I bought the DC analog engine, so I needed to equip it with a decoder. It's a 8-pin socket, so I used ESU 59620 DCC:
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
EuroCity 72/73 "Smetana" (Wien-Praha) - part 2
With this formation, I had to find the appropriate engine: an ÖBB Class 1014. As I was looking for the miniature model of that locomotive, I came across this video that explains the rather interesting history behind the prototypical engine:
Only Roco produced this engine and again I came across a page with the history of the model this time:
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http://www.bahnwahn.de/rocooebb1014/Geschichte/geschichte.html |
This is the model I was able to find - Roco 63610:
And here's the full formation on Airtable:
Friday, July 25, 2025
EuroCity 72/73 "Smetana" (Wien-Praha) - part 1
This first post is about the train formation itself. I saw the two ACME sets for it, but they were released exclusively for the OKvláčky.cz store in Czech Republic:
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ACME 90167 + 90177 |
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ACME 90167 + 90177 |
And here's the real train formation from this link:
Monday, March 31, 2025
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
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/191979005@N08/53941406201/ |
B-Models VB3605.03 - SNCB HLD 5111
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/philstephenrichards/5976062234/ |
Piko 21688 - ČD Vectron BR 193 290-4
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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.
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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!
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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:
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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.
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=45150 |
That main model is Roco 7310010 - DB BR 218 150-1:
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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:
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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:
Sunday, March 9, 2025
New engines
Two new engines and the sound decoder for my X 76501/76502 Hauts-de-France rénové.
DB BR 120
I happened to get this model with its sound decoder at a very reasonable price! This engine has been seen pulling the Paris-Moscow train!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/130916788@N06/50388899857/ |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/130916788@N06/49155605313/ |
It is ACME 69376.
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=16784 |
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=16784 |
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=16784 |
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=16784 |
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=16784 |
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https://www.reisezugwagen.eu/?p=16784 |
I gave it address #1241.
ÖBB Class 1116 - Taurus
I need this locomotive for several international train compositions.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/100737370@N02/14334603477/ |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/130916788@N06/54258976995/ |
It is Roco 70527. I need to change the DCC address; for now, it is #3.
X 76501/76502 Hauts-de-France rénové
Lastly, I thought my AGC had an issue until I found out that the decoder was missing. I now received the decoder from the store and I should install it next.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/165883554@N04/53295284261/ |
I gave it address #1241.