This mod will increase the chance the DB BR 218 is eligible for substitution into timetable services. It won't substitute into all services and routes since there are more factors which substitution depends on and I can't influence, but it provides a wide variety of new services for the locomotive.
By default (without this mod) and excluding the services on Maintalbahn and Hauptstrecke Hamburg-Lübeck, the TSG DB BR 218 substitutes into timetable services on the following routes:
- Nahverkehr Dresden-Riesa (DRA)
- Hauptstrecke Hamburg-Lübeck (HBK)
- Hauptstrecke München-Augsburg (HMA)
- Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr (HRR/NRM)
- Main-Spessart-Bahn (MSB)
- Rhein-Ruhr Osten (RRO)
- Ruhr-Sieg Nord (RSN)
- Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen (SKA)
With this mod, the BR 218 substitutes into timetable services on these routes as well:
- Bahnstrecke Bremen-Oldenburg (BRO)
- Dresden-Chemnitz / Tharandter Ramper (DCZ)
- Frankfurt-Fulda / Kinzigtalbahn (FTF)
- Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel-Würzburg (KWG)
- Bahnstrecke Salzburg-Rosenheim (SRM)
- S-Bahn Vorarlberg (VRL)
- possibly even more and future routes (just try it out)
Unfortunately, it won't have substitutions on Rapid Transit / Leipzig S2 (RPT), Semmeringbahn (SBN), Niddertalbahn (NID) and Linke Rheinstrecke (LFR).
In addition to that, substitution parameters have been changed to enhance the chance of substitution for InterCity, DB Regio, and freight services. So it will likely result in a few more services on the routes listed in the first section (routes 1-8) as well. For InterCity services, I think you will need the BR 101 Standard (Not Expert) addon as base to substitute into.
As a fun gimmick, I did something which maybe not everyone liked but therefore I provided you the chance to decide for yourself taking it or not. I changed substitution parameter to allow the BR 218 to substitute into timetable services on international (UK, USA, France, Netherlands etc.) - Austria and Switzerland is included in the normal pak version already.
The "!218_EvenMoreSubstitutions_International.pak" will furthermore include the ability to sub into services (of the Class 66 I think) on these routes for example:
- Birmingham Cross-City Line: Lichfield-Bromsgrove & Redditch (BCC)
- East Coastway: Brighton-Eastbounre/Seaford (BML)
- East Coast Main Line - Peterborough-Doncaster (ECML)
- Goblin/Suffragette Line - Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside (GLE)
- Glossop Line - Manchester - Hadfield & Glossop (MGP)
- Great Western Express - London Paddington-Reading (GWE)
- South Eastern High Speed - St. Pancras - Ashford International/Faversham (SEHS)
- West Coast Main Line South: London Euston - Milton-Keynes (WCMLS/EMK)
Keep in mind that this will also sub the DB BR 218 in AI traffic. The probability I have no influence on, since this is setup in the formation to sub into. However as explained in the Installation instructions, you can disable the mod by simply moving the pak in a subfolder or a folder above of DLC or use TaskPlay's Mod Manager, if you want to have authentic AI traffic again.
Note that substitution can be not only limited by geograpical region and operator, but also requirements of the capacities of the loco to be substituted. I made the BR 218 sub into services for "stronger" locomotives. That being said, it is possible that some services requiring to go over a certain amount of gradient with a certain amount wagons loaded you can't complete (without additional help)
Requirements

Climb aboard the mighty diesel-hydraulic DB BR 218 and embark on passenger and freight duties from Hamburg and beyond. Explore in a new way with the first true German go-anywhere, do-anything mainline locomotive in Train Sim World®, courtesy of TSG.
Installation Instructions
After downloading, copy or move the pak file "!218_MoreSubstitutions.pak" and/or "!218_EvenMoreSubstutions_International.pak" into the DLC folder under
(Train Sim World)\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC
For Steam, this is
(path to your steam library)\steamapps\common\Train Sim World 5\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC.
Uninstalling just by deleting the files or moving it in a different folder or subfolder. You can use TaskPlays's Mod Manager to enable/disable the mod easily.
You can have both paks installed, but the international sub one will take priority if you let the name of the paks as they are.
The menu selector says that the BR 218 originates from HBK (Hauptstrecke Hamburg-Lübeck), however the DB BR 218 is not attached to HBK (or MTB/Maintalbahn) like other loco DLCs before and also available in free roam when you don't have HBK installed. I tested it and it works without Hauptstrecke Hamburg-Lübeck.
This mod should also work with TSW versions prior to Train Sim World 5 as it is using .dlc files in the pak's. Just try it out.
Files
!218_EvenMoreSubstitutions_International.pak 7 KB · Added 11 days ago · Downloaded 141× !218_MoreSubstitutions.pak 7 KB · Added 11 days ago · Downloaded 234×Comments
Very big Thanks to this Mod,
I hate it when some Loco DLCs are only available for one ore two routes from the same Country.
Yes, me too. While DTG and third parties are keen to provide timetable services for locos only where they were used in real life matching era and livery, it's sad that some locos can be used for a few fitting routes only. Although I was quite surprised on how many routes the BR 218 substitutes into TT services even without this mod.
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About this mod
- Created
- 11 days ago
- Updated
- 11 days ago
- Game
- Train Sim World
- Type of content
- Patch
- Train Sim World compatibility
- Train Sim World 5
- Train Sim World Content
- Bahnstrecke Bremen - Oldenburg, Bahnstrecke Salzburg - Rosenheim, Birmingham Cross-City Line, DB BR 218 Diesel Loco, East Coast Mainline: Peterborough to Doncaster, East Coastway: Brighton - Eastbourne & Seaford, Glossop Line: Manchester - Hadfield & Glossop, Great Western Express, Kinzigtalbahn: Frankfurt - Fulda, London Overground Suffragette line: Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside, S-Bahn Vorarlberg: Lindau - Bludenz, Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel - Würzburg, Southeastern Highspeed, Tharandter Rampe: Dresden - Chemnitz, West Coast Main Line: London Euston - Milton Keynes
sorry an 218 for an IC on KWG is for me a big no.... this not realistic on any way.... And this loco has also no permission for Austria either
The GKB wants to know your location
https://www.bahnbilder.de/bild/oesterreich~unternehmen~graz-koflacher-bahn-und-busbetrieb-gmbh-gkb/889306/lassen-wir-die-aus-fotografischer-sicht.html
https://heros-rail.com/de/lokomotiven.html#:~:text=Die%20BR218%20gehört%20zur%20Familie,und%20Österreich%20im%20Einsatz%20gewesen.
The BR 218 shall not be replaced/substituted for each and every IC service in AI traffic as this is determined by a parameter in the formation to sub into which controls how high probability is for substitution, but I couldn't alter for this mod because it would require loads of more work needing me to edit each formation used individually on different plugins, which for the moment I don't have time for.
You also have the option to use the Mod Manager to disable the mod for having authentic traffic again, when you want it to.
But if this is a problem still, I can make a pak file which excludes the 218 from subbing into any IC services if you want.