Changes: Class 68

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Overview

The Class 68 UKLight is a diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by Stadler Rail, in use on Stepford Connect. Two of these locomotives top-and-tailing three Mark 3 coaches can be purchased for 2250 points after getting 200 experience.

Trivia

This train only operates 9 out of the 16 Stepford Connect routes, R003, R004, R006, R007, R022, R024, R025, and the exclusives R009 (Stepford Victoria to Edgemead) and R026 (Stepford Victoria to Llyn-by-the-Sea).
- This means that the 68 does not stop at Stepford Airport Parkway, Stepford Airport Central, New Harrow, or Elsemere Pond, unlike other Connect trains.
- Also, this train does not terminate at Stepford UFC, Berrily, and Stepford Airport Central.
This train is one of the four most expensive trains in SCR. The others are the Class 43, Class 387 and the Class 802.
This train is the only train that requires experience to purchase.
- Because of these reasons, the 68 is often considered a "pro train."
When the ability to change routes at termini was first introduced, it became possible to drive this train on all of the routes using this new function. The glitch was quickly patched, but many people took advantage of it and posted pictures of this train at Airport Central. This also resulted in some other trains operating the exclusive R009.
This train has a unique Connect livery. A similar livery can be seen on the Class 458/0 and Class 158, however, they are not identical.
The Class 68 once had the lowest class number in the game, however this changed when the Class 43 was released in Version 1.4, and later changed again when the Class 08 was introduced, although it is not driveable.
The Class 68 is one of the two trains, alongside the Class 801, in all of SCR to not have a yellow front end.
- Before receiving Next Generation update, it had a yellow front end.
Before this train got upgraded to Next Generation, it wasn't able to do R004.
This train and the Class 43 are the only trains in the game to have door slam closing sounds and Mk3 coaches.
The two Class 68 locomotives have the same unit number for both locomotives, despite being different units. This is likely a coding limitation. This also applies to the double Class 185 units running on AirLink and Class 43.
A Class 68 locomotive is seen at Faymere Green TMD, in addition to three Connect Mk3 coaches like the ones that make up this train.
This train's livery was changed when it was upgraded to Next Generation.
- The livery looks like the one TransPennine Express uses in real life.
Instead of stopping at 3 car Stop Markers you need to stop at the 5 car ones because of the two locomotives. (3 coaches + 2 locomotives = 5 total cars)

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 == Overview ==
-The Class 68 UKLight is a diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by Stadler Rail, in use on [[Stepford Connect]]. Two of these locomotives top-and-tailing three Mark 3 coaches can be purchased for 2250 points after getting 200 experience.
+The Class 68 [[:Category:Stadler UKLight|UKLight]] is a diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by Stadler Rail, in use on [[Stepford Connect]]. Two of these locomotives top-and-tailing three Mark 3 coaches can be purchased for 2250 points after getting 200 experience.
 == Trivia ==