New engines

 Coming back with some new engines:

X 76603/04

Prototypical engine

A couple of pictures of the real thing:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/depotdelongueau/45617627375/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/depotdelongueau/44673619075/

Scale model

It was released a while back by LS Models with reference 10072/10072S:

LS Models 10072

ESU ECoS M4/DCC

I did my usual thing on the ESU LokProgrammer and similarly to my previous BB 16500, the unit showed up at M4 on the ECoS:

Looking at the LokProgrammer, I decided to disable CV47.1 through CV47.3:

I also disabled Selectrix and M4 on the ECoS:

Sadly, the RailCom didn't seem to work and I had to create the engine manually in the ECoS:

But it worked well in the end!

BB 567493

A couple of pictures of the real engine:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/15038/17060893228/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/15038/17222689986/

REE Modeles released this model with reference MB-100/MB-100S:

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:

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:

TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

 

I found a long time ago a YouTube video of an AGC X 76500 going from Ascq to Orchies; this is here. I'm happy that I can now simulate the same maneuver on my layout:

And some pictures of the two trains:

AGC X 76500 Nord Pas-de-Calais from Rails Models Creation

 

In a previous post, I included a video from YouTube of an X76500 NPDC leaving the Ascq train station! I'm uber happy to now own that AGC model, with the identical numbers X 76709/76710!

The transformation was done by Rails Models Creation from an LS Models 10078 model with the sound decoder from ESU purchased from Train-Modelisme.

I had to update the names and icons of the functions on the ESU ECoS from this document, and here's the command screen:

And finally, here's how it looks - at the end I'm testing the interior lighting:

Video of a X 76500 at Ascq going to Orchies