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Locomotive startup procedures & nonstandard hotkeys

By Ewo

Startup procedures and nonstandard hotkeys for various trains.

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Updates to this guide

Standard & "German style" hotkeys

BR 218 & Bnrdzf cab car by VirtualRailroads

BR 476.3 Mitten durch Berlin / Heart of Berlin

BR 481 by TrainTeamBerlin

Frankfurt U-Bahn 2.0

U2 & Ptb for Frankfurt U-Bahn by Railtraction.eu

U-Bahn Hamburg HHA Type DT5

Class 37 by Armstrong Powerhouse

Class 86 Enhancement Pack by Armstrong Powerhouse

Thanks and have fun!

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Introduction

In this guide I'll be listing startup procedures and nonstandard hotkeys of trains that I own.

For a full overview of all the keys you can just read the manuals, I'm writing this mostly as a quick reference for myself.

I'll be expanding this guide with more trains over time.

If you're having difficulty getting your train to move, check out this checklist: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1566264177

Updates to this guide

23 March 2021: Published first version of the guide.
28 March 2021: Added BR 218 & Bnrdzf cab car by VirtualRailroads
25 December 2021: Minor additions and fixes.
31 December 2023: Added U-Bahn Hamburg HHA Type DT5

Standard & "German style" hotkeys

Train Simulator has different hotkeys depending on what language the game is in. This guide is in English, and I play the game in English, so keep in mind that your experience can be different if you play in German or another language.

On top of that, German rolling stock not from DTG tends to use slightly different hotkeys for common features, even when the game is played in English. For example, this applies to Expert-Line trains from Virtual Railroads and trains from Railworks Austria:

Space

SIFA

Delete

PZB Befehl 40

End

PZB Frei

Page Down

PZB Wachsam

Horn

Other horn

Shift + 7

Enable/Disable SIFA

Shift + 8

Enable/Disable PZB

Shift + 6

Enable/Disable LZB

These make sense considering you need to press SIFA a lot more often than the horn.

BR 218 & Bnrdzf cab car by VirtualRailroads

This one uses German-style hotkeys.

Startup procedure

Shift + B

Battery on

(optional) Set brake to emergency

Mouse only

(optional) Select brake mode with the switch in the cupboard on the left

Shift + E

(optional) Select traction mode with the switch in the cupboard on the left

Reverser forward

U x 2

Turn Gruppe I to Start (wait for engines to start)

Headlights on

Engage traction

Mouse only

(optional) Set the heating switch behind the EBULA display to I or II

Shift + 8

(optional) Enable PZB

Control + 8

(optional) Set PZB Mode

Shift + 7

(optional) Enable SIFA

When using the Bnrdzf cab car

First move to the locomotive and start the engine, set the brake mode and turn on train heating as described above. Then go back to the cabcar, set up the safety systems and you're ready to go. The keys are the same as for the locomotive.

Other hotkeys

Shift + D

Decouple hydrodynamic brake

Right windscreen wiper

Shift + V / Control + V

Change right wiper speed

Left windscreen wiper

Shift + C / Control + C

Change left wiper speed

Horn low

Horn high

Fast off, throttle to 0

Shift +［

PZB help

Shift + Home

Increase headlight brightness

Shift + End

Decrease headlight brightness

Control + 9

Show train information

0 and Shift + 0

Change destination display

Fast off sets the throttle to 0 quickly and is intended for emergencies. This key was not listed in the manual. PZB help was shown as "Shift + ß" in the manual, but good luck finding the ß key on an English keyboard.

BR 476.3 Mitten durch Berlin / Heart of Berlin

This is for the BR 476.3 that comes with the Mitten durch Berlin / Heart of Berlin route.

Automatic startup

Press Shift + Z and wait for it to finish.

Manual startup

Shift + I

Insert reverser handle

W x 1

Set reverser handle to "Pumping"

Shift + U

Activate compressor and wait for it to finish

Shift + M

Activate current

Release handbrake

Headlights (this also activates gauge lights

Ctrl + H x 3

Set headlights to white & white

Shift + 7

Activate Sifa

W x 3

Reverser handle all the way forward

Finally set up the destination displays using the Krüger device. The codes you need are in the manual, or will be mentioned during the scenario.

Hotkeys

Space

Horn

Sifa

Toggle high-beams

Toggle cab lights

Open doors

Shift + T

Close doors

Toggle passenger lights

Windshield wipers

Shift + V

Wiper speed

I bought this directly from the developer[www.virtualtracks.eu], so I don't know if the Steam version is any different.

BR 481 by TrainTeamBerlin

Automatic startup

Press Z and wait for it to finish.

Manual startup

Battery on

Shift + K

Open backpack

Ctrl + K

Insert key into dash

Turn key (Unlocks the drive switch)

Ctrl + Z

Main switch

Shift + N

Release handbrake

Afterwards, set up IBIS for the announcements and destination display (see below).

Hotkeys

P, [, ]

Passenger doors: open left, close, open right

0, -, =

Driver's door: open left, close, open right,

ZAT Announcement

Common IBIS data

A full list of IBIS data can be found in the manual, but here are some of the more common entries for the S25 route.

Umläufe

Linie

Zuggruppe

Umläufe

Relation

S25

V - Viktor

1-8

Teltow Stadt - Hennigsdorf

S25

V - Vampir

9-13

Teltow Stadt - Gesundbrunnen

Zielcodes / Stationen

Anhalter Bahnhof

Code

Abkürzung

Waidmannslust

WAI

Pankow

PKR

Hennigsdorf

HND

Lichterfelde Süd

LIS

Teltow Stadt

TLS

Frankfurt U-Bahn 2.0

The keys and procedures are the same for all three included trains: U3, U4 and U5.

Manual startup

Turn master key

Turn on battery

［

Lift Pantograph

］

Activate main switch

Hotkeys

U, O

Open doors left/right

J, L

Release doors left/right

Close doors

End door release and confirm doors closed

Passenger lights on

Shift+V

Passenger lights off

Toggle headlights

Toggle high beam

, / .

Turn signal left/right

Emergency lights

Windshield wipers

Intermittent wipers

IBIS

You need to enter the following:

Kurs: A number between 1 and 12. Effectively meaningless in the simulator.
Linie: Line number, precede with 9, e.g. U5 = 95
Ziel: You enter TWO numbers here. First is origin, followed by destination. e.g. 709 for Hbf, then 726 for Preungesheim.

The buttons to the left of the number panel are for scrolling through the stops. They're organized like this from top to bottom:

Fast forward next stop
Next stop
Previous stop
Fast forward previous stop

I'm basing all this on the version sold by JustTrains.

U2 & Ptb for Frankfurt U-Bahn by Railtraction.eu

The U2 and Ptb trams have identical hotkeys.

Manual startup

Battery on, wait for voltage to rise

Hotkeys

Wipers

Space

Bell

Warning lights

, / .

Turn signal left/right

J, L

Select door side

Open doors

Open the front door only

Sound door close warning

Close doors

Confirm doors closed

Passenger lights on

Shift+V

Passenger lights off

Toggle headlights

Shift+H

Toggle high beam

Shift+Num- and Shift+Num+

Set destination display

IBIS

For this you'll have to use the external "informator" tool.

U-Bahn Hamburg HHA Type DT5

Startup procedure

Press F. Wait for the train to start up. Then use the mouse to press the button labeled "Übernahme" on the touch screen monitor on the right. You're now ready to drive.

Most things are set up with the mouse, such as the radio and destination display. Codes for the destination display are listed on the wall on your right. Even the driving direction is switched with the touch screen monitor on your right.

Go to FIS(ELA) and then press ZZA (Zugzielanzeige) to set the destination display. Use the buttons above and below the list to scroll through it. The button above ZZA, with the H between two arrows, is used to set the current station.

Hotkeys

The manual has a few errors in it. The following is correct.

Horn

Ctrl + Shift + T

Enable manual door control

Open left doors

Close doors

Open right doors

Play "Züruckbleiben bitte" announcement

Toggle wipers

Shift + V

Toggle wiper mode automatic/continuous

Class 37 by Armstrong Powerhouse

Do a cold start

This is what you do if the engine isn't running yet.

Shift+W

Insert master key

Set reverser to 'engine only'. Wait 60 seconds.

Press and hold the engine start button until the engine stopped indicator extinguishes.

Test the fire alarm.

Ctrl+N

Set AWS Change End Switch to ON

Mouse only

Release handbrake

Hold R and press ;

Unlock brake

K and Ctrl+K

Turn off tail lights

Turn on marker lights/route indicator

turn on headlight

Preparing the cab

This is what you do if the engine is already running.

Shift+W

Insert master key

Set reverser to 'engine only'

Ctrl+N

Set AWS Change End Switch to ON

Hold R and press ;

Unlock brake

K and Ctrl+K

Turn off tail lights

Turn on marker lights/route indicator

turn on headlight

Hotkeys

Deadman's pedal (DVD Reset)

Ctrl+D

Enable driver vigilance device

Shift+M, Ctrl+M

Increase/decrease motor factor (traction motor volume)

Shift+C, Ctrl+C

Increase/decrease clag factor (amount of smoke)

Ctrl+Numpad Enter

Toggle visual aids

V/Shift+V

Windscreen wiper left/right

Class 86 Enhancement Pack by Armstrong Powerhouse

Manual startup

Shift+W

Insert master key

Ctrl+N

Set AWS Change End Switch to ON

Reverser forward

Raise Pantograph

Hold R and press ;

Unlock brake

Turn off tail lights

Turn on marker lights

turn on headlight

Hotkeys

Hold F

Reverser lock, must be pressed to put reverser into reverse

Hold U, tap A

Tap changer increase one notch

Hold U, tap D

Tap changer decrease one notch

Thanks and have fun!

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2 Comments

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Ewo [author] 17 Sep, 2022 @ 10:03am

Thanks for your feedback!

I made this guide mostly for myself, but published it in case others might find it useful.

The only trains I'll mention are the trains that I keep having to look up the keys for.

Fluffy Chops 17 Sep, 2022 @ 3:29am

Got small feedback:

Could you please add like a screenshot of what train is what? Not only am i not a super train fan to know they names off by heart so pictures could be very useful for this kinda guild for those who are like me who enjoy trains and train simulators but don't go full geek like mode about them aka learn them all.

Only ones i really know are the HST 125 BR Class 465 BR Class 47. The 465 is just the train i really grow up with miss the networker livery.

Also is that gonna be the full list as you seem to of stopped adding trains onto this list?

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