New engines

I got a couple of new engines and since I temporally fixed my issue for Roco models, I updated those as well.

LS Models 17414DCS - NightJet Vectron BR 193 962-8

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/191979005@N08/53941406201/

B-Models VB3605.03 - SNCB HLD 5111

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/philstephenrichards/5976062234/

Piko 21688 - ČD Vectron BR 193 290-4 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/136314743@N04/41657962420/

Roco 70434 - ÖBB 1044.01

I bought this one because it was deeply discounted. I'm not sure just yet for which composition I will use it, but I know Rh 1044 is a very common engine for ÖBB.

https://www.roco.cc/ren/70434-electric-locomotive-104401-obb.html

It got address #1014:

Roco 70527 - ÖBB 1116 088-6

Check this post to see the pictures. I post here only the decoder with address #1116:

 

Roco 7510032 - ÖBB 1216 227-9

For the EC 73 "Smetana" Prague – Brno Hbf., I needed a ÖBB 1216!

https://www.bahnbilder.de/bild/oesterreich~e-loks~br-1216-e-190/633604/1216-233-oebb-mit-ec-73.html

 I purchased Roco 7510032 - ÖBB 1216 227-9:

https://www.roco.cc/ren/7510032-electric-locomotive-1216-227-9-obb.html

 And I gave it address #1216:

 

Roco 7510053 -  NightJet BR 185 552-7

Check this post to see the pictures. I post here only the decoder with address #1857:

 

Roco 7310010 - DB BR 218 150-1 

This is a diesel engine for my "Nordsee Express" train. I made a post about it here. As mentioned on that page, there's a special edition of the BR 218 in cream and blue livery, but it is sold out. Instead, I'm purchased the main Roco model that works well too.

https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=45150

That main model is Roco 7310010 - DB BR 218 150-1:

https://www.roco.cc/ren/products/locomotives/diesel-locomotives/7310010-diesel-locomotive-218-150-1-db.html

It got address #2181:

 

Roco 70733 & 7500035- SNCB HLE 2870 & 2869 

This is a new InterCity composition with a new livery for HLE 28 from SNCB:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/193935765@N02/54192880310/

 I found Traxx BR186 on sales and I will use the DCC Sound for the HLE 2870 and the DC with ESU decoder for the HLE 2869:

 

New engines

Three new acquisitions: two FS locomotives and one SNCF for NightJet night trains.

 

First FS locomotive: E.402

This is for my Intercity Notte composition. This is the video that triggered my interest, since it is a night train from Rome to Syracuse in Silicy. The train actually goes on a ferry!

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/brenner_pictures/52527567988/

As you can see on the video and the picture, there is an engine on each end of the formation. Here's my first E.402 engine - ACME 69388:

I'm having an issue with the sound of the decoder. It seems that it's a simple diesel sound, nowhere close to all the functions mentioned in the manual. At the same time, they mention a simple and complex mode, so I need to look more into it. For now, I gave it address #4021:

 

Second FS locomotive: E.656

This is for several train compositions:

• EuroCity 54/55 "Raffaello" Rome - Zurich
• EuroCity 70/71 "Colosseum" Roma Termini - Frankfurt(M) Hbf
• EuroNight 313/314 "Roma" Basel SBB - Roma Termini
• InterCity 242/243 "Drava"

and I'm sure many more ...

This is ACME 69396:

I gave it address #6562:

 

 

BR 185 for NightJet night trains

I reserved this one a while back to go with the NightJet night trains from LS Models.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mister_h77290/52897416230/

 
This is Roco 7510053:

 

For some reasons, I didn't manage to configure the address with JMRI as I usually do, so it is still set for #3 as of now.