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:

 

 

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 engines in the depot! Two PKP and one SNCF Infra

BB 79000

This is the new model from Jouef. It purchased the SNCF Infra version - Jouef HJ2439S - BB 679020.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexprevot/52318868842/

It came with an ESU decoder and I gave it address #7920:

PKP EP09

These are the new models from Piko. It purchased the yellow and the IC liveries:

• Piko 97522 - PKP EP09-045
• Piko 97525 - PKP EP09-046

https://www.flickr.com/photos/iks_berto/50222310903/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130444055@N06/31762519242/

 

Piko 97522 - PKP EP09-045

Piko 97525 - PKP EP09-046

I gave them addresses #945 and #946:

PKP EP08-009 and MÁV V43-1282

 

Recently purchased two new engines.

 

PKP EP08-009

 

MÁV V43-1282

 

New engines

 Some recent acquisitions ...

Piko 96315 DCC Sound

ACME 60190 & ESU LokSound V5 DCC

MTB H0CD362-040 & ESU LokPilot V4 DCC

Piko 96341 & Piko 56569

Piko 51957 DCC Sound

Roco 63555 & ESU 58820 LokSound V5 DCC Micro 8 Pin