Part 1 --- Electrics again !

One way to create a diesel fleet in HOe / OO9 is to take a Roco 1099 electric remove pantograph cover recess add some form of exhaust port and you have a reliable mainline performer . Google some images and some when repainted look really good . Sometimes these conversations turn up on the 009 shop or Ebay .

Here are a couple of images of some recently "rescued " locos that have been reconverted back to electrics by removing the diesel exhausts , cleaning up and adding pantographs . They look GREAT back as electrics again . What do you think ?

The original fleet was 16 locos all on the Mariazell line in Austria and most have just been retired after 100 YEARS service by new units just 2 years ago.

I am recreating the full fleet , well why not ...

Part 2 --- Electric Holding Sidings - Lunzer See
Well the track is going down on the home layout and the electrics come off at Lunzer See after coming from Mariazell (fiddle A) and replaced by diesels for the run to Waidhofen (fiddle B) . The electric goes into the electric holding sidings to await a return working , plus space for a spare loco stabled . The track is in place , isolation switches done and the posed photos of 2 locos in the sidings . Jay progress !!!!
OLE will go up at some point ...