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Last Updated 29-Dec-2005

Activities on Wupper 9

Crossing the Rhine at Rheinhausen.

Wupper Express 9 can be downloaded from The-Train.de or Kim-Trains (the latter may be easier and a bit quicker). The files are:

  • Wupper Express 9 route part 1: WE91RTE.zip (25Mb)
  • Wupper Express 9 route part 2: WE92RTE.zip (28Mb)
  • Rolling stock: we9TRA.zip (12Mb)
  • Activities: WE9ACTS.zip (3Mb)

web•TrainSim has thus far created the activities listed below for Wupper Express 9. With Wupper Express 10 announced for 08-Jan-06, web•TrainSim is spending time organising himself for WE10 rather than transferring his WE8 activities across to WE9. Please note that arrival and departure times in activities are those determined by the MSTS Activity Editor and won't be accurate (unless you use rocket boosters on your locos, you won't be on time). Later web•TrainSim will manually adjust arrival and departure times but it's a painstaking job since MSTS measures time by seconds past midnight. The Activity Editor does one or two correctly but usually messes up times completely so it'll be a manual job down the track (so to speak).

The following provide maps and timetables encompassing Wuppertal:

The following pages give more details:


Trains and services

Trains

  • InterCity and EuroCity (IC/EC): The IC trains link major centers throughout Germany at speeds of up to 200 km/h. Trains generally run at hourly intervals.
  • InterRegioExpress (IRE): The InterRegioExpress connects cities and offers travelling in comfortable modern trains. It leaves at regular intervals and links local to long-distance trains.
  • RegionalBahn (RB): The RegionalBahn offers basic service from all local stations. It provides the connection between the regions and the city centres. It also gives connections to the RegionalExpress.
  • StadtExpress (SE): The StadtExpress offers quick direct connections to city centres. Outside of the S-Bahn network it stops at all stations, within the S-Bahn network it only stops at selected stations.
  • S-Bahn: The S-Bahn runs frequently and is the basic means of travelling within cities and high density areas.

Each of the following timetables can be read (as a PDF document and saved if you wish), from the VRR Rhine-Ruhr Timetables page.

S-bahn timetable services

  • S1 Düsseldorf Hbf - D-Flughafen - Duisburg - Mülheim - Essen - Bochum - Dortmund
  • S2 Dortmund - Castrop-Rauxel - Herne - Recklinghausen/Essen/Duisburg
  • S3 Oberhausen - Mülheim - Essen - Hattingen
  • S4 DO-Lütgendortmund - DO-Dorstfeld - DO-Stadthaus - Unna
  • S5 Dortmund - Witten - Wetter - Hagen
  • S6 Essen - Ratingen Ost - Düsseldorf - Langenfeld - Leverkusen - Köln - Horrem
  • S7 D-Flughafen Terminal - Düsseldorf Hbf - Hilden - Solingen-Ohligs
  • S8 Hagen - Wuppertal - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Mönchengladbach
  • S9 Haltern - GE-Buer Nord - Gladbeck - Bottrop - Essen - E-Steele - Velbert-Langenberg - Wuppertal
  • S11 W-Vohwinkel - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Dormagen - Köln - Bergisch Gladbach
  • S28 Kaarster See - Neuss - Düsseldorf - Erkrath Nord - Mettmann Stadtwald

RE timetable services

  • RE1 Aachen - Köln - Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Essen - Dortmund - Hamm
  • RE2 Mönchengladbach - Krefeld - Duisburg - Essen - Gelsenkirchen - Recklinghausen - Haltern - Münster
  • RE3 Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Gelsenkirchen - Dortmund - Hamm
  • RE4 Dortmund - Witten - Hagen - Wuppertal - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Mönchengladbach - Aachen
  • RE5 Koblenz - Köln - Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Oberhausen - Wesel - Emmerich
  • RE6 Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Essen - Dortmund - Hamm - Bielefeld
  • RE7 Krefeld - Neuss - Köln - Solingen-Ohligs - Wuppertal - Hagen - Hamm - Münster
  • RE8 Mönchengladbach - Rommerskirchen - Köln
  • RE10 Kleve - Kempen - Krefeld - Meerbusch-Osterath - Düsseldorf
  • RE11 Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Essen - Dortmund - Hamm - Soest
  • RE13 Venlo - Viersen - Mönchengladbach - Neuss - Düsseldorf - Wuppertal - Hagen- Unna - Hamm
  • RE14 Borken - Dorsten - Bottrop - Essen
  • RE16 Essen - Bochum - Witten - Hagen - Hohenlimburg - Letmathe - Finnentrop - Siegen
  • RE17 Hagen - Schwerte (Ruhr) - Fröndenberg
  • RE57 Dortmund - Fröndenberg - Arnsberg - Bestwig - Winterberg

RB timetable services

  • RB27 Mönchengladbach - Rommerskirchen - Köln
  • RB31 Duisburg - Rheinhausen - Moers - Xanten
  • RB33 Aachen - Mönchengladbach - Krefeld - Duisburg - Oberhausen - Dinslaken - Wesel
  • RB35 Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Oberhausen - Dinslaken - Wesel - Emmerich
  • RB36 Oberhausen - Duisburg-Meiderich Süd - Duisburg-Ruhrort
  • RB37 Duisburg - Duisburg-Entenfang
  • RB38 Düsseldorf - Neuss - Grevenbroich - Frimmersdorf - Bedburg - Horrem / Köln
  • RB39 Mönchengladbach - Rheydt - MG-Genhausen - Dalheim
  • RB40 Essen - Bochum - Witten - Hagen
  • RB41 Dortmund - Kamen - Hamm
  • RB42 Essen - Gelsenkirchen - Recklinghausen - Haltern - Münster
  • RB43 Dorsten - Wanne-Eickel - Herne - Castrop-Rauxel Süd - Dortmund
  • RB44 Oberhausen - Bottrop - Dorsten
  • RB45 Dorsten - Lembeck - Coesfeld
  • RB46 Gelsenkirchen - Wanne-Eickel - Bochum
  • RB47 SG-Ohligs - Remscheid - Wuppertal
  • RB48 Köln - Solingen-Ohligs - Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
  • RB50/51 Dortmund - Lünen - Münster Dortmund - Lünen - Coesfeld
  • RB52 Dortmund - Herdecke - Hagen - Rummenohl - Lüdenscheid
  • RB53 Dortmund - Schwerte - Iserlohn
  • RB56 Hagen - Hohenlimburg - Letmathe - Iserlohn
  • RB59 Dortmund - Holzwickede - Unna - Soest
  • RB91 Hagen - Hohenlimburg - Letmathe - Finnentrop - Siegen

Rolling stock

The rolling stock listed below, used in Wupper 7 activities, is available from the TheTrain.de library. There's no need to download all this rolling stock in one session - download one of web•TrainSim's activities (packed with Route Riter) and refer to the rolling stock list in the activity's zip file.

An excellent reference for MSTS German Railways rolling stock is Philip Chesters' Trainsimming series for German Railways (3 volumes) available from Train-sim.com and TheTrain.de.

In most cases to install, all that's required is to extract the files from the zip into the folder specified by the author. However, in cases where the folder name has spaces, web•TrainSim follows his rule of not using folder names with spaces and substitutes the underscore character.

Another job to do is to check the ENGine or WAGon files. Although not mentioned on the Small Fixes 16 & 17 pages, web•TrainSim edits each ENGine file to check:

  • no zero values in the Coupling section
  • MaxBrakeForce set to 10% of mass so an 80 tonne loco has 80kN
  • MaxPower and MaxForce are reasonable
  • checks the Sound and CabView lines and the folder to see if they exist (also a check with ConBuilder reveals any sound and/or cab problems).
  • if there are major changes required, check the Small Fixes 16 & Small Fixes 17 pages - if the problem is not solved there, please let me know.

In case web•TrainSim installs some rolling stock in a folder different than suggested by the author, check the rolling stock list included in each activity's zip file (produced by Route Riter). web•TrainSim often has such changes in a Small Fixes page but he probably won't remember all changes he makes.

  • Cabview for DB BR 143 (for 143 257 & 143 582) by Immo Birnbaum: cabview_br143.zip (01-Feb-03, 2.141Mb)
  • Cabview for DESIRO 642 (Martin Zwick updated version of Blackman's): mz642-cabview.zip (24-Mar-04, 0.9Mb)
  • Cabview V2.0 for DB145 & DB101 by Kenji Kimura: 145Cab2.zip (21-Apr-02, 1.71Mb)
  • DB 145 019-6 electric loco by Ingo Wittenberg, with cabview: E145Rheinland.zip (31-Oct-02, 3.568Mb)
  • DB 612 Fernverkehr trainset (can be driven from #2 cab): MP_FV_DB612.zip (27-Jan-04, 5.772Mb)
  • DB 618 LIREX trainset by Andreas Müller (sound & cab included): DB618_Lirex.zip (31-Jan-03, 7.309Mb)
  • DB 642 Desiro trainset: DB_642_Desiro.zip (09-Dec-03, 6.947Mb). Check the destination folder when installing; for English installation, you'll need to change to drive:\Program Files\
  • DB double deck carriages by Wiesner Gerhard: Doppelstockwagen.zip (17-Feb-03, 2.528Mb)
  • DB Silberlinge carriages by MadMike: silber.zip (20-Dec-03, 4.198Mb)
  • DHL Express freight train by Ingo Wittenberg: DHL_Express_Guterzug.zip (27-Apr-03, 4.229Mb)
  • E-Lok sounds for DB E101 V2.0 by Wespe: E101.zip (31-Oct-03, 0.558Mb)
  • E101C electric loco by MadMike (needs corresponding cab and sounds: 145Cab2.zip & E101.zip): E101C.zip (15-Feb-04, 0.502Mb). See Small fixes - E101C and E101 Whiskas.
  • ET423 S-Bahn trainset (Hamburg): TSSbahn-ET423HH.zip (18-Mar-03, 2.247Mb). See Small fixes - implement regen braking.
  • ET423 wagon file update: ET433_SHH.zip (24-Dec-03, 1kb)
  • ICE2 by Stefan Pufler (self-installer): STP_DB_ICE2.zip (13-Feb-03, 10.212Mb). See Small fixes - ICE-2 tune up.
  • ICE3 403 by Stefan Pufler (self-installer): STP_DB_ICE3_403.zip (19-Aug-03, 7.335Mb). See Small fixes - ICE-3 403 tune up.
  • ICE3 403 Update: STP_DB_403-CSR.zip (0.363Mb, 12-Oct-05) from Update for STP_DB_403 by Stefan Pufler (if you've changed the ENGine file to your preferences, back it up before copying the udpates)
  • ICE3 406 by Stefan Pufler (self-installer): STP_DB_ICE3_406.zip (19-Aug-03, 7.67Mb). See Small fixes - ICE-3 403 tune up.
  • ICE3 406 Update: STP_DB_406-CSR.zip (0.363Mb, 12-Oct-05) from Update for STP_DB_406 by Stefan Pufler (if you've changed the ENGine file to your preferences, back it up before copying the udpates)
  • Lufthansa Airport Shuttle: LH_Airport_Shuttle.zip (20-Nov-02, 1.670Mb). Sounds have to be aliased to those of the default Dash 9.
  • Metropolitan trainset by Ingo Wittenberg: Metropolitanzugset.zip (17-May-03, 5.303Mb)
  • S-Bahn carriage set (orange) Rhein Ruhr for the Wupper Express by RalfK (Graph15): g15_bxf796-orange.zip (29-Jun-03, 1.071Mb). See Small fixes - G15_BXF796 WAG files - remove quotes and Cab and sound for BXF796 steuerwagen (to make it MSTS drivable).
  • S-Bahn carriage set (red) Rhein Ruhr for the Wupper Express by RalfK (Graph15): g15_bxf796-rot.zip (29-Jun-03, 1.150Mb). See Small fixes - G15_BXF796 WAG files - remove quotes.
  • Stw_Snd 2.0 by Werner Spieker - sound for steering cars - (put into Common.Snd): Stw_Snd.zip (01-Nov-03, 0.396Mb).

Others:

The following rolling stock is extra to the above for Wupper 9 activities - it's available from the The-Train.de library:

  • BR 146 106 electric loco: DB_146_106-0.zip (1.43Mb, 09-Jul-04). See Small fixes - E146 electric loco to install a cab and sounds, and change the loco's folder name to avoid spaces in the folder name.
  • DB 189 002 9 by Ingo Wittenberg: DB189002-9.zip (3.594Mb, 21-Apr-03)
  • DB E143 100 1 electric loco: BR143E.zip (4.3Mb, 02-Nov-02)
  • DB-AG Doubledeck pilot car (red) by Befit. Note: has an installer but changed the folder to the same name as the WAG file name, DSsteuerwagen: DoppelstockSteuerwagen.zip (2.75Mb, 03-Apr-02)
  • DB-DostosVRot by Mario Ulbrich: DB-DostosVRot.zip (899kb, 10-Feb-04)
  • Deutsche G2000 Vossloh diesel-hydraulic loco by Martin: G2000.zip (2.54Mb, 03-Nov-03)
  • Doppelstock v2.1 red 2nd class & green 1st class carriages (with hi-shine textures; revised by OldieDaddy 23-Jan-04): MSTS DB Doppelstock1_2Kl.zip (1.02Mb, 23-Jan-04)
  • DR_Flachwagen - Gesamtausgabe by Rasender_Roland: 1093447343DR_Flachwagen.zip (2.716Mb, 26-Aug-04)
  • DR-Flachwagen SSms mit Containern by Rasender_Roland: DR_Containerwagen.zip (19-Sep-04, 1.274Mb)
  • E101 loco in Whiskas livery: E101_Whiskas.zip (22-May-04, 788kb). See Small fixes - E101C and E101 Whiskas.
  • E101 Bayer by MadMike, repainted by Stefan Ober: e101bayer04.zip (1.011Mb, 26-Sep-04)
  • Taurus (DB BR 182) by Andreas Them: Taurus.zip (25-May-02, 705kb) and his ÖBB_1016_Bmpz.exe (12-Jun-03, 6.238Mb) is required for a couple of texture files, the cab and sounds. See Small fixes - DB BR 182 Taurus.
  • TXLogistik BR185 531-1 electric loco by Denis Verheyden (original model by MadMike, skin by Denis Verheyden, cabview by Markus Schaufler and sound by Werner Spieker): TX1_BR185.zip (4.45Mb, 12-Aug-04). Use the this loco's cab and sounds in the BR 146 106.

The following rolling stock is required for Graphics15 team Wupper 9 activities included with the route:

  • Baureihe 101 der DB electric loco v1.01: AR-DB101030.zip (29-Mar-04, 2.11Mb) from www.northern-germany.de. See Small fixes - AR-DB 101 030 cab and sounds.
  • Baureihe 152 der DB electric loco by Andreas Rosenau: AR-DB152055.zip (2.23Mb) from www.northern-germany.de. See Small fixes - AR-DB 152 055 cab
  • DB BR 120 121 electric loco: tser_db_br_120_121.zip (858kb) from TS-Eastrail.de. For some help with cab and sounds (both of which are listed as extras below), see Small fixes - DB 120 cab and sounds.
  • DB BR 143 959 electric loco: tser_db_br_143_959.zip (2.37Mb) from TS-Eastrail.de
  • DB 218 904 1 diesel loco by Michael Davies, Ingo Wittenberg: DB218-904.zip (02-May-03, 2.86Mb) from TheTrain.de
  • DB BR 111 093 electric loco version 1.0 vom 17. März 2004: ftr_dbbr111093.zip (1.09Mb) from www.felixtrains.de
  • DB 110 398-5 verkehrsrot Ep. 5 electric loco (under Downloads E10/E10.3 then last on page): TP_110_3_VRT_11.zip (2.36Mb) from www.thopil.de
  • DB E151 Blau-beige 2.0 by MadMike: E151B_20.zip (2.734Mb, 02-Nov-03) from the TheTrain.de library.
    • Cabview der DB 151: DB151Cab.zip (4.8Mb, 03-Oct-02) by Blackman from www.bw-alpha-manfred.de.
    • E-Lok Sound fuer MMs E151 V2.0: E151.zip (1.331Mb, 02-Nov-03) by Werner Spieker from the TheTrain.de library.
  • DB Talent 643.2 by Mapic (Matthias Pichler) DB_Talent_643[1].2.zip (3.463Mb, 02-Dec-05) from The-Train.de download page.
  • DR V60 Cab New by Blackman: DR_V60CabNeu.zip (06-Oct-02, 4.255Mb)
  • Stock set for Wupper Express 9 by Graphics15: rolling stock, Wupper Express 9 Zuege we9TRA.zip (11.5Mb) and for those who want to update from the Wupper Express 8 rolling stock pack, UpdateWE9TRA.zip (45kb, 02-Apr-05). All these files can be downloaded from the The-Train.de library. This WE9 pack includes two diesel V60/360 shunters, twenty-three freight wagons, seven driveable steering cars, twenty-six coaches and carriages in assorted liveries (Eurocity with restaurant, Intercity with bistro, Interregio, ten sleepers, interurban double deckers, S-Bahn, Regionalbahn). Sounds are by Wespe and models by Juergen Wolfersheim and Ralf Koelsche, Graphics 15 Team.
    • Doppel stock (Doppelstock), installs in folder g15_doppelstcok
    • Freight wagons (Gueter), installs in folder g15_gueter
    • ICwagen (InterCity carriages), installs in folder g15_icwagen
    • KWagen, (EuroCity carriages) install in folder g15_kwagen
    • RBwagen (Regionalbahn carriages), installs in folder g15_rbwagen (cab required - as is, aliased to Acela)
    • S-Bahn Wagen (S-Bahn carriages), installs in folder g15_s-bahnwagen (cab required - as is, aliased to Acela cab)
    • V60 and V360 diesel locos, install in folder g15_v60 (cab required - use Blackman's, DR_V60CabNeu.zip (06-Oct-02, 4.255Mb))

The Graphics15 team also have produced a set of BR 145 and BR 146 locos, g15_db146.zip (3.396Mb, 19-Nov-05), available from The-Train.de.

To supplement the above rolling stock, you'll need the following from the The-Train.de library:

  • Cab Cab120118 by Blackman for DB BR 120 121 loco: cab120118.zip (07-Jul-03, 2.402Mb) from TheTrain.de for DB BR 120 121 electric loco from TS-Eastrail
  • Cabview für die DB E152 by Kenji Kimura: E152-2.zip (24-Jan-02, 2.714Mb) for the Baureihe 152 der DB electric loco by Andreas Rosenau
  • CABVIEWS TP_110 for Thomas Plider's TP_110/E10.12 locos: tp_110_3_CABVIEWS.zip (13-Oct-03, 4.438Mb); this appears to be an updated version for the DB 110 398-5 verkehrsrot Ep. 5 electric loco from FelixTrains
  • Sound DB E120 V2.0 by Werner Spieker (Wespe): E120.zip (05-Nov-03, 1.170Mb) for TS-Eastrail's DB BR 120 121 electric loco

  
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