BB 22278RC + Rame VR2N

 

I have a previous post about the engine, but I didn't include any photos or videos. This is fixed now with this post.

 

Prototypical train formation

First, some videos and pictures:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182992690@N03/51279186369/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182992690@N03/49773479487/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/182992690@N03/51877246636/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulg40100/52158999985/

Miniature models

As usual, this is a unique creation. Some pictures of the engine:

With the VR2N cars from Vitrains, we have the prototypical formation:

 

And now my video!

AGC X76500 Hauts-de-France from Rails Models Creation

A new  model from Rails Models Creation ...

Prototypical cars

This is the new livery of those AGC since the new region Hauts-de-France was formed.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulg40100/52325273148/

Miniature models

A video of the model - same number as the photo above 😁:

And the engine on the ECoS:

Rame RRR Nord Pas-de-Calais from Rails Models Creation

 

I finally took the time to set up both RRR rames NPDC into the ECoS. Here's the link to the previous post about the somewhat complicated light functions of the decoder ...

Rame RRR Nord Pas-de-Calais from Rails Models Creation

 

EPM releases the RRR passenger cars a while back. A version from Nord Pas-de-Calais was supposed to be released, but it never came. Rails Models Creation made the model for me.

Prototypical cars

https://www.flickr.com/photos/155008070@N02/48520046971/

Miniature models

A picture of the model - same number as the photo above 😁:

The model comes with a DCC decoder already installed and configured. The main page is here: https://www.epm-productions.com/fonctionnalites/fonctionnalites-rrr/

The functions are quite sophisticated and are as follow:

The notice can be found here:

Setting DCC address for 4 engines

 

Continuing on the recent activities, I set up the digital address for 4 other models.

Mehano T285 7847 - HLD 7764

I set the address to #7764:

Roco 73664 - Traxx E 186 320-8 ECR

I set the address to #320:

This is DCC only - sadly ...

Os.Kar 1546 - BB 475410

I set the address to #7542, because there's already an identical model with address 7541:

LS Models 10071 - X 76599/76600 "Nord Pas-de-Calais"

I set the address to #7659:

AGC B 82500 Nord Pas-de-Calais from Rails Models Creation

 

The Nord Pas-de-Calais region operates two types of AGC: X 76500 and B 82500. I already covered the X 76500 here. Today, we are looking at the other one.

Prototypical engine

Here are two nice pictures:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/99535555@N07/36502080710/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alfenaar/16115488299/

Miniature model

Similarly to the X 76500, I got my model from Rails Models Creation:

I assigned address #8259 on the ECoS:

The sound decoder is coming from train-modelisme.com: Décodeur sonorisé ESU Loksound Bastiani V5 21 pôles. The notice is available here.

BB 522229

 Another engine done by Rails Models Creation - the BB 522229 in its "Fantôme" livery based on Roco 73884.

The prototypical locomotive

I found several pictures of this engine pulling Corail passanger cars in their Carmillon livery. They are TER trains between Paris Nord and Maubeuge or Saint Quentin.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/x4644/52094752905/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/165509379@N02/51532397991/

The model locomotive

Great work from Rails Models Creation again:

I assigned address #2229 on the ECoS:

And as usual, a short video!

Traxx 186 258-0 LINΞΛS Heroes

 

During the pandemic, LINΞΛS released a special white livery as opposed to the existing black livery.

A detailed article is available here: https://railcolornews.com/2020/04/17/be-weareinthistogether-lineas-releases-special-locomotive/

Traxx 186 258-0 LINΞΛS Heroes in HO scale

I'm now the happy owner of that locomotive in HO scale. The transformation was done by Rails Models Creation from the black engine made by Roco as ref 73215.

The engine is in the ECoS with address #258:

I created and uploaded the image from one of the pictures above:

And as usual, a short video!

BB 27134M Lineas avec sa rame de wagons Habbins

 

As we say, the best way to keep clean tracks is to run trains ...

Lineas 186 258

 

During the pandemic, Lineas launched a white locomotive dedicated to Covid-19 heroes. It's the Traxx 186-258 - article here:

Lineas even provided a Google album for those photos.

This engine has been seen mostly in front of freight trains, but it has actually been in front of the VSOE:

Rails Models Creation

I'm lucky that Rails Models Creation agreed to make that engine from the Roco model 73215:

Here's how it looks: