Well, I was wondering about this. We know we'll be getting...
* Pennsy's M-1 with a set of heavyweight coaches* a spartan cab NS SD70* the Re 465 of the BLS from Switzerland* a 4-6-0 steamer No. 45-something from BR with matching passenger coaches* as well as Deutsche Bahn's class 103 with a set of matching InterCity coaches.Since I am most familiar with DB and its equipment, I'll now take a few guesses about some of the other German material in TS2...and hope I'll have scored at least a few hits .
As an alternative to the 103 - most of which have, in fact, been retired earlier this year, with only a few examples remaining as operational reserves - we might get either a 101, which many of you will already know from the Pro Train series...
...or a 120, which was the first mass-produced German electric based on three-phase AC traction and advanced control equipment, and spelt quite a leap ahead when it first appeared in the mid-80s. In fact, the 120 served as a testbed of sorts for technologies to be applied on the ICE high-speed trainsets.
Of course, I expect and hope we will be getting some freight equipment as well - and if we should, I expect the motive power to be provided by either a 140...
...or a 151, which - along with the very similar 150 some of you will know from Pro Train 3 - is essentially the big sister of the eight-wheeled 140...
...or a 152 if Kuju should be more into the recent developments.
In addition, I believe Kuju should also provide us with some equipment for commuter and medium-distance regional services. If they do, I would expect to find at least one of the following, starting with the ubiquitous 111...
...or the 143 of Pro Train 2 fame...
...or the classic 110 which, after serving faithfully as an InterCity engine for almost 40 years, has now been relegated mostly to regional services for the rest of its operating life.
However, since DB has become increasingly appreciative of multiple units for local and regional traffic, I could also imagine seeing a 423 S-Bahn EMU...
...or a 425, which, as you might be able to tell, is a relative of the 423, though it has been designed for low platforms (76 cm above rail heads) on mixed-traffic routes, as opposed to the 423, which, being designed for operation on dedicated S-Bahn track, has been designed for 96-cm platforms.
This is because regulations say passenger platforms on routes with mixed traffic must not be higher than 76 cm (30") to allow for cars with oversized loading gauge.
In addition to the long-distance coaching stock, I would guess we might also see a set of double-deck regional coaches, such as these...
...or some "Puma"/"Modus" cars like this driving trailer...
...and this one...
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...or a rake of former "Silberling" cars, as seen here...
The various types of European freight cars, on the other hand, are too numerous to list the here. Moreover, most of these types have ben standardized across the continent, so if you have ever been to any Western European country and have seen some freight cars there, you can be pretty sure you might also encounter them on German rails.
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