BB 20011

I actually never setup this engine I purchased a while back:

http://uxtobirza.free.fr/trains/voir_loco.php?Classe=BB%2020011/12

 

LS Models 11199S - BB 20011

Sadly, I tried to use my test bench and the ESU LokProgrammer, but something must be wrong in the wiring - somehow - because it didn't work on either track!

 

 

Ferieekspressen "København - Hamburg - Venezia SL" - part 2

 

ACME released multiple versions of the FS E.652 and so did Rivarossi. It took me a while to pull the trigger, but I got this one at a reasonable price:

ACME 60608 - FS E.625.039 - Ep V.

 

I bought the DC version and added a ESU LokPilot decoder:

 

 

Ferieekspressen "København - Hamburg - Venezia SL" - part 1

 

A while back, ACME released 2 carriage sets for the Ferieekspressen "København - Hamburg - Venezia SL". I wasn't able to find any pictures besides what is in the 2024 ACME catalog:

 

 

Here are the 2 sets:

ACME 55295 - 1x WRD (service car) and 3x Bc-t of the DSB

ACME 55296 - one WLABm 174 (Munich-Kassel bogies) and three Bcmh 246 (2x block brakemen, 1x disc brakemen) of the DB

And here's the train formation on Airtable:

 

I had everything except the engine, at least until recently! 

 

 

EuroCity 344/345 "Avala" (Vienna-Belgrade 1991)

A while back, ACME released two car sets to recreate the EuroCity 344/345 "Avala" from Vienna to Belgrade around 1991. There were:

• ACME 55074: 4-piece car set “Avala” consisting of 1x Alm and 3x Bl, Ep. IVb-V

• ACME 55310: 3-piece car set “Avala” consisting of 2x Bl and 1x WRm (Spiesewagen), Ep. IVb-V

 

It's a beautiful formation but it was lacking the locomotive V43 from MÁV, as shown on the box and catalog:

 

Piko released one at the time, but it was too recent as it displayed MÁV START which is a very recent name for the passenger service. The correct version just got released:

Piko 51447

 

I gave it the DCC address of 4365: