LNER Gresley A4 Pacific

LNER Gresley A4 Pacific

LNER A4 Pacific 4-6-2
So this feels like it’s kind of overdue. We’ve had A4s in the game since launch, but the vanilla version is recycled from as far back as Train Fever, I think? And it’s showing its age. Both SteveM4 and myself have released mods using the original vanilla model as a base and sort of dressed it up a little, but really it was overdue for an A4 mod built from scratch.

I had the itch to do some modeling, and I figured that a streamlined locomotive would be a fun challenge, so here we are. It was a pain, but ultimately I’m really happy with the result, and I’m sure you all will be too.

Thanks to SteveM4 and JK for some coding help and feedback, and thanks to the Transport Fever 2 UK discord for putting up with my constant progress pic updates over the last week or so.

Features:
LNER A4 in 6 liveries across 2 variants.
Liveries include LNER Green, LNER Garland Blue, LNER Silver Jubilee, LNER Wartime Black, BR Blue & BR Green.
Pre- and post-war variants with side valances included/removed where suitable.
Second tender/canteen included for all liveries for preservation-style setups.
Full aging and recolor support. Detailed dirt and rust accumulate as the engine ages.
Engines are sorted in a single depot menu to reduce purchase menu clutter. Canteens are sorted to appear in a separate menu just under the A4 engines, so as to keep them together.
-Reverse variants of all included engines.
Small file size (~80mb) and .dds compressed textures, to help with load speed.
Lods to reduce GPU load (Meshes are ~ 36k tris as well – should be potato PC-friendly)
Placeable rail assets (also with lods) allowing placement of the full engine, or just the tender or locomotive if you wish.
Moddable engine numbers – edit the number of the train and the number will display on the side of the locomotive.

Randomized nameplates! All engines, when built, will be given a randomized nameplate from 88 possible options drawn from historic names/renames of A4 locomotives. All nameplates come in a silver and black or red and gold option. Across all liveries and variants and names/nameplates, that’s over 1500 unique combinations!

Specs
LNER A4 4-6-2 Pacific (all variants)

Available:
1935 (LNER Garland Blue, Silver Jubilee and LNER Green, early variant)
1939 (Wartime Black, both variants)
1945 (LNER Garland Blue and LNER Green, late variant)
1948 (BR Blue and BR Green, late variant)
Available until 2100 (due to the A4s surviving into preservation)

Top Speed: 180 kph
Power: 1986kW
Tractive Effort:158kN
Weight: 167t