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BR 642 in Train Sim World (Dovetail Games, Steam store page)

BR 642

The BR 642 is a diesel unit from Germany in Train Sim World. It comes with 1 route, and another DLC brings it to 8 more.

Picture: on Maintalbahn: Aschaffenburg - Miltenberg, Dovetail Games.

Where you can drive it

Comes with

With another DLC

Own the route and one of the DLCs named after it, and you can drive it there.

In the game

Names in Dovetail's lists: BR642, BR 642, BR 642, BR 642 DB, DB BR 642.

In these DLCs: Maintalbahn: Aschaffenburg - Miltenberg.

The real thing

The Desiro is a family of diesel and electric multiple units developed by Siemens for commuter and regional services. Quick acceleration suits it to lines with stations close together, and it is common across Europe.

  • Built by: Siemens Mobility, Ural Locomotives (Wikipedia)
  • Top speed: United Kingdom: 177 km/h (110 mph), Majority: 160 km/h (99.4 mph) (Wikipedia)

Photo: Krali Mirko on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

From the English Wikipedia article Siemens Desiro and Wikidata.

Sources. Dovetail's public DLC database and Steam store pages; English Wikipedia and Wikidata for the real train.

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