Era 2 has 6 cargo engines, 2 passenger engines and bonus engines. All engines in this era are named after animals.
Cargo Engines
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The Elephant is the best engine overall in this era, although the Bat is useful early on. The Lynx is not too far behind depending on waiting times.
If you didn't get coupling from Era 1, the Bat is a good starting engine - and is more profitable than the Falcon + coupling, although the Giraffe is useful if you don't have an Era 1 passenger train.
Bat
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- Main article: Bat
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The Bat | |
Era 2 Long-haul engine | |
DE: Fledermaus; PT: Andorinha; PL - Nietoperz | |
Tractive Force: | 4 (max: 5) |
Upgrade: | Preheating fan: +1, $60,000, 11 RP |
Reliability: | 50% (max: 60%) |
Upgrade: | Barnes lever: +10%, $30,000, 6 RP |
Acceleration: | 1/20 (max: 2/20) |
Upgrade: | Driver's brake valve: +1, $75,000, 11 RP |
Speed: | 150 km/h (max: 175 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Emanation: +15 km/h, $40,000, 7 RP |
Upgrade: | Smoke deflectors: +10 km/h, $30,000, 5 RP
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Appr. service cost at 70%: | $28,000 |
Purchase Cost: | $165,000 (max: $400,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 18 RP (max: 58 RP) |
Prerequisites: | none |
Enables: | Panther with Preheating fan (11 RP) AND Black Bear with Driver's brake valve (11 RP) |
Sell price: | $115,500 (max: $280,000) |
Panther
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- Main article: Panther
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The Panther | |
Era 2 Marathoner | |
DE: Panther; PT: Pantera; PL - Pantera | |
Tractive Force: | 4 (max: 5) |
Upgrade: | Rotary clutch: +1, $80,000, 13 RP |
Reliability: | 70% (max: 90%) |
Upgrade: | Central buffer: +20%, $30,000, 8 RP |
Acceleration: | 3/20 (max: 5/20) |
Upgrade: | Cam shaft: +2, $45,000, 9 RP |
Speed: | 90 km/h (max: 105 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Steam brake: +15 km/h, $65,000, 11 RP
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Appr. service cost at 70%: | $30,000 |
Purchase Cost: | $125,000 (max: $345,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 22 RP (max: 63 RP) |
Prerequisites: | Bat + Preheating fan OR Giraffe + Driving wheel small + Driving wheel medium + Fallback system + Roller bearing |
Enables: | Lynx with Steam brake + Rotary clutch (24 RP) |
Sell price: | $87,500 (max: $241,500) |
Black Bear
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- Main article: Black Bear
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The Black Bear | |
Era 2 Short-haul engine | |
DE: Schwarzbär; PT: Navegador; PL: Baribal | |
Tractive Force: | 6 (max: 6) |
Reliability: | 40% (max: 65%) |
Upgrade: | Superheater: +15%, $30,000, 7 RP |
Upgrade: | Sleeve buffer: +10%, $15,000, 5 RP |
Acceleration: | 15/20 (max: 19/20) |
Upgrade: | Gooseneck: +4, $10,000, 3 RP |
Speed: | 70 km/h (max: 90 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Counterbalanced brake: +10 km/h, $50,000, 10 RP |
Upgrade: | Boiler: +10 km/h, $45,000, 10 RP
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Purchase Cost: | $175,000 (max: $325,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 25 RP (max: 60 RP) |
Prerequisites: | Bat + Driver's brake valve |
Enables: | Lynx with Counterbalanced brake + Superheater (17 RP) |
Sell price: | $122,500 (max: $227,500) |
Lynx
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- Main article: Lynx
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The Lynx | |
Era 2 Sprinter | |
DE: Luchs; PT: Lince; PL - Ryś | |
Tractive Force: | 3 (max: 5) |
Upgrade: | Corrugated plate: +1, $100,000, 15 RP |
Upgrade: | Driving wheel medium: +1, $100,000, 13 RP |
Reliability: | 35% (max: 50%) |
Upgrade: | Driving wheel small: +15%, $30,000, 8 RP |
Acceleration: | 10/20 (max: 15/20) |
Upgrade: | Kylchap: +5, $25,000, 6 RP |
Speed: | 130 km/h (max: 150 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Waggon axle: +5 km/h, $25,000, 5 RP |
Upgrade: | Pulverised coal firing: +15 km/h, $55,000, 10 RP
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Purchase Cost: | $250,000 (max: $585,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 30 RP (max: 87 RP) |
Prerequisites: | Panther + Rotary clutch + Steam break OR Black Bear + Counterbalanced brake + Superheater |
Enables: | Boar with Waggon axle + Kylchap (11 RP) AND Cheetah with Corrugated plate + Driving wheel small (23 RP) |
Sell price: | $175,000 (max: $409,500) |
Boar
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- Main article: Boar
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The Boar | |
Era 2 All-rounder | |
DE: Eber; PT: Faísca; PL: Dzik | |
Tractive Force: | 5 (max: 6) |
Upgrade: | Oil pump: +1, $70,000, 11 RP |
Reliability: | 50% (max: 70%) |
Upgrade: | Leaf spring: +10%, $20,000, 6 RP |
Upgrade: | Fallback system: +10%, $20,000, 5 RP |
Acceleration: | 6/20 (max: 9/20) |
Upgrade: | Driving wheel large: +3, $25,000, 6 RP |
Speed: | 95 km/h (max: 115 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Running board: +20 km/h, $90,000, 16 RP
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Purchase Cost: | $225,000 (max: $450,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 35 RP (max: 79 RP) |
Prerequisites: | Lynx + Waggon axle + Kylchap |
Enables: | Elephant with Driving wheel large + Running board (22 RP) |
Sell price: | $157,500 (max: $315,000) |
Elephant
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- Main article: Elephant
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The Elephant | |
Era 2 Traction giant | |
DE: Elefant; PT: Lobo Cinzento; PL: Słoń | |
Tractive Force: | 9 (max: 11) |
Upgrade: | Large tender: +1, $50,000, 9 RP |
Upgrade: | Heavy supply pump: +1, $45,000, 8 RP |
Reliability: | 30% (max: 40%) |
Upgrade: | Oil burner: +10%, $25,000, 6 RP |
Acceleration: | 1/20 (max: 2/20) |
Upgrade: | Oil trap: +1, $75,000, 12 RP |
Speed: | 50 km/h (max: 65 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Roller bearing: +10 km/h, $80,000, 14 RP |
Upgrade: | Giesl ejector: +5 km/h, $50,000, 7 RP
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Purchase Cost: | $300,000 (max: $625,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 40 RP (max: 96 RP) |
Prerequisites: | Boar + Driving wheel large + Running board OR Cheetah + BLNSXF piston + Coach CB combination boiler |
Enables: | Coupling with Large tender + Heavy supply pump + Oil trap + Oil burner + Roller bearing + Giesl ejector (56 RP) |
Sell price: | $210,000 (max: $437,500) |
Bull (bonus engine)
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- Main article: Bull
Era 3 - Coupling
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The Era 2 engines can carry Era 3 goods with use of the coupling, costing 50 research pts., and requiring a fully researched Elephant. The minimal complete cost of coupling is 322 RP, but can be as high as 372 for other research paths.
Comparison of Cargo Engine Performance
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Engine | Reliability | Acceleration (/20) | WSP | Speed km/h | Tractive Force | Slots | Reliability* | WSP* | Speed km/h* |
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Bat | 60% | 2 | 875 | 175 | 5 | 1 | 93.33% | 817 | 163 |
Panther | 90% | 5 | 525 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 98.33% | 516 | 103 |
Black Bear | 65% | 19 | 540 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 94.17% | 509 | 85 |
Lynx | 50% | 15 | 750 | 150 | 5 | 1 | 91.67% | 688 | 138 |
Boar | 70% | 9 | 690 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 95% | 656 | 109 |
Elephant | 40% | 2 | 715 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 90% | 644 | 59 |
Bull | 95% | 9 | 980 | 140 | 7 | 1 | 99.17% | 972 | 139 |
Notes
The values are for fully upgraded engines.
(Bracketed) values show the value for the train instead of the sortable values that are per train slot.
*Red values indicate averages based on an 8 hour servicing schedule (All values are rounded but Reliability is to 2)
Passenger engines
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There are two passenger trains plus a bonus one in this era. The Cheetah is the most profitable of the two.
Giraffe
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- Main article: Giraffe
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The Giraffe | |
Era 2 | |
PL: Żyrafa | |
Tractive Force: | 75 (max: 90) |
Upgrade: | Leaf spring: +10, $60,000, 12 RP |
Upgrade: | Large tender: +5, $30,000, 7 RP |
Reliability: | 30% (max: 50%) |
Upgrade: | Fallback system: +10%, $30,000, 5 RP |
Upgrade: | Roller bearing: +10%, $30,000, 5 RP |
Acceleration: | 3/20 (max: 5/20) |
Upgrade: | Oil pump: +1, $25,000, 5 RP |
Upgrade: | Kylchap: +1, $20,000, 4 RP |
Speed: | 80 km/h (max: 105 km/h) |
Upgrade: | Driving wheel small: +15 km/h, $50,000, 10 RP |
Upgrade: | Driving wheel medium: +10 km/h, $40,000, 7 RP
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Purchase Cost: | $200,000 (max: $485,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 35 RP (max: 90 RP) |
Prerequisites: | none |
Enables: | Panther with Driving wheel small + Driving wheel medium + Fallback system + Roller bearing (27 RP) |
Sell price: | $140,000 (max: $339,500) |
Cheetah
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- Main article: Cheetah
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The Cheetah | |
Era 2 | |
PL: Gepard | |
Tractive Force: | 45 (max: 55) |
Upgrade: | Disfacado propulsion: +10, $80,000, 13 RP |
Reliability: | 70% (max: 90%) |
Upgrade: | Coach CB combination lever: +10%, $25,000, 7 RP |
Upgrade: | LYNA craw axis: +10%, $20,000, 7 RP |
Acceleration: | 9/20 (max: 14/20) |
Upgrade: | ELY 1983 lever pole: +3, $20,000, 5 RP |
Upgrade: | Maggie Q crankshaft: +2, $10,000, 3 RP |
Speed: | 190 km/h (max: 225 km/h) |
Upgrade: | BLNSXF piston: +20 km/h, $60,000, 10 RP |
Upgrade: | GrobE mass balance: +15 km/h, $40,000, 6 RP
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Purchase Cost: | $300,000 (max: $555,000 ) |
Research Cost: | 45 RP (max: 96 RP) |
Prerequisites: | Lynx + Corrugated plate + Driving wheel small |
Enables: | Elephant with BLNSXF piston + Coach CB combination lever (17 RP) |
Sell price: | $210,000 (max: $388,500) |
Kangaroo (bonus engine)
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- Main article: Kangaroo
Comparison of Passenger Engine Performance
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Engine | Reliability | Acceleration (/20) | WSP | Speed km/h | Tractive Force | Slots | Reliability* | WSP* | Speed km/h* |
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Giraffe | 50% | 5 | 9450 | 105 | 90 | 1 | 91.67% | 8663 | 96 |
Cheetah | 90% | 14 | 12375 | 225 | 55 | 1 | 98.33% | 12169 | 221 |
Kangaroo | 95% | 15 | 14300 | 130 | 110 | 1 | 99.17% | 14181 | 129 |
Notes
The values are for fully upgraded engines.
(Bracketed) values show the value for the train instead of the sortable values that are per train slot.
*Red values indicate averages based on an 8 hour servicing schedule (All values are rounded but Reliability is to 2)