DCC Sound update for a non DCC Hornby Saint Locomotive

[Tallpaul69]

Good Afternoon one and all,

I have a Hornby Saint class loco bought new in the 1980s but never used. I want to update it to use on my DCC layout, so can anyone advise on doing this, in particular regarding the following:-

 

1) Can a Hall TTS chip and speaker (or any other sound chip) be fitted into the tender (the loco is tender drive) ? I have locos with chips from the leading manufacturers and TTS fitted locos and do not find the lack of coordination between the chuffs and the wheel rotation spoils by enjoyment of the TTS locos. Neither do I find the other coordinated chip fitted locos performance greatly superior to the TTS.

Or:-

2) Can the Saint body be fitted to a Hornby 2013 loco drive Hall chassis?

Or:-

3) Any truth on the various rumours of a new Saint being produced by one of the leading manufacturers?

 

Many thanks

Paul