Beiträge von OBBWP

  • Mixnitz E1 and E2

    Gestern habe ich versucht, eine gelbe Fahrgestellvariante des LGB Mixnitz Steeple Cab zu lackieren.
    Ich konnte keinen anständigen Gelbton finden, mit dem ich laufen konnte, entschied mich aber schließlich für Promatic Yellow Primer. Auf die Grundierung folgte dann ein Hauch von Acryl-Satin-Lack.
    Ich bin sehr zufrieden damit. Ein paar kleine Details zu ergänzen, aber ich nenne es fertig.
    Ich vermute, dass das gelbe Fahrgestell ab Werk war, als es 1913 neu ausgeliefert wurde. Da das in kurzer Zeit schmutzig wurde, wurden die Fahrgestelle dann schwarz lackiert.

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    I had a go at painting a yellow chassis variation of the LGB Mixnitz steeple cab yesterday.
    I couldn't find a decent shade of yellow to run with but eventually settled on Promatic Yellow Primer. The primer was then followed by a waft of acrylic satin laquer.
    I'm quite pleased with it. A few little details to add but I'm calling it done.
    I'm guessing that the yellow chassis was ex-works when they were delivered new in 1913. As that got dirty over a short time, the chassis were then painted black.

  • [AT] Die Wendezüge der Pinzgauer Lokalbahn

    Zitat

    Nobody wanted to calculate the check digit ...

    It received eventually the check digit "0" but that was wrong.

    The check digit should actually have been "9".

    Thema

    [AT] A quick reference guide to the Gmeinder D 75 BB-SE locomotives.

    Gmeinder D 75 BB-SE

    Seven D 75 BB-SE locomotives were built by Gmeinder (Mosbach) between 2004 and 2012. They are a 760mm gauge diesel-hydraulic type utilizing a Caterpillar engine driving all four axles through a Voith transmission.
    They are equipped with Electric Train Heat supply, remote control and push-pull operation and additionally can easily be converted to standard gauge by swapping bogies and buffers.

    Two were ordered by the Zillertalbahn in 2004 taking the running numbers D13 and…
    OBBWP
    16. Mai 2023 um 09:47

  • [AT] A quick reference guide to the Gmeinder D 75 BB-SE locomotives.

    Gmeinder D 75 BB-SE

    Seven D 75 BB-SE locomotives were built by Gmeinder (Mosbach) between 2004 and 2012. They are a 760mm gauge diesel-hydraulic type utilizing a Caterpillar engine driving all four axles through a Voith transmission.
    They are equipped with Electric Train Heat supply, remote control and push-pull operation and additionally can easily be converted to standard gauge by swapping bogies and buffers.

    Two were ordered by the Zillertalbahn in 2004 taking the running numbers D13 and D14. They were delivered in August and November of that year respectively

    In February 2007 a single example was delivered to the OBB / Pinzgauerbahn in all over Zillertal red livery though unbranded. It was given the erroneous number 2096 001-0 (!). The OBB example was ordered to replace 2095 002-8 and 2095 003-6 which had been written off in a head on accident at Bramberg in July 2005. Although the Zillertalbahn had stood back on their orders, the locomotive saw little if any use before the line was sold to the Salzburger Lokalbahn in July 2008 and re-numbered to Vs81. Just a guess, but the reason behind the lack of whilst use designated Class 2096 may have been the check digit not being recognized. Its number should have been 2096 001-9.

    Also in 2007, the Zillertalbahn who had ordered another two, to take the numbers D15 and D16 took a later delivery. These arrived at Jenbach in April and June respectively. The Zillertalbahn put all of their new locomotives into service straight away, using them on freight, ballast and passenger turns, in particular taking advantage of their push-pull capability with DVT's specially ordered for the task. Initially the Gmeinder locomotives were delivered in Zillertal red livery but, from 2011, D14 / D15 / D16 were wrapped in advertising liveries, taking advantage of their plain flat sides. D13 never received advertisement liveries, staying in house colours until being disposed of in 2017.

    The SLB seemed happy with the 2096 / Vs81 and in November 2009 took delivery of a second example to be numbered Vs82. An upturn in traffic saw another example delivered in May 2012 numbered Vs83. Both were delivered in the SLB maroon and white livery that Vs81 had been re-painted into earlier.

    In December 2017, the Zillertalbahn sold their oldest example (D13) to the SLB becoming their Vs84 and painted into the SLB livery. This meant that the four SLB 2095's Vs71 / Vs72 / Vs73 / Vs74 were more or less standby locomotives, indeed Vs74 was taken out of service and Vs73 was hired to the Zillertalbahn in March 2021 as ironically they were short of power =O  


    The first of the few. ZB D13 ... now SLB Vs84.

    The OBB 2096 001, erroneously with a ‘0’ check digit instead of a ‘9’


  • The LGB HGe 2/2 Rack Locomotives

    LGB introduced the HGe 2/2 locomotive in the 1987 catalog as item 2046, later acquiring a zero to become item 20460 .

    Over the years, the model has been released in four liveries with seven variations, two being modellers license if not fictitious.

    A noteable feature of the model are its four pick-up skates.

    The real locomotives totalled just four examples and were built by SLM / BBC for the Swiss Schöllenbahn Railway (Göschenen - Andermatt) in 1915 connecting the standard gauge Gottardbahn with the meter gauge Furka-Oberalpbahn. They were numbered 1 to 4 and were initially powered by 1,200v DC but in 1940 they were rebuilt to run on 11,000v AC to match the FO and as a result became much more powerful. The last locomotive in service lasted until 1985 by which time, the Furka-Oberalpbahn had fully taken over the Schöllenbahn operation, renumbering these locomotives 21 to 24. A box cab design, they had a driving cab at one end only that always faced the bottom of the incline (facing Göschenen). The locomotives pushed their trains up the incline (as is usual safe practice) with the conductor / guard giving bell signals to the driver on the ascent.

    (a similar locomotive type, the He 2/2 had only the rack wheels powered with the flanged wheels being free … these could only be used on racked track. 65 of this type by various manufacturers for various railways were built ).

    All four locomotives transferred to FO ownership in 1961.

    Number 22 was withdrawn / scrapped in 1976.

    Number 24 was withdrawn / scrapped in 1980.

    Number 23 was withdrawn / scrapped in 1982 following a fire.

    Number 21 was withdrawn / scrapped in 1986 after its frames broke.

    It was thought that the prototype would be preserved but it was too far gone and its would be saviors had all been cut up.

    Today the line is part of the MGB with larger rack wheel fitted locomotives going further afield, not just on the branch, enabling operation of through trains.

    2046 / 20460 : FO red livery - locomotive number 21 (1987 - 1994)

    2146 / 21460 : Schöllenbahn blue & cream livery - locomotive number 3 (1989 - 1995)

    22460 : LGB yellow & white livery (fictitious) - locomotive number 4 (1996 - 2007)

    23460 : Zugspitzbahn blue livery (modellers license set 70246) - locomotive number 15 (1998 - 2002)

    24460 : FO red livery - locomotive number 24 (2004 - 2005) MTS decoder fitted

    23460 : FO red livery - locomotive number 22 (2013 - 2015) MZS decoder fitted

    23461 : Schöllenbahn gray & cream livery - locomotive number 1 (2017 - 2018) MZS sound decoder fitted

    ( It will be noted that the 23460 number was used twice, once by LGB and again by Marklin. Maybe Marklin hadn't realized that the Zugspitzbahn set, numbered 70246, had the locomotive stickered 23460 underneath ) .