Transition Mod (Guard Compartment) - Class 43

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Description

A mod that alters the existing Class 43 HST from Great Western Express and Midland Main Line as follows:

Great Western Express

Class 43 Power Car

  • Allows you access the side corridors and rear guard compartment, either through the rear doors or the door in the back of the cab (unfortunately the doors are not animated).
  • Added lights to the guard compartment (you can toggle them with the light switches either side near the ceiling).

Mk3 Coach

  • Allows you to go through the sealed doors at the ends of the TFD and TGS coaches (unfortunately the TGS guard compartment is not modelled).
  • The train lights and car lights can be controlled from the coaches.

Bugs

  • The mod can cause FPS issues if there are a lot of power cars nearby (such as depots), I am not sure what is causing this currently.
Midland Main Line

Class 43 Power Car

  • Lets you access the side corridors and rear guard compartment, either through the rear doors or the door in the back of the cab (unfortunately the doors aren't animated).
  • Adds ability to unlock the rear coupler.

Mk3 Coach

  • Make emergency brake handles on each coach functional. Lets you access the guard compartment on the TGS coach. The guard compartment has had two seats and a light switch.
  • Adds ability to unlock the couplers.

Bugs

  • If you uncouple a Class 43 from Mk3 coaches or another Class 43, the gangway will be bugged and stretch infinitely. Not sure how to stop this from happening. If you couple a Class 43 to non Mk3 coaches, or couple something that isn't a Class 43 to Mk3 coaches, there should be no issues.

  • The camera tilts if standing in the EMT Mk3 TGS guard compartment while the train is moving. Sitting down should stop this.

  • The seat prompts in the EMT Mk3 TGS sometimes don't work on already existing formations. A workaround is to sit in one of the passenger seats, and then press the left or right key to change cameras.


(Old version of mod)

Changelog

  • 2026/02/08 - Updated GWE version to be compatible with the GWE remaster, added some extra features.
  • 2024/07/12 - (EMT) TGS guard compartment should be less buggy at high speed. Added emergency brakes to each coach.
  • 2024/07/12 - (EMT) Added interactible seats (the seat is not animated though), light switch, emergency brake to the TGS guard compartment.
  • 2024/07/05 - Added EMT version.
  • 2024/07/04 - Added ability to go through the sealed doors on the end of the TFD and TGS Mk3 coaches, and added ability to uncouple them.
  • 2024/07/01 - Added GWE version.

Notes

  • Won't be compatible with any game updates or mods that modify the RVD, RVM or RVV files for the Class 43 or Mk3 coaches, since one mod will overwrite the other.

Tags: class-43 guard-compartment hst mk3 transition

Dependencies

Installation Instructions

Put whichever .pak files you want in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Train Sim World 6\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC' folder (modify path as appropriate)

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About this mod

Created
1 Jul 2024
Updated
8 Feb 2026
Game
Train Sim World
Type of content
Other
Train Sim World Content
Great Western Express, Midland Main Line: Leicester - Derby & Nottingham
Train Sim World Version
Train Sim World 4, Train Sim World 5, Train Sim World 6
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