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
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