Trainyard

Welcome to my trainyard! The bellow list of locomotives will be sorted based on the running number for the locomotives starting at the lowest number. Please note that this list might be incomplete or outdated from time to time.

Each listing will contain a picture of the locomotive together with some key facts. I will also try my best to write a few words about how I got the locomotive and my thoughts about the model.

RENFE Class 251

This is a train I bought back in 2016 on a trip to Spain. Its one of my favorite locomotives to operate, as it has great driving characteristics. The locomotive is equipped with a LokPilot decoder, which where installed by the shop i bought it in. Space is prepeared for a speaker, but none where fitted from the factory.

Model manefacturer	Electrotren (a Hornby brand)
Decoder	LokPilot V4.0 DCC
Decoder socket	21 pin MTC

BR Class 31 Dutch livery

This is a locomotive I bought in 2022 during a visit to London. The great thing about this locomotive is its three-axled pickups on both bogies. Its bought as a DCC-ready locomotive where I bought the decoder as a separate item. I therefor had to install the decoder myself. I initialy installed the decoder by simply laying it on top of the circuit board with some electro-tape around, but I have later installed it using a dobule-sided tape to improve the decoder ventilation. The decoder came with a speaker that I where able to install where a fan used to be.

Model manefacturer	Hornby
Decoder	Hornby TTS Sound Decoder Class 31
Decoder socket	8 pin

GN T Class

My Powerline models T-class was bought during a trip to Australia in 2024. It came pre-fitted with a DCC decoder that refused to work on any of my DCC control systems. I therefor had to install a new decoder, which you can read more about in my articles.

Model manefacturer	Powerline models
Decoder	ESU LokSound 5 micro
Decoder socket	Hardwired

SJ Y1

The Y1 from NMJ was a locomotive I bought because I where lucky enough to travel with one in 2024. I bought it pre-fitted with a DCC sound decoder. The model has great sound and feature set, but its driving characteristics is not the best going uphill.

Model manefacturer	NMJ
Decoder	ESU LokSound 5
Decoder socket	21 pin MTC

NSB EL11 Grønn

This is the locomotive that started it all on the 31st December 2015. It came with a startset together with some wagons, track and the Roco multiMAUS controll system. It has a speaker pre-fitted from the factory, but without a sound decoder. Its a good-looking model, with acceptable drving characteristics if properly cleaned.

Model manefacturer	NMJ
Decoder	ESU LokPilot 4 M4
Decoder socket	21 pin MTC

NSB EL17 Flåmsbana

I bought this locomotive as a DCC ready locomotive in 2024. I decided to buy a sound decoder for it, as it was possible to buy pre-programmed sound decoders that works nicely with the locomotive. The socket in the locomotive is a 8-pin.

Model manefacturer	NMJ
Decoder	ESU LokSound 5
Decoder socket	8 pin