ALL SOLD... Train Engineer RC TX handset and 3 x DC RX Receiver base stations with fans and 13 amp power supply 13.8,18,23 volt

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Aristocraft/Crest Train Engineer system
The items can be bought separately but I would obviously prefer them to go as a whole unit.
1 X ART/CRE 55465 Elite power supply with three available voltage offering 13 amps of power
3 X ART/CRE 55470 RX receiver (10 amp handling) Linear and PWC DC
1 X ART/CRE 55473 TX transmitter handset

Fully tested

PRICES
ART 55471 10 amp receiver £50 each plus P&P (there are three)
ART 55473 transmitter handset £70 plus P&P
Crest 'Elite' 13 amp power supply £99 plus P&P

I also have some point and accessory receivers on offer the ones in the photos here are not included in this sale but are in my other 'For Sale' posting

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Could be interested at the right price, and if I understood how you controlled multiple trains on analogue!!
 
Jimmy, the prices have been inserted into the first post on the thread. Photos of my actual kit will follow.
 
So you have completed your move to battery then. I still use TE for big locos and battery for smaller ones - its a solution that works for me. Its a shame that there is no real equivalent to a TE available these days. I have a spare TE in store so I do not need to buy yours but I would recommend the Train Engineer to anyone who is looking for a relatively cheap, easy and reliable route to achieving radio control of the track.

I've been using TEs since 2004 and am still very happy with them. Both of my transmitters work but the one I left outside for a few days in the rain now has a few dodgy microswitches. One receiver decided to very occasionally drop contact with the tx so I replaced it. Not bad for fourteen years usage.
 
JimmyB said:
Could be interested at the right price, and if I understood how you controlled multiple trains on analogue!!
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You would have to use isolation sections as you would on antilogue Jim. I don't think you can select these from the handset, although it is possible to operate points with a add on module, from what I recall?

I had one for a few years before I went down the 'Dark Side' of DCC/MTS control, and I would thoroughly recommend it....
 
Gizzy said:
You would have to use isolation sections as you would on analogue Jim. I don't think you can select these from the handset, although it is possible to operate points with a add on module, from what I recall?

I had one for a few years before I went down the 'Dark Side' of DCC/MTS control, and I would thoroughly recommend it....
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Gizzy, many thanks though I am still not 100% sure on how I am going to manage track power, and I am currently using a basic LGB analogue, the move to DCC would mean chipping my locos (an additional expense), and this "seems" like a reasonable alternative.
I like to research all my alternatives before making decisions, and as I am not in a rush, I can afford the time to consider my options, though I need to ensure I don't end up procrastinating to long
 
Jimmy here are some links to site pages explaining the Train Engineer 27mhz system as requested.

Greg Elmassian's website (a member on here) is one of the links and he explains about the old and new versions.
27 MHz Train Engineer

Greg Schreyer's website has many good tips about many areas of G scaling including battery stuff, and he has a whole section on the Train Engineer but he does not cover the most recent handset which is one that I have on offer (it is only slightly different in button arrangement to the one that he covers)
TE Programming

These are links to manuals etc..
One will give details of the 'on-board' version which had a small receiver (as opposed to the trasckside 10amp jobbie) which could be mounted in a loco.... I have not seen these available for simply ages though!
Manual and instructions for whole system:
http://gscale.net/images/manuals/Aristo_WalkAroundTrainEngineer_Manual.pdf
ON-BOARD VERSION:
http://gscale.net/images/manuals/Aristo_TrainEngineer75Mhz2_Manual.pdf
 
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Jimmy
I have just edited it a bit and the added the manual/instructions which are for the newer system.
The two Greg's sites are probably best for when you actually have the system.
 
OK Mike, I have looked through the literature, and if I understand correctly a single system will operate one train at a time, so to run multiple trains (not at once) each loco must sit in an isolated section. In brief just like the standard analogue system, but with a "walk-round" remote control to manage the power.
Have I go this correct!!
 
You would need a cre55475 ( or art5475) to isolate tracks or switch points from the TE transmitter. I use this very happily. The problem is getting hold of one but there is one currently for sale on eBay if you check international sellers.
This unit will remotely operate five points. I have had two of them in use for many years with no problem. I switch a pair of points from each output for my passing loops. I also send the same output to a latching relay which I use to send power to the correct track in the passing loop. I also have a couple of outputs which just go to latching relays which act as on off switches for isolated sections. This works fine for me. It is also very cost effective.
I still like this set up. It’s fairly simple and straightforward and provides very simple control of locos, points and isolating sections from the one handheld unit.
 
I also have one or two of the cre55475 ( or art5475) units that would enable automatic isolation etc.
And also one of the 55474 units which has two point outputs, one lighting and two sound outputs.
All three units are unused outside but two have been opened and tested on the bench, the third is still unopened.
I will post those in the 'for sale' section as well.

ART55474/ART 55475 instruction manual :
http://gscale.net/images/manuals/Aristo_AccessoryReciever_Manual.pdf
 
Just for interest here is my point control board with two cre55475s and a number of latching relays. Yes there are a lot of wires but this controls 13 points (some paired), 2 isolated sections and a light indicator system to show which way the points are set on the outside of the shed.
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If DCC fills you with dread or you feel you will never need its full capabilities then the advertised Train Engineer system is a good well proven and reliable one. I have had the identical set up to what is being offered for the past 15 years without need to buy any replacement units. Admittedly I have now, in the past 3 years, dispensed with my 5475/electric point activators for an alternative pneumatic system. That was more to do with my preference for that method over electrical point motors rather than any shortcomings with the 5475's themselves.

The handset has 10 switchable channels that can accommodate a mix of 10 separate 5471's & 5475's together. That's a heck of a lot potential operational options. Max
 
JimmyB said:
OK Mike, I have looked through the literature, and if I understand correctly a single system will operate one train at a time, so to run multiple trains (not at once) each loco must sit in an isolated section. In brief just like the standard analogue system, but with a "walk-round" remote control to manage the power.
Have I go this correct!!
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I have three of the Aristocraft power 'track side' receivers for sale and when they were the backbone of my layout I had each receiver feeding a different section of my layout (two different loops and one point to point (shuttle)).
That meant that I could have three trains running at any one time with individual control.
But.......
There are ways of having trains 'waiting' in isolated sections and with the use of the 'point and accessory receivers' (55475 and 5574), that I have on offer in my other 'For Sale' posting, you can remotely control your isolated sidings to take out or bring on other trains etc. In fact I use LGB 55080 switch boxes to manually do just that (I was going to use the Aristocraft 55475/4 receivers but got used to using the manual LGB switch box system.

I also have been known to have some fun 'balancing' trains so that I would have two trains running on the same control loop and see if they would catch up or not.... I got it down to a fine art with length, weight and pulling power of each train

Below you can see the passing loops on the right, (one is hidden under the bushes), which allowed me to have up to 4 'waiting' trains whilst using the 'through' main line. Also a train could be parked on the 'through' line and one of the 'waiting trains' let onto the mainline using the LGB manual control switch box and its path would then use its loop as part of its 'mainline'.
Of course, I could have implemented the Aristocraft remote point receivers to control every thing from the Train Engineer receiver but carried on doing it all manually.

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Get it. It’s a great system. I’m very happy with it.

And I also do have three of these ‘point’ control receivers (brand new, never used) of which I now have plenty of inspiration using them reading this thread!

I think I was too hard on the seller two years ago saying I didnt need them so I wanted a discount on his asking price for the full set... :wasntme:
 
I made this video back in 2010 showing how I use my TE. It’s a bit out of date now but it shows what can be done with one hand controlling a train engineer and the other holding a camera.

 
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