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:

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.