0037 Running the new Revolution Trains Class 59
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This week I received my pre-order for one of the new Revolution Trains N gauge Class 59s - I wasted no time in trying it out with my rake of JHA wagons!
I reference previous videos where I applied fixes to the JHA wagons - those are:
0018 Frame & JHA improvements, and a new Voyager (briefly) - • 0018 Frame & JHA impro...
0021 JHA final fixes and a new Dapol steam loco - • 0021 JHA final fixes a...
Thanks for the review and we're glad you enjoyed the model. In answer to your queries: We will rewrite instructions to make clearer that factory-fitted DCC Sound models can be run-in on DCC without the need for DCC checking first; that really only applies to locos where the customer is fitting a decoder, to ensure the model is 'right' before the decoder is installed. As to the sounds: Under test we did find that very occasionally the sounds got 'out of sync' if started while moving. This is most likely to be a software bug which we will address for any future runs, and for the sound 66s. Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to watch this and take on board things to improve - it's an encouraging behaviour to see! Happily the things in question here are very minor, and I think you've done a great job on this model - it's a good start to my Revolution Trains locomotive collection. Thanks too for spending further time on leaving the comment 🙂
Great to see you have your 59. I've purchased another two hoppers - so the loco now pulls 10 wagons up the helix on half power. It weighs in at 103g against 97g for a Farish 66 - hence the reason it has excellent pulling power. Yes poor Mark is still waiting for his 😢. Cheers Euan
Hi Euan, that 5% weight difference seems to make a big difference. Yes I'm surprised that direct orders weren't shipped as quickly as retailers did.
encouraging haulage power!
Indeed 🙂
Great looking locomotive 👍🏻
Great Shed
Hi Jonathan! Looks like a solid addition to your fleet! Sounded great, looks great, and the pulling power was immense, especially with those sometimes troublesome JHA's! Will be interesting to see how durable it is, but it's made a great start! All the best, Ian.
Hi Ian, yes time will tell with longevity, but so far I think the 9F is the only one that's worked for a bit before turning bad, so I have high hopes!
Nice review I’m considering getting one after now having my first revolution trains model. 🚂👍
Hi Nat, thanks - I'm certainly very happy with this one 🙂
Don't worry about running in locomotives on DC if they're DCC fitted from the factory. The only reason to run in on DC is to see whether any issues are the fault of the locomotive or decoder. If you have a fault with a DCC fitted model, you can send it back without worrying about whether it's the locomotive or decoder.
Thanks for the advice - if I'm fitting a decoder myself I certainly want to test if the loco is OK first! Several new locos I've bought say the running-in is to get the gear mechanisms meshing correctly, and they say to do this before having the loco pulling anything - I don't think having DCC already fitted would affect that mechanical bedding-in. I don't remember this Revolution Trains manual saying that though, so you may be right that this one didn't need a running-in. Thanks :)
I have just received my Class 59 from Revolution And like you, I am very pleased although I do not have 19 wagons yet to do a full test. Roll on my next one . Thanks for your video.
Ronnie Watkins.
Hi Ronnie, glad to hear yours is good too 🙂 I think the real things pull trains of something like 30-40 wagons... but that wouldn't really fit on a typical layout even if the loco could manage it!
I am still waiting for mine ! Good to see it can handle a load but will it pull a train up a Helix ?
Oh, hopefully it won't be long until your retailer ships yours! Euan at "The Growler - Blackwood N Gauge Layout" has one going up his helix in a recent Short.
Mine was ordered direct ! I hear Mark at Piddle In The Marsh is still waiting for his.
@@arfshaft8001Yes Mark is and I have had a few emails to Mike Hale about it. There will be a Piddle Rant when It finally arrives !
Did you intentionally name your layout after the famous forest moon from Star Wars?
I was already aware of Endor from Star Wars and realised that this would sound exactly the same, but "Endoor" is not "Endor" - they're spelled differently. This is an N gauge railway on a door; the name of the letter 'N' in English is "en" (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet#Letter_names) - I put the two together to make Endoor 🙂
Jonathan, have you had any luck in understanding the so called Dynamic Brake yet ? The instructions with the loco are as clear as mud, just like Bachmann and Dapol. CV 179 and 180 seem to make no difference at all as suggested in the instructions. The internet has been of no help either.
This is why I fit Zimo, four CV's and it works
Hi Mark, no sorry, I'm totally useless for this kind of thing - my needs from DCC are far more basic than the things these models can do - I've never looked into shunt mode, active braking or dynamic braking on any of them. I was a little surprised not to see any mention of volume control, so that's one I need to look into, particularly as one of my children is very fond of activating lengthy flange squeal!
@@endoorrailway Try cv123 where 0 is silent and 64 is max.
CV121 is for the horn.
No guarantee the above is correct
Thanks 🙂
Great vid and review, Jonathan. It looks and sounds the part. Are you planning on filling the JHA's with a stone load? Just wondering how that would affect the various loco's abilities. Thanks.
Thanks 🙂 Good point - yes I am, but hopefully a hollow load so that it won't add lots of weight. The 6 extra wagons haven't had the axle box reaming treatment, so once I've done that they'll get easier to pull, so I'm expecting the locos to manage even with the load... but only actually doing it will tell!