--[CC] BR189 NL Soundmod--

--Important first:--
- Make a backup copy of this folder before you start:-
Assets\VirtualRailroads\vR_BR189_VRot_EL\Elloks

(Just copy the whole “Elloks” folder somewhere safe on your desktop. If something goes wrong, you can put it back.)

What you need:

TS-Tools (free program – google “TS-Tools Train Simulator” and grab the latest version)
At least one DCR repaint for the BR189 (the ones with “DCR” or “MRCE” etc. in the name)

Step by step – super simple:

Go to this folder in your Train Simulator install:
Assets → VirtualRailroads → vR_BR189_VRot_EL → Elloks

Inside “Elloks”, find a folder for a DCR repaint (anything with “DCR” in the name works best).
Open that folder → look for a file called BR189.bin

(It might say something like BR189 MRCE.bin or BR189 DCR.bin – just pick one that looks right.)
Right-click the BR189.bin file → “Open with” → choose TS-Tools.

(Or open TS-Tools first, then drag the .bin file into it.)
Once it’s open in TS-Tools, you’ll see a list/tree of stuff.
Press Ctrl + F (or go to Edit → Search/Find in the menu).
Type: Enginesound
Hit Enter/Find – it should jump to the line with “Enginesound”.

You’ll see a line that looks something like this:
Audio\BR189-Audio.xml
(or very similar)

Change that whole line to exactly this:
Elloks\DCR_components\Sounds\Engine\BR189-Audio NL.xml
(Copy-paste it if you can – make sure there are no extra spaces!)
Click File → Save (or Ctrl + S).

TS-Tools usually makes a backup (.bak file) automatically – that’s good.

Done with that one file?

Now repeat steps 3–7 for every other BR189.bin file you want to change
(all the different liveries/versions like MRCE, Dispolok, etc. – just search the Elloks folder for every file ending in BR189.bin and do them one by one).

That’s literally it!
Close TS-Tools, restart Train Simulator, load up the BR189 → you should now hear the Dutch/NL engine sounds.
If it doesn’t work:

Double-check you typed/pasted the new path exactly (no missing slash, no extra space, capitals matter).
Make sure the folder DCR_components actually exists inside Elloks.
Update TS-Tools if it’s acting weird.