Some new engines configured on the ECoS:
La Gare d'Ascq
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
"Région Nord.Pas-de-Calais" TCR & non-TCR - part 1
I'm starting a new decal project and it is about the original VR2N in Nord Pas-de-Calais. It was before the TER and it was named TCR: Transport Collectif Régional. I have a previous post about, but I want here to centralize all the info, mostly pictures about it.
We start with videos:
https://youtu.be/37y0Ai3FT-Y?t=77
https://youtu.be/qe3aMf56ZNg?t=1733
And more pictures:
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| https://forum.lrpresse.fr/viewtopic.php?p=2218221#p2218221 |
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| https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgpme-BHc8/ |
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| https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MQqKgoFy4/ |
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| https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MRCAlIPVJ/ |
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| https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=348780734453977&set=a.154266743905378 |
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| https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3591701881092062&set=pcb.913986896848935 |
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| https://forum.lrpresse.fr/viewtopic.php?p=2849650&sid=d05388291775c26163926c300fc4174d#p2849650 |
| https://forum.lrpresse.fr/viewtopic.php?p=2261627#p2261627 |
| https://forum.lrpresse.fr/viewtopic.php?p=2261627#p2261627 |
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| http://transportrail.canalblog.com/pages/transport-ferroviaire-regional--2----1973-1995/36400229.html |
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| https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains-en-voyage/52075750511/ |
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| https://www.archives.sncf.com |
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| https://www.archives.sncf.com |
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| La Vie du Rail № 2479 - 18 janvier 1995 |
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| La Vie du Rail № 1948 - 14 juin 1984 |
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| La Vie du Rail № 1948 - 14 juin 1984 |
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| La Vie du Rail № 1948 - 14 juin 1984 |
Saturday, January 24, 2026
FS E.402
I have a couple of formations with FS E.402:
- EuroCity 54/55 "Raffaello" Rome - Zurich
- EuroCity 70/71 "Colosseum" Rome - Frankfurt
Each requires a different version of the FS E.402A. I got those as ACME 60036 and ACME 60011. Both are analog and decided to convert them to digital. As it turns out, both of them already had a LokPilot installed!
And the next one:
Monday, January 19, 2026
Traxx HLE 29 - part 9 and done
Here's how it looks after the varnish:
Removing the masking was very easy with a toothpick:
I fixed the couple of issues on the roof and started to look into the DCC decoder:
Here's the final result:
















































