Class 350/444

[JackClare1995]

Hi all

With the addition of the 350/4 to First Transpennine Express in a few months, it's really got me wanting a 350! I know there are none of these around, however I was wondering how easy it would be to 'convert' nexusdj's 444 into a 350 simply by attaching a pantograph to the top of one of the non-Driving carriages?...slightly cheating I know :hehe:

Jack

 

[shaneturner12]

Actually, there is, but it's not on this forum. Have a look on the British Trainz forum in the Released Rolling Stock section.

Shane

 

[JackClare1995]

Oh yes, so there is! http://forum.british-trainz.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1642 Cheers Shane! I wonder if Dave will let me reskin it into FTPE...

 

[shaneturner12]

Possibly - you may need to email him though to ask. I currently use the London Midland variant on most of my London Midland electric routes (apart from those that use Class 323s).

Shane

 

[pcas1986]

They look quite different to me but in answer to your question is that you would have a traincar that wouldn't go. You would need to add an enginespec, horn and enginesound tags, and borrow another traincar's interior - i.e. one with controls. The panto could be added with PEV's attachment maker but I'm not sure if it would respond to the panto key.

It might be doable. I only do steam locos so my knowledge of new fangled electrikity stuff is marginal.

Paul

 

[JackClare1995]

@shane I've started a thread on the British Trainz Forum, let's hope he see's! I think there'll be a demand for the FTPE variant soon as they start appearing on routes from Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh!

@pcas1986 I was planning on only editing the one carriage, which would have been the PTSO, and operating it as standard behind the 444 to create a trainset that looked somewhat like a 444 but with a pantograph. Imagine if London Midland borrowed a 444 from Southwest Trains and put a PTSO in the middle of it, kinda like a 350/444 hybrid! But now I have the 350 this won't be necessary :hehe: