EuroCity 22/23 "Johann Strauß" (Köln Hbf–Wien Westbf) - part 3

 

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:

 

ESU 59620 LokPilot 5 DCC Decoder - NEM652 8-Pin Interface

 

 

EuroCity 22/23 "Johann Strauß" (Köln Hbf–Wien Westbf) - part 2

With this formation, I had to find the appropriate engine: a DB BR 103. I was lucky enough to find Roco 72394 at an okay price:

 

https://www.roco.cc/rde/72394-elektrolokomotive-br-103-der-db-ag.html

 

 These are all the cars I need for the train formation:

 

I have one ACME 90126, therefore I need:

• ACME 90125
• ACME 90127
• ÖBB Bmz 73 from ACME 90125 or RailTop 32211, 32212, 32213
• ÖBB Bmpz 73 from ACME 90126 or RailTop 32221, 32222
• ÖBB Amz 73 from ACME 90125 or RailTop 32101 

 

 

EuroCity 22/23 "Johann Strauß" (Köln Hbf–Wien Westbf) - part 1

I recently purchased an ACME car set for the "Johann Strauß" train - I have one and I'd need to find the other two.

 

ACME 90125, 90126, and 90127

Here are several photos from the real train formation between 1993 and 1995:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/185503811@N08/49556368307/

https://www.facebook.com/100057333555342/posts/103-212-7-ec-22-johann-strauss-wien-westbf-k%C3%B6ln-hbfwien-westbf-27021995foto-pete/309087741012342/

https://www.bahnbilder.de/bild/deutschland~e-loks~br-103/843796/103-123-mit-ec-23-johann.html

 

And here's an example of the train formation on vagonweb.cz:

https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=DB&cislo=22&rok=1997&lang=en

https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=DB&cislo=22&rok=1996&lang=en

https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=DB&kategorie=EC&cislo=22&rok=1995&lang=en

 

Avala - Winter 1992 - Wien -> Beograd

Sadly I could not find a photo or a video of the Avala with a V63 ; instead ACME provides one with a V43 engine - which is announced by Piko ...

https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=%C3%96BB&cislo=345&rok=1992

It nicely matches exactly what is provided on vagonweb.cz:

Description	Image	Reference	In stock
MÁV V63		ACME 60661	✔
JŽ Bl		ACME 55074	✔
JŽ Bl		ACME 55074	✔
JŽ Bl		ACME 55074	✔
JŽ Bl		ACME 55310	✔
JŽ Bl		ACME 55310	✔
JŽ WRm		ACME 55310	✔
JŽ Alm		ACME 55074	✔
ÖBB ABm		RailTop 32301	✔
ÖBB Bm		RailTop 32203	✔
ÖBB Bm		RailTop 32203.2	✔

And here's the video: