Hello Northern Germany railway enthusiasts! This is a modpack that makes numerous improvements to the default timetable of the Hamburg Lübeck Route.
The Modpack can be downloaded as a full piece or as separate Downloads.
The download includes:
HBK_improvements_master: all of the things listed below in one package
HBK_DB_BR642_replacement: this package replaces all BR 628s with BR 642s
HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement: this package replaces all IC RVDs with their counterparts of the Expert DB BR 101 DLC (Cabcar included), the NJ Services with the RH 1116 and Bmz Coaches from the Eurofima Expansion Pack and the EC Services with the BR 193 RP and Bpmmz CD coaches from the ALEX Bpmmz Repaints Pack
HBK_ME_replacement: this package replaces the BR 146 and Dostos with the ones from the Dosto Pack from the Bremen Oldenburg 2025 Timetable Mod
HBK_Substitution_Freight: this package updates what Locomotives can substitute into Freight Services
HBK_Substitution_Passenger: this package updates what Locomotives can substitute into Passenger Services and their Probability + replaces the Dostos with the ones from Salzburg Rosenheim (except the 218 formations for compatibility when spawning on foot).
(RE 1 uses the BR 182 and has a 0.4 chance for the BR 146; RE 7 / RE 70 uses the BR 112 and has a 0.5 chance for the BR 146; RB 8 / RB 81 uses the BR 112 and has a 0.2 chance for the BR 146; RE 8 / RE 80 uses the BR 112 and has a 0.6 chance for the BR 146; RB 61 replaced by two BR 182 and N-Wagen from the BR 218 DLC; RE 83 now uses Dostos instead of N-Wagen)HBK_Zugbildung_replacement: this package replaces the empty stock move so that only Dostos will be delivered from Rothenburgsort Gbf to Lübeck Hbf
(the shunting service that results of this is much more realistically accurate -> BR 112 with 0.4 chance for a BR 146 + 6 Dostos + Dosto Cab Car)HBK_ICE_replacement: this package replaces all KAH BR 406s with KWG Br 403s (Substitution for Railbow ICE enabled)
And with that have a lot of fun with the mod!
Best regards, Lefabo
Requirements
ALEX Bpmmz Repaints
Reskin for Train Sim World · by vindicity · 29 Jan 2025required for "HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"
BPH MA only Salzburg-Rosenheim Dostos 4 german Routes "Update 1.3"
Sound for Train Sim World · by Bahnpfuschhochschule · 10 Sept 2024required for "HBK_Passenger_replacement"; "HBK_Zugbildung_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"
only download "!BPH_MA_SRM_Dosto_Decalpack.pak" the soundmod itself has some unwanted side effects when combined with the modpack
BRO Timetable Update: Expansion Repaint Pack V1.2
Reskin for Train Sim World · by Bahnpfuschhochschule and Rail Dream Studio · 8 Sept 2024required for "HBK_ME_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"
ÖBB Eurofima Expansion
Other for Train Sim World · by Bahnpfuschhochschule and Swing Swong · 23 Feb 2025required for "HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"

required for "!BPH_MA_SRM_Dosto_Decalpack.pak"

required for "HBK_Substitution_Passenger" and "HBK_improvements_master"

required for "HBK_Passenger_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"

required for "HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"

Experience regional passenger and heavy freight duties in North Germany, linking the country’s 2nd largest city to the commuter towns of Schleswig-Holstein with Train Sim World®: Hauptstrecke Hamburg - Lübeck.

required for "HBK_DB_BR642_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"

required for "HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"

required for "HBK_ICE_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"

required for "HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement" and "HBK_improvements_master"
Installation Instructions
Download the .PAK File
Move the Downloaded File into the DLC Folder of your TWS installation
- example path for steam users: HARD DRIVE LETTER:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Train Sim World 5\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC
- If the Mod does not work check the compatibility with other Mods before writing a comment about it not working.
- The mod may not work if another mod is installed that modifies the same Train Formation files. Technically savvy users can check this with the tool "FModel".
Additional Comments
Known Issues
- This Modpack is not compatible with the "BPH MA only Salzburg-Rosenheim Dostos 4 german Routes" mod as that mod also replaces all the Dosto formations of the Default Hamburg Lübeck Timetable.
- This Modpack is not compatible with the "Hamburg - Lübeck Doppelstock Coaches on RE83" mod as that mod also replaces BR 218 and N-Wagen formation of the Default Hamburg Lübeck Timetable.
- The Br 101 does not spawn with ZWS enabled. You need to manually run to the Loco to do so.
- You need the Content that a given Layer originally used even though the content is changed. I can't influence that issue.
Updates
update 26.05.2025
- Fixed a bug where the BR 101 experts door system would stop NJ Servives from completing successful. The door system is not compadibile with non erxpert coaches and becuase of that provented that services from opening their doors. This resulted in not completing that instruction, therefore not moving the the next instruction and not comlpteing its service (the Asig showed Hp 0 because of this).
- Removed the possibility for the Expert BR 101 to Substitute into Railjet Services to fix the previously mentioned Bug.
- Changed the coaches that the Nightjet uses. The services now use the Nightjet coaches from the Eurofima Expansion Pack.
- Changed the Loco + removed 3 coaches (including Cab Car) from the Eurocity formations bound for Prag.
- Changed the coaches that the Eurocity uses. The services now use the Bpmmz CD coaches from the ALEX Bpmmz Repaints Pack.
- Fixed a mistake where the master .PAK File should now have the same contents as the single .PAK Files combined.
update 31.05.2025
- Added replacement for the HBK Dostos in the "HBK_Passenger_replacement" and the "HBK_Zugbildung_replacement". The Mods now use the SRM Dostos combined combined with the "BPH_MA_SRM_Dosto_Decalpack.pak" mod. This adds NAH.SH Decals the the Dosto Cab Cars, BR 112s and BR 218s.
Tags: br-112 br-146 br-182 br-193 br-218 br-403 eurocity hamburg-lubeck nahsh nightjet timetable-improvements
Files
[Lefabo] HBK_DB_BR642_replacement.pak 283 KB · Added 21 days ago · Downloaded 271× [Lefabo] HBK_EC_IC_NJ_replacement.pak 307 KB · Added 18 days ago · Downloaded 170× [Lefabo] HBK_ICE_replacement.pak 268 KB · Added 13 days ago · Downloaded 104× [Lefabo] HBK_improvements_master.pak 546 KB · Added 13 days ago · Downloaded 130× [Lefabo] HBK_ME_replacement.pak 279 KB · Added 21 days ago · Downloaded 266× [Lefabo] HBK_Passenger_replacement.pak 391 KB · Added 13 days ago · Downloaded 84× [Lefabo] HBK_Substitution_Freight.pak 311 KB · Added 21 days ago · Downloaded 251× [Lefabo] HBK_Zugbildung_replacement.pak 279 KB · Added 13 days ago · Downloaded 87×Previously uploaded files have been downloaded 895 times before being withdrawn.
Comments
HI!
First of all, I love this mod. Seeing the Metronom liveries makes me insanely happy. :D
Hamburg Lübeck was long overdue for a timetable rework like this, and I'm so glad to see it happening!
One problem I noticed, however, is that the “master” version doesn't seem to work. The signals stay red, and the trains keep getting more and more delayed. :/ (However, the single .pak files for the mod work just fine, i.e., ME_Replacement, etc.)
Also, would it be possible to add the following liveries to this?
- Eurofirma Expansion for the NightJet trains
- ALEX-Repaints For the EC to/from Prague and the
- 642 Repaint
Hi!
Makes me Happy to see someone that enjoys this modpack so much. I also thought that Hamburg Lübeck was long overdue for a timetable rework and thats why i made the mod.
I'm not sure about the problem with the red Signals. For me the master file works fine. The master file absolutly needs all the Requirements. Are you sure you got all the Requirements installed and active? If so could you specify more accurately were the Signal Bugs pop up and at which time of day?
About the repaint suggestions I could look into that. For the NightJet Trains there is a dedicated repaint for that i think. I could also use that. For the Eurocity to Prague a would first need to check what train formation file is used for that or if there is even a dedicated formation file for that. If not i can sadly change nothing about that. Lastly for the 642 Formation I am thinking about making dedicated repaints for that. Erixx Holstein -> leased BR 648.3 (traffic red whith blue stripe), DB Regio -> BR 648.4 (traffic red and white dots) and a DB Regio -> BR 648.1 (NAH.SH blue).
Best regards, Lefabo
Everything but the master file works file. Might be a problem with another mod i installed? Wouldn't know which though...
The signals are to the south of Hamburg Hbf, all day, if that is any help.
Also i am really happy that you are considering the repaints and even want to make custom(?) ones.
Thanks for the Info. Now i can try to see If that is reproducible on my end too.
Yesterday I implemented your repaint suggestions for the NJ and the EC. That update should be released soon. The update for the BR 642 will be released separately at a later date.
One more thing i noticed; it only affects the trains modified by the pak file (Metronom Repaint, EC, etc)
Also, really excited about the repaints :D
Edit: I forgot the Nah.Sh repaints in Hamburg, would those also be possible at a later date?
That is actually a really useful information. Knowing that makes testing more straight forward.
I tested it yesterday, the Trains at Hamburg Hbf work perfectly now!
I'll also look for the EC and NJ trains, could you tell me when they are supposed to be at Hamburg Hbf?
After that, the only thing left for me to check is if the 642's actually spawn around Bad Oldesloe and Lübeck.
I tested the NJ by spawning in Hamburg Hbf at 20:25 Uhr (Platform 14) and the EC tested by spawning in Hamburg Hbf at 12:50 Uhr (Platform 8).
The 642's are not changed just jet. I tried using community repaints but at first I had problems with crashing or them not spawning in.
For now they are staying with the wrong decals. But as I said I have in mind to make some of my own for this mod.
First however I need to learn how to make repaints.
This mod also answers a question that I posed myself just an hour ago: Would it be possible to replace the standard BR 101 with the Expert one on Frankfurt S-Bahn. The sandwich services look really unrealistic... great work regardless
Yes, that would be possible. I was planning on doing this as a mod anyway because I'm too impatient to wait for the official update. But the problem with the ZWS would also occur there. Unfortunately this is something I can't influence. At least as far as I know.
What about adding the 101 cab car aswell? like you've done here. would be awesome
Hello, great mod. Is there any way to put the BR146 as a substitite for the 143 on Frankfurt S-Bhan? Thanks.
My IC cab car is without power so i can't move , but all the sets are correct... can you help to fix this problem?
Yes as said in the Known Issues section the Br 101 does not spawn with ZWS enabled. You need to manually run to the Loco to do so. After doing that the Loco can be remotely controlled as usual.
Do you need the Niddertalbahn for the BR 642 to work?
Could be. I did not test that without the the Niddertalbahn installed. As I understand it, the layers in timetables are defined in the timetable data file. Unfortunately, this file is already cooked and I'm not sure if this means that you need the original content of that layer for it to work. But if you ask like that it probably means that you need the content of the original layer.
hi nice mod, but could you maybe replace the 406 whit the 403?
Funny that you asked about this I was just thinking about that the other day. I definitely want to do that. I hope the game does not find a way to ruin that. In another (not public) Project for this route I tried replacing the Dostos with BR 442 to represent the Stadler Kiss but that day I learned that horrible things happen if you fiddle around with MU formations (if you are curies that formation spawned in but was chopped in half). Same thing happend when I tried changing the BR 406 to an BR 411. But in these experiments the Formation was drastically different from the source material I tried to change. I think from BR 406 to BR 403 should work just fine.
thats nice thank you :3
I tried this mod on the PC Gamepass Version. Seems to work just fine.
Not tested fully though. I just spawned at random times on foot over the day in Hamburg Hbf, looking whats there.
Looks well populated all time.
One thing im curious..
I have the " !BPH_JuMa_only_SRM_Dostos_SM_BA_v1.4.pak" installed for the Dosto sounds and it seems to work regardless. I have different Dosto formations all over the place ( Metronoms, BR 118, BR 112, BR 146, BR 182)
Is there anything particular missed noticing, or is it a different dosto mod that was marked as incompatible?
Way back then before i uploaded the mod I tested a version with n-wagen.
They were supposed to spawn everywhere and the Dosto Sound mod was installed.
As a result of this they did not spawn.
When after Hours of Trubleshuting I found out that afer uninstlling the Dosto Sound mod everything worked instandly.
After seeing your comment I tried it again.
The BR 114 is selectable again when that should not happen; the Probability changes I made to the RB81/RE80/RE8 etc. are reversed and some but not all metronoom formations used red Dostos again.
If that works for you I won't say anithing but that is not the intended gameplay experience.
Ahh ok, I will try it again then without that Dosto mod and see what changes.. if anything... for sience ofc :)
Thanks for the feedback
hallo, hat die masterversion nun auch die srm-dostos, sodass man den bph mod benutzen kann? grüsse
Ja das Decal Pack... aber nicht den Sound. Der Sounmod verändert immernoch die selben Train Fomation Dateien.
could you maybe add the flixtrain as ai in hamburg or even make it playabbe?
Since Flixtrains weren't represented in the original timetable I unfortunately can't do anything about it because this modpack only changes what's in the original timetable. Perhaps someone will create a new timetable mod from scratch at some point.
okay np
I wanted to tell you a few things here.
First, the DB BR 642s don't spawn, even though I have both the Maintalbahn and Niddertalbahn DLCs.
Second, could you make an alternative version of "HBK_substitution_passenger" in which it doesn't replace the Dostos? I'm tired of being prevented from installing mods because I don't have that damned Salzburg-Rosenheim DLC, even though I have about 8 versions of the Dostos.
Anyway, the rest of what I installed worked fine, I'm glad there are still people who care about HBK and make mods to improve the experience of those who have it
sorry for the huge text
I would like to that in fact i just was about to do that but cooking with the Editor makes me trouble after the last game update it seems.
I changed nothing about the way i cook these mods (I use an batch script for that) but the Editor now only gives me an unreal engine crash report.
I need to have a look over at the DTG Forum and see if anything changed about the cooking process. However if this is a bug hopefully there is a workaround.
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About this mod
- Created
- 21 days ago
- Updated
- 13 days ago
- Game
- Train Sim World
- Type of content
- Patch
- Train Sim World compatibility
- Train Sim World 5
- Train Sim World Content
- Bahnstrecke Salzburg - Rosenheim, DB BR 182, DB BR 218 Diesel Loco, Expert DB BR 101 & IC Steuerwagen Loco, Hauptstrecke Hamburg - Lübeck, Maintalbahn: Aschaffenburg - Miltenberg, Railpool BR 193 Vectron Loco, Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel - Würzburg, Semmeringbahn: Wiener Neustadt - Mürzzuschlag
So if you can replace the 628s on HBK with the 642s it is also possible to swap the 642s on the new SKA timetable from DTG with the 628?
Yes that would be possible. I can make your suggestion into a mod. Look forward for that in the follwing days.