Today At The Cfr.

[casey jones snr]

Spring is arriving at the CFR:-

 

[Sean.]

Nice ...

 

[Rhinochugger]

Spring has sprung, the grass is ris ........................................ and Dawn hasn't broken it yet

 

[Chris Vernell]

Spring has sprung, the grass is ris ........................................ and Dawn hasn't broken it yet

I'll let you know about Dangerous Dawn when we see grass again ...

 

[casey jones snr]

The flowers are blooming:-

A different form of track inspection:-

 

[casey jones snr]

For the first time in eight years the CFR has had a new PIKO locomotive arrive. It is the GE 25T radio controlled batter powered switcher:-
It looks to be the ideal locomotive to haul the blue tourist stock.
The power is supplied by 6 AAA batteries, these go into a battery holder located behind the radiator grill. I have a stock of 1100ma batteries, so I should get a reasonable days operation. The transmitter is a car fob lookalike.

 

[Sean.]

That also comes in a track cleaner version .

 

[Gizzy]

With 5 wagons in tow, it seems to haul well enough....

 

[Chris Vernell]

I've been eying one of those for some time, but the capital budget keeps disappearing
I like the blue/white livery.

 

[casey jones snr]

With 5 wagons in tow, it seems to haul well enough....

It certainly does Gizzy. I am going to do some haulage tests tomorrow at the CFR. I am hoping that it can haul at least nine Feldbahn wagons.
I have ordered another locomotive and hopefully it will be here for the weekend running session.

 

[Gizzy]

It certainly does Gizzy. I am going to do some haulage tests tomorrow at the CFR. I am hoping that it can haul at least nine Feldbahn wagons.
I have ordered another locomotive and hopefully it will be here for the weekend running session.

Double heading maybe....

 

[casey jones snr]

Double heading maybe....

That is a distinct possibility Gizzy.

 

[dunnyrail]

For the first time in eight years the CFR has had a new PIKO locomotive arrive. It is the GE 25T radio controlled batter powered switcher:-View attachment 317738View attachment 317739View attachment 317740View attachment 317741View attachment 317742
It looks to be the ideal locomotive to haul the blue tourist stock.
The power is supplied by 6 AAA batteries, these go into a battery holder located behind the radiator grill. I have a stock of 1100ma batteries, so I should get a reasonable days operation. The transmitter is a car fob lookalike.

Out of interest how long a run do you get from a set of freshly charged NiMh batteries Paul? Think this will be of interest to others in the forum as some of the other conversions like mine and viaEstrecha have more batteries shoe horned in.

 

[casey jones snr]

Out of interest how long a run do you get from a set of freshly charged NiMh batteries Paul? Think this will be of interest to others in the forum as some of the other conversions like mine and viaEstrecha have more batteries shoe horned in.

Jon, I had two hours constant running out of the batteries yesterday. The locomotive was hauling three coaches and two flat cars. I am doing some more trials today and I will post the results.

 

[casey jones snr]

The second running session with the GE 25T switcher and fresh batteries resulted in the locomotive hauling 3 scenic coaches and 2 flat cars for 2 hours 10 minutes:-
The locomotive has had a fresh set of batteries and is now hauling 12 Feldbahn wagons:-

It also propelled the 12 Feldbahn wagons up the locomotive shed incline:-

 

[Rhinochugger]

For the first time in eight years the CFR has had a new PIKO locomotive arrive. It is the GE 25T radio controlled batter powered switcher:-View attachment 317738View attachment 317739View attachment 317740View attachment 317741View attachment 317742
It looks to be the ideal locomotive to haul the blue tourist stock.
The power is supplied by 6 AAA batteries, these go into a battery holder located behind the radiator grill. I have a stock of 1100ma batteries, so I should get a reasonable days operation. The transmitter is a car fob lookalike.

Nice train, but I've just seen your problem with the weather. in the second photo, your'e charging people to make it rain

 

[casey jones snr]

Third running session produced some interesting results. Locomotive hauling 12 wagons ran for only 40 minutes. The batteries used were of a different make but had the same rating 1100ma.
The next running session will be the locomotive and 2 Feldbahn wagons and guardsvan.

 

[casey jones snr]

Fourth running session.
Locomotive, 2 side door hoppers and a guards van.
A new set of AAA 1100ma batteries .
The train ran for a total of 3 hours.
Heavy rain stopped play.
I intend to carry out more tests over the next few days.

 

[dunnyrail]

Fourth running session.
Locomotive, 2 side door hoppers and a guards van.
A new set of AAA 1100ma batteries .
The train ran for a total of 3 hours.
Heavy rain stopped play.
I intend to carry out more tests over the next few days.

Interesting what you say about the batteries, in the past I have had rechargeable NiMh (not tabbed) batts from a certain well known discount store and found them to be lacking in duration.

 

[casey jones snr]

Interesting what you say about the batteries, in the past I have had rechargeable NiMh (not tabbed) batts from a certain well known discount store and found them to be lacking in duration.

Jon, I have 8 x 4AAA batteries all new. They are all fully charged before use. The batteries are from two different manufacturers. I will be carrying out more trials over he next few days.