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(0.7) 4-8-0 Centaur II (SAR class 8D) Light Cargo Locomotive (140 km/h or 1400 t)

Update 2020-10-18:
-Fixed a pulley bug, added remote rope controller and functional smoke stacks.
Update 2020-07-04:
-Modified power transfer using pulley mod and added torque ratio.
Update 2020-03-16:
-Added coloring based on the original livery.
Update 2020-02-06:
-Heavily reduced the amount of grids resulting in huge game performance increase during use.

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The cars seen on the pictures can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1691687874

Other locomotives from us can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1692456187

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With the quite good reception of the first replica model produced by X-RAI, it's time to present another one. This time it is a South African locomotive, the class 8D. It is designfully and functionally a successor of the old 'Centaur' Class - it is a small and compact locomotive for everyday tasks albeit it is far from being slow or lacking power!

Special thanks to Baron de Pingas-Bradders for contributing many useful design ideas.

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Place blueprint on straight piece of track and you are ready to go! If built in survival, put 5 weights inside the jar located under the cab of the loco.

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- The loco can be switched on and 'grabbed' by one click on the control block behind the firebox shutters.
- The engines can be refueled by clicking on the down-rear part of the side of the engine. It is a bit tricky at the beginning but once you know where to click, its easy to use.
- If the wheels slip throttle down a bit until they 'catch' again. Slipping wheels have almost no grip, so you will be going slower. Good throttle balance is especially important when getting up too speed. Also giving too much throttle when beginning to move may damage the engine.
- If the wheels slip and the engine won't move, place weights the weighting jars between the wheels. Due to newest innovations in traction technology even the slightest weight will make a difference.
- Clanging and crackling noises are normal and should not be worried about.
- The engine has no breaks. To slow down, just decrease the throttle. If more stopping power is needed, throttling up in reverse works great.
- Do not stand freely in your cab while going fast. Bad things may happen otherwise. For better visibility use spectator cam. For slow and delicate manouvres you can also just stand outside.

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