How to drive a 1st Generation DMU in MSTS - Part 1

Welcome to this training video on how to drive a 1st generation DMU in Microsoft Train Simulator.

This video covers the basics on how you would drive a 1st Gen DMU in real life and is put into MSTS terms. Note this uses the freeware 1st generation DMU sounds v2, which simulates the revs dying down when you idle on the move, and other sound sets may differ as not all will rev down.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• West
• Somerset
• Railway
• Class
• 117
• driving
• 1st
• generation
• DMU

[strange6]

You should also let the revs drop down before you change gear or you'll knacker the box!

[MSTSstudio]

@strange6

Indeed that is what you should do, though bearing in mind this is a part simulated turorial for MSTS. Unfortunately dropping the revs won't work on a lot of the 1st Gen DMU's for MSTS, purley because Microsoft didn't think to actually simulate gears properly, which is a shame

[Shipwright1918]

Beg pardon, but do you have to do any modifications to this DMU to get it into the cabview/sound configuration you have it in? Or does it come "out of the box" as we see it here? More of a steam fellow myself, but classic diesel and electric engines/units are starting to grow on me.

At present time, I'm still quite active with MSTS, although I do have Train Simulator 2012/Railworks 3.

[promenoshi]

Nice upload, thanks for sharing.

Where did you get that cab view from? I have looked on uktrainsims but cant find it.

Cheers

[geralldus]

Very useful, as I'm going to drive a real DMU next week.

Thanks Geralldus

[geralldus]

Very useful, as I'm going to drive a real DMU next week.

Thanks Geralldus

[RossZR]

Do you know what that music tune was called in intro?

[vivekrailfan]

How can I get MSTS downloaded?

[TheWrestlingboy100]

@MSTSstudio in your london to peterbourgh video a couple of years what game is that called and where did you get it so i can get it

[JGravesend]

Great Video, quite like the way you've mastered the driving of a 1st gen unit!