Description
Sound installed Gopher Models Indian Red Austerity 42 Class locomotive.
Indian Red Austerity (no red lining)
- Installed with Zimo MS490 sound decoder
- 128Mbit sound storage, 16 bit sound playback, 1W amplifier
- Custom 660uF keep alive capacitor
- 15 x 11mm sugar cube speaker with custom enclosure
- EMD-567C prime mover sounds with either Nathan P5, Leslie 3 Chime, Leslie 5 Chime, RVB 3 Chime or Westinghouse A B horn
- Simply change one CV value to switch between any of the above horn profiles
- Directional headlights with soft start (F0)
- Dim headlights (F1)
- Shunting mode – momentum heavily reduced (F19)
- Sound features via function buttons:
- Coast on demand and automatically (F5)
- Light/heavy load – prime mover notches up slow/fast dependent on speed (F6)
- Drive lock (F9)
- Notch 8 (F12)
- Manual Notching (F16 – on/off, F17 – notch down, F18 – notch up)
- Mute (F20)
- Volume increase/decrease (F22/21)
- Cue-able sounds:
- Long, short & alternate horn (F2, 3, 10)
- Dynamic brakes – when activated prime mover automatically drops to idle (F4)
- Brake squeal (F7)
- Coupler (F11)
- Air compressor – loops until switched off (F13)
- Air release (F14)
- Spitters (F15)
- Automatic sounds:
- Air compressor – randomly plays when locomotive is at rest
- Air release – randomly plays when locomotive is at rest
NSWGR 42 class built by Clyde Engineering, Granville.
- Electromotive Diesel A7, later model A16C
- Power unit EMD16-567C, V16
- Generator EMD D12
- Traction motors 6 x EMD D37
- Power output for traction 1600hp (gross 1800hp)
- Tractive effort (continuous) 61,250lb
- Max speed 71mph (114kph)
- Weight 120t
There were six locomotives in the class and they were delivered over a period of nine months:
- 4201 (s/no 55-74) November 1955
- 4202 (s/no 55-75) December 1955
- 4203 (s/no 55-79) January 1956
- 4204 (s/no 56-87) March 1956
- 4205 (s/no 56-92) May 1956
- 4206 (s/no 56-100) August 1956
View on the Gopher Models website: 42 Class IRA
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