Train Simulator: BR 9F Loco Add-On DLC

The 9F is utter garbage. It's clearly the former Iron Horse House model with the same textures, sounds and smoke effects. Why the hell does it sound like a black 5? At least steam sounds supreme listen to their customers and make decent sounds for UK steam locos that you release with crap sounds. Thanks to steam sounds supreme, the sounds for steam locos on rail simulator sound a whole lot better and make the product actually worth purchasing eventually.

You cannot call this a simulation of a BR Class 9F. It does not simulate what the train can do in real life. It is not just a little off, it does not even come close. Even with discounts it is a waste of money. Check out the other reviews. As for the image.......Ha! As for the speed - others did slightly better but I could not crack 40 mph with 9 coaches however much I tweaked the injectors Dovetail need to bin this or to send everyone who bought it a significant, belt and braces update. A pity because it is such an important locomotive. A poor effort Dovetail.

the model of this loco pretty good but that is about all i can say for this the sounds are awful and some date back to 2007 when the game released don't waste your cash with this addon not even in an sale unless your A Brand new to TS B somebody who has never heard of an 9f before or doesnt matter how it sounds or drives C a KID D If you want the Steam sounds Surpeme Enhancement Pack or Sound Pack

Poor, ok if bought on sale, it has terrible sound, the default steam sound as well as other niggly faults, have to say I expected more from this developer, avoid if you can.

I would not recommend this as DTG have not changed/updated anything, except the lights on the train. I am disappointed that it did not come with the Evening Star. I have not managed to get this train when, pulling a heavy load not to have wheel slip. It is a shame that IHH is out of business, as their version was far better than this. If you do want to give this a go then please wait for it on sale as it is defiantly not worth it at full price.

I do not reccomend the loco in it's current state, but read on for more information. DTG have taken an IHH model and have done... something... to it. I imagine a quick texture upgrade to make it compatible with the latest version of TS, but other than that it's a mystery to me. I wish DTG would've done better justice to the last steam loco built by BR. PROS: -Good looking, supposedly modernised model, something DTG is getting good at. -Inclusion of a single and double-chimney version, with BR1A and BR1D tenders. 16T mineral wagons and a brake van are also included. -Fun scenarios. I acutally enjoyed a little challenge in them. CONS: -Bad sounds. As usual, DTG fall short of making a two-cylinder, double chinmey beheamoth sound daunting. At high speeds it sounds like a diesel engine running out of fuel, oil, and coolant, all at the same time. Exactly like the European Asset Black 5... Oh wait.... -In-cab features need work. The ejector knobs have been modelled, but not animated and used. They just sit there in front of your face in the cab with no purpose other than to look interesting and unimportant. -I can't change the headcode from Fast Freight, whish isn't all bad I suppose, considering that's what the 9F was built for. But when I'm pulling a railtour with Evening Star, I want an Express headcode up front. -Reliance on 3rds parties to fix otherwise correctable issues. there, I said it. SSS have a great sound pack that adds seperate sounds to both the single and double-chimey versions, along with some cool smoke particle effects and a new "dynamic" trillable whistle to replace the standard, repeating, shrieking mess. Steam chest simulation and accurate brakes, among other things are also included. If you're gonna get this mammoth, don't bother unless you intend to get the SSS pack alongside it. This is DTG's way to make a quick pound (or dollar, in my case) with a second-hand model, with no real attention paid to the contents they spewed forth. Rescued from perdition by SSS, it's a great model for the extra money of a 3rd party enhancement. Overall 65%, with SSS pack 80%

The add on is OK but they have not included any coaches with the 9f so you have to add coaches to the locomotive and secondly they have not included the last 9f 92220 Evening Star which I Believe was asked for by the players.Apart from that it is Ok.

This add-on is nowhere as bad as other peoples seems to imply. It is however grossly overpriced, like all DT DLCs. Grab it when on sale at 50% and you shouldn't be disappointed. It requires some skill to drive properly, as the engine has a tendency to wheel-slip more easily than other engines, when the reverser is not handled with enough care. Some are complaining that its difficult to keep pressure in the boiler at higher speeds, but again, careful use of the regulator and reverser is needed. I hesitated to buy this add-on as it has received mostly negative reviews, but I don't regret my purchase. As long as you're aware that this is an old DLC, with an old reused sound set, and lacks all the features of a more recent and more advanced one, and as long as you buy it at reduced price, you should find it to be OK.

I must say, that this is rather, well, Dissapointing Firstly, the whistle is absolute GARBAGE The textures seriously need some reworking in-cab. Outside looks nice enough, and it was nice of them to include two models of the engine as well as the tender. I seriously dought that RSC/DTC actually did anything to this model before re-releasing it! The chuff sounds, as well as most other sounds on the loco, are copied DIRECTLY off of the default Kuju European Assets steam locomotives... All i can say is, at least I bought it on sale and only wasted 10 bucks on it! I was going to buy the LNER Black Flying Scotsman instead, but chose this one... All i can say is BUY THE FLYING SCOTSMAN! Would I recommend this? No, I would not. Not unless RSC does some work to it, or it is DIRT CHEAP!

Downloaded and expected a top class model. Instead, I got a badly modified rendition of the IHH model that left me seriously dissapointed. It comes with Two variants, a single chimney and Double chimney, along with two tender variants, BR1A and BR1G. Yet there is no sign of an Evening Star version or a Crosti boilered version, two of the most well known types of 9f. Harumph. The Sounds are absolutely atrocious. They are the basic european assest sounds for steam locos, so the same as the black five that comes with the base version and still sound awful, as they always have. It completely ruins any feeling of immersion and therefore ruins the loco, so dont buy this expecting amazing sound quality as it is pants. Internally, the cab has been brought up to scratch with brand new textures and a few simple changes to some of the fittings. Externally, the model textures have been updated and in fairness look pretty decent, well weathered to a realistic degree. But two things let it down, one being that you can no longer switch headlamps around to suit the train you are hauling, and the other being that the running gear and wheels are not quarterised. Basically, the valve gear is mirrored and not slightly offset the same as the real locomotive would be, which completley ruins the exterior view for me personally. Every other steam locomotive in train simulator has it offset, so as to why DTG decided to change it I have no idea. Performance wise this loco is very mediocre. It has amazing pulling power at low speeds, and will keep good steam up doing it. But as soon as you start getting up to higher speeds of about 40-50mph, pressure seems to drop drastically along with the pulling power, so if you try to keep going you will more than likely drop to a crawl and then stop. Very annoying indeed. In summary, it feels like DTG put no effort to change the flaws that were evident with the original IHH, and instead put minimum effort into a 'that'll do approach'. The sounds are awful, the external features are okay with the animations and lack of offsetting leading me to giving a resounding meh in this department. Internally the Cab view is pretty nice, but nothing special. And the Performance is rather disappointing for a loco famous for fast heavy freght trains and speeds of up to 90 mph. The lack of an Evening Star version and a Crosti boiler version makes me suspicious that they will be a seperate marketplace add-on of £2 each, even though IHH offered both. Would I recommend this? If youre after a polished, top quality freight engine of the 1950s and 60s, No. Definately not. Unless DTG updates the rather glaring issues with it, which is unlikely. Either get this in a very reduced sale or get yourself the Robinson 04, a freight engine half the price and at least 10x better in almost every respect.