford to Pick up a Driver. Date December 2011 Rating Career Duration 60 minutes Season Winter Weather Heavy Snow Start Location Guildford

12 5.16 444s @ Guildford Drive a Class 444 train from Guildford station Date September, 2010 Duration Freeplay Season Autumn Weather Cloudy Showers Start Location Guildford 5.17 444s @ Portsmouth Drive a Class 444 train from Portsmouth and Southsea station Date January 2011 Duration Freeplay Season Winter Weather Overcast Heavy Snow Start Location Portsmouth and Southsea 5.18 444s @ Woking Drive a Class 444 train from Woking station Date August 2010 Duration Freeplay Season Summer Weather Clear Start Location Woking 5.19 444s @ Havant Drive a Class 444 train from Havant station Date March 2010 Duration Freeplay Season Spring Weather Foggy Start Location Havant 5.20 444s @ Fratton Drive a Class 444 train from Fratton station Date August 2011 Duration Freeplay Season Summer Weather Stormy Heavy Rain Start Location Fratton

13 6 Creating a Class 444 train set 6.1 Scenario Editor (if creating new scenarios) To get the Class 444 ready for selection in a scenario that is not located on the Portsmouth Direct Line, you will need to enable it in the object set filters, which will add it to the rolling stock browser list. Follow these steps: 1. Enter the Scenario Editor. (Note: If a route is locked it will need to be unlocked first before you can enter the Scenario Editor. Unlock by clicking the padlock icon in the bottom right of the screen). 2. Click the Object Set Filter button (the small blue cube on the middle left panel). 3. In the new window which opens on the right hand side, select the following: RSC / Class444Pack01 4. The Class 444 vehicles will now appear in the list of rolling stock. 5. You may need to repeat this process on other routes or scenarios where you wish the Class 444 to be available. 6.2 Assigning Destinations and Numbers For developers wishing to make use of the units in their own scenarios and routes, it is possible to customise the Destination Display during creation of a scenario. This allows the train to correctly display an appropriate destination. In order to display a specific destination, the correct value must entered into the vehicle properties window. This number consists of a 12 digit value containing both a letter and numbers. The 12 digit value is arranged like so: UUUUUUVVVVVD UUUUUU = the Unit number (this is the number displayed on the front of the driving vehicle) VVVVV = the Vehicle number (this is the number displayed on the side of the coach) D = the Destination code (this is one of the destinations below which is case sensitive) Example : 44400663806F (where F is for London Waterloo Stopping Service) So the above value results in unit 450120, with vehicle number 63703, displaying Guildford as the destination

14 6.3 Destination List A London Waterloo via Guildford B London Waterloo via Basingstoke C London Waterloo via Surbiton D London Waterloo Fast Service E London Waterloo Direct Service F London Waterloo Stopping Service G Portsmouth Habour via Guildford H Portsmouth Habour via Basingstoke I Portsmouth Habour via Surbiton J Portsmouth Habour Fast Service K Portsmouth Habour Direct Service L Portsmouth Habour Stopping Service M Portsmouth & Southsea N Alton O Basingstoke P Bournmouth Q Clapham Junction R Guildford S Haslemere T Not in Use U Poole V Reading W South West Trains X Special Y Weymouth Z Woking